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  • MIL-OSI Security: Possession of Machine Gun While on Probation for Two Armed Robberies Nets Felon 57 Months in Prison

    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

                WASHINGTON – Derkwon Johnson, 26, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 57 months in prison in connection with being a felon in possession of a loaded Glock 23 equipped with a machine gun conversion device, while he was on probation for two armed robberies, an assault, and other crimes.  The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

                Johnson pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2025, to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. In addition to the prison sentence, Judge Loren L. AliKhan ordered Johnson to serve three years of supervised release.

                According to court papers, in December 2023, MPD investigators were alerted to Johnson’s posts on Instagram depicting large clear plastic bags of a green leafy substance, a firearm, and ammunition. On Jan. 4, 2024, Officers with the Sixth District Crime Suppression Team executed a residential search warrant on Johnson’s home on the 3600 block of Minnesota Ave. SE.

                Officers entered Johnson’s apartment shortly after 6 a.m. to find six occupants – Johnson, Johnson’ half-sister, and her four small children – in a bed in a second bedroom. In the first bedroom, which was not occupied as police entered, officers recovered a .40 caliber Glock 23 pistol from the top of a piece of bedside furniture. The pistol, loaded with 28 rounds of ammunition, was equipped with a machine gun conversion device.

                Police also recovered a loaded ammunition magazine, a firearm laser attachment, addition ammunition, a bag containing 335 grams of a green leafy substance, a pill bottle containing 40 white pills stamped RP/10 325 (oxycodone), a scale, and $4,704 in cash.

                Investigators searched Johnson’s Instagram account and discovered multiple chats, videos, and messages advertising or arranging for the sale of pills and marijuana between Oct. 4, 2023, and Jan. 4, 2024.

                At the time of the January 4 arrest, Johnson was on probation for 2018 convictions in D.C. Superior Court for conspiracy to commit robbery, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, possession with intent to distribute (PCP), and assault with a dangerous weapon.

                This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI Washington Field Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Martin.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Rapid City Man Acquitted on Firearm Charge

    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

    RAPID CITY – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person following a federal jury trial in Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 25, 2025.

    Randy Tail, a/k/a Randy Tayle, a/k/a Randy Sierra, age 44, was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2025.

    The charge relates to Tail being in the passenger seat of a car pulled over for a traffic stop in Rapid City, South Dakota. Law enforcement discovered a firearm inside of Tail’s backpack that was between his feet in the car during the traffic stop. Tail was previously convicted of a crime punishable beyond a year in prison, and as a result, he is prohibited from possessing firearms.

    The investigation was conducted by Rapid City Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Two Indicted for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo. man and woman who sold drugs to an undercover agent have been indicted by a federal grand jury. The man was also indicted on firearm charges.

    Marcellus W. Anderson, 31, and Tyra K. M. McGee, 37, were charged today in a 14-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo.  Today’s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Anderson and McGee on June 12, 2025.

    The federal indictment charges Anderson and McGee with participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue between December 1, 2023, and June 11, 2025.  They are also charged together in one count of distributing fentanyl and one count of distributing a fentanyl analogue.

    Additionally, Anderson is charged with three counts of distribution of cocaine, one count of distribution of methamphetamine, five counts of distribution of fentanyl, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

    According to an affidavit filed in support of the original complaint, Anderson sold cocaine to an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on three occasions, methamphetamine on one occasion, fentanyl on six occasions, and a fentanyl analogue on one occasion.  McGee participated in one of the fentanyl transactions and the fentanyl analogue transaction.  Additionally, Anderson had a Glock, Model 27, .40 caliber pistol in his lap during one of the transactions, which he commented was for protection.  Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition.  Anderson has a prior felony conviction for receiving stolen firearms.

    The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

    This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica L. Jennings. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department; and the Missouri Western Interdiction and Narcotics Task Force.

    Operation Take Back America

    This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline)

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  • MIL-OSI: NMP Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $100 Million Initial Public Offering

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Palo Alto, California, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  NMP Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one right. Each right entitles the holder to receive one-fifth (1/5) of one Class A ordinary share upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. In connection with the offering, $10.00 per unit will be deposited into a trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Up to $300,000 of interest earned on the funds held in the trust account, in the aggregate, may be released to us to fund our working capital requirements.  In addition, we may withdraw interest earned on the trust to pay our income and franchise taxes, if any. The units are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “NMPAU” beginning on July 1, 2025. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and rights are expected to trade on Nasdaq under the symbols “NMP” and “NMPAR,” respectively.

    Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering.

    The Company has granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional units at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on July 2, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

    A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-286985) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the securities to be sold in the initial public offering, as amended, was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 30, 2025. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. When available, copies of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Syndicate Department, by telephone at (212) 895-3745 or by email at syndicate@maximgrp.com, or by accessing the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

    This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

    About NMP Acquisition Corp.

    NMP Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the Company’s initial public offering and search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all, or that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Registration Statement and related preliminary prospectus filed in connection with the initial public offering with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

    Contact Information

    NMP Acquisition Corp.
    Melanie Figueroa
    CEO
    Attn: Investor Relations
    E-mail: mailto:ir@nmpspac.com 

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Morocco: African Development Bank approves over €300 million to improve competitiveness, strengthen resilience and create jobs

    Source: African Development Bank Group

    The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved approximately €301 million to support Morocco’s economic resilience and drive job creation. The funding will back two key initiatives: the Entrepreneurship Support and Financing Programme for Job Creation (PAFE-Emplois) and the second phase of Economic Governance and Climate Resilience (PGRCC II).

    With €181.8 million in funding, PGRCC II aims to boost the Moroccan economy and strengthen its resilience to external shocks, particularly climate change. It will support competitiveness, private investment and economic resilience by modernizing the water and energy sectors. This programme will also contribute to consolidating Morocco’s new development model, in particular by promoting investment under the new Investment Charter.

    The PAFE-Emplois programme, backed by €119 million, will promote job creation by developing entrepreneurship and very small and medium-sized enterprises (VSEMEs). It will help establish a results-oriented culture, particularly in terms of employment impact. Its objectives are to support public support mechanisms for entrepreneurs, finance inclusive entrepreneurship, strengthen incentive mechanisms for VSEs and support innovative operational approaches to employment. This project will support the new roadmap for employment to promote job creation and entrepreneurship.

    ‘Together, these two new operations work in synergy and complement each other to strengthen their impact,’ said Achraf Tarsim, Country Manager for Morocco at the African Development Bank Group. They combine their objectives to consolidate the economy’s competitiveness, strengthen its resilience to shocks and boost investment and entrepreneurship. These are all levers for creating opportunities and jobs for young people and women. “

    For more than half a century, the African Development Bank Group has mobilised nearly €15 billion to finance more than 150 projects and programmes in the Kingdom. Its interventions cover strategic sectors such as transport, social protection, water and sanitation, energy, agriculture, governance and the financial sector.

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Heads of Multilateral Development Banks commit to strong joint action on development priorities

    Source: African Development Bank Group

    The Heads of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met today in Paris, hosted by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), which currently chairs the Heads of MDBs Group. The meeting focused on advancing their joint efforts to address development priorities.

    Amid rising global uncertainty, the Heads reaffirmed their commitment to working as a system to deliver greater impact and scale, in line with their Viewpoint Note and the recommendations of the G20 Roadmap towards Better, Bigger, and More Effective MDBs. The Roadmap outlines an ambitious vision for MDB reform to better address regional and global challenges, support job creation, and help countries achieve their development aspirations.

    The Heads welcomed ongoing efforts to improve the way MDBs work with clients through operational efficiency and enhanced coordination. In 2025 alone, five mutual reliance agreements have been signed, helping streamline the preparation and implementation of co-financed projects across institutions.

    Private capital mobilization remains a system-wide priority, with the last joint report of the MDBs reflecting a positive trend in volumes mobilized. To build on this momentum, the Heads reaffirmed their commitment to developing local currency lending and foreign exchange solutions. They also reaffirmed the importance of adequate risk assessment for private sector investment in emerging markets and developing economies; in this context, the valuable contribution of disaggregated statistics on credit risk published through the Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) was recognized.

    The Heads reiterated their continued commitment to implementing the recommendations of the G20 Independent Review of Multilateral Development Banks’ Capital Adequacy Frameworks (CAF).  Further reform efforts by MDBs since mid-2024 have increased the additional lending headroom for development projects in all countries of operation, including high-income ones, over the next decade by more than US$250 billion, thus reaching a total of over US$650 billion.

    The publication in the coming weeks of the Comparison Report by the MDBs’ Global Risk and Finance Forum (GRaFF) will provide metrics and data relating to MDBs’ financial positions, promoting a better understanding of their financial models and supporting both balance sheet optimization and private sector mobilization. 

