South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 11, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Padilla, Schiff, Booker, Vargas, Peters Announce Bicameral Bill to Clean Up Tijuana River
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Padilla, Schiff, Booker, Vargas, Peters Announce Bicameral Bill to Clean Up Tijuana River WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Representatives Juan Vargas (D-Calif.-52) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50), introduced bicameral legislation to help combat the ongoing Tijuana […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn, Kelly Introduce Bill to Enhance U.S.-Mexico Counternarcotics Efforts
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced the Counternarcotics Enhancement Act, which would direct the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to submit to Congress an action plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination, and cooperation between the U.S. and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn, Kelly Introduce Bill to Enhance U.S.-Mexico Counternarcotics Efforts
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced the Counternarcotics Enhancement Act, which would direct the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to submit to Congress an action plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination, and cooperation between the U.S. and […]
MIL-OSI China: China’s Lin advances on three fronts at WTT US Smash
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese paddler Lin Shidong overcame the demands of playing three matches in one day to advance in the men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash on Wednesday. Lin had little difficulty in defeating Feng Yi-hsin of Chinese […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE Del Rio, federal partner investigation results in the sentencing of an illegal alien from Honduras for his role in an alien smuggling conspiracy
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement DEL RIO, Texas – A Honduran national unlawfully residing in the U.S. was sentenced July 9 for his leadership role in a massive alien smuggling conspiracy that spanned three years and involved thousands of aliens from over 11 different countries. The investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s […]
MIL-OSI USA: N.M. Delegation Welcomes Emergency Declaration for Ruidoso Flooding, Maintains Push for Major Disaster Declaration
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) RUIDOSO, N.M. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following joint statement, welcoming President Donald Trump’s granting of an emergency declaration for Chaves, Lincoln, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Crapo Take Bipartisan Action to Secure Clear Guidance for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) urged the Trump administration to swiftly provide detailed guidance for claimants to access the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program following its expansion and extension by Congress. In letters […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Welch Lead Colleagues in Calling Out Trump Administration’s Hypocrisy Over Accepting Qatari Plane Amid National Security Probe Into Foreign Aircraft Imports
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senate colleagues, including Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), in demanding that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick provide clarification of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senator Marshall: We Have Secured Huge Wins for Kansas Farmers and Ranchers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Kansas Roger Marshall Senator Marshall Joins RFD-TV to Talk About the Plan to Ban U.S. Farmland Purchases by China and Key Wins in the Reconciliation Bill Washington – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Tammi Arender on RFD-TV’s Market Day Report to discuss the […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE San Antonio, federal partner investigation results in the sentencing of an illegal alien from Honduras for his role in an alien smuggling conspiracy
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement SAN ANTONIO – A Honduran national unlawfully residing in the U.S. was sentenced July 9 for his leadership role in a massive alien smuggling conspiracy that spanned three years and involved thousands of aliens from over 11 different countries. The investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: She fought for the girl the world left behind: Natalia Kanem’s UN legacy
Source: United Nations 2 She returns, over and over, to a single image: that of a ten-year-old girl – standing on the edge of adolescence, her future uncertain, and her rights still in grave doubt. “Will she be able to stay in school, graduate, and make her way through the world?” Dr. Kanem wonders. “Or […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: 10 July 2025
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WHO Member States hold first meeting, agree on next steps to take forward key elements of the WHO Pandemic Agreement
Source: World Health Organisation WHO Member States have held their first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, formalizing next steps on implementing key provisions of the historic legal instrument to make the world safer from future pandemics. Ambassador Tovar da Silva Nunes of Brazil, co-chair of the IGWG Bureau […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Questions President Trump’s NOAA Administrator Nominee on Putting Facts and Science First
US Senate News: Source: US Senator for New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Dr. Neil Jacobs was involved in the 2019 “Sharpiegate,” when President Trump altered a hurricane map to falsely show Hurricane Dorian hitting Alabama, contradicting official forecasts Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Leader of Mexican Sex Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison
Source: United States Department of Justice (Human Trafficking) Defendant is the Last Member of a Family-Run Sex Trafficking Ring to be Sentenced Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Hugo Hernandez-Velazquez was sentenced by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz to 188 months’ imprisonment for sex trafficking multiple victims by force, fraud, and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Strong Votes to Fully Fund Veterans, Bolster Military Readiness
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Dale Strong (Alabama) WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Dale Strong, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted today in support of H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. The vital legislation championing veterans, supporting military families, and prioritizing infrastructure upgrades, passed […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Gabe Vasquez and New Mexico Delegation Help Unlock Federal Funds to Support Ongoing Ruidoso Flood Response
Source: US Representative Gabe Vasquez’s (NM-02) WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 10, 2025, President Trump granted a Direct Federal Assistance emergency declaration for Ruidoso, providing critical federal resources to help the community recover and rebuild after major flooding on Tuesday. This federal emergency declaration comes after U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and all members of New […]
MIL-OSI USA: US Labor Department cites Georgia counter manufacturer for exposing workers to hazardous levels of crystalline silica
Source: US Department of Labor Brazilian Stone Design LLC to pay $33K in penalties after OSHA finds 7 serious violations ATLANTA – U.S. Department of Labor safety inspectors determined that Brazilian Stone Design LLC, a Powder Springs stone countertop manufacturer, exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the employer, which fabricates and […]
MIL-OSI: Annual General Meeting 2025 minutes
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Oslo, 10 July 2025 The Annual General Meeting of Interoil Exploration and Production ASA was held in Oslo on 10 July 2025. The minutes from the meeting are attached. + + + This information is subject of the disclosure requirements of section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. Please direct any […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Human Rights Committee Holds Emergency Meeting with States Parties as the United Nations’ Financial Crisis Threatens its Survival
Source: United Nations – Geneva The Human Rights Committee today held an emergency meeting with States parties to discuss the financial challenges of the United Nations and the Committee’s future. Committee Chairperson Changrok Soh, in opening remarks, said the Committee’s ability to fulfil its mandate was under serious threat. Austerity measures had been imposed on […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – PCC infiltrates Portugal – the need to boost European cooperation – P-002759/2025
Source: European Parliament Priority question for written answer P-002759/2025to the CommissionRule 144Ana Miguel Pedro (PPE) Recent reports from the Brazilian authorities show that the transnational criminal group First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital, PCC) has established a worrying operational presence in Europe, with Portugal having been identified as the main point of infiltration. 87 […]