Defence News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 20, 2025

Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 20, 2025.

MIL-OSI: Legal Tax Defense Announces Expanded Services for Tax Debt Relief
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Legal Tax Defense, Inc. Logo LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Legal Tax Defense, Inc., a trusted name in tax law representation, announces the expansion of its services through the addition of new legal staff, updated client support systems, and specialized offerings addressing ERC audits, and multi-state tax issues. With […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Veteran US pilot keeps memories of ‘Flying Tigers’ alive
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 GUIYANG, July 19 (Xinhua) — Jeffrey Green, a veteran pilot and chairman of the U.S.-China Aviation Heritage […]

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New RAF E-7 Wedgetail Flies with Red Arrows at Air Tattoo19 Jul 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Royal Air Force In a historic first, the Royal Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail AEW Mk1 performed its first ever flypast with the iconic Red Arrows aerobatic display team, at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in Fairford, Gloucester.  The flypast was followed by the Wedgetail performing a ‘touch and go’ on […]

MIL-OSI: BAY Miner Launches Groundbreaking Zero-Fee Cloud Mining Platform: A New Chapter in Direct Crypto Wealth Building
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LONDON, UK, July 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a bold move reshaping the future of cryptocurrency mining, BAY Miner has officially launched its powerful zero-commission cloud mining app, allowing global users to earn Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) instantly — with no hardware, no overhead, and no hidden costs. This high-impact […]

MIL-OSI China: Sharp Blade 2025 International Sniper Competition wraps up in Xinjiang

2025-07-19 18:46:24

The Sharp Blade 2025 International Sniper Competition wrapped up at a training base of the Chinese People’s Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on July 19, 2025.
Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense Contestants from different countries file past the rostrum at the closing ceremony of the Sharp Blade 2025 International Sniper Competition on July 19, 2025. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Hou Chonghui) URUMQI, July 19 — The Sharp Blade 2025 International Sniper Competition wrapped up at a training base […]

‘Step toward justice’: Tharoor applauds US for naming TRF a global terrorist organisation
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) As the United States has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based LeT, as a global terrorist organisation, the move has been welcomed by former diplomat and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The Thiruvananthapuram MP expressed hope on Saturday that the decision would […]

MIL-OSI Africa: South Africa condemns Israeli attacks on Damascus and its announcement that it will continue to occupy Southern Syria
Source: APO – Report: . South Africa strongly condemns Israel’s latest attacks on the Syrian capital Damascus, on 16 July 2025, on the Syrian Ministry of Defence and air strikes near the Presidential Palace, which are a flagrant violation of the country’s territorial integrity and international law. Israel’s announcement on 17 July 2025, that it […]

MIL-OSI China: Xi, Mauritanian President Ghazouani exchange congratulations on 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties

2025-07-19 15:16:52

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani exchanged congratulations Saturday on the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani exchanged congratulations Saturday on the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Over the past 60 years, regardless of changes in the international landscape, the two sides […]

MIL-Evening Report: ICE deportation action lands Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantánamo ‘terror’ base
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent United States immigration and deportation enforcement continues to ramp up, impacting on Marshallese and Micronesians in new and unprecedented ways. The Trump administration’s directive to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and deport massive numbers of potentially illegal aliens, including those with convictions from decades […]

‘Symbol of courage and patriotism’: PM Modi remembers Mangal Pandey on birth anniversary
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid rich tributes to freedom fighter Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary, describing him as a “pioneering warrior” who stood up to British rule and remains a symbol of courage and patriotism. In a post on X, PM Modi said, […]

MIL-OSI USA: Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore) July 18, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would implement federal enforceable workplace heat stress protections in Oregon and nationwide. “As evidenced by this week’s high temperatures […]

MIL-OSI Security: Historic MRC strike and allied air defense enables combined maneuver in Northern Australia
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND Northern Territory, Australia — In a historic first for the Indo-Pacific, U.S. and Australian forces executed a fully integrated precision fires sequence, July 15-16, 2025, leveraging the U.S. Army’s Mid-Range Capability (MRC), also known as the “Typhon” missile system, in coordination with the U.S Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force […]