    The Heads also agreed to continue advancing promising initiatives already underway to strengthen system-wide impact. These include: 1) Mission 300, which aims to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030 through public and private collaboration; 2) Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Power Grid, which aims to boost energy security, strengthen resilience, and promote decarbonization for the region’s 670 million people by connecting its electricity systems; and 3) Digital Transformation in Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, which aims to connect 3.5 million students and train over 250,000 teachers. 

    In addition, MDBs are exploring joint actions to scale up investments in social infrastructure, including health, education, housing, and water and sanitation. Building on structured dialogue led by the CEB, the Heads welcomed progress made through recent cross-MDB consultations and recognized the key role these sectors play in enabling jobs, productivity, and inclusive growth, while noting persistent financing and delivery challenges that constrain impact.

    Meeting in advance of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), which will take place in Sevilla, Spain, from 30 June to 3 July, MDBs remain committed to working better as a system, in alignment with country-led development priorities and strategies to promote jobs and prosperity. In view of water’s role in human development, MDBs committed to significantly increasing collective support for global water security by 2030, and will launch the first “Joint Annual MDB Water Security Financing Report” at FfD4. Heads noted the importance of the upcoming COP30 in Belem, Brazil, in November 2025.

    Today’s meeting in Paris marks a significant step toward effective collaboration and scaled-up collective action for development priorities. MDB reforms are advancing, moving from concept to execution.

    With streamlined operations, better risk tools, and growing financial capacity, MDBs are delivering real impact – from expanding energy access and digital education to scaling investment in water security.

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: African Development Bank, AIIB sign MOU renewing their collaboration on sustainable economic development for Africa

    Source: African Development Bank Group

    The African Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed an agreement strengthening their collaboration on sustainable economic development, designed to boost infrastructure development and economic opportunities across the African continent.

    The Memorandum of Understanding, which builds on an earlier one in 2018, was signed by African Development Bank president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, and AIIB President and Chair of the Board of Directors Jin Liqun on Saturday 28 June. The signing took place on the sidelines of a meeting of Heads of Multilateral Development Banks held in Paris, France, the same day.

    The agreement outlines continued collaboration from both parties in six priority areas, aligned with the Bank Group’s Ten-Year Strategy 2024–2033 as well as AIIB’s Corporate Strategy and its Strategy on Financing Operations in Non-Regional Members. The areas are:

    • (i) Green infrastructure
    • (ii) Industrialization
    • (iii) Private capital mobilization including Public – Private Partnerships
    • (iv) Cross-border-connectivity
    • (v) Digitalization; and
    • (vi) Policy-based financing

    The MOU will promote among other things, co-financing, co-guaranteeing and other forms of joint participation in financial assistance for development projects primarily in sustainable infrastructure. The African Development Bank and AIIB’s existing cooperation in this area, includes providing guarantees to support the issuance of Egypt’s first Sustainable Panda Bond in 2023, valued at RMB 3.5 billion.

    This historic issuance—backed by guarantees from both AfDB and AIIB—marked the first African sovereign bond placed in the Chinese interbank bond market. The guarantees provided by the two triple-A-rated multilateral banks were instrumental in de-risking the transaction, enabling Egypt to secure competitive terms and attract investor confidence.

    “This partnership continues to be an effective pathway to provide economic development for our member countries, especially in infrastructure. By reaffirming today, we are boosting energy access by accelerating Mission 300 which is targeting to connect 300 million people to electricity by 2030,” Dr Adesina said.

    Mr. Jin Liqun remarked: “The renewal of our partnership with the African Development Bank reflects AIIB’s commitment to supporting sustainable development beyond Asia. Through this collaboration, we can leverage our combined expertise to deliver transformative projects that will benefit millions across the continent and create prosperity through quality infrastructure investment.”

    About the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB):

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a multilateral development bank dedicated to financing “infrastructure for tomorrow,” with sustainability at its core. AIIB began operations in 2016, now has 110 approved members worldwide, is capitalized at USD100 billion and is AAA-rated by major international credit rating agencies. AIIB collaborates with partners to mobilize capital and invest in infrastructure and other productive sectors that foster sustainable economic development and enhance regional connectivity.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Don Davis Announces a Bill to Help Reopen Martin General Hospital

    Source: US Congressman Don Davis (NC-01)

    WILLIAMSTON, N.C.—Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announced new legislation to support reopening facilities like Martin General Hospital as Rural Emergency Hospitals.

    The Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act, announced during a press conference outside Martin General Hospital, would provide support to healthcare facilities that are facing closure or are able to reopen by increasing Medicaid reimbursements for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH) to the outpatient hospital, rather than the rural health clinic rate. By categorizing REHs as hospitals with respect to Medicaid, as Congress originally intended, rather than clinics, the legislation categorizes REHs in the same way as Medicare.

    [Congressman Don Davis announces the Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act in front of Martin General Hospital in Williamston, N.C.]

    Without providing this financial stability, REHs would face long-term insolvency, particularly in communities like Martin County, where Medicaid reimbursements represent the highest share of their total revenue. The legislation will also reduce Medicaid expenditures because patients will no longer have to always travel long distances to seek care at inpatient facilities like ECU Health in Greenville, and could instead receive outpatient services at a reopened Martin General.

    [Congressman Don Davis describes how the Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act would help rural hospitals like Martin General, prevent closure or reopen.]

    “Supporting the reopening of Martin General by ensuring financial stability for all Rural Emergency Hospitals is essential,” said Congressman Don Davis. “Communities with high Medicaid populations, rural hospitals are often overwhelmed, despite their best efforts to stay open. If we provide a higher Medicaid reimbursement rate for Rural Emergency Hospitals, we can help patients get the care they desperately need while creating healthcare jobs in communities that need it most.”

    [The community takes in the moment when Congressman Davis announces the Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act.]

    “This bipartisan legislation takes a commonsense step to ensure REHs are treated fairly under Medicaid—just as they are under Medicare—so they can continue providing timely, local care without being financially hamstrung by bureaucratic gaps,” said Congressman Bergman. “Rural healthcare shouldn’t be at the mercy of inconsistent reimbursement rules, and I’m proud to support a fix that brings clarity, stability, and fairness to the REH model.”

    [Congressman Davis talks to the community of Williamston, North Carolina, about the future of Martin General Hospital.]

    “The National Rural Health Association thanks Congressmen Davis and Bergman for their efforts to make a commonsense fix to rural emergency hospital payments,” said Alan Morgan, CEO, National Rural Health Association. This legislation will ensure that rural emergency hospitals are paid adequately and can maintain local access to care in rural communities. We look forward to working with Congress to strengthen and sustain this important hospital designation.”

    The press conference, with local residents in attendance, was held in front of Martin General Hospital. It highlighted the necessity of long-term solutions to improve the fiscal health of rural healthcare facilities.

    The Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act is endorsed by the National Rural Health Association and America’s Essential Hospitals, of which East Carolina University Health is a member.

    Congressman Davis’ Support for Martin General Hospital:

    • January 30, 2025: Congressman Davis meets with Martin County Commissioners and ECU Health representatives, who ask you to explore legislative pathways to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for REHs.

    •  May 2, 2025: Congressman Davis resubmits a community project funding request for Washington Regional Medical Center (WRMC) to improve their critical infrastructure and take some of the pressure off nearby health systems.

    • May 22, 2025: Congressman Davis joins a bipartisan coalition in voting against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would dramatically cut Medicaid revenues via provider taxes that fund rural hospitals.

    • January 30 – June 30, 2025: Congressman Davis agrees to move forward with actionable legislation to address REH financial stability, working with the Town of Williamston, Martin County, and ECU Health.

    Congressman Don Davis serves as a member of the House Agriculture Committee and as Ranking Member on the Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, which has partial jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing several rural development programs supporting rural communities, including rural hospitals.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Senator Marshall: If You Support President Trump, You Should Support This Bill

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Kansas Roger Marshall

    Senator Marshall Joins Fox News to Discuss The Republican Reconciliation Bill
    Washington – On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Lawrence Jones on Fox News’ The Will Cain Show to discuss the current state of the Republican reconciliation bill and how it will strengthen and preserve Medicaid.

