Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 16, 2025.
MIL-OSI Global: Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable?
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could last for at least two weeks. His timing seems precise for a reason. The Israel Defence Forces and the country’s intelligence agencies have […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Peace Action Wellington – Israel’s pre-emptive war illegal, unjustified
Source: Peace Action Wellington 14 June 2025 – Israel’s unprovoked and extensive bombing of Iran yesterday is illegal under international law. There is no allowable claim of self-defence for a pre-emptive attack; such a claim would validate Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and the US’s attack on Iraq in 2003. “The New Zealand Government needs to be […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Sir Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Carney welcomed Prime Minister Starmer to Ottawa. Building on Prime Minister Carney’s visit to London earlier this year, the leaders emphasized the deep and historic ties between […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russia has handed over another 1,200 bodies of dead servicemen to Ukraine – Russian media
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, June 15 (Xinhua) — Russia on Sunday handed over another 1,200 bodies of fallen servicemen to Ukraine in accordance with the agreements reached by the parties […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Joint statement between the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Prime Minister of Canada
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release Joint statement between the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Prime Minister of Canada This Joint Statement follows the meeting of the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Canada on 15 June 2025. Today, Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: PM meeting with Prime Minister Carney of Canada: 15 June 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release PM meeting with Prime Minister Carney of Canada: 15 June 2025 The Prime Minister met the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa this afternoon. The Prime Minister met the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa this afternoon. They began by discussing the grave situation in […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Joint Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Starmer
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, and Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), met in Ottawa to reaffirm the profound friendship and shared values that unite both nations. The Canada-UK partnership, rooted in a common history and enduring people-to-people ties, continues to grow […]
MIL-OSI Global: Canadian international relations experts share their views on global politics and Canada’s role
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Anessa L. Kimball, Professor of Political Science; Director, Centre for International Security, ESEI, Université Laval A survey of Canadian international relations professors has found they disagree on how to respond to potential Chinese aggression against Taiwan and which global regions will matter most to Canada in the future. […]
MIL-Evening Report: Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could last for at least two weeks. His timing seems precise for a reason. The Israel Defence Forces and the country’s intelligence agencies have […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russian President discusses escalating tensions in Middle East during phone call with US President
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, June 15 /Xinhua/ — Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the escalation of tensions in the Middle East during a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump […]
MIL-OSI Russia: US and Russian Presidents Agree That “War Between Israel and Iran Must End”
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News WASHINGTON, June 14 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on tensions in the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine peace talks. The two sides […]
MIL-OSI China: Trump says he, Putin agree ‘war in Israel-Iran should end’
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday over the tensions in the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine peace talks, and both of them agreed that “this war in Israel-Iran should end.” “He feels, as do I, […]