Security Intelligence – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 25, 2025

Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 25, 2025.

MIL-OSI USA: Warnock, Ossoff Urge DOJ to Investigate Conditions at Bibb County Jail
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock – Georgia U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) urged the Department of Justice to open a federal investigation into conditions at the Bibb County Jail in Macon, Georgia. Senator Reverend Warnock and Senator Jon Ossoff: “given the extremity of the reported health, safety, and […]

MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department, DEA Joint Announcement on Actions to Combat Drug Cartels & Drug Trafficking under DOJ’s Operation Take Back America Initiative
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division Attorney General Pamela Bondi and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Robert Murphy held a press conference to announce actions the Department is taking to combat drug cartels and drug trafficking under the Justice Department’s Operation Take Back America Initiative. MIL Security OSI –

MIL-OSI Security: FBI New York Statement on the Sentencing of Disheem Laquan Riley
Source: US FBI Earlier today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York, Disheem Laquan Riley was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment followed by three years supervised release for making threats and conveying false information about explosives. On January 30 and 31, 2024, Riley made hoax bomb threat phone calls to 17 FBI offices […]

MIL-OSI USA: Gillibrand Touts Big Wins For New York State In Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, And Urban Development Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Bill
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand The Bill Bolsters Funding for New York State Projects, Including Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway, Tenant Protection Vouchers, and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Transportation and Housing subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on […]

MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Coast Guard, international partners conclude Operation Nasse in Pacific region
Source: United States Coast Guard   07/24/2025 07:56 PM EDT HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard completed participation July 11 in Operation Nasse, a three-month operation conducted by Australia, France, New Zealand, and the U.S. to safeguard the marine resources of Pacific Island nations. For breaking news follow us on twitter @USCGHawaiiPac MIL Security OSI –

MIL-OSI USA: Schatz, Murphy Introduce New Legislation To Improve Wages, Operations Transparency For Rideshare Drivers, Delivery App Workers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today introduced the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, new legislation to improve transparency on how app companies operate and help boost wages for rideshare drivers and delivery app workers. “Every day rideshare drivers and […]

MIL-OSI USA: Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Confirmation Hearing on Chief of Naval Operations Nominee Admiral Daryl Caudle
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Mississippi Roger Wicker Watch Video Here WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to consider the nomination of Admiral Daryl Caudle to be Chief of Naval Operations. In his opening remarks, Chairman Wicker praised Admiral Caudle’s […]

MIL-OSI: First Savings Financial Group, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended June 30, 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSFG – news) (the “Company”), the holding company for First Savings Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $6.2 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to net income of […]

MIL-OSI Australia: Fatal crash at Merseylea
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Fatal crash at Merseylea Friday, 25 July 2025 – 8:25 am. Sadly, a man has died following a crash at Merseylea overnight.Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 3am, after a cement truck crashed while travelling along Railton Road.Initial inquiries indicate the prime mover was […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Clamping down on overdue court fines
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is trialling new technology which will help clamp and seize cars of people evading paying court fines, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says.  “If you haven’t paid your court fines, you may soon find yourself walking home or needing a lift. “Bailiffs are now trialling handheld devices which scan the […]

MIL-OSI USA: Pressley Slams DHS Stealing Immigrants’ DNA and Giving it to FBI Criminal Database
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) Pressley Also Condemns GOP Inhumane Treatment of Immigrant Children “This administration is turning childhood trauma into a permanent record. Republicans on this committee claim to be focused on protecting children, yet ignore actual threats to their safety.” Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON – In a House Oversight […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Marat Khusnullin: The new building for counselors in Artek is 70% ready
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Roofing work has been completed in the camp counselors’ accommodation building, which is being built on the territory of the Solnechny camp of the Artek International Children’s Center […]

MIL-OSI USA: July 24th, 2025

N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Release Illegally Withheld Funds for New Mexico Students and Teachers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich Lawmakers cite direct consequences to New Mexico as a result of Trump illegally withholding education funding Delegation to Trump: “New Mexico’s educators and students have always done more with less. Diverting funds meant for our children is unconscionable and schools deserve better” WASHINGTON […]

MIL-OSI USA: Durbin On Trump’s Extreme Judicial Nominees: The Only Qualification That President Trump Looks For In His Nominees Is Loyalty To Him And His MAGA Agenda
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin July 24, 2025 Durbin took to the Senate floor to denounce President Trump’s extreme and unqualified judicial nominees WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, criticized the Trump […]

MIL-OSI USA: Durbin Reintroduced Bill To Combat Alarming Rise In Domestic Terrorism Threats
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin July 24, 2025 As the Trump Administration reallocates resources away from domestic terrorism prevention efforts to fund an illegal mass deportation campaign, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act would codify and bolster key tools and resources to combat domestic terrorist threats WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. […]

MIL-OSI USA: Grassley Urges President Trump to Protect Whistleblowers While Cutting Federal Waste, Fraud and Abuse
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON – In a letter to President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, praised the president’s efforts to eliminate waste and fraud and requested that the administration ensure whistleblowers are not terminated or retaliated against after […]

MIL-OSI Canada: Coroner’s inquest will review death of Jeremy Charles Myrhaug
The circumstances surrounding the death of Jeremy Charles Myrhaug will be reviewed during a coroner’s inquest, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 8 until Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. The inquest will be held at the Burnaby Coroners’ Court (20th floor, 4720 Kingsway, Metrotower II, Metrotown, Burnaby), starting at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8. On Jan. 8, 2020, […]

MIL-OSI Security: Criminal Illegal Alien Charged for Attempting to Stab ICE Officers and Detainees at 26 Federal Plaza Facility in New York City
Source: US Department of Homeland Security Violent illegal alien was released in the United States under President Biden WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement after the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced federal charges against Bass Ndiaye—an illegal alien from Senegal—for assaulting U.S. Immigration and Customs […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
Source: United Nations 2 Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles in brutal attacks against civilians – primarily from the country’s mainly Muslim Seleka population – during the 2013-14 civil war. They were found guilty “beyond any reasonable doubt” of leading and facilitating attacks on civilians […]

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: AUKUS treaty deepens UK-Australia defence partnership to generate £20 billion in trade and create 7,000 new jobs
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release AUKUS treaty deepens UK-Australia defence partnership to generate £20 billion in trade and create 7,000 new jobs Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary in Australia alongside UK’s Carrier Strike Group – demonstrating government’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Signing of new UK-Australia AUKUS treaty […]