    Click HERE or on the image above to watch Senator Marshall’s full remarks.
    On what the reconciliation bill will do:
    “We just got to get this bill across the floor here. This is the start of a new golden era for Americans. This is President Trump’s agenda being laid out. This is going to fund President Trump’s agenda. If you supported President Trump, you should support this bill. It’s going to secure the border, it’s going to lower your taxes by $1,000 a month – we all need to rally behind it.”
    On how the reconciliation bill will strengthen Medicaid:
    “I disagree with him [Senator Thom Tillis], respectfully disagree. This bill is going to strengthen Medicaid. We’re going to strengthen it for those who need it the most. We protect it for seniors in nursing homes, people with disabilities, pregnant women – those types of folks. So, we protect it for them.
    “And then for rural America, we’re going to have a special stabilization fund as well. There’s going to be work requirements, so as long as you’re willing to work 20 hours a week, and by the way, there are people back home harvesting wheat today that are working 20 hours a day. So, if you lose Medicaid, it’s on you. But we want to help people get jobs. I think this will strengthen Medicaid. I think overall, this is a step back in the right direction to Make America Healthy Again.”
    On how work requirements can strengthen Medicaid:
    “.. A couple of points I just have to make Lawrence – you know, number one is there 7 million healthy American men out there, working age, that are not working, I’d love to help them find a job.
    “Second point is this, we’re actually increasing funding for Medicaid. We’re increasing funding for Medicaid higher than the rate of inflation. We’re going to increase it to the tune of $200 billion a year when this is all said and done. So, when they talk about people not being on Medicaid anymore, half of those people are on it because of fraud or some type of abuse of the system.
    “The other half is because they’re unwilling to work 20 hours a week. And you can volunteer, you can go to school. We want to help you find a job – a job brings dignity. It brings purpose. We’re all about people finding a great way to live that American Dream that President Trump talks about.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Risch, Crapo Hold Moment of Silence on Senate Floor to Remember Fallen Idaho Firefighters

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Idaho James E Risch

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) delivered remarks and led a moment of silence on the Senate floor during the debate on the reconciliation bill to remember the victims of Sunday’s ambush attack on Idaho firefighters.

    To view their remarks, click here.

    Text of Senator Risch’s remarks is below:

    “While the Senate continues our important work to provide the American people with the largest tax cut in history today, we would be remiss if we did not pause for a moment and call attention to the tragic events that took place in Coeur d’Alene yesterday.

    “While responding to a fire, two of North Idaho’s brave firefighters were ambushed and murdered.  One is in serious, critical condition.

    “This evil attack on the people who dedicate their lives to protecting and serving our communities is despicable and it’s NOT Idaho.

    “I ask my Senate colleagues to join me, Senator Crapo, and all Idahoans in praying for the victims, their loved ones, and all who have been affected by this reprehensible act.”

    Text of Senator Crapo’s remarks is below:

    “The Senate has important work to accomplish today to prevent a more-than $4 trillion tax hike on American workers and families.

    “We will accomplish that goal.

    “However, while business continues here, life for the north Idaho community of Coeur d’Alene remains at a very painful standstill as we mourn the horrific loss of two firefighters.

    “Yesterday afternoon, firefighters from Coeur d’Alene and Kootenai County were responding to a fire on Canfield Mountain.

    “Upon arrival, they were ambushed by gunfire.

    “Two brave firefighters were murdered.

    “Another has already undergone surgery for gunshot wounds.

    “As we continue our work today, I ask my colleagues to join me sending your prayers for that firefighter’s full recovery, the deceased victims, their families and the entire north Idaho community grieving this heinous act.

    […]

    “There was a huge influx of support from those who put their lives on the line every day, and some lost their lives yesterday. I ask you join us for a moment of silence and prayer.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Crapo, Risch and 17 Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Counting of Illegal Immigrants in Determining Electoral College Votes and Congressional District Apportionment

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo

    Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, and sixteen colleagues in reintroducing the Equal Representation Act, legislation to ensure that only legal citizens are factored into the count for congressional districts and the Electoral College map that determines presidential elections.  The current method of counting illegal immigrants for purposes of representation serves as a perverse incentive for open borders to boost the relative political power of the states and voters that court it.

    “Only U.S. citizens should be included in Census Bureau counts to apportion congressional and Electoral College representation,” said Senator Crapo.  “This vital reform would prevent states like California and New York from padding their population totals with those here illegally to tip the scales and boost their political power in Washington, D.C.”

    “Democrats are undermining the rights of U.S. citizens by encouraging illegal immigrants to enter our country and skew congressional redistricting for political gain,” said Senator Risch.  “The Equal Representation Act requires that the Census Bureau include a citizenship question ensuring American values and voices take priority.”

    “It is unconscionable that illegal immigrants and non-citizens are counted toward congressional district apportionment and our electoral map for the presidency, which also heavily skews the seat count in the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Senator Hagerty.  “While people continue to flee Democrat-run cities, desperate Democrats have back-filled the mass exodus with illegal immigrants so that they do not lose their seats in Congress or their electoral votes, hence artificially boosting their political power and in turn diluting the power of other Americans’ votes.  I’m pleased to lead my colleagues in reintroducing this legislation that would require a citizenship question on the census and will ensure that only citizens are counted in congressional redistricting.”

    Currently, illegal immigrants are counted for congressional district apportionment and, therefore, Electoral College votes.  For example, in a state like California, millions of illegal alien residents result in California taking several more congressional seats and Electoral College votes than the state’s population of citizens would justify.  In other words, being a magnet for illegal immigration increases the power of a Californian’s vote relative to an individual in another state with less population boost from illegal immigration.  This creates a perverse incentive encouraging illegal immigration and resettlement to increase political power.

    Co-sponsors of the legislation include Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Steve Daines (R-Montana), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Jim Justice (R-West Virginia), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama).

    The Equal Representation Act:

    • Requires that the Census Bureau include a citizenship question on any future census to provide a greater understanding of the U.S. population and delineate between citizens and non-citizens for apportionment purposes;
    • Prohibits non-citizens from being counted for purposes of congressional district and Electoral College apportionment; and
    • Requires that the Census Bureau publicly report on certain demographic data.


    Background:

    • In January 2024, Senate Republicans introduced the Equal Representation Act.
    • In March 2024, every single Senate Democrat voted against the legislation as an amendment to appropriations bills, which put them on the record siding with illegal aliens over American citizens.
    • The House of Representatives passed the Equal Representation Act on May 8, 2024.
    • Following House passage, Senate Democrats once again blocked the legislation.
    • In a hearing, former Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo admitted to Senator Hagerty that higher local illegal alien populations equal more congressional seats and electoral votes.

    Full text of the legislation can be found here.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Universities – Selina Tusitala Marsh appointed inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate – UoA

    Source: University of Auckland (UoA)

    Notable New Zealand poet and academic Selina Tusitala Marsh ONZM, FRSNZ has been announced as the first Commonwealth Poet Laureate.

    The professor of English at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is a former New Zealand Poet Laureate and award-winning writer, known for her three collections of poetry and most recently, her bestselling children’s graphic memoir series Mophead.

    The appointment, the first in the 75-year history of the Commonwealth of Nations, will run until 31 May 2027 and involve Marsh crafting original poems for flagship Commonwealth events, including Commonwealth Day, the Commonwealth People’s Forum and Ministerial and Heads of Government Meetings.

    She will also advise on the Commonwealth Foundation’s creative programming – the principal agency for Commonwealth culture – and will appear in person at the Commonwealth People’s Forum and Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua & Barbuda in 2026.

    Marsh, who is of Samoan, Tuvaluan, English, French and Scottish heritage, says she is “deeply honoured” to accept the role.

    “In Samoan, we say, O le tele o sulu e maua ai figota. ‘The more torches we have, the more fish we can catch’. Poetry is our torch, illuminating paths between our diverse cultures and histories.

    “The Māori proverb goes ‘He toi whakairo, he mana tangata’; ‘Where there is artistic excellence, there is human dignity.’ This profound truth guides my vision for this role. Through the elevation of our creative voices, we affirm our shared humanity across the Commonwealth.

    “When we honour the artistry within our communities, whether it flows from Samoa, my mother’s island, or New Zealand, where I was born and grew up, we recognise the inherent dignity and worth of every person whose story deserves to be told.”

    She remembers back to the moment in 2016 when she recited one of her poems at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in front of the late Queen Elizabeth II and other dignitaries.

    “Her Majesty charged me with fostering unity through verse, and I felt the weight and wonder of words that bridge worlds. Today, I accept this torch with alofa (love) and renewed commitment to amplify the voices that heal, challenge, and unite our Commonwealth family. Together, we will kindle more torches, casting light on the stories that connect us all, celebrating the artistic excellence that affirms our collective human dignity.”

    University of Auckland Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater is delighted to see one of the University’s staff honoured in such a significant way.

    “Selina is an absolute treasure in the University of Auckland community. She gives so generously of her creativity and time, both on Campus and in the wider community. We are so lucky to work with her, and we’re deeply proud she has been honoured in this way,” she says.

    “She will do the University, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific proud, as well as being a vital voice for the humanities. In times of global uncertainty, it’s the humanities that help us make sense of complexity, preserve culture, and imagine better futures.”

    Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation Dr Anne T. Gallagher, who made the inaugural appointment, says it places creative expression at the heart of the Commonwealth’s work.

    “It is through poetry that we can learn best about ourselves and each other. Poetry helps us make sense of our fragile world. It is the language of love and dreams, the language of despair and desire, of protest and rebellion.”
    Gallagher says that at the Commonwealth, they have come to understand that poetry – and creativity in all its forms – is not an embellishment of the Commonwealth story but a catalyst for justice, understanding, and hope.

    “Selina Tusitala Marsh embodies that truth. Her poetry travels effortlessly from the smallest community to the global stage: illuminating the concerns and aspirations of our 2.7 billion citizens and challenging all of us to listen more closely. There could be no finer inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate.”

