South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 14, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Barcelona on brink of sealing La Liga title
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News FC Barcelona could be crowned La Liga champion on Wednesday night without kicking a ball in the wake of Sunday’s 4-3 win at home to Real Madrid. The win left Barca seven points clear of Madrid at the top of the table with just three games […]
MIL-OSI China: Ancelotti focused on finishing ‘spectacular adventure’ with Madrid
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Carlo Ancelotti insisted that he was fully committed to the club despite the news that he will start work as Brazil national team coach on May 26th. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti reacts during the Spanish Copa del Rey quarterfinal match between Real Madrid and Atletico […]
MIL-OSI China: Chinese, Brazilian central banks sign MOU to enhance financial strategic cooperation
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese, Brazilian central banks sign MOU to enhance financial strategic cooperation BEIJING, May 13 — The central banks of China and Brazil on Tuesday inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on financial strategic cooperation, according to the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). The PBOC said that […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schatz: No President Should Take $400 Million Gift From A Foreign Country
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today took to the Senate floor to condemn a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, that President Donald Trump announced he will receive from the government of […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Peacekeeping Ministerial: Member States rally behind UN peacekeeping in a time of crisis
Source: United Nations – Peacekeeping “Complex demands and diminishing resources are testing the limits of the current peacekeeping approaches,” warned Johan Wadephul, Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs at the 2025 Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin today. UN and Member State representatives met to discuss the future of peacekeeping, calling for reforms to strengthen its effectiveness and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta Continues to Challenge Tariffs on All Fronts: President Trump Lacks the Authority to Impose Tariffs
Source: US State of California Department of Justice Files brief in support of states rocked by tariffs across the country OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom today filed an amicus brief in Oregon v. Trump, a case challenging President Trump’s illegal imposition of so called “emergency” tariffs under the International Emergency Economic […]
MIL-OSI China: Chinese premier meets Brazilian president
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING, May 13 — Chinese Premier Li Qiang met […]
MIL-OSI China: Xi unveils roadmap for deepening cooperation with LAC countries
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum and delivers a keynote speech at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING, […]
MIL-OSI China: Full Text: President Xi’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Full Text: President Xi’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum BEIJING, May 13 — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (the […]
MIL-OSI China: China, Brazil issue joint statements
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 13 — China and Brazil on Tuesday issued a joint statement on strengthening the building of a China-Brazil community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet and jointly upholding multilateralism, and a joint statement on the Ukraine […]
Heinrich, Colleagues Urge Trump to Press for Immediate Resumption of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Return to Israel-Gaza Hostage & Ceasefire Negotiations
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to President Trump in advance of the president’s upcoming travel to the Middle East next week, urging him to take an active role in […]
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Restore Justice: 205 Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in FBI-Led Nationwide Crackdown, Including Two in the Southern District of Georgia
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b) May 12, 2025 – Today, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 1400 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Second week in May as part of Operation Take Back America
Source: United States Attorneys General Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from perpetrators of violent crime. Operation […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE Salt Lake City announces 52 illegal aliens were arrested during recent operation
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement RENO, Nev. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 52 illegal aliens during a four-day operation from May 5 to May 8 focused on bolstering public safety in northern Nevada. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations and its interagency partners identified, detained and removed dangerous criminals in the northern Nevada […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE St. Paul targets unauthorized employment, arrests illegal aliens in rural South Dakota
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with support from the FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, Madison Police Department, South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the South […]
MIL-OSI Security: Security News: U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 1400 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Second week in May as part of Operation Take Back America
Source: United States Department of Justice 2 Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from perpetrators of violent […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Markey Urge FCC to Operate Transparently with Paramount-SkyDance Merger
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote to Federal Communications […]
MIL-OSI USA: Hickenlooper, Colleagues Force Senate Vote for Trump Admin to Obey Federal Courts, Due Process
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator John Hickenlooper – Colorado WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Alex Padilla, Chris Van Hollen, Chuck Schumer, and Tim Kaine to introduce a resolution to investigate the Trump administration’s compliance with due process and court orders and El Salvador’s human rights abuses. “Due process is a […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Crack Down on U.S. Firearms Flowing to Latin American Drug Cartels
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Nevada Cortez Masto Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Congressmen Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.-10) and Rob Menendez (D-N.J.-08) in a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Trump […]
MIL-OSI Europe: EIB takes part in World Circular Economy Forum 2025 in Brazil to foster competitiveness and sustainable growth
Source: European Investment Bank EIB to participate in more than 10 sessions at WCEF 2025 from 13-16 May 2025 to discuss circular economy advances EIB financing for circular economy grows to record €1.4 billion in 2024 EIB lending to circular economy projects amounts to €5.1 billion over the past five years The European Investment Bank […]