South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 18, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: $120 million Auckland school property growth plan
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s investing more than $120 million into building more classrooms in Auckland, so thousands more students can learn in safe, warm and dry environments. “Auckland is booming, and we are stepping up by investing heavily in extra classrooms to support the city’s rapid growth. Through Budget 25 funding, 137 new […]
MIL-OSI China: Club World Cup ends with success, controversy and questions
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News FIFA’s bold reimagining of the Club World Cup (CWC) culminated July 13, ushering in what the governing body hailed as “a golden era of club football.” The expanded 32-team format, along with sweeping technological and presentation changes, aimed to elevate the tournament’s global appeal, fairness and […]
MIL-OSI USA News: Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Security with Respect to Sterile Medical Equipment
Source: US Whitehouse class=”has-text-align-center”>By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. The use of ethylene oxide is critical for the sterilization of medical equipment, which protects patients against infection and the transmission of disease. The continued utilization of ethylene oxide by commercial sterilization facilities is essential to ensuring that our Nation […]
MIL-OSI Security: Biden-Appointed Judge Ignores Biological Reality and the Rule of Law, Orders Illegal Alien Released
Source: US Department of Homeland Security A biological male was placed in a men’s facility in alignment with the President’s Executive Order and for the safety of women in ICE custody WASHINGTON – Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio recently ordered the release of Odalis Jhonatan Martinez-Velasquez, a male illegal alien from Mexico, after […]
MIL-OSI China: Europe urged to diversify trade markets over US tariff coercion, supply chains disruption
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News As Washington presses ahead with additional tariffs on products from the European Union (EU) and beyond, European officials and experts are urging the diversification of trade markets to mitigate the damage that such coercive financial statecraft is inflicting on global supply chains. TARIFF GAME SETTING OFF […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Leading lights of UK research spearhead search for world’s best talent
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release Leading lights of UK research spearhead search for world’s best talent 12 leading universities and research institutions selected to deliver government’s £54 million fund to recruit world’s top researchers. 12 leading universities and research institutions selected to deliver government’s £54 million fund to recruit world’s top researchers […]
MIL-OSI Security: WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Two Pedophiles Who Impregnated Children
Source: US Department of Homeland Security Operations across the U.S. target criminal illegal aliens convicted of heinous crimes WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Houston arrested Pedro Trejo Reyes, a convicted child rapist and criminal illegal alien from Mexico. On July 17, ICE removed Reyes from […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Update 14: Alberta wildfire update (July 17, 3:30 p.m.)
Source: Government of Canada regional news (2) Current situation (as of 3:30 p.m., July 17) There are 58 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires. 14 are classified as out of control, 12 are being held and 32 are under control. There have been four new wildfires […]
MIL-OSI Security: Thirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Transnational Scheme to Defraud U.S. Consumers
Source: United States Attorneys General A Peruvian national pleaded guilty yesterday for his participation in transnational mail and wire fraud schemes that targeted vulnerable United States consumers. According to court documents, David Cornejo Fernandez, 36, of Lima, Peru, facilitated fraud schemes that stole millions of dollars from Spanish-speaking victims across the United States. Cornejo provided […]
MIL-OSI USA: Thirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Transnational Scheme to Defraud U.S. Consumers
Source: US State of California A Peruvian national pleaded guilty yesterday for his participation in transnational mail and wire fraud schemes that targeted vulnerable United States consumers. According to court documents, David Cornejo Fernandez, 36, of Lima, Peru, facilitated fraud schemes that stole millions of dollars from Spanish-speaking victims across the United States. Cornejo provided […]
MIL-OSI USA: AG Brown joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration rule that would make it harder for Washingtonians to obtain health coverage under the ACA
Source: Washington State News By the Trump administration’s own estimates, the rule will cause up to 1.8 million people to lose their health insurance SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful final rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare […]
MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General James Sues to Block Federal Rule Slashing Access to Affordable Health Care Coverage
Source: US State of New York EW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 other states today filed a lawsuit challenging a new federal regulation that threatens to strip health care coverage from millions of Americans, drive up health care costs, and unlawfully remove gender-affirming care from the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) […]
MIL-OSI: South Plains Financial, Inc. Announces 7% Increase to Quarterly Cash Dividend
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LUBBOCK, Texas, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — South Plains Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPFI) (“South Plains”), the parent company of City Bank, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share of common stock, a 7% increase from the most recent quarterly cash dividend declared […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News in Brief: SOUTHERN STAR ’25: 27th Special Operations Wing projects power with partners in Chile
Source: United States Airforce The multinational training exercise emphasizes operational and tactical missions, bringing together joint, combined, interagency and military forces to strengthen coordination and interoperability within a unified special operations command. SANTIAGO, Chile (AFNS) — From the sunbaked airstrips of Antofagasta to the bustling port of Valparaíso and the icy channels of Punta […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restore and Modernize National Labs
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.) introduced the Restore and Modernize Our National Labs Act of 2025, legislation that would invest in maintenance projects and infrastructure improvements at America’s National Labs. Specifically, the legislation would authorize funding for deferred […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Foreign Minister Lin leads business delegation to visit Taiwan-Paraguay Smart Technology Park in Ciudad del Este
Source: Republic of China Taiwan July 13, 2025No. 240During his extensive trip to Paraguay, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung visited the Taiwan-Paraguay Smart Technology Park in Ciudad del Este on July 12. He was accompanied by Paraguayan Minister of Foreign Affairs Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, Minister of Industry and Commerce Javier Giménez García de Zúñiga, Minister […]
MIL-OSI USA: Registration Opens for 2025 NASA International Space Apps Challenge
Source: NASA Lee esta historia en español aquíNASA invites innovators of all ages to register for the NASA Space Apps Challenge, held on Oct. 4-5. The 2025 theme is Learn, Launch, Lead, and participants will work alongside a vibrant community of scientists, technologists, and storytellers at more than 450 events worldwide. Participants can expect to […]
MIL-OSI USA: NASA to Launch SNIFS, Sun’s Next Trailblazing Spectator
Source: NASA July will see the launch of the groundbreaking Solar EruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph mission, or SNIFS. Delivered to space via a Black Brant IX sounding rocket, SNIFS will explore the energy and dynamics of the chromosphere, one of the most complex regions of the Sun’s atmosphere. The SNIFS mission’s launch window at the […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Human Rights Committee Closes One Hundred and Forty-Fourth Session
Source: United Nations – Geneva The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its one hundred and forty-fourth session in Geneva after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain and Viet Nam, which were reviewed during the session. Changrok Soh, Committee Chairperson, said the Committee had come to […]
MIL-OSI Russia: BRICS Media and Think Tanks Discuss Advancing BRICS Cooperation and New Vision for the Global South
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17 (Xinhua) — More than 250 representatives from nearly 150 media outlets, think […]