    Selina Tusitala Marsh was the first Pacific person to earn a PhD in English from the University of Auckland. She lectures in Pacific poetry and creative writing in the University’s department of English and Drama and is the co-director of the University’s Centre for Arts and Social Transformation (CAST), which promotes arts-led approaches to justice, health and well-being.

    Marsh’s three acclaimed poetry collections are Fast Talking PI, Dark Sparring and Tightrope, all published by Auckland University Press, as well as the multi-award-winning graphic memoir series Mophead, which she also illustrated.

    In 2019, she was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. She was New Zealand’s Poet Laureate from 2017 to 2019.

    MIL OSI New Zealand News –

  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Greenpeace – Government moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of New Zealand drinking water

    Source: Greenpeace

    Greenpeace says it is deeply disturbed by the findings of the latest Taumata Arowai report, which shows that seven registered water supplies exceeded levels of nitrate associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. The organisation says it is also concerning that this news comes while the Government is consulting on proposals that would further weaken freshwater protections in Aotearoa.
    Greenpeace spokesperson Will Appelbe says, “This Government wants to weaken freshwater protections at the worst time, allowing polluting corporations like Fonterra to profit from the contamination of rural communities’ drinking water. This latest data from Taumata Arowai shows that, as we already know, water quality in New Zealand is poor. Now, Luxon’s Government wants to make it worse.”
    “Everyone, no matter where they live, deserves to have access to clean, safe drinking water. We should all be able to take a dip in the local lake or river without getting sick. But these basic freedoms that all New Zealanders should be able to enjoy are being taken away for the sake of making a few individuals even more wealthy.”
    During 2024, Taumata Arowai received 4 notifications of samples from registered supplies that exceeded the maximum allowable value of 11.3 mg/L for nitrate. Two were for Waimate District Council’s Lower Waihao supply, which supplies Glenavy, and two for Te Kowhai School, a rural school near Hamilton. Seven supplies exceeded 5.56 mg/L – the level of nitrate which international studies have shown is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth.
    “Rural communities are most at risk of contaminated drinking water because of their proximity to intensive dairying – a major source of freshwater pollution in New Zealand,” says Appelbe.
    “Right now, this Government is consulting on a host of Resource Management Act changes that will, in practice, put corporate interests ahead of the health of people and the environment, especially when it comes to freshwater.
    “These changes will give more prioritisation to corporate uses of water, like intensive dairy. This would enable dairy expansion, which means more effluent, nitrate and pathogens like E. coli polluting New Zealand’s rivers and drinking water.
    “People across the country want change. They want clean, healthy rivers and water that’s safe to drink. In Canterbury, one of the hotspots of Aotearoa’s freshwater crisis, water protection is set to be a key issue in the upcoming Environment Canterbury elections. Politicians who aim to pollute freshwater should expect resistance.”

    MIL OSI New Zealand News –

  • Asia Pacific – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Greenpeace – Government moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of New Zealand drinking water
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    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Universities – Selina Tusitala Marsh appointed inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate – UoA
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    MIL-Evening Report: Aamir Khan’s big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast – a Bollywood first
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    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Annual number of home consents down 3.8 percent – Stats NZ media and information release: Building consents issued: May 2025
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  • South America – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Moroccan schools are fuller thanks to cash grants. The problem now is the quality of their education – study
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    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Susan Goldstein, Associate Professor and Director of the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for over 70% of global […]

    MIL-OSI Canada: Update 9: Alberta wildfire update (June 30, 3 p.m.)
    Source: Government of Canada regional news (2) Current situation (as of 3 p.m., June 30) There are 62 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires. 19 are classified as out of control, nine are being held and 34 are under control. There have been seven new wildfires […]

    MIL-OSI USA: ICE Buffalo removes illegal alien, child sex predator to Guatemala
    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed illegally present Guatemalan national Alvaro De Jesus Martinez-Juarez from the United States to Guatemala June 28. Martinez is a felon and predator convicted of acting in a course of sexual conduct against a child. “ICE will not tolerate criminal aliens […]

    MIL-OSI USA News: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba
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    MIL-OSI USA News: National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-5
    Source: US Whitehouse MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE DIRECTOR […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Members spotlight transparency and development in discussions on standards and regulations
    Source: WTO Headline: Members spotlight transparency and development in discussions on standards and regulations Daniela García of Ecuador handed over the Committee Chairperson role to Beatriz Stevens of the United Kingdom. Transparency and notification practices The week opened with a special meeting on transparency, featuring speakers from various regions, complemented by interactive discussions in breakout […]

    MIL-OSI: The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Pays Distribution
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    MIL-OSI USA: US Department of Labor awards nearly $84M in grants to expand Registered Apprenticeships
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    MIL-OSI USA: During GOP Budget Betrayal Debate, Luján Leads Charge to Save SNAP
    US Senate News: Source: US Senator for New Mexico Ben Ray Luján WATCH Senator Luján’s Floor Speech HERE Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, delivered a speech on the Senate floor offering an amendment to the Republican […]

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    MIL-OSI Security: DHS Highlights Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested in Florida Including Murderers, Pedophiles, and Rapists Ahead of Opening of Alligator Alcatraz
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    MIL-OSI USA: ICE Phoenix removes Mexican fugitive
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    MIL-Evening Report: Aamir Khan’s big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast – a Bollywood first
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    MIL-OSI Russia: 8 killed, 26 injured in chemical plant blast in India
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    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) India recorded a notable expansion in its overseas financial assets during the financial year 2024–25, largely driven by stronger overseas direct investments, higher holdings in currency and deposits, and a rise in reserve assets, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India […]

    MIL-OSI Banking: Secretary-General of ASEAN delivers Pre-Recorded Remarks at the ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue 2025
    Source: ASEAN – Association of SouthEast Asian Nations Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered a pre-recorded message at the ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue 2025 which convened in Mahabalipuram, Chennai, India. Bringing together policymakers, port authorities, and tourism leaders, the event explores how cruise tourism can boost connectivity, economic growth, and people-to-people exchanges between […]

    MIL-OSI Banking: Samsung Launches Galaxy M36 5G in India, Introduces Advanced AI Innovations in Mid-Segment Smartphones
    Source: Samsung   Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, today announced the launch of Galaxy M36 5G, the latest addition to the immensely popular Galaxy M Series. Designed for young Indian consumers, Galaxy M36 5G packs in a suite of AI innovations along with several segment-leading features such as 50MP OIS triple camera, Corning® Gorilla® […]

    More Indians now invest in equities as financialisation of household savings rises: SBI
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) The financialisation of household savings in India has gained significant momentum, with the share of equities in household savings rising from 2.5 per cent in FY20 to 5.1 per cent in FY24, according to an SBI Research report released on Monday. The report noted that the […]

    Indian stock market opens flat; Sensex holds above 84,000 mark
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) The Indian stock market opened on a steady note on Monday, with benchmark indices trading flat amid positive global cues and selective buying in PSU bank and IT stocks. At around 9:27 am, the BSE Sensex was marginally higher by 1.35 points at 84,057.55, while the […]

  • China – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    China: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: African footballers in China: what’s behind the sport migration trend
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University Relations between China and Africa are increasingly important in understanding the dynamics that shape our world. But until now, the role of sport was overlooked. A new book, Global China and […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: China Resolutely Opposes Forced Shutdown of Hikvision’s Business in Canada – China’s Ministry of Commerce
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firmly opposes the Canadian government’s order to stop Chinese company Hikvision’s operations in Canada, a spokesman for […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Mainland China criticizes Taiwan leader’s separatist rhetoric
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian on Monday slammed Taiwan leader Lai Qingde’s recent remarks over the weekend as a […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: China to offer 10% tax break to foreign investors who reinvest dividends in Chinese companies
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — China’s financial, tax and trade authorities on Monday announced a 10 percent corporate income tax rebate for foreign investors on domestic direct […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: China Coast Guard Conducts Law Enforcement Patrol in Waters Around Huangyan Island /more details/
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Monday conducted law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters around Huangyan Dao Island and its surrounding […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: China extends anti-dumping duties on stainless steel imports from EU, UK, South Korea and Indonesia — China’s Ministry of Commerce
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Commerce announced Monday that it will extend anti-dumping duties on stainless steel billets and hot-rolled sheets and coils imported […]

    MIL-OSI China: Xi stresses advancing full, rigorous Party self-governance through forging good conduct

