South America – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 14, 2025

South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 14, 2025.

MIL-OSI China: Telescope in world’s roof starts hunt for Big Bang’s oldest ripples
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News High on a ridge 5,250 meters above sea level in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, a new eye onto the infant universe has blinked open. Scientists at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced Sunday that their AliCPT-1 telescope […]

MIL-OSI Video: High-Level Political Forum 2025 – Opening | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements) The HLPF will be held from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. Opening Unlocking means of implementation: Mobilizing financing and STI for the SDGs (Townhall meeting) -How can countries and stakeholders advance a coherent framework for financing the SDGs?  […]

MIL-OSI USA: WATCH: Padilla Slams Homan on California ICE Raids, Pushes for New Bill Demanding Immigration Agents Display ID on “State of the Union”
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) WATCH: Padilla Slams Homan on California ICE Raids, Pushes for New Bill Demanding Immigration Agents Display ID on “State of the Union” WATCH: Padilla reinforces his VISIBLE Act would make both Americans and law enforcement officials safer WASHINGTON, D.C. — In case you missed it, […]

MIL-OSI USA: NEWS: Sanders: ‘No, Mr. President. Climate Change is Not a Hoax’
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Vermont – Bernie Sanders BURLINGTON, Vt., July 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: In the midst of everything else going on, it’s easy to ignore the extraordinary planetary crisis we face from climate change. But we just can’t allow ourselves to do […]

MIL-OSI Africa: Agriculture lifts Brazilian live poultry and poultry products restrictions
Source: Government of South Africa Import restrictions on live poultry and poultry products from Brazil have been lifted. This after what the Department of Agriculture describes as “extensive engagements” between South African and Brazilian veterinary authorities. “This follows the confirmation that the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza [HPAI], first detected on 15 May 2025 […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Latin American regional bloc condemns US sanctions against Cuban officials
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 CARACAS, July 13 (Xinhua) — The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) on Saturday […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Advocacy and Justice – New Zealand Urged to Join Global Coalition Taking Concrete Measures Against Israeli Atrocities – PFNZ
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand is calling on the New Zealand Government to urgently align itself with over twenty nations — including Spain, Ireland, Turkey, China, Qatar, South Africa, and Brazil — that are coordinating concrete international measures in response to Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. An emergency […]