South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on April 28, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: Vancouver SUV attack exposes crowd management falldowns and casts a pall on Canada’s election
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada A car attack at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver just two days before Canada’s federal election has killed at least 11 people and injured many […]
MIL-OSI Global: Vancouver SUV attack exposes crowd management falldowns and casts a pall on Canada’s election
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada A car attack at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver just two days before Canada’s federal election has killed at least 11 people and injured many more. […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Energy Sector – NZ energy professional selected for World Energy Council delegation
Source: BusinessNZ New Zealand energy professional Esther Tomkinson has been selected to join the World Energy Council’s Future Energy Leaders Programme. Esther Tomkinson is a Sustainability and Strategy Analyst at Mercury Energy and Co-Chair of the Young Energy Professionals Network of the BusinessNZ Energy Council. The Future Energy Leaders Programme is a global network of young […]
MIL-Evening Report: Used EV batteries could power vehicles, houses or even towns – if their manufacturers share vital data
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryoush Habibi, Professor and Head, Centre for Green and Smart Energy Systems, Edith Cowan University EV batteries are made of hundreds of smaller cells. IM Imagery/Shutterstock Around the world, more and more electric vehicles are hitting the road. Last year, more than 17 million battery-electric and hybrid […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Jim Costa Bill Draws the Line: Constitution gives Authority to Congress to Set Trade Policy — Not the President
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) is leading the charge to rein in presidential overreach on trade by cosponsoring and actively pushing H.R. 407 – Prevent Tariff Abuse Act, legislation to block the President of the United States from […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Jim Costa: Lance Cpl. Marcelino Gamino was a Proud Son and Hero of Fresno
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after the death of a Marine from Fresno who was identified as one of the victims in a fatal crash during a convoy in New Mexico.“We mourn the tragic loss […]
MIL-OSI: Risk Strategies acquires GMC Advisors, LLC
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) BOSTON, April 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Risk Strategies, a leading North American specialty insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting firm, announced today that it has acquired GMC Advisors, LLC., based in Houston. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Headed by owner Greg Chubon, GMC Advisors is a specialist in commercial […]
MIL-Evening Report: Trump’s war on the media: 10 numbers from US President’s first 100 days
Reporters Without Borders Donald Trump campaigned for the White House by unleashing a nearly endless barrage of insults against journalists and news outlets. He repeatedly threatened to weaponise the federal government against media professionals whom he considers his enemies. In his first 100 days in office, President Trump has already shown that he was not bluffing. […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: 11th BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meeting 2025 Adopts Declaration Under Brazilian Presidency
Source: Government of India Posted On: 26 APR 2025 4:31PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, led the Indian delegation at the BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meeting held under Brazil’s Presidency in Brasília on 25th April 2025. The meeting, convened under the slogan “Strengthening the Cooperation […]
MIL-Evening Report: How to fight Trump’s cyber dystopia with community, self-determination, care and truth
COMMENTARY: By Mandy Henk When the US Embassy knocked on my door in late 2024, I was both pleased and more than a little suspicious. I’d worked with them before, but the organisation where I did that work, Tohatoha, had closed its doors. My new project, Dark Times Academy, was specifically an attempt to pull […]
MIL-OSI USA: SPC Apr 27, 2025 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration For best viewing experience, please enable browser JavaScript support. Apr 27, 2025 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook Updated: Sun Apr 27 01:00:42 UTC 2025 (Print Version | | ) Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table Forecast Discussion SPC AC 270100 Day 1 Convective OutlookNWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0800 PM […]