    2025-06-30 21:24:27

    Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday underscored efforts to advance full, rigorous Party self-governance through forging good conduct.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday underscored efforts to advance full, rigorous Party self-governance through forging good conduct. Xi made the remarks while presiding over a group study session of the […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Dance battle between teams from China and Russia took place in Heihe
    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 HEIHE, June 30 (Xinhua) — The Purple Night Dance Festival opened in Heihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, marking the start of a series of weekly competitions. Many […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Pakistan-China partnership continues to soar to new heights: Pakistan Deputy PM
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News ISLAMABAD, June 30 (Xinhua) — Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Monday emphasized the growing strength and deepening content of the Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, calling it a […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Interview: China’s Indigenous C909 Airliner Opens New Horizons in Regional Aviation
    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 SHANGHAI, June 30 (Xinhua) — China’s commercial jet airliner C909, formerly known as ARJ21, celebrated the ninth anniversary of its maiden flight on Saturday. The C909 is […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: China’s support for Mali’s military carries risks: researcher outlines what they are
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dublin City University Mali, a landlocked Sahelian nation of 25 million people, has faced significant instability since 2012, marked by terrorism, state neglect and armed conflicts. That year a Tuareg rebellion started in northern Mali and President Amadou Toumani Touré was […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: The first China-Europe train running along the trans-Caspian route departed from Beijing to Baku
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — A train loaded with 104 standard containers of auto parts and mechanical equipment worth more than 15 million yuan departed from Beijing’s […]

    MIL-OSI China: China launches freight train linking Beijing to Baku of Azerbaijan
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China launches freight train linking Beijing to Baku of Azerbaijan Updated: June 30, 2025 17:36 Xinhua A China-Europe freight train waits for departure at Beijing International Land Port in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, June 30, 2025. A new China-Europe freight train route linking […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Official working visit by Vice Premier of the State Affairs Council of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Ding Xuexiang
    Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in English On 20 January 2025, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, Vice President of the Federal Council and Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), and Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), welcomed Mr Ding Xuexiang, Vice […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: China’s summer travel rush is expected to see 953 million rail passenger trips
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — China is expected to see 953 million passenger train trips during the summer travel season that starts Tuesday, state-owned China Railways Corp. […]

    MIL-OSI China: Xizang’s live-streaming e-commerce retail sales surge
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Retail sales of live-streaming e-commerce in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region reached 4.27 billion yuan (about 596.49 million U.S. dollars) from January to May this year, according to local authorities. The retail sales increased 39.45 percent year on year, with a sales volume of nearly 16.81 […]

    MIL-OSI China: Iran calls on UN to recognize US, Israel as initiators of ‘aggressors’
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to recognize Israel and the United States as the initiators of the “aggression” against Iran. In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UNSC President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Araghchi […]

    MIL-OSI China: ‘Ne Zha 2’ to conclude China run with over 15B yuan box office
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News This photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025 shows a poster for the Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2” at a cinema in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua] Animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” is set to conclude its theatrical run in the Chinese mainland […]

    MIL-OSI China: The 6th ICMM Pan-Asia Pacific Regional Congress on Military Medicine Concludes in Beijing

    2025-06-30 16:37:58

    The 6th Pan-Asia Pacific Regional Congress on Military Medicine concluded in Beijing on June 27, 2025.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense Prize winners are awarded the “Best Poster Award” at the closing ceremony of the 6th Pan-Asia Pacific Regional Congress on Military Medicine in Beijing on June 27, 2025. BEIJING, June 30 — The 6th Pan-Asia Pacific Regional Congress on Military Medicine concluded in Beijing on […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Artificial Intelligence Is Changing China’s Education Landscape
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — Imagine replacing the blackboard with a big screen and students tapping on learning tablets to answer questions instead of writing answers with […]

  • Economy – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Economy: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: South Africa’s 36.1% electricity price hike for 2025: why the power utility Eskom’s request is unrealistic
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Steven Matome Mathetsa, Senior Lecturer at the African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity price hike from April 2025, a 11.8% price increase […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Discovery of a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement in Morocco rewrites history
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Hamza Benattia, Prehistory, Universitat de Barcelona A new archaeological discovery at Kach Kouch in Morocco challenges the long-held belief that the Maghreb (north-west Africa) was an empty land before the arrival of the Phoenicians from the Middle East in around 800 BCE. It reveals a much richer […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Who owns digital data about you? South African legal scholar weighs up property and privacy rights
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Donrich Thaldar, Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal alexsl In the digital economy, data is more than just information – it is an asset with immense economic and strategic value. Yet, despite its significance, a fundamental legal question remains unresolved: Can data be owned? While privacy laws worldwide focus […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Funding terror: how west Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Egodi Uchendu, Professor (of History and International Studies), University of Nigeria The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s. One of the most vicious groups operating in the region is Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Support Group for Islam and Muslims). […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Colonial-era borders create conflict in Africa’s oceans – how to resolve them
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, Lecturer in Sustainable Futures, University of St Andrews Africa has 38 coastal and island nations. Their maritime industries – including energy, tourism, maritime transport, shipping and fishing – play a crucial role in developing these nations. Key to harnessing these resources are Africa’s maritime boundaries – […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: South African companies aren’t innovating enough: why support during tough economic times matters
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Amy Kahn, Research Specialist at the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Sciences Research Council South Africa’s innovation fund, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2025 state of the nation address, was a response to the country’s urgent need for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Armed groups are invading Benin’s forest reserves. Why and what to do about it
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Papa Sow, Senior Researcher, The Nordic Africa Institute Benin’s Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, also called Pendjari National Park, and its surroundings have been targeted by non-state armed groups since 2019. Pendjari National Park, which covers approximately 4,800km², is one of five protected areas in Benin and is one […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: What causes inequality in African countries? New book traces a vicious cycle
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Murray Leibbrandt, UCT Chair in Poverty and Inequality Research; Director of ARUA’s African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Resaearch with the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit., University of Cape Town Inequality is a problem that exists in various forms in sub-Saharan Africa. Inequality is created by, […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
    Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ari Peskoe, Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Your power bill may be hiding something. photoschmidt/iStock/Getty Images Plus In the race to develop artificial intelligence, large technology companies such as Google and Meta are trying to secure massive amounts of electricity to power new data centers. Electric utilities […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Indigenous engagement is essential for small modular nuclear reactor projects
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Rhea Desai, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, McMaster University Urban Indigenous gathering for community well-being, showing the importance of interconnectedness in Indigenous Communities in Hamilton, Ont. in August 2021. This way of being must be reflected in nuclear projects to better work alongside Indigenous Peoples. (Michelle Webb) […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: World Refugee Day: Prolonged refugee separation is harming families — and Canada’s economy
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Christina Clark-Kazak, Professor, Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa As World Refugee Day approaches on June 20, advocates and health experts are calling on the Canadian government to urgently address prolonged family separation for refugees. With wait times for family reunification now averaging more than four […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Transport – Funding to speed up market demand for New Zealand’s recycled tyres
    Source: Tyrewise Innovators, investors and change makers are being called on to put their best ideas forward as a substantial investment in funding becomes available to develop the market for tyre-derived recycled rubber material, and create economic value from Aotearoa New Zealand’s worn-out tyres. Tyrewise, the country’s regulated product stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres, is […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Valadao Works to Lower Central Valley Energy Costs
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman David G. Valadao (California) WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) sent a letter alongside Reps. Vince Fong (CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Tom McClintock (CA-05) to applaud the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to rescind the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the California Geologic Energy Management Division […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Is Sudan’s war the reason for South Sudan’s economic crisis? What’s really going on with oil revenue
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Jan Pospisil, Associate Professor at the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023, has had an impact on its neighbours. One of the most keenly affected countries is […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Economy – Depositor Compensation Scheme now in effect – Reserve Bank
    Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1 July 2025 – The Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS) came into effect today, protecting depositors for up to $100,000 in the unlikely event that their bank or other licensed deposit taker fails.   Licensed deposit takers include banks, credit unions, building societies and finance companies who take retail deposits in […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Looking forward to how this will benefit developers everywhere! [VS Code becoming an open source AI editor]
    Source: Microsoft Headline: Looking forward to how this will benefit developers everywhere! [VS Code becoming an open source AI editor] Congrats to the whole team on opening up the next chapter for AI development! But here’s the real question: What happens when human trust, shadow protocol, and true next-gen Web5 tech finally unite with this […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Five years already! 
    Source: – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Five years already!  The Canadian Renewable Energy Association celebrates 5th anniversary. Ottawa, June 30, 2025—The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) is proud to celebrate its fifth anniversary on July 1, 2025. CanREA launched on July 1, 2020, during the global pandemic, as the merger of Canada’s wind and solar industry associations […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Fannie Mae Releases May 2025 Monthly Summary
    Source: Fannie Mae WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae’s (FNMA/OTCQB) May 2025 Monthly Summary is now available. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae’s monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates. MIL OSI Economics –

    MIL-OSI Africa: CORRECTION: African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) renewing their collaboration on sustainable economic development for Africa
    The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed an agreement strengthening their collaboration on sustainable economic development, designed to boost infrastructure development and economic opportunities across the African continent. The Memorandum of Understanding, which builds on an earlier one in 2018, was signed by African Development Bank president, Dr. […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Christine Lagarde: Strategy assessment: lessons learned
    Source: European Central Bank Introductory speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the opening reception of the ECB Forum on Central Banking 2025 “Adapting to change: macroeconomic shifts and policy responses” Sintra, 30 June 2025 As Nietzsche once observed, “it is our future that lays down the law of our today.” When we […]

