Defence News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 8, 2025

Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 8, 2025.

MIL-OSI Australia: TV interview with Patricia Karvelas, ABC News Afternoon Briefing
Source: Australian Attorney General’s Agencies Patricia Karvelas: Trade Minister Don Farrell is in Paris at the moment, meeting with his European counterparts on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting. I spoke to him a short time ago. Minister, welcome to the program. Minister for Trade: Thank you, Patricia. Patricia Karvelas: You’ve said talks […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Israel issues evacuation warning for residents of northern Gaza Strip
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News JERUSALEM, June 7 (Xinhua) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday issued a warning to residents of two areas in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate […]

MIL-OSI USA News: MEMO: The One Big Beautiful Bill Improves the Fiscal Trajectory
Source: US Whitehouse TO: White House Communications StaffFROM: Office of Management and Budget StaffSUBJECT: The One Big Beautiful Bill Improves the Fiscal Trajectory Topline: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) significantly improves our nation’s fiscal trajectory by including $1.7 trillion in mandatory savings—the most in United States history—and unleashing economic growth with the implementation […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Ukraine postponed the acceptance of bodies of the dead and the exchange of prisoners – V. Medinsky
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, June 7 (Xinhua) — Russia on June 6 began the process of transferring more than 6,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian servicemen to Ukraine and exchanging prisoners […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Russia has dealt the largest blow to Kharkiv since the conflict began, city mayor says
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Kyiv, June 7 (Xinhua) — On Saturday night, Russia dealt the most powerful blow since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict to Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. […]

MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney announces new parliamentary secretary team
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced a new parliamentary secretary team focused on building Canada strong. Canadians elected this new government with a mandate to define a new economic and security relationship with the United States, to build a stronger economy, to bring down costs, and to […]

MIL-OSI Canada: House Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN) appearance on mandate and priorities  
Source: Government of Canada News (2) September 26, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario Merci, Mr. Chair. Good morning everyone.  This is my first appearance here as Chief of the Defence Staff, so I want to begin by saying how much I value the work this committee does. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss my mandate and […]

MIL-OSI Canada: Minister of National Defence Remarks at the Seoul Defence Dialogue
Source: Government of Canada News (2) September 11, 2024 Minister Kim,Admiral Bauer,Excellencies,Colleagues and friends. Good morning to all. It’s a very great privilege for me to be here today for the Seoul Defence Dialogue as part of my first official visit to Korea. First of all, to Minister Kim, thank you for your very kind […]

MIL-OSI Canada: Minister of National Defence Remarks at the Responsible AI in the Military domain (REAIM) Summit 2024
Source: Government of Canada News (2) September 10, 2024 Thank you, very much and good afternoon colleagues. I’d like to begin my remarks by offering my sincere thanks to our hosts for all the work that they have done in organizing the summit and bringing this very important discussion together. At the first REAIM Summit, […]

MIL-OSI USA: Ernst Honors Iowa’s Servicemembers, Witnesses Disaster Recovery, Touts Small Business Innovation, and More
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) recently traveled from Pottawattamie County to Scott County to meet with servicemembers, small business owners, farmers, and law enforcement officers on her River to River Tour – part of her ongoing commitment to hear from Iowans […]

MIL-OSI Video: Do YOU have what it takes?
Source: US Army (video statements) About the U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt & sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. Interested in joining the U.S. Army? […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Four Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza blast
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News JERUSALEM, June 7 (Xinhua) — Four Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The dead soldiers included […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Libyan PM orders probe into coastal city clashes
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News TRIPOLI, June 7 (Xinhua) — Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah on Friday ordered an investigation into the clashes that broke out in the northwestern coastal city […]

MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn Lauds Texas Space Provisions Included in Senate’s One Big Beautiful Bill
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement praising the inclusion of a Cornyn-led space provision, the Mission to Modernize Astronautic Resources (MARS) for Space Act, as well as funding for National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Artemis program and […]