South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 12, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Rosen Joins Bipartisan Bill to Help Lower Housing Costs, Incentivize Housing Development in Nevada
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced her support for a bipartisan bill to incentivize housing development and lower costs in Nevada. The bipartisan Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act would increase the amount of Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) allocated to […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Danone Mexico’s advertisements drive wellness and lifestyle integration for consumers, reveals GlobalData
Source: GlobalData Danone Mexico’s advertisements drive wellness and lifestyle integration for consumers, reveals GlobalData Posted in Business Fundamentals Danone Mexico’s YouTube advertising campaigns from June 2024 to May 2025 focused on promoting health, streamlining utility, and fostering community engagement across its dairy and nutritional product lines. The advertisements depict daily family scenarios and highlight offerings […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Public country-by-country (CBC) reporting
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin WARNING! Public CBC reporting and country-by-country (CBC) reporting are different measures. For information about CBC reporting, go to Country-by-country reporting What is Public CBC reporting Public country-by-country (CBC) reporting is a regime (the regime) that requires certain large multinational enterprises to publish selected tax information to the public. This […]
MIL-OSI Australia: United in art as Mexico meets Bendigo in a striking new exhibition
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News A new Artists on View exhibition will offer the local community and visiting art lovers a glimpse into contemporary Mexican artists in a group show of eclectic styles and contrasting approaches. United Artists of Mexico and Bendigo (Artistas Unidos de México y Bendigo) showcases works by contemporary Mexican artists […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn Praises Pres. Trump’s Approval of International Bridge Project in Laredo
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn Green Corridors’ Permit Approval Comes After Cornyn’s Letter U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today praised President Trump’s approval of Green Corridors’ permit application to construct and operate the Green Corridors International Bridge facility, an intelligent transportation systems (ITS) commercial international crossing between Laredo, Texas, and […]
MIL-OSI USA: REMARKS: Ranking Member Coons calls out Secretary Hegseth for misplaced priorities, failure to submit budget in Defense Subcommittee hearing
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a series of failures in his management of the military ranging from focusing on culture war issues instead of military readiness, to […]
MIL-OSI Security: Illegal Alien in Los Angeles Charged with Spitting on ICE Officer
Source: Office of United States Attorneys LOS ANGELES – An illegal alien from Mexico who is living in Los Angeles was charged today with a felony count for allegedly spitting on a federal agent executing a warrant for his arrest earlier this week. Omar Pulido Bastida, 41, of the Historic South Central neighborhood of Los Angeles, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry for Third Time
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Jackson, MS – A Mexican national pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States following multiple prior deportations and felony convictions. According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about March 17, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol Agents were conducting enforcement operations in Rankin County on […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Cortez Masto Lead Senate Spotlight Forum on Trump’s Tariffs and Their Impact on American Families
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Costs, Chaos, Corruption: The Household Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Photos from the forum available here. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Committee on Finance, hosted a Spotlight Forum titled “Costs, Chaos, Corruption: The Household Impact […]
MIL-OSI USA: De La Cruz Discusses Texas Water Treaty, New World Screwworm with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins
Source: United States House of Representatives – Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) De La Cruz Discusses Texas Water Treaty, New World Screwworm with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Washington, June 11, 2025 WASHINGTON –Today,Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) joined the House Agriculture Committee hearing with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. De La […]
MIL-OSI Security: Ecuadoran cocaine traffickers plead guilty after being caught at sea
Source: Office of United States Attorneys NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Three Ecuadoran nationals pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine on board a vessel. According to court documents, on Jan. 31, United States Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Stone identified a target of interest, a go-fast vessel (GFV) in international waters approximately 550 […]
MIL-OSI Security: Illegal alien drug dealer sentenced for unlawfully returning to the country for fifth time
Source: Office of United States Attorneys CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 36-year-old citizen of Mexico with a felony record has been sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Jose De Jesus Soto-Gonzalez pleaded guilty March 5. U.S. District Judge David S. Morales has now ordered Soto-Gonzalez to serve […]
MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Supporting Challenge to the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Freeze to Federal Research Funding for Harvard
Source: US State of California OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in support of Harvard University’s motion for summary judgment in President and Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Health and […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Coalition of 18 Attorneys General Issue Statement in Support of California’s Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful, Undemocratic Federalization of State National Guard
Source: US State of California Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov OAKLAND – Today, a coalition of 18 attorneys general issued a statement condemning the Trump Administration’s unlawful federalization of the California National Guard and supporting California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the U.S. Department of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Texas Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay $2M Fine for Conspiring to Monopolize International Transit Industry, Fix Prices, Extort $9.5M, and Launder Money
Source: US State of Vermont Carlos Martinez, 39, of Mission, Texas, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison and a fine of $2 million for his conduct in a long-running and violent conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency (TFA) industry in the Los Indios, Texas, border region. Martinez and his co-defendants controlled the […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Sanctuary cities can’t protect people from ICE immigration raids − but they don’t actually violate federal law
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien, Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University While sanctuary policies for immigrants have grown in the U.S. since the 1980s, the Trump administration is the first to challenge them. Marcos Silva/iStock/Getty Images Plus The Trump administration plans to send special response teams of Immigration […]
MIL-OSI Security: Texas Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay $2M Fine for Conspiring to Monopolize International Transit Industry, Fix Prices, Extort $9.5M, and Launder Money
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division Carlos Martinez, 39, of Mission, Texas, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison and a fine of $2 million for his conduct in a long-running and violent conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency (TFA) industry in the Los Indios, Texas, border region. Martinez and his […]
MIL-OSI Security: Leader in scheme to monopolize transmigrantes market imprisoned for 11 years
Source: Office of United States Attorneys HOUSTON – A 39-year-old Mission man has been sentenced for his role in a long-running and violent conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency (TFA) industry in the Los Indios border region, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Carlos Martinez, who pleaded guilty Feb. 6, and his co-conspirators controlled […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: World Cup 2026: Growing threats to human rights set to undermine FIFA’s responsibilities one year out from kick off
Source: Amnesty International – One year to go until the largest-ever sporting event across the USA, Canada and Mexico Urgent human rights risks in 2026 host countries – particularly in the USA – are impacting immigrants, the right to protest, and LGBTI+ rights Growing threats to civil liberties and human rights risk undermining FIFA’s commitments […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Detention of human rights defenders and serious deterioration of the rule of law – E-002186/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002186/2025to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyRule 144Leire Pajín (S&D), Sandro Ruotolo (S&D), Alicia Homs Ginel (S&D), Carla Tavares (S&D), Elena Sancho Murillo (S&D), Marta Temido (S&D), Marco Tarquinio (S&D), Hana Jalloul Muro (S&D), Javi López (S&D), […]