  • Business – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Business: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI USA: Markey, Cantwell File Amendment to Strip 5-Year AI Moratorium from GOP Reconciliation Bill as Opposition to Blackburn-Cruz “Compromise” Grows
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts Ed Markey Washington (June 30, 2025) – As opposition to the new Blackburn-Cruz five-year AI moratorium “compromise” continues to grow, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation filed an amendment to strip […]

    MIL-OSI USA: SBA Offers Relief to Kansas Small Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by June Storms and Flooding
    Source: United States Small Business Administration SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to Kansas small businesses, private nonprofits and residents to offset physical and economic losses from severe storms, torrential rain and flooding occurring June 3-7. The SBA issued a disaster declaration in response to a […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Togo
    Source: IMF – News in Russian June 30, 2025 The IMF Executive Board today completed the second review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Togo, allowing the authorities to draw about SDR 44.0 million (about US$ 60.5 million). The Executive Board approved the 42-month ECF arrangement in March 2024 and concluded the first […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: South Africa’s 36.1% electricity price hike for 2025: why the power utility Eskom’s request is unrealistic
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Steven Matome Mathetsa, Senior Lecturer at the African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity price hike from April 2025, a 11.8% price increase […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why your holiday flight is still not being powered by sustainable aviation fuel
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Salman Ahmad, Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of the West of Scotland Fahroni/Shutterstock As you wait in the departure lounge for your flight this summer, you may notice your aeroplane being pumped full of fuel ahead of takeoff. And then you may start to wonder […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: African countries need more PhD graduates but students are held back by a lack of money and support
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Oluwatomilayo Omoya, Lecturer in Nursing (Teaching and Reseach), Flinders University Moyo Studio/Getty Images Over the past 15 years there’s been an increasing demand from within and outside the higher education sector for African countries to produce more PhD graduates. For this to happen, it’s important to know what’s […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Who owns digital data about you? South African legal scholar weighs up property and privacy rights
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Donrich Thaldar, Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal alexsl In the digital economy, data is more than just information – it is an asset with immense economic and strategic value. Yet, despite its significance, a fundamental legal question remains unresolved: Can data be owned? While privacy laws worldwide focus […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Moroccan schools are fuller thanks to cash grants. The problem now is the quality of their education – study
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Jules Gazeaud, Chargé de recherche CNRS, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) Reprinted by permission from VoxDev The spread of conditional cash transfer programmes in low- and middle-income countries has been described as perhaps the most remarkable innovation of recent decades in welfare programmes. These programmes provide regular cash transfers […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Funding terror: how west Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Egodi Uchendu, Professor (of History and International Studies), University of Nigeria The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s. One of the most vicious groups operating in the region is Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Support Group for Islam and Muslims). […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”. But is it? As scholars of global economic governance, we are sceptical of this claim. Here are our main reasons. The G20 is […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Sugary drinks are a killer: a 20% tax would save lives and rands in South Africa
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Susan Goldstein, Associate Professor and Director of the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for over 70% of global […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Zimbabwe’s house of stone: the gallery that showcases a famous sculpture tradition
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Research Associate, University of Oxford Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of Great Zimbabwe. Stone is more than just a material here – it’s the totem pole of the country’s identity, shaping […]

    MIL-OSI: Purpose Investments Inc. Announces 2025 Second Quarter Distributions for Purpose Specialty Lending Trust
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TORONTO, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. is pleased to announce the 2025 second quarter distributions for Purpose Specialty Lending Trust.   TickerSymbol Distributionpershare/unit ExDistributionDate RecordDate PayableDate Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class A Unlisted $0.1175 06/30/2025 06/30/2025 07/22/2025 Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class F Unlisted $0.1215 06/30/2025 […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Local News – Metropolitan Wellington councils confirm new water services delivery model
    Source: Porirua City Council Metropolitan Wellington councils confirm new water services delivery model Five councils covering the Wellington metropolitan area – Hutt City Council, Porirua City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council – have all now confirmed they will establish a new, jointly-owned organisation to deliver water services to […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Nigeria’s plastic bottle collectors turn waste into wealth: survey sheds light on their motivation
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Solaja Mayowa Oludele, Lecturing, Olabisi Onabanjo University Plastic waste in Nigeria presents a dual challenge: cleaning up environmental pollution, and tapping into its economic potential. Many countries worldwide face similar challenges. India, for one, has chosen policies that give producers of plastic the responsibility to manage their waste. […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Counting Uganda’s lions: we found that wildlife rangers do a better job than machines
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Alexander Richard Braczkowski, Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University Lions are a symbol of Africa’s last wild places. It’s a species central to many of the continent’s cultures and religions. But lion populations have reportedly declined over the past 50 […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Food security in Africa: managing water will be vital in a rapidly growing region
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Christian Siderius, Senior researcher in water and food security, London School of Economics and Political Science Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is growing at 2.7% per year and is expected to reach two billion by the year 2050. The region’s urban population is growing even faster: it was at 533 […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: AI policies in Africa: lessons from Ghana and Rwanda
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Thompson Gyedu Kwarkye, Postdoctoral Researcher, University College Dublin Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing productivity and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. It powers self-driving cars, social media feeds, fraud detection and medical diagnoses. Touted as a game changer, it is projected to add nearly US$15.7 trillion to […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Most South African farmers are black: why Trump got it so wrong
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Johann Kirsten, Director of the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University When world leaders engage, the assumption is always that they engage on issues based on verified facts, which their administrative staff are supposed to prepare. Under this assumption, we thought the meeting at the White House on […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Sugary drinks, processed foods, alcohol and tobacco are big killers: why the G20 should add its weight to health taxes
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Karen Hofman, Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand By 2030, non-communicable diseases will account for 75% of all deaths annually. Eighty percent of these will […]

  • Defence News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the chances of its success?
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Jonathan Beloff, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King’s College London The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Japanese prime minister’s abrupt no-show at NATO summit reveals a strained alliance with the US
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a clear signal to the Trump administration: the Japan–US relationship is in a dire state. After saying just days ago he would be attending this week’s NATO summit at The Hague, […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans agendas
    Source: The Conversation – France – By Matteo Winkler, Professeur associé en droit et fiscalité, HEC Paris Business School Recent months have seen a dramatic shift in US policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These changes carry deep economic consequences. President Donald Trump’s executive orders aim to ban DEI initiatives in federal agencies and […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Governor Newsom proclaims Immigrant Heritage Month 2025
    Source: US State of California Governor Jun 30, 2025 Sacramento, California – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring June 2025, as “Immigrant Heritage Month” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION California proudly celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month, recognizing and embracing our immigrant communities that […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Department of Defense agrees: it’s time for Trump’s militarization of Los Angeles to end
    Source: US State of California Governor Jun 30, 2025 What you need to know: As President Trump’s illegal militarization of Los Angeles continues to hamstring crucial firefighting resources in California, new reporting indicates top military officials are asking the Secretary of Defense to return troops to firefighting operations as Governor Newsom has urged. SACRAMENTO – […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Naval squadrons led by Chinese aircraft carriers return to ports after completing deep-sea training /more details/
    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 BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) naval squadrons led by the aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong have safely returned to […]

    MIL-OSI USA News: Fact Sheet: President Trump Is Delivering Historic Permitting Wins Across the Federal Government
    Source: US Whitehouse ACCOMPLISHING PERMITTING REFORM IN RECORD TIME:  Today, President Donald J. Trump delivered on his promise to fix a broken permitting system, ensuring that burdensome Federal environmental reviews cannot be weaponized to stall the growth of the American economy or halt energy infrastructure construction. The White House, through the Council on Environmental Quality […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Alford, Gonzales Introduce Bill to Create Military Campaign Service Medal for Service Members Who Supported Operation Midnight Hammer
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mark Alford (Missouri 4th District) Today, Congressmen Mark Alford (MO-04) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced the Iranian Campaign Medal Act. This legislation authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish and award a United States military decoration to service members who served in direct support of Operation Midnight […]

    MIL-OSI USA News: National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-5
    Source: US Whitehouse MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE DIRECTOR […]

    MIL-OSI USA News: Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions
    Source: US Whitehouse By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-175) (Syria […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Bice Supports Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) Washington, D.C.– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on their first appropriations bill, H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This legislation includes $452.64 billion for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and $18 billion for military construction […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Joint Statement from CISA, FBI, DC3 and NSA on Potential Targeted Cyber Activity Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure by Iran
    News In Brief – Source: US Computer Emergency Readiness Team Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated threat actors are known to conduct a range of targeted cyber activity to include exploit known vulnerabilities in unpatched or outdated software, compromise internet-connected accounts and devices that use default or weak passwords and work with ransomware affiliates to encrypt, steal […]

