South America – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 28, 2025

South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 28, 2025.

MIL-OSI Europe: Europe, Ukraine, multilateralism, BRICS: Federal Council approves Foreign Policy Report 2024
Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in English On 26 February 2025, the Federal Council approved the Foreign Policy Report 2024. The report sets out the progress that has been made in achieving the 28 objectives of the Foreign Policy Strategy 2024–27. A special thematic focus section examines the influence of the BRICS group […]

MIL-OSI Canada: Update 8: Alberta wildfire update (June 27, 4:30 p.m.)
Source: Government of Canada regional news (2) Current situation (as of 4:30 p.m., June 27) There are 59 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires. 18 are classified as out of control, eight are being held and 33 are under control. There have been 17 new wildfires […]

MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV consultation and First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility for El Salvador
Source: IMF – News in Russian June 27, 2025 The IMF Executive Board concluded El Salvador’s 2025 Article IV consultation and completed the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, allowing for an immediate disbursement of SDR 86.16 million (about US$118 million). Program performance has been solid, with the economy continuing to expand […]

MIL-OSI USA: Bean Statement: Caring for Our Veterans, Rebuilding Our Military, and Investing in Our National Security
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Aaron Bean Florida (4th District) WASHINGTON—U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) issued the following statement regarding the House passage of H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.  Upon House passage, Congressman Bean said: “As the son of a WWII veteran, I understand that veterans’ benefits […]

MIL-OSI: Security National Financial Corporation set to join Russell 3000® Index
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SALT LAKE CITY, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Security National Financial Corporation (SNFCA) joined the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2025 Russell indexes annual reconstitutions, effective after the US market opens on June 30, 2025. The annual Russell reconstitutions capture the 4,000 largest US stocks as of […]

MIL-OSI: MEXCO ENERGY CORPORATION REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) MIDLAND, TX, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mexco Energy Corporation (NYSE American: MXC) reported results on its Annual Report, Form 10-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The Company reported net income of $1,712,368, or $0.81 per diluted share, a 27% increase compared […]

MIL-OSI Security: FBI Announces Reward in Search for Fugitive Miguel Angel Aguilar Ojeda
Source: US FBI Today, the FBI announced a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the location and arrest of Miguel Angel Aguilar Ojeda, who is wanted for allegedly killing his wife on October 27, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On October 30, 2024, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Philadelphia, issued an arrest […]

MIL-OSI Economics: Agriculture negotiations Chair reports on prospects for progress ahead of MC14
Source: WTO Headline: Agriculture negotiations Chair reports on prospects for progress ahead of MC14 Ambassador Hussain told members he had held consultations on market access, domestic support and export restrictions on food as well as on food procurement at administered prices for developing economies’ public stockholding (PSH) programmes, and the proposed new Special Safeguard Mechanism […]

MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Marshals Arrest Homicide Suspect
Source: US Marshals Service Albuquerque, NM – The U.S. Marshals Service Southwest Investigative Fugitive Team on June 26 arrested near Coal Avenue SE and University Boulevard SE here a New Mexico man wanted for two felony warrants. Jonathan Torres, 38, was wanted for a New Mexico state felony warrant out of Metropolitan Court, charging him […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Guinea-Bissau’s Law Regulating the Judiciary, Raise Questions on the Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation and Allegations of Torture by Law Enforcement
Source: United Nations – Geneva The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Guinea-Bissau on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts welcoming the adoption of a law which regulated the registry of the judiciary and the Prosecutor’s Office, while […]

MIL-OSI Security: Jury Convicts Taos Man in 2019 Double Homicide
Source: US FBI CategoriesMIL OSI Post navigation Archive ALBUQUERQUE – A federal jury convicted a Taos man of two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the June 2019 killings of two members of the Taos Pueblo. The verdict came after an eight-day trial and approximately six hours of deliberation. According to court documents and […]

MIL-OSI Security: Terra Amarilla Man Faces Federal Charges for Illegal Firearm Possession
Source: US FBI ALBUQUERQUE – A Terra Amarilla man has been federally charged for unlawful possession of a firearm despite prior felony convictions. According to court documents, on May 31, 2025, the Jicarilla Apache Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance involving Ronnie Martinez, 49, at a residence in Dulce, New Mexico. According to the […]

MIL-OSI Security: Smuggling Leader and Top Coordinator Will Spend Remainder of Their Lives in Prison Following Their Sentencing on Third Anniversary of Deadly Tractor-Trailer Smuggling Conspiracy
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Two convicted human smugglers were sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio today for their prominent roles in the 2022 mass casualty human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of 47 adults and six children. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia for the […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer highlights One Big Beautiful Bill on ‘America at Work’ tour
Source: US Department of Labor NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer traveled across the country this week as part of her “America at Work” listening tour, visiting five states to underscore how President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver much-needed tax relief for American workers and businesses.  The Secretary highlighted how […]

MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Fischer Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Universal Service Fund
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chair of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court issued a […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: ‘When Women and Girls Rise, Everyone Thrives’, Says Secretary-General in Message to Event Honouring Women Delegates to 1945 San Francisco Conference
Source: United Nations MIL OSI b Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, to the exhibition honouring women delegates to the 1945 San Francisco Conference, in New York today: My thanks to the Permanent Missions of Brazil, China and the Dominican Republic — along with the United Nations Entity […]

MIL-OSI USA: Lawler, Hill, Gottheimer, Kean Jr., and Moskowitz Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Countries That Wrongfully Detain Americans
Source: US Congressman Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) Washington, D.C — 6/27/25… This week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), French Hill (AR-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced the Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025, which would create a designation for countries or nonstate actors that engage in the unlawful or […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: Concluding Second Resumed Session, Fifth Committee Approves Budget Covering Peacekeeping Missions, Service Centres, Headquarters Support Staff
Source: United Nations MIL OSI The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today approved a budget of nearly $5.4 billion to cover the financing needs of about a dozen peacekeeping missions, two service centres and support staff at Headquarters from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.  As it wrapped up its second resumed session, the Committee sent to the General […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: ‘Responsibility to Protect More Than a Principle — It Is a Moral Imperative’, Secretary General Tells General Assembly
Source: United Nations MIL OSI As the General Assembly marked the twentieth anniversary of the responsibility to protect, the UN Chief emphasized that the principle remains a moral imperative amid growing global turmoil, escalating identity-based violence, widespread breaches of international law and deepening impunity. Opening the session, Philémon Yang (Cameroon), President of the General Assembly, […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: With Child Rights Violations at Record High, Speakers Urge Course Correction in Day-Long Security Council Debate
Source: United Nations MIL OSI In the wake of unprecedented violence against children in 2024, the Security Council heard today that the world is failing to protect them from the horrors of war — and that urgent action is needed to correct this course — during a day-long debate on children and armed conflict. “The year 2024 […]