Palestine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 13, 2025.
Australia News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 13, 2025
Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 13, 2025.
China – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 13, 2025
China: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 13, 2025.
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: The Foreign Secretary’s Mansion House Speech 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Speech The Foreign Secretary’s Mansion House Speech 2025 The Foreign Secretary delivers his 2025 Mansion House Speech. My Lord Mayor, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen… thank you for hosting me. My thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad this morning. I […]
MIL-OSI USA: June 12, 2025
Bay Area Congressional Delegation statement on CBP Activities at SFO
Reps. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Mike Thomspon (CA-04), John Garamendi (CA-08), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17), issued the following joint statement in…
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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Kevin Mullin California (15th District) Reps. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Mike Thomspon (CA-04), John Garamendi (CA-08), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17), issued the following joint statement in response to […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – Rural Aid supports farming communities with CommBank partnership – CBA
Source: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) New Rural Aid donation helps farming communities recover from severe weather events throughout regional and rural Australia. What’s happening? Rural Aid has today announced a $100,000 donation from CommBank to support communities impacted by severe weather events across Australia.The donation will fund the delivery of critical resources including water […]
MIL-OSI Global: Two-state solution in the Middle East has been a core US policy for 25 years – is the Trump administration eyeing a change?
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Dan Arbell, Scholar-in-residence at the Center for Israeli Studies, American University Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, holds a note given to him from President Donald Trump to be placed in the cracks of the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem on April 18, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senator Markey, Health, Labor Leaders, Educators, Climate Advocates Host Virtual Teach-In on Trump Administration’s Cuts to Critical Funding
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts Ed Markey Health Care and Food Justice Cuts | Climate and Education Cuts Washington (June 12, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, yesterday hosted virtual teach-ins on […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: The UK voted in favour in line with our unwavering determination to end the suffering in Gaza, bring the hostages home and move towards lasting peace: UK Statement at the UN General Assembly
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Speech The UK voted in favour in line with our unwavering determination to end the suffering in Gaza, bring the hostages home and move towards lasting peace: UK Statement at the UN General Assembly Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, after the […]
MIL-Evening Report: Workers need better tools and tech to boost productivity. Why aren’t companies stepping up to invest?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers turn their attention to improving productivity growth across the economy, it will be interesting to see what the business community brings to a planned summit in August. Labour […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Egypt: President El-Sisi Speaks with German Chancellor
Source: Africa Press Organisation – English (2) – Report: Download logo Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke by phone with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said President El-Sisi congratulated the German Chancellor on his well-deserved victory in the German elections, which reflected the confidence of the German people. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Grassley-Wyden Report Exposes How Organ Procurement Organizations Game the System, Fail to Adequately Address Conflicts of Interest
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), current Ranking Member, released the results of their bipartisan investigation into nonprofit Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO), which are responsible for obtaining donated organs […]
MIL-OSI USA: Nadler Speech on Situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (10th District of New York) Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), the most senior Jewish Member of the House of Representatives, spoke on the House floor regarding the current situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Israeli security, Palestinian freedom, […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: USA: Deployment of military is a ‘chilling preview’ of more human rights violations to come
Source: Amnesty International – Responding to President Trump’s remarks that protesters will be met with “very heavy force”, Paul O’Brien, Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director, said: “Now is a good moment to remind President Trump that protesting is a human right and that his administration is obligated to respect, protect, and fulfil the human rights […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Verizon announces private exchange offers for 10 series of notes and related tender offers open to certain investors
Source: Verizon Headline: Verizon announces private exchange offers for 10 series of notes and related tender offers open to certain investors NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced the commencement of two related transactions to repurchase 10 series of its outstanding notes listed in the tables below. Exchange Offers The […]
MIL-OSI Europe: MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Clean Industrial Deal – B10-0277/2025
Source: European Parliament B10‑0277/2025 European Parliament resolution on the Clean Industrial Deal (2025/2656(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Commission communication of 26 February 2025 entitled ‘The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation’ (COM(2025)0085), – having regard to the Commission communication of 26 February 2025 entitled ‘Action Plan for Affordable Energy – Unlocking the […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Third Strategic Dialogue between the State of Qatar and the French Republic
Source: Government of Qatar Paris, June 12, 2025 The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Mr Jean-Noël Barrot, co-chaired the third annual Qatar-France Strategic Dialogue in Paris on […]
MIL-OSI USA: Boyle Grills Secretary Bessent Over Cost of Trump’s Budget Bill in Ways & Means Hearing
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Brendan Boyle (13th District of Pennsylvania) WASHINGTON, DC — In today’s Ways and Means Committee hearing, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the staggering cost of the Republican budget bill. Boyle warned that Trump’s plans […]
MIL-OSI Global: Khartoum before the war: the public spaces that held the city together
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin, Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Design, University of Khartoum What makes a public space truly public? In Khartoum, before the current conflict engulfed Sudan, the answer was not always a park, a plaza or a promenade. The city’s streets, tea stalls (sitat al-shai), protest […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ranking Member Lauren Underwood Delivers Remarks at Homeland Security Subcommittee Markup to Highlight How Republican Funding Bill Weakens National Security and Makes Americans More Vulnerable to Terrorism
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) WASHINGTON — During today’s House Appropriations subcommittee markup of the 2026 Homeland Security funding bill, Ranking Member Lauren Underwood (IL-14) delivered the following remarks: “Good evening, and thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think we can all agree that whether it is at the border, […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Khartoum before the war: the public spaces that held the city together
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin, Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Design, University of Khartoum What makes a public space truly public? In Khartoum, before the current conflict engulfed Sudan, the answer was not always a park, a plaza or a promenade. The city’s streets, tea stalls (sitat al-shai), protest […]