Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 27, 2025.
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department, DEA Joint Announcement on Actions to Combat Drug Cartels & Drug Trafficking under DOJ’s Operation Take Back America Initiative
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division Attorney General Pamela Bondi and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Robert Murphy held a press conference to announce actions the Department is taking to combat drug cartels and drug trafficking under the Justice Department’s Operation Take Back America Initiative. MIL Security OSI –
MIL-OSI Australia: Shooting at Munno Para West
Source: New South Wales – News A man has died after a shooting incident at Munno Para West. Just after 11pm on Saturday 26 July, police were called to a house on Stebonheath Road after reports of a disturbance. A struggle has occurred between two men at the house after one of the men made […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Man arrested after Hindley Street incident
Source: New South Wales – News A man has been arrested after an incident in the Adelaide CBD last night. It will be alleged that about 5.15pm on Saturday 27 July, a man forced his way into a massage business on Hindley Street and barricaded himself alone inside the premises. Staff members were not injured. […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Statement by Minister Anand and Minister Anandasangaree on Hong Kong arrest warrants
Source: Government of Canada News July 26, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, issued this statement: “Canada condemns the decision by Hong Kong authorities to issue international bounties and arrest warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Coast Guard responds to Chinese Research Vessel off Alaska
Source: United States Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/26/2025 01:45 PM EDT News Release U.S. Coast Guard Arctic DistrictContact: Arctic District Public AffairsOffice: (907) 463-2065After Hours: (907) 463-2065Arctic District online newsroom 07/26/2025 01:04 PM EDT JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to the China-flagged research […]
MIL-OSI Europe: ASIA/PAKISTAN – At the Christian Study Centre, interreligious dialogue through music
Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI Lausanne Movement Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – Music is a powerful tool for interreligious dialogue, capable of promoting understanding and human and spiritual bonds between people of different faiths. Through shared musical experiences, people can find common ground, appreciate different cultural expressions, and build bridges of empathy and respect.With this […]
MIL-OSI Security: Update 305 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been informed of further military attacks on targets in the city of Enerhodar, where most plant staff live, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Earlier today, the IAEA team members were taken to two places in […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Governments reject Trump’s deep sea mining power grab but fail to adopt moratorium on deep sea mining
Source: Greenpeace Statement – A team from Greenpeace International fly huge ocean themed kites together with a banner reading “Protect The Deep Sea” outside the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The event happened during he International Seabed Authority (ISA) council and assembly meeting from the 7th- 25th July 2025 Greenpeace is calling on governments at […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Aggravated assault – Darwin
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The Northern Territory Police Force are investigating after an aggravated assault at the Royal Darwin Show this evening. Around 8:20pm, police received reports that a 15-year-old male had assaulted another 15-year-old male with a knife at the showgrounds after an altercation. Police and St John Ambulance attended, and […]
MIL-Evening Report: Handala freedom ship loaded with Gaza aid bracing for Israeli forces
Asia Pacific Report An activist on board the Handala, a Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship carrying aid to the besieged enclave in a bid to break Israel’s blockade, says the crew are preparing themselves for the possibility of Israeli forces storming the vessel. Jacob Berger, an actor from the US, made the comments to Al Jazeera […]
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) During a pivotal push by Ukraine to retake territory from Russia in late September 2022, Elon Musk gave an order that disrupted the counteroffensive and dented Kyiv’s trust in Starlink, the satellite internet service the billionaire provided early in the war to help Ukraine’s military maintain […]
MIL-OSI Russia: At least 8 killed, 13 injured in ‘terrorist attack’ in southeastern Iran
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 TEHRAN, July 26 (Xinhua) — At least eight people (five civilians and three attackers) were killed and […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Breaking: Five killed, 13 injured in gunman attack on Iran’s Justice Department
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 TEHRAN, July 26 (Xinhua) — At least five people were killed and 13 others were wounded on […]
Greenpeace climbers have ended their protest at the iconic Forth Road Bridge in Scotland after successfully blocking a gas tanker owned by the plastics giant INEOS for 24…
by Graham Thompson
July 26, 2025
Source: Greenpeace Statement – Greenpeace climbers have ended their protest at the iconic Forth Road Bridge in Scotland after successfully blocking a gas tanker owned by the plastics giant INEOS for 24 hours. All 10 climbers descended safely aided by Greenpeace support boats. The original press release is available here The protesters began climbing down their ropes […]
MIL-OSI Security: Police appeal on anniversary of 20-year-old’s killing
Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police Investigators in the case of a 20-year-old who was killed in a park are appealing to the public on the one-year anniversary of his death – with a £20,000 reward on offer for information. Imran Maroof, 20, was stabbed in Plashet Park, Newham, on Saturday, 27 July, 2024. Officers […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Forces Conduct Operation Targeting ISIS-Somalia
Source: United States AFRICOM In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an operation against the ISIS-Somalia terrorist network in Somalia on July 25. AFRICOM, alongside the Federal Government of Somalia and Somali Armed Forces, continues to take action to degrade ISIS-Somalia’s ability to plan and conduct attacks that threaten […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Govt rejects UK officials’ remarks
Source: Hong Kong Information Services The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today said it strongly disapproved of untrue and biased remarks by UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper regarding lawful acts by Hong Kong to pursue wanted individuals who have absconded from Hong Kong. In a statement, the […]
MIL-OSI Security: The USNS Bowditch Departs Sri Vijaya Puram, India, July, 2025 [Image 1 of 4]
Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific) Issued by: on SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India — David Mitchell (middle), Captain of pathfinder classoceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62), poses with Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard personnel in the bridge of the USNS Bowditch during a scheduled port visit to Sri Vijaya Puram, India, […]
MIL-OSI Security: USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) Sailors Conduct Weapon Maintenance [Image 2 of 3]
Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific) Issued by: on PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2025) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Kenneth Rettig, from Gastonia, North Carolina, left, and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Adrian Ferguson from San Bernadino, California, right, conducts maintenance on Mark 38 25mm machine gun on the bridge wing aboard the Harpers Ferry-class […]
MIL-OSI Security: The USS Pearl Harbor Arrives in Lae, Papua New Guinea, July, 2025 [Image 2 of 3]
Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific) Issued by: on LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 26, 2025) – The Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrives in Lae, Papua New Guinea, in support of Pacific Partnership, July 26, 2025. Now in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is […]