Law News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 13, 2025

Law News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 13, 2025.

MIL-Evening Report: New Caledonia’s political parties commit to ‘historic’ statehood deal
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s pro-and-anti-independence parties have committed to an “historic” deal over the future political status of the French Pacific territory, which is set to become — for the first time — a “state” within the French realm. The 13-page agreement yesterday, officially entitled “Agreement Project of […]

MIL-OSI Australia: Teenage driver arrested after pursuit in Athol Park
Source: New South Wales – News A teenage boy has been arrested following a brief pursuit with a stolen car in the western suburbs overnight. Just before 9pm Saturday 12 July, Western District patrols spotted a Ford sedan driving on Athol Street at Athol Park. Checks on the registration revealed it had been stolen from […]

MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Applauds DOJ’s Decision to Drop Charges Against Dr. Kirk Moore
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA, 14) Today, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) is taking a victory lap following the Department of Justice’s announcement that all charges have been dropped against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore—a U.S. Navy veteran and physician who faced up to 35 years in federal prison […]

MIL-OSI USA: Grassley Report Concludes Secret Service Failure to Share Threat Information Allowed for Preventable Tragedy in Butler, Identifies Path Forward for Agency Improvements
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report compiled at his request in the wake of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, […]

MIL-OSI USA: Grassley Pushes CMS to Crack Down on Obamacare Fraud
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is renewing calls for accountability after receiving information that builds on independent reports of widespread Obamacare fraud. In 2024, taxpayers reportedly footed the bill […]

MIL-OSI USA: Secretary Noem to Expose “Worst of the Worst” Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE
Source: US Department of Homeland Security Headline: Secretary Noem to Expose “Worst of the Worst” Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE Secretary Noem to Expose “Worst of the Worst” Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICEaunica.brockelFri, 07/11/2025 – 11:35 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives remarks and hosts a press conference in Tampa, Florida exposing […]

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Games’ franchised products on sale
Source: Hong Kong Information Services The National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) (NGCO) announced today that the official franchised products for the Hong Kong competition region of the 15th National Games (NG), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) are now available for sale. The […]

MIL-OSI Analysis: FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jeremy Porter, Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, City University of New York A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery’s childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Destructive flash flooding in Texas and other states is raising questions about […]

MIL-OSI Video: Sudan: ICC warns of ongoing war crimes and atrocities in Darfur | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements) Deputy International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan today (10 Jul) told the Security Council that the Office of the Prosecutor has “reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been and are continuing to be committed in Darfur.” Khan described a series of ongoing […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICE Buffalo warns New Yorkers after arrests of Chinese nationals caught preying on elderly
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is warning New York residents to beware after two recent arrests – and a third in the last nine months – of illegally present Chinese nationals attempting to defraud elderly New York residents out of tens of thousands of dollars. ICE […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICE Buffalo arrests Mexican criminal aliens with felony convictions
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement July 11, 2025Buffalo, NY, United StatesEnforcement and Removal BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Buffalo is keeping New York safe by identifying and arresting criminal aliens and other individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws. On July 7, ICE officers arrested the following two criminal aliens […]

MIL-OSI Russia: China’s Foreign Ministry comments on Philippines’ statements on 9th anniversary of “2016 South China Sea arbitration award” /detailed version-1/
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) — China’s position on the “2016 South China Sea arbitral award” is consistent […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Wang Yi speaks out on South China Sea issue
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau […]

MIL-OSI Africa: Dr. Rania Al-Mashat Discusses Strengthening Health Policies in the Medium-Term Development Plan with World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Eastern Mediterranean
Source: APO . H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, received Dr. Hanan Balkhy, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, during her visit to Egypt. The meeting was attended by Dr. Nima Saeed, WHO Representative to Egypt, and focused on ways to strengthen joint cooperation. […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Wang Yi speaks about positive results of ASEAN Plus Foreign Ministers’ Meetings
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau […]

MIL-OSI Africa: African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson urges focus on Human Dignity in Anti-Corruption Fight on Africa Anti-Corruption Day 2025
Source: APO – Report: . On the occasion of the 2025 African Anti-Corruption Day, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, urges all African Union Member States to underscore human dignity in their anti-corruption strategies. The 2025 African Anti-Corruption Day is commemorated under the theme, Promoting Human Dignity in the Fight Against […]

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Over 80 youth trainees complete foundation course of third phase of ROLE Stars Train-the-Leaders Programme (with photos)
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region Over 80 youth trainees complete foundation course of third phase of ROLE Stars Train-the-Leaders Programme  Following the first day of the course taught by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, and member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress and Member of the […]

MIL-OSI China: Chinese FM expounds China’s position on South China Sea arbitration case
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The 15th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 11, 2025. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attended and delivered a speech at the summit […]

MIL-OSI Security: Mexican national, illegally living in Beaumont, guilty of immigration violations in the Eastern District of Texas
Source: Office of United States Attorneys BEAUMONT, Texas –A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to an immigration violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Jesus Adame-Nunez, 43, a Mexican national illegally residing in Beaumont, pleaded guilty to illegal reentry by a previously deported person before U.S. Magistrate Judge Zack […]

MIL-OSI Security: CEO of Iranian Engineering Company Arrested for Allegedly Shipping Sophisticated Electronics to Iran in Violation of U.S. Sanctions
Source: Office of United States Attorneys LOS ANGELES – An Iranian national and United States lawful permanent resident has been arrested on a four-count federal indictment charging him with unlawfully exporting electronics used in railway signaling and telecommunications systems from the United States to Iran, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) […]