    MIL-OSI USA: CISA and Partners Urge Critical Infrastructure to Stay Vigilant in the Current Geopolitical Environment
    News In Brief – Source: US Computer Emergency Readiness Team Today, CISA, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), and the National Security Agency (NSA), released a Fact Sheet urging organizations to remain vigilant against potential targeted cyber operations by Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated threat […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Commerce Actively Plans State Drone Replacement Program for Enhanced Security
    Source: US State of North Dakota The North Dakota Department of Commerce is actively planning the development of the State’s UAS (Uncrewed Aircraft Systems) Replacement Program, as authorized by Senate Bill No. 2018 during the 69th Legislative Assembly. While a public rollout timeline is pending, Commerce is collaborating with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: REPORT on the security of energy supply in the EU – A10-0121/2025
    Source: European Parliament MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the security of energy supply in the EU (2025/2055(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194 thereof, – having regard to Council Directive 2009/119/EC of 14 September 2009 imposing an obligation on Member States to […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Warner Introduces Amendment to Prioritize Aviation Safety, Honor Victims of DCA Tragedy
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Commonwealth of Virginia Mark R Warner WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) has filed an amendment to the GOP tax and spending ‘reconciliation’ package to ensure that any increased lease payments from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) are reinvested directly into aviation safety and security […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Fallon Introduces Safeguarding American Innovation Act
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) Rep. Fallon Introduces Safeguarding American Innovation Act Washington, June 12, 2025 Washington, DC — Upon his reintroduction of the Safeguard American Innovation Act, Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04) commented:  “Reintroducing the ‘Safeguard American Innovation Act’ is crucial for protecting U.S. technology and countering foreign threats, especially from China. Recent […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Davis Holds Service Academy Dinner Honoring NC-01 Appointees
    Source: US Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) Rocky Mount, N.C. – On Wednesday, June 18, Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) hosted a Service Academy Dinner at his Rocky Mount district office. The event celebrated a group of exceptional young high school graduates from eastern North Carolina who received appointments to the United States Military Service Academies.   [Front row, […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Miller-Meeks Joins Army Secretary Driscoll at Rock Island Arsenal
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ (IA-02) Davenport, IA – Today, U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) joined Secretary of the Army Driscoll for a site visit and mission briefing at the Rock Island Arsenal, one of the nation’s most critical logistics and manufacturing hubs. “Rock Island Arsenal has always been a […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Wyoming Air National Guard celebrates historic Recruiting and Retention Flight
    Source: US State of Wyoming It’s official. The Wyoming Air National Guard formally recognized their recruiting and retention unit as a flight during an Activation and Assumption of Command Ceremony last week. When U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicole Zoellner raised her hand in salute during the ceremony, she also became one of the first commanders […]

  • Energy News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Energy News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: South Africa’s 36.1% electricity price hike for 2025: why the power utility Eskom’s request is unrealistic
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Steven Matome Mathetsa, Senior Lecturer at the African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity price hike from April 2025, a 11.8% price increase […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
    Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ari Peskoe, Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Your power bill may be hiding something. photoschmidt/iStock/Getty Images Plus In the race to develop artificial intelligence, large technology companies such as Google and Meta are trying to secure massive amounts of electricity to power new data centers. Electric utilities […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Valadao Works to Lower Central Valley Energy Costs
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman David G. Valadao (California) WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) sent a letter alongside Reps. Vince Fong (CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Tom McClintock (CA-05) to applaud the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to rescind the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the California Geologic Energy Management Division […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle — nuclear might be the answer
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Goran Calic, Associate Profesor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Leadership Chair, McMaster University New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators — ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy. Last year, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) put out a call for nuclear proposals, Google agreed […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: AI applications are producing cleaner cities, smarter homes and more efficient transit
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Mohammadamin Ahmadfard, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly transforming how cities generate, store and distribute energy, acting as the invisible conductor that orchestrates cleaner, smarter and more resilient cities. By integrating renewables — from solar panels and wind turbines to […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why relying on technology to keep ASEAN’s coal plants running is risky
    Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Lay Monica, Researcher, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) shutterstock A recent ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) report emphasised that to contribute in tackling climate change, ASEAN countries don’t need to immediately phase out all of their coal fleet. The report asserted that coal will continue to […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Africa – General registration open for Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Business Expo & Conference
    SOURCE: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Bringing the realities of Africa’s growth markets― 195 Japanese companies, 40+ African nations, 68 events TOKYO, Japan, June 30, 2025/ — Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO; Chairman and CEO: ISHIGURO Norihiko; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) (www.JETRO.go.jp) is pleased to announce that the official website of the TICAD Business Expo & […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Schatz: Republicans Are Ripping People Off, Plunging Country Into Energy Crisis To Cut Taxes For Billionaires
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz WASHINGTON – During a debate on the Republican tax bill, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) condemned the bill’s provisions to gut clean energy which will raise people’s energy bills by more than a hundred dollars starting next year and make blackouts and power outages […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Five years already! 
    Source: – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Five years already!  The Canadian Renewable Energy Association celebrates 5th anniversary. Ottawa, June 30, 2025—The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) is proud to celebrate its fifth anniversary on July 1, 2025. CanREA launched on July 1, 2020, during the global pandemic, as the merger of Canada’s wind and solar industry associations […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Energy Secretary Announces Updated NEPA Procedures to End Permitting Paralysis and Unleash American Energy
    Source: US Department of Energy WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new updates to the Department’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures, fixing the broken permitting process and delivering on President Trump’s pledge to unleash American energy dominance and accelerate critical energy infrastructure. As part of a government-wide effort to restore common […]

    MIL-OSI: Ellomay Capital Reports Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TEL-AVIV, Israel, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company”), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe, USA and Israel, today reported its unaudited interim consolidated financial results for the three month period ended […]

    MIL-OSI USA News: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Efficient Funding Processes and Decisions for Energy and Critical Mineral Projects
    Source: US Whitehouse STREAMLINING FUNDING APPLICATIONS AND ENSURING EFFICIENT USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR ENERGY AND CRITICAL MINERAL PROJECTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum that fosters interagency coordination when funding energy and critical mineral projects to better prioritize the use of taxpayer funds and end wasteful duplicative processes. The Memorandum encourages […]

    MIL-OSI Africa: Niger’s Prime Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 as Country Eyes Increased Oil Exports
    Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a speaker. During the event – which takes place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – Zeine is expected to share insight into the country’s oil and gas projects, […]

    MIL-OSI: Zeo Energy Corp. Joins Russell Microcap® Index
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zeo Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: ZEO) (“Zeo”, “Zeo Energy”, or the “Company”), a leading Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, today announced that it has joined the Russell Microcap® Index following the conclusion of the 2025 Russell US Indexes annual […]

    MIL-OSI: Enphase Energy Board of Directors Affirms Re-election of Thurman John Rodgers as Director of the Board
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) FREMONT, Calif., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, today announced that its Board of Directors, excluding Thurman John (T.J.) Rodgers, unanimously voted to retain Mr. Rodgers as a member of the […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Germany: Largest EIB financing for EWE – over 2,600 km of new underground power lines and more than 1,100 substations for Lower Saxony’s energy transition
    Source: European Investment Bank EIB The European Investment Bank (EIB) and EWE AG announced the largest EIB loan that EWE has ever received at a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the EIB’s Berlin office today. A long-term credit facility of up to €450 million was finalised at an event attended by German federal government ministers, […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: REPORT on the security of energy supply in the EU – A10-0121/2025
    Source: European Parliament MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the security of energy supply in the EU (2025/2055(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194 thereof, – having regard to Council Directive 2009/119/EC of 14 September 2009 imposing an obligation on Member States to […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Closure of mines and lignite-fired power stations in Western Macedonia: a great cause of suffering for the people – E-001603/2025(ASW)
    Source: European Parliament The EU Green Deal and its underlying legislative framework, in particular the ‘Fit for 55 Package’ were adopted by the co-legislators. As part of the Green Deal, the Just Transition Mechanism (JTM) mobilises ca. EUR 55 billion to support the most affected regions from the energy transition from 2021 to 2027. Western Macedonia is […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Who will benefit from ETS2 and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive? – E-002526/2025
    Source: European Parliament Question for written answer  E-002526/2025to the CommissionRule 144Erik Kaliňák (NI) The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the ETS2 emissions trading system are raising serious concerns on account of their significant negative impact on ordinary EU citizens. The problems include both the mandatory building renovations required by the Directive and the increase […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Plastics Recycling With Enzymes Takes a Leap Forward
    Source: US National Renewable Energy Laboratory Key Process Improvements Save Energy and Cut Costs for Recycling Polyester With Enzymes NREL and collaborators made key improvements at each stage of an enzymatic recycling process—from the breakdown of plastics to the efficient recovery of building blocks for high-value materials—which resulted in an economically viable process for industry. […]

