Security Intelligence – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 11, 2025

Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 11, 2025.

MIL-OSI USA: Video: Kaine Delivers Opening Remarks at SASC Navy Posture Hearing
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF KAINE’S EXCHANGE IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), delivered opening remarks at the SASC hearing on U.S. Navy posture. During his remarks, he discussed his concerns […]

MIL-OSI USA: Video: Kaine Delivers Opening Remarks at SASC Navy Posture Hearing
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF KAINE’S EXCHANGE IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), delivered opening remarks at the SASC hearing on U.S. Navy posture. During his remarks, he discussed his concerns […]

MIL-OSI USA: Video: Kaine Delivers Opening Remarks at SASC Navy Posture Hearing
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF KAINE’S EXCHANGE IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), delivered opening remarks at the SASC hearing on U.S. Navy posture. During his remarks, he discussed his concerns […]

MIL-Evening Report: US criticises allies as NZ bans two top far-right Israeli ministers
RNZ News The United States has denounced sanctions by Britain and allies — including New Zealand and Australia — against Israeli far-right ministers, saying they should focus instead on the Palestinian armed group Hamas. New Zealand has banned two Israeli politicians from travelling to the country because of comments about the war in Gaza that […]

MIL-OSI Security: Coast Guard interdicts 5 aliens off the coast of Point Loma, Calif.
Source: United States Coast Guard   06/10/2025 07:51 PM EDT A crew aboard a Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles/Long Beach boat interdicted five aliens aboard a 20-foot pleasure craft, approximately 4 miles southwest, of Point Loma, Monday. MIL Security OSI –

Indian Foreign Secretary meets UAE officials in Abu Dhabi, strengthens counter-terrorism cooperation
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri conducted key meetings with senior UAE officials in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, reinforcing bilateral cooperation on security matters and expressing gratitude for the UAE’s support of recent Indian parliamentary initiatives. Foreign Secretary Misri met with Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Sweet Police work aids Auckland driver
Source: New Zealand Police Quick thinking and a priority transport of chocolate has aided the recovery of an Auckland motorist.  Police in central Auckland received information about a man who appeared intoxicated, getting into a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. Auckland Central Area Commander, Inspector Grant Tetzlaff says frontline staff attended just after 3pm on Union […]

MIL-OSI Australia: Boost to search operation at Cradle Mountain
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Boost to search operation at Cradle Mountain Wednesday, 11 June 2025 – 9:42 am. The search for a Victorian man believed to be in the Cradle Mountain area will resume this morning.Members of the Tasmania Police Search and Rescue unit, State Emergency Service volunteers and Parks and Wildlife […]

MIL-OSI USA: Court Appointments Announced
Source: US State of New York overnor Kathy Hochul today announced 17 appointments to the New York State Court of Claims, 5 appointments to the Supreme Court and 2 appointments to Family Court. “Our judicial system works best when we have talented, qualified jurists on the bench,” Governor Hochul said. “These 24 individuals have the […]

MIL-OSI USA: Crapo Leads Legislation to Protect Idahoans from Payment Scams
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo Washington, D.C.–Citing more than $63 million in reported losses in Idaho to payment scams in 2024, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) introduced the bipartisan Task Force for Recognizing and Averting Payments Scams (TRAPS) Act, which would create a […]

MIL-OSI USA: Ernst Applauds Marine Corps for Audit Success and Recruiting Wins
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) Published: June 10, 2025 WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and long-time advocate for financial accountability within the Department of Defense, commended the United States Marine Corps for successfully passing its audit for the […]

MIL-OSI USA: House Passes Garbarino Bill to Support D.C. Police and Restore Public Safety
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2096, the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act, by a bipartisan vote of 235–178–1. The bill, sponsored by Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02), restores due process rights for Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers and addresses crime […]

MIL-OSI USA: King: Modern, Cost-Effective Weapons Systems Should be Deployed in Red Sea, Future Conflicts
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Maine Angus King WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke with Secretary of the Navy John Phelan and raised the importance of properly funding cutting-edge directed energy programs — the class of weapons systems that […]

MIL-OSI USA: Wyden Urges Trump to Stop Plan to Eliminate Funds that Target Fentanyl Trafficking
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore) June 10, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged Donald Trump to stop his administration’s plans to eliminate funds used by law enforcement to crack down on fentanyl trafficking and dismantle major criminal organizations in Oregon and across America.  For more […]

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Gomez, Sen. Schiff, Rep. Barragán Lead Bicameral Effort Demanding President Trump Withdraw National Guard and Marines from LA
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and 39 other California Delegation Representatives are demanding President Doanld Trump immediately withdraw the National Guard and U.S. Marines from Los Angeles, California. In a bicameral letter sent today, […]

MIL-OSI USA: REP LIEU DENOUNCES ‘PROVOCATIVE AND INFLAMMATORY’ ACTIONS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP IN LOS ANGELES
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Ted Lieu (33 District of California) WASHINGTON – Today, House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) joined House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene for a press conference. During the press conference, Congressman Lieu denounced looters and violence exacerbated […]

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: PM call with Prime Minister Støre of Norway: 10 June 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release PM call with Prime Minister Støre of Norway: 10 June 2025 The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway this afternoon. The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway this afternoon.  They agreed on the importance of this afternoon’s announcement between […]

MIL-OSI: Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. Announces Commencement of Secondary Offering of American Depositary Shares by HSBC Bank plc
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) BUENOS AIRES, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (Nasdaq: GGAL; Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A./A3 Mercados S.A.: GGAL, the “Company”), one of Argentina’s largest financial services groups, announced today the launch of an underwritten secondary offering (the “Offering”) by HSBC Bank plc (the “Selling Shareholder”) of 11,721,449 American […]

MIL-OSI Security: Waco Man Federally Indicted After Allegedly Shooting Police K9 with Machine Gun
Source: Office of United States Attorneys WACO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Waco returned an indictment today charging a Waco man with one count of possession of an unregistered firearm. According to court documents, Darrin King allegedly fled from Waco Police officers, who were dispatched to a civil disturbance involving a firearm on […]

MIL-OSI Security: Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Laundered Over $800,000 of the Proceeds of a Business Email Compromise Scheme that Defrauded a Cedar Rapids Church An accountant and adjunct business instructor who laundered over $800,000 of the proceeds of a multi-state business email compromise scheme was sentenced today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Margo […]