South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 19, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn Celebrates Delivery of $280 Million in Drought Assistance for South Texas
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today lauded the rollout of more than $280 million in emergency assistance deliveries for South Texas farmers and ranchers impacted by the water shortage as part of a grant program U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Sen. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Jayapal Welcomes Home Americans, While Condemning Trump Administration’s Unlawful Removals
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington) SEATTLE, W.A. — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, issued the following statement regarding the reported deal between the United States, El Salvador, and Venezuela: “I am grateful that United States citizens […]
MIL-OSI USA: Wasserman Schultz, Díaz-Balart, Gonzales, Espaillat Lead Latino-Jewish Caucus in Marking Anniversary of AMIA Jewish Center Bombing, Demand Accountability
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) “More than three decades after the tragic AMIA Jewish Center bombing, and there’s still no justice for the 85 victims, the hundreds of injured, and countless people who were traumatized by this attack,” said Wasserman Schultz. “With antisemitism skyrocketing around the world, this […]
MIL-OSI Security: Fort Lauderdale Investment Advisor Arrested on Federal Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Multi-Million-Dollar Ponzi Scheme Targeting Venezuelan Investors
Source: Office of United States Attorneys MIAMI – Federal authorities have arrested Andrew Hamilton Jacobus, 64, of Fort Lauderdale, on charges of wire fraud and money laundering stemming from a years-long scheme that defrauded international investors — primarily Venezuelan nationals — of more than $94 million. According to an indictment in U.S. District Court for […]
MIL-OSI Security: ICE Continues to Round Up the Worst of the Worst: Convicted Killer and Fentanyl Trafficker Off American Streets
Source: US Department of Homeland Security Operations across the U.S. target criminal illegal aliens convicted of burglary, kidnapping, and human trafficking WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested removable criminal illegal aliens across the country on July 17, 2025, as part of coordinated enforcement targeting some […]
MIL-OSI USA: BABIN VOTES TO RESCIND $9.4 BILLION IN WASTEFUL SPENDING
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Brian Babin (R-TX) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, a major step in House Republicans’ ongoing mission to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse from the bloated federal bureaucracy. The bill, based on recommendations from President Trump and the newly established Department of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Presses Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on Commitment to Fund and Complete the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
US Senate News: Source: US Senator for New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, questioned Mr. William Kirkland during a nomination hearing to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior. Specifically, Senator Luján pressed […]
MIL-OSI Security: Robbers who vandalized ATMs so they could steal cash when repair technicians opened the machines, arrested in Mississippi
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Seattle – Two Texas men made initial appearances Thursday July 17, 2025, in U.S. District Court in Seattle charged with conspiracy to commit robbery for their scheme to steal from banks by assaulting and threatening ATM technicians, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Ahmon Hogg, 22, of Humble […]
MIL-OSI USA: 2 MS-13 members sentenced for racketeering following ICE New England, partner investigation
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement BOSTON — An investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations New England alongside its law enforcement partners led to the July 15 sentencing of two members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, for their roles in a previously-unsolved murder. Jose Vasquez aka Cholo aka Little Crazy, 31, was sentenced to […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Secretary-General Announces Members of Independent Scientific Panel on Effects of Nuclear War
Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council NEW YORK, 18 July (United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs) — On 17 July, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of an independent scientific panel of experts tasked with examining the physical effects and societal consequences of a nuclear war on a local, regional and planetary scale in […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: G20 signals support for fairer global tax rules but comes up short on taxing the super-rich
Source: Greenpeace Statement – Durban, South Africa – Commenting on the outcome of the G20 3rd Finance Ministers and Central Bank Ministerial Meeting, Greenpeace welcomed the G20 ministers’ support for international tax negotiations at the United Nations. However, Ministers did not reference the proposal introduced under Brazil’s G20 presidency last year to tax the ultra-rich.[1] […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senator Peters Secures Funding to Strengthen Public Safety, Michigan Manufacturing, and Great Lakes Protections in Appropriations Bill
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Michigan Gary Peters WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped secure funding in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act to fund Michigan priorities, high-impact local projects, and federal programs that support manufacturing, our environment and Great Lakes, public safety, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Role in Two 2016 Murders in Nassau County
Source: US FBI Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Kevin Cuevas Del Cid, also known as “Creeper,” “Malcriado,” “Sombra,” “Vinky,” and “Dabura,” a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in connection with […]
MIL-OSI Security: $4.9 Million Secured for Victims of Ayudando Guardians Fraud Scheme Through Settlement and Asset Forfeiture
Source: US FBI ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced today the recovery of $4.9 million for victims of the Ayudando Guardians fraud scheme. The U.S. Department of Justice has retained a third-party administrator to assist with disbursing the funds to victims of the decade-long embezzlement scheme that exploited […]
MIL-OSI Security: Shiprock Man Sentenced for Violent Knife Attack Causing Serious Injuries
Source: US FBI ALBUQUERQUE – A Shiprock man was sentenced to 48 months in prison for attacking his ex-girlfriend with a knife, causing serious injuries. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court records, on November 2, 2024, Jane Doe, and her sister were stopped at a road construction zone when her […]
MIL-OSI Security: Narcotics Trafficker Who Brought Fentanyl from California to the DMV Sentenced to 108 Months in Federal Prison
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) WASHINGTON – Ronte Ricardo Greene, 29, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 108 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy which distributed hundreds of thousands of […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Missions – 21-23 July: INTA Delegation to Brazil – 21-07-2025 – Committee on International Trade
Source: European Parliament A delegation of 10 Members of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) will travel to Brazil from 21 to 23 July and will visit Brasília and São Paulo. The mission will focus on advancing dialogue on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and strengthening trade relations between the European Union and Brazil. During the […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Highlights – 21-23 July: INTA delegation to Brazil – Committee on International Trade
Source: European Parliament A delegation of 10 Members of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) will travel to Brazil from 21 to 23 July and will visit Brasília and São Paulo. The mission will focus on advancing dialogue on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and strengthening trade relations between the European Union and Brazil. During the […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Canada Invests in Wildfire Innovation and Resilience Through New Centre of Excellence
Source: Government of Canada News (2) July 18, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: How the ‘big, beautiful bill’ will deepen the racial wealth gap – a law scholar explains how it reduces poor families’ ability to afford food and health care
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on television after the House passed the bill on July 3, 2025. Joyce N. Boghosian/White House via AP President Donald Trump has said the […]