Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 10, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Investing more to stop illicit drugs entering NZ
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Budget 2025 will do more to strengthen our borders, prevent drug smuggling and fight organised crime, Customs Minister Casey Costello announced today. “Customs is doing a great job stopping illicit drugs entering the country, but New Zealand is increasingly being targeted by organised crime groups. The Government […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Ways you can help a vulnerable person in Canberra
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services In brief: There are many Canberrans who can do with a helping hand. The ACT has many services and initiatives that may be of benefit, whatever the situation. This article features a list of some of these services. There are many vulnerable people in our community. Perhaps you […]
MIL-OSI China: Xi calls for advancing building of China-Serbia community with shared future
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the sidelines of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] MOSCOW, May 9 — Chinese President Xi Jinping said […]
MIL-OSI China: Xi urges China, Myanmar to keep advancing key projects of economic corridor
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing on the sidelines of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] MOSCOW, May 9 — Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
MIL-OSI Security: USINDOPACOM Hosts National Defense University Capstone 25-3 Participants
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND HONOLULU, Hawaii — U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey, chief of staff for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, welcomed retired Adm. Harry Harris, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea and the 24th USINDOPACOM commander, and the National Defense University Capstone 25-3 Fellows at the USINDPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal crash, Mangawhai Road, Wellsford
Source: New Zealand Police A person has died after a single-vehicle crash at Te Arai overnight. Police were called to the scene on Mangawhai Road, between Braddick Road and Fairy Hill Road, about 11.15pm, where officers found a vehicle crashed into a tree. Sadly, the sole occupant died at the scene and Police are providing […]
MIL-OSI Canada: G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on India and Pakistan
Source: Government of Canada News May 9, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, strongly condemn the egregious terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 and […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping Calls on China, Myanmar to Steadily Push Forward Key Projects of China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, May 9 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on China and Myanmar to deepen strategic cooperation and steadily advance the implementation of key […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Hong Kong Customs detects three sea smuggling cases with goods worth about $120 million seized (with photos)
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region ​Hong Kong Customs on April 30 and May 1 detected three sea smuggling cases involving ocean-going vessels. A large batch of suspected smuggled electronic goods and parts with a total estimated market value of about $120 million was seized. Through intelligence analysis and risk assessment, Customs on April […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Advocacy – Aotearoa New Zealand Stands in Solidarity: Keffiyeh Day, May 11, 2025 Announced
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand – Communities across Aotearoa New Zealand are coming together to mark Keffiyeh Day on May 11, 2025 – a day of solidarity, cultural pride, and resistance in support of the Palestinian people. On this day, people from all walks of life are encouraged to wear the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta Doubles Down on CFPB Support
Source: US State of California Urges court to keep order that will protect the agency from further dismemberment OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a coalition of 23 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In February, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Trade Minister travels to UK & Korea for trade talks
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Trade and Investment, and Agriculture Minister, Todd McClay travels to the United Kingdom today to participate in the first in-person joint NZ UK Ministerial Trade Committee and to mark the two-year anniversary of the entry into force of the New Zealand United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA). […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rosen, Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Protect Sensitive Federal Data from CCP-Owned DeepSeek, Adversarial AI Technologies
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced a bill to protect sensitive federal data from adversarial nations like the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The bipartisan Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act would prohibit federal contractors from […]
MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta: Guns Do Not Belong in Public Parks
Source: US State of California Department of Justice Friday, May 9, 2025 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the constitutionality of New York’s restrictions against carrying firearms in public parks in the case, Christian v. James. In the brief, the attorneys general urge the Second […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Moscow hosts parade dedicated to 80th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, May 9 (Xinhua) — A grand military parade was held on Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ahead of Mother’s Day, Senator Murray, King County Executive Braddock, Moms and Local Parents Slam Trump’s “Baby” Tax, Painful Unnecessary Price Hikes for Families
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington State Patty Murray Washington Post: Trump’s tariffs hit baby industry hard, threatening parents with price hikes, shortages Axios: “Baby tax”: Trump tariffs send baby gear prices soaring *** B-ROLL AND PHOTOS HERE*** Seattle, WA — Today, ahead of Mother’s Day, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice […]
MIL-OSI Security: Former D.C.-Area Attorney Charged with Tax Crimes and Making False Statements to Federal Authorities
Source: United States Attorneys General 13 An indictment was unsealed today charging an attorney with evading taxes on approximately $1 million of income, as well as filing false tax returns and making false statements to federal authorities. Richard Graham Foote O’Donoghue previously lived in Washington, D.C., but currently lives in the United Kingdom. He was […]
MIL-OSI Security: Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home after 84-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, $191M in cocaine seized
Source: United States Coast Guard 05/09/2025 03:59 PM EDT HONOLULU — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to their Honolulu home port Monday after an 84-day deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. While patrolling international waters off the Pacific coasts of Mexico, Central, and South America, Kimball’s crew interdicted five […]
MIL-OSI USA: Former D.C.-Area Attorney Charged with Tax Crimes and Making False Statements to Federal Authorities
Source: US State of California An indictment was unsealed today charging an attorney with evading taxes on approximately $1 million of income, as well as filing false tax returns and making false statements to federal authorities. Richard Graham Foote O’Donoghue previously lived in Washington, D.C., but currently lives in the United Kingdom. He was arrested […]
MIL-OSI Security: Law Enforcement Seizes Nine DDoS-for-Hire Webpages as Part of Global Crackdown on ‘Booter’ and ‘Stresser’ DDoS Services
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (b) LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department today announced the court-authorized seizure of nine internet domains associated with some of the world’s leading DDoS-for-hire services. Poland’s Central Cybercrime Bureau simultaneously announced the arrests of four administrators of such services, investigations which were assisted by U.S. authorities. […]