Israel – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 2, 2025

Israel News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 2, 2025.

Palestine – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 2, 2025
Palestine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 2, 2025.

Defence News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 2, 2025
Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 2, 2025.

MIL-OSI Submissions: Why is Islamophobia so hard to define?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Julian Hargreaves, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George’s, University of London The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has created a working group of politicians, academics and independent experts to provide one. It aims to settle long-running political debates over the term. […]

MIL-OSI Submissions: How Trump plays with new media says a lot about him – as it did with FDR, Kennedy and Obama
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sara Polak, University Lecturer in American Studies, Leiden University There is a strange and worrying parallel between the breakneck speed at which Donald Trump has operated in the first few months of his presidency and the ever-accelerating pace at which information moves on social media platforms. Where in […]

MIL-OSI Submissions: Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a nuclear engineer explains the importance of centrifuges to Iranian efforts to build nuclear weapons
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Anna Erickson, Professor of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology An image from Iranian television shows centrifuges lining a hall at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility in 2021. IRIB via APPEAR When U.S. forces attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025, the main target was […]

MIL-OSI Africa: Qatar Expresses Confidence that Political Declaration of Second World Summit for Social Development Will Provide Impetus to Accelerate implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Source: Government of Qatar New York, July 1, 2025 The State of Qatar has expressed confidence that the Political Declaration of the Second World Summit for Social Development, which Doha will host next November, will provide impetus to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and will serve as an ambitious document […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for July
Source: United Nations 4 The Security Council will convene its signature event on 22 July — a high-level open debate on promoting international peace and security through multilateralism and the peaceful settlement of disputes — the Council’s President for the month said at a United Nations Headquarters press conference today. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad (Pakistan), who […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Russian President V. Putin held a telephone conversation with French President E. Macron
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, July 1 (Xinhua) — The Kremlin press service said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron had a telephone conversation. They discussed […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Missile fired from Yemen intercepted over Israel – Israeli army
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, July 1 (Xinhua) — Yemen’s Houthi rebel forces fired a rocket toward Israel on Tuesday evening, triggering air raid sirens in central and southern parts of […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: General Assembly Endorses Nice Ocean Conference Declaration, Adopts $5.38 Billion Peacekeeping Budget
Source: United Nations 4 The General Assembly today endorsed the political declaration of the United Nations Ocean Conference, which establishes multilateral ocean governance.  It also adopted the $5.38 billion peacekeeping budget for the year starting 1 July.  Titled “Our Ocean, Our Future:  United for Urgent Action” (A/79/L.97), the declaration was adopted by acclamation at the close of […]

MIL-OSI NGOs: GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire – This is Not a Humanitarian Response
Source: Amnesty International – NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies. The 400 aid distribution points operating during the temporary ceasefire across Gaza have […]

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Lochaber to come alive for Royal National Mòd as 2025 fringe programme launched
Source: Scotland – Highland Council Lochaber will come alive with the sights and sounds of Gaelic song, cèilidh music, bagpipes and processions as the Royal National Mòd rolls into the Highlands from 10 – 18 October 2025. Attendees of the world’s largest celebration of Gaelic language and culture are in for a bustling nine days, […]

MIL-OSI Video: Secretary-General/Financing for Development & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements) Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. ——————————— Highlights: Secretary-General / Financing for Development Deputy Secretary-General Occupied Palestinian Territory Syria Humanitarian Syria Sudan Sudan Humanitarian Democratic Republic of the Congo Haiti Briefing ——————————— SECRETARY-GENERAL/ FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT This morning, in Sevilla, Spain, the Secretary-General had a closed meeting […]

MIL-OSI Global: Why is Islamophobia so hard to define?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Julian Hargreaves, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George’s, University of London The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has created a working group of politicians, academics and independent experts to provide one. It aims to settle long-running political debates over the term. […]

MIL-OSI: Installment Loans for Bad Credit Announced as Key Feature in Honest Loans in 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Houston, TX, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Access guaranteed installment loans for bad credit through Honest Loans—no credit check, flexible terms, and fast approvals from direct lenders in 2025. Get the emergency funds you need, securely and stress-free. Honest Loans has introduced a groundbreaking solution for individuals facing financial stress by […]

Trump to discuss Gaza, Iran with Netanyahu at Monday meeting
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will discuss the situations in Gaza and Iran when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week, adding that he hopes to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza soon. Trump plans to meet […]

MIL-OSI Video: Gaza: “Level of suffering and brutality is unbearable” – Briefing to the UN Security Council
Source: United Nations (video statements) Briefing by Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari today (30 Jun) told the Security Council that “the level of suffering and brutality in Gaza is unbearable,” and “the continued […]

MIL-OSI: Maris-Tech Expands Asia-Pacific Reach with New Distribution Agreement in Singapore
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Distribution Agreement with Precision Technologies Strengthens Presence in Key Defense and Security Markets Rehovot, Israel, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Maris-Tech Ltd. (Nasdaq: MTEK, MTEKW) (“Maris-Tech” or the “Company”), a global leader in video and artificial intelligence (“AI”)- based edge computing technology, today announced that it has entered into a distribution […]

MIL-OSI: Regula Powers Ecuador’s Plan to Modernize Every Border – From Airports to Maritime Ports
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) RESTON, Va., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ecuador’s border control authorities have significantly enhanced their identity verification capabilities by deploying a suite of advanced document examination devices from Regula. The nationwide upgrade, supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local partner INSETK, brings automation, precision, and speed to the […]

MIL-OSI Analysis: How tennis takes a toll: the leg and foot injuries players need to watch out for
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Craig Gwynne, Senior Lecturer in Podiatry, Cardiff Metropolitan University When Novak Djokovic limped out of the 2024 French Open with a torn meniscus in his knee, all eyes turned to whether he’d be fit for Wimbledon. And when Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Wimbledon for the third year […]