Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 25, 2025.
MIL-OSI United Nations: Activities of Secretary-General in Spain, 29 June – 1 July
Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Sevilla, Spain, on Sunday, 29 June, to take part in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), which was being co-hosted by Spain and took place from 30 June to 3 July. In the afternoon, he met with His Majesty […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Press Briefing Transcript: Julie Kozack, Director, Communications Department, July 24, 2025
Source: International Monetary Fund July 24, 2025 SPEAKER: Ms. Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department, IMF MS. KOZACK: Good morning, and welcome to the IMF Press Briefing. It is wonderful to see all of you, both those of you here in person and colleagues online as well. I’m Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: World News in Brief: Thailand-Cambodia border hostilities, humanitarian efforts in Syria and attacks across Ukraine
Source: United Nations 2 The dispute dates to 1953 when France first mapped the border, but tensions resurfaced in May after the death of a Cambodian soldier in a border skirmish. Secretary-General António Guterres is “following with concern” reports of the clashes, his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists in New York. “The Secretary-General urges […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: AUKUS treaty deepens UK-Australia defence partnership to generate £20 billion in trade and create 7,000 new jobs
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release AUKUS treaty deepens UK-Australia defence partnership to generate £20 billion in trade and create 7,000 new jobs Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary in Australia alongside UK’s Carrier Strike Group – demonstrating government’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Signing of new UK-Australia AUKUS treaty […]
MIL-OSI: Landmark Bancorp, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings per Share of $0.75 Declares Cash Dividend of $0.21 per Share
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Manhattan, KS, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (“Landmark”; Nasdaq: LARK) reported diluted earnings per share of $0.75 for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $0.81 per share in the first quarter of 2025 and $0.52 per share in the same quarter of the prior year. Net earnings […]
MIL-OSI: Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Announces Results for the Quarter and Period Ended June 30, 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) 2nd Quarter 2025 Highlights: Including the $19.9 million expenses related to the current quarter acquisition, diluted earnings per share for the current quarter was $0.45 per share, a decrease of 6 percent from the prior quarter diluted earnings per share of $0.48 per share and an increase of 15 percent from the […]
MIL-OSI: MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOFG) (“we,” “our,” or the “Company”) today reported results for the second quarter of 2025. Second Quarter 2025 Summary1 Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue increased 15% to $24.5 million2. Net interest margin (tax equivalent) was 3.57%2; core net interest […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: MOFA response to Czech President Pavel lauding successful Taiwan-Czech cooperation at Ukraine Recovery Conference
Source: Republic of China Taiwan MOFA response to Czech President Pavel lauding successful Taiwan-Czech cooperation at Ukraine Recovery Conference July 11, 2025 President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel on July 10 attended the fourth Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, where he explained Czech contributions to Ukraine’s reconstruction in an address to a plenary […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Extension of the EU’s ‘roam like at home’ area to the Western Balkans – E-002926/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002926/2025to the CommissionRule 144András Gyürk (PfE), Annamária Vicsek (PfE), Tamás Deutsch (PfE), Csaba Dömötör (PfE), Viktória Ferenc (PfE), Kinga Gál (PfE), Enikő Győri (PfE), György Hölvényi (PfE), András László (PfE), Ernő Schaller-Baross (PfE), Pál Szekeres (PfE) The countries of the Western Balkans are crucial partners for the European […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Long-term financing and development of Rail Baltica in light of EU and NATO strategic objectives – E-002997/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002997/2025to the CommissionRule 144Michał Dworczyk (ECR) Russia’s war against Ukraine has confirmed the crucial importance of military mobility for maintaining NATO and EU security. Therefore, Rail Baltica – as a pan-European project of strategic geopolitical and economic importance – not only strengthens the single market, but is also […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Gaza and Ukraine are both waiting for action
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor For the past few weeks the headlines about Gaza have focused on the hundreds of people who have been killed while queueing for food. The aid distribution system put in place in May, backed by the US and Israel and […]
MIL-OSI Russia: At least 33 people were injured in an airstrike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkov
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 KYIV, July 24 (Xinhua) — At least 33 people, including three children, were injured in a Russian […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Ukrainian protests: Zelensky faces biggest threat to his presidency since taking power
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jennifer Mathers, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University Protests have erupted in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities against a new law that threatens the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions. The legislation was hastily passed on July 22 by parliament and signed by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Ukraine joins other Russian neighbours in quitting landmines treaty: another deadly legacy in the making
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marcel Vondermassen, Scientific Coordinator and Deputy Executive Manager of the IZEW, University of Tübingen Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, recently signed a decree to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning the use of anti-personnel landmines. This move follows the example of Finland, Poland, Estonia and Lithuania, who all quit […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Joint Statement on the Invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Speech Joint Statement on the Invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism UK and 40 other countries invoke the Moscow Mechanism to address ill treatment of prisoners of war by the Russian Federation Thank you, Chair. I will deliver an abridged version of this statement this afternoon. The […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 24 July 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 24 July 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy today. The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy today. The President began by thanking the Prime Minister for the […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Russia-Ukraine talks: both sides play for time and wait for Donald Trump’s 50 days to run out
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on July 23 for a third round of talks since face-to-face negotiations resumed in May. Expectations were low. Two previous rounds have yielded very few concrete results, apart from agreements on prisoner exchanges […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russia did not expect a breakthrough from the third round of talks with Ukraine in Istanbul – Russian President’s press secretary
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 Moscow, July 24 (Xinhua) — Russia did not expect a breakthrough during the latest round of talks […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Update 304 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this week provided Ukraine with a freight vehicle for the transport of radioactive material, its 150th delivery of equipment to support nuclear safety and security in the country during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. State Enterprise USIE […]
MIL-OSI Security: Update 304 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this week provided Ukraine with a freight vehicle for the transport of radioactive material, its 150th delivery of equipment to support nuclear safety and security in the country during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. State Enterprise USIE […]