South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 16, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Senate Intelligence Committee Passes Intelligence Authorization Act
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2025 CONTACT: Caroline Tabler (Cotton) 202 224-2353Patrick McCann (Cotton) 202 224-2353Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Senate Intelligence Committee Passes Intelligence Authorization Act Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Chairman and Vice […]
MIL-OSI USA: Kennedy ahead of vote on rescissions: “You either believe in reducing spending, or you don’t”
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator John Kennedy (Louisiana) Watch Kennedy’s comments here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: “I think most people—most adults anyway—understand that, in life, what you say doesn’t really matter. It’s what you do that demonstrates what you believe, and that’s […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung Members Connect 2025 Unfolds on a Global Stage in New York
Source: Samsung On July 8 (local time), Samsung Electronics hosted Samsung Members Connect 2025 in New York City, welcoming over 70 Samsung Members Stars selected from 17 countries around the world. Samsung Members is a pre-loaded app and all related activities that provide access to a variety of Galaxy-related news, benefits and community activities. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ovidio Guzman Lopez — son of El Chapo and head of Sinaloa Cartel — pleads guilty to federal drug charges in Chicago
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement TUCSON, Ariz., — Ovidio Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father — Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as El Chapo — as one of the heads of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Chicago to federal drug charges. The guilty plea is the […]
MIL-OSI Security: Restoring Order: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien with 40 Criminal Convictions
Source: US Department of Homeland Security Worst of the worst arrests also include drug traffickers and child sexual predator WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested criminal illegal aliens with egregious criminal histories from child sexual abuse to organized drug trafficking and conspiracy to defraud […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: More international doctors to be fast-tracked
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has welcomed the announcement by the Medical Council of New Zealand that will see doctors from Chile, Luxembourg, and Croatia added to the Comparable Health System pathway, which will streamline the registration process and help strengthen New Zealand’s frontline health workforce, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This is a […]
MIL-OSI Security: Security News: Pakistani Leader of International Alien Smuggling Organization Extradited from Mexico
Source: United States Department of Justice A Pakistani man made his initial appearance in court in Tucson, Arizona, today after being extradited from Mexico to face charges relating to his role in leading an international alien smuggling organization. In May 2024, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an indictment against Abbas Ali Haider, 48, […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE Buffalo arrests illegally present Cuban national and convicted sex offender
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ROCHESTER, N.Y. – ICE Homeland Security Investigations Buffalo personnel, in coordination with United States Border Patrol, arrested an illegally present Cuban national with several criminal convictions, including sexual abuse of a child under age 11 and aggravated assault with a weapon. “For nearly 20 years, this individual had free […]
MIL-OSI USA: Welch Calls for Resignation of DHS Secretary Noem
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) Welch took to the Senate floor to demand Noem resign or be fired WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today called for the resignation of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, citing Secretary Noem’s mishandling of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Saskatchewan Wildfire Update – July 15
Source: Government of Canada regional news Released on July 15, 2025 As of 11:00 am on Tuesday, July 15, there are 50 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. Of those active fires, four are categorized as contained, 12 are not contained, 18 are ongoing assessment and 16 are listed as protecting values. Forty firefighters from Australia have […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Statement Ahead of 80th Anniversary of Trinity Test
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.) issued the following statement ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test: “Tomorrow marks 80 years since the Trinity Test — eight decades of pain, loss, and injustice for the victims still […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Update 13: Alberta wildfire update (July 15, 3 p.m.)
Source: Government of Canada regional news (2) Current situation (as of 3 p.m., July 15) There are 53 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires. 10 are classified as out of control, eight are being held and 35 are under control. There have been five new wildfires […]
MIL-OSI USA: King on Potential Recissions Legislation: ‘Checks and Balances Essentially have Melted Away’
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Maine Angus King WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor to speak on the Senate floor against the ‘Recissions Package’ currently being considered. This legislation aims to remove Congressionally-approved funding from critical public services including, but not limited to, the Corporation […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Global demand for meat and dairy set to rise, but climate and nutrition gaps remain
Source: United Nations 2 However, persistent nutritional gaps and mounting environmental pressures reveal a complex path ahead, according to a new study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – an influential international policy forum. The Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034, released on Tuesday, projects a six […]
MIL-OSI: Watt2Trade Launches World’s First Decentralized Exchange (DEX) for Electricity
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Mexico City, Mexico, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Watt2Trade, a pioneering blockchain-based energy platform, today announced the official launch of the world’s first decentralized exchange (DEX) for electricity, enabling peer-to-peer energy trading across global markets in real time. Built on blockchain technology, Watt2Trade allows users to buy, sell, and trade real kilowatts […]
MIL-OSI Security: The Former Senior Costa Rican Official Has Been Charged, Arrested, and is Pending Extradition to the United States on International Drug Trafficking Charges
Source: US FBI The former senior Costa Rican official has been charged, arrested, and is pending extradition to the United States on international drug trafficking charges A former Costa Rican government official and judge has been charged with federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mark Schlakman, Senior Program Director, The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Andrew […]
MIL-OSI USA: Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Weaponizing Immigration Hearings to Trap, Arrest, Deport Immigrants
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore) July 15, 2025 The Trump administration has been terminating immigration court cases and deporting individuals without due process. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined a group of 21 Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Venezuela: Enforced disappearances amount to crimes against humanity
Source: Amnesty International – Venezuelan authorities commit enforced disappearances as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population, particularly those they consider dissidents, which amount to crimes against humanity. Out of the 15 cases of people forcibly disappeared that Amnesty International has documented since July 2024, 11 remain subjected to enforced disappearance, […]
MIL-OSI Economics: DG Okonjo-Iweala: “More than ever all eyes are on us”
Source: World Trade Organization In her report to the TNC, DG Okonjo-Iweala noted that despite rising trade measures, 74% of global goods trade still flows under most favoured nation tariff terms, “but in today’s climate of record trade policy uncertainty, safeguarding the stability and predictability the WTO provides has never been more urgent.” “It’s precisely […]