  • Security Intelligence – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Discovery of a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement in Morocco rewrites history
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Hamza Benattia, Prehistory, Universitat de Barcelona A new archaeological discovery at Kach Kouch in Morocco challenges the long-held belief that the Maghreb (north-west Africa) was an empty land before the arrival of the Phoenicians from the Middle East in around 800 BCE. It reveals a much richer […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Colonial-era borders create conflict in Africa’s oceans – how to resolve them
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, Lecturer in Sustainable Futures, University of St Andrews Africa has 38 coastal and island nations. Their maritime industries – including energy, tourism, maritime transport, shipping and fishing – play a crucial role in developing these nations. Key to harnessing these resources are Africa’s maritime boundaries – […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees: what’s behind the US move
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand South Africans are wearily attuned to governments’ Orwellian misuse of language. After all, South Africa is a country where a one-time government passed a law (the Natives Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act of 1952) which […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Terrorists use food as a weapon: how Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab exploit hunger
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Simone Papale, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Parma Women receive food aid in Somalia. Terrorism creates food disruptions, undermining production systems and supply routes. Tobin Jones/Wikimedia Commons Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Who’s my dad? In South Africa that’s a complex question – report tracks the rise of ‘social fathers’
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Wessel Van Den Berg, Research fellow, Stellenbosch University The State of South Africa’s Fathers 2024 report is published by the new Tataokhona project at Stellenbosch University. The project focuses on research and interventions related to fathers and fatherhood. This is the third edition of this report, and […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
    Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ari Peskoe, Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Your power bill may be hiding something. photoschmidt/iStock/Getty Images Plus In the race to develop artificial intelligence, large technology companies such as Google and Meta are trying to secure massive amounts of electricity to power new data centers. Electric utilities […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Africa’s worsening food crisis – it’s time for an agricultural revolution
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By William G. Moseley, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography, Director of Food, Agriculture & Society Program, Macalester College Rates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse. The UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report reveals that food insecurity in Africa is […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Forde, Assistant Professor – European Human Rights Law, Dublin City University A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Kenya’s brutal police have been exposed again – why the system fails people
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Douglas Lucas Kivoi, Principal Policy Analyst, Governance Department, The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) The recent killing in Kenya of a young man in police detention highlights a string of systemic failures to hold the country’s security officers accountable for their actions. Despite […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Two San Bernardino County Men Arrested and Charged for Violently Stalking Victims
    Source: US FBI Two San Bernardino County men were arrested last week for their roles in an alleged stalking, threats, and intimidation campaign targeting victims in Yorba Linda, California. Xiang Li, aka “Lilinbo,” 42, of Chino Hills, and Bowen Zhou, aka “Roger Zhou,” 33, of Upland, were taken into custody this week pursuant to a […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Japanese prime minister’s abrupt no-show at NATO summit reveals a strained alliance with the US
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a clear signal to the Trump administration: the Japan–US relationship is in a dire state. After saying just days ago he would be attending this week’s NATO summit at The Hague, […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Israel bombed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 − it pushed program underground and spurred Saddam Hussein’s desire for nukes
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jeffrey Fields, Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences The Osirak nuclear power research station in 1981. Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma via Getty Images Israel, with the assistance of U.S. military hardware, bombs an adversary’s nuclear facility to set back the […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century judge and ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his adventures
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ismail Albayrak, Professor of Islam and Catholic Muslim Relations, Australian Catholic University In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, 1304. From a statement in his celebrated travel book the Rihla (“legal affairs are […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans agendas
    Source: The Conversation – France – By Matteo Winkler, Professeur associé en droit et fiscalité, HEC Paris Business School Recent months have seen a dramatic shift in US policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These changes carry deep economic consequences. President Donald Trump’s executive orders aim to ban DEI initiatives in federal agencies and […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Groundbreaking technology boosts Met’s fight against violence towards women and girls
    Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Service has today unveiled a revolutionary new technology – now being rolled out across London – that makes it easier to photograph and visualise bruising on victims of violence, particularly on darker skins. A trial of the first-of-its-kind device, known as Project Archway, allows officers to […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Coast Guard Cutter Kimball holds change of command ceremony
    Source: United States Coast Guard   06/30/2025 06:43 PM EDT HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) held a change of command ceremony, Friday, in Honolulu. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Craig Allen relieved Capt. Robert Kinsey as Kimball’s […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Coast Guard medevacs mother and newborn from Catalina Island, Calif.
    Source: United States Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/30/2025 06:15 PM EDT   06/30/2025 05:55 PM EDT LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard completed the medevac of a mother and her newborn baby from Catalina Island, California, Sunday morning. MIL Security OSI –

    MIL-OSI USA: Making New York Safer During Gun Violence Awareness Month
    Source: US State of New York [embedded content] [embedded content] New York State Office of Victim Services Director Bea Hanson said, “Communities across New York State are experiencing record-low incidents of gun violence, but some communities still experience more gun violence than others. And we know that even one victim is one too many. All […]

    MIL-OSI Security: 38 Gang Members and Associates Charged in Federal Complaint as a Result of “Operation Shock Collar”
    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) On June 26, 2025, upwards of 550 federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel executed 54 search warrants in the Fresno County city of Huron, and surrounding communities. Throughout the investigation, law enforcement seized firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. Eighty‑nine criminal street gang […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Marion County Man Indicted For Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition By A Convicted Felon
    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the  return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Juan Mario GonzalezPiloto (40, Anthony) with possession of a firearm and ammunition affecting commerce by a convicted felon. If convicted, GonzalezPiloto faces a maximum penalty […]

  • Politics News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Politics News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Greenpeace – Government moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of New Zealand drinking water
    Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says it is deeply disturbed by the findings of the latest Taumata Arowai report, which shows that seven registered water supplies exceeded levels of nitrate associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. The organisation says it is also concerning that this news comes while the Government is consulting on proposals that would further […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Klobuchar Challenges SNAP Cost Shift to States in the Big Beautiful Betrayal
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, raised a Point of Order challenging the unprecedented unfunded mandate imposed by the SNAP cuts in the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Betrayal.”  The bill requires states, for the […]

    MIL-OSI USA: SBA Offers Relief to Kansas Small Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by June Storms and Flooding
    Source: United States Small Business Administration SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to Kansas small businesses, private nonprofits and residents to offset physical and economic losses from severe storms, torrential rain and flooding occurring June 3-7. The SBA issued a disaster declaration in response to a […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Aamir Khan’s big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast – a Bollywood first
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanyan Hong, PhD Candidate in Communication, Media and Film Studies, University of Adelaide Bharti Dubey/X Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s return to the big screen after a three-year hiatus has been far from ordinary. Sitaare Zameen Par (2025) which translates to “stars on Earth”, is the first major […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Togo
    Source: IMF – News in Russian June 30, 2025 The IMF Executive Board today completed the second review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Togo, allowing the authorities to draw about SDR 44.0 million (about US$ 60.5 million). The Executive Board approved the 42-month ECF arrangement in March 2024 and concluded the first […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why your holiday flight is still not being powered by sustainable aviation fuel
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Salman Ahmad, Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of the West of Scotland Fahroni/Shutterstock As you wait in the departure lounge for your flight this summer, you may notice your aeroplane being pumped full of fuel ahead of takeoff. And then you may start to wonder […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Labour is divided over disability cuts – here’s what the public thinks
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By John Curtice, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research Keir Starmer’s MPs are rebelling en masse against cuts to the benefits system. Flickr/UK Parliament, CC BY-NC-ND Keir Starmer has been dealing with his most serious parliamentary challenge since he became […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees: what’s behind the US move
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand South Africans are wearily attuned to governments’ Orwellian misuse of language. After all, South Africa is a country where a one-time government passed a law (the Natives Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act of 1952) which […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Valentin-Yves Mudimbe: the philosopher who reshaped how the world thinks about Africa
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Christophe Premat, Associate Professor in French Studies (cultural studies), head of the Centre for Canadian Studies, Stockholm University Valentin-Yves Mudimbe. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Congolese thinker, philosopher and linguist Valentin-Yves Mudimbe died on 21 April 2025 at the age of 83. He was in the US, where he […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Eric Friedman, Researcher, Georgetown University The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US, but its future is now uncertain. Public health scholars Eric […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: How Trump’s ‘gold standard’ politicizes federal science
    Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By H. Christopher Frey, Glenn E. Futrell Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University President Donald Trump holds up an executive order promoting coal production, with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, left, and the secretaries of Interior and Energy behind him. AP Photo/Evan Vucci […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
    Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ari Peskoe, Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Your power bill may be hiding something. photoschmidt/iStock/Getty Images Plus In the race to develop artificial intelligence, large technology companies such as Google and Meta are trying to secure massive amounts of electricity to power new data centers. Electric utilities […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why corporations are backing away from supporting Pride this year
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Leah Hamilton, Professor in the Faculty of Business & Communication Studies, Mount Royal University Prime Minister Mark Carney recently raised the Pride flag on Parliament Hill and lamented the growing anti-2SLGBTQIA+ sentiment in Canada. He also committed $1.5 million to make Pride festivals across the country safer. This […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why Israel and the U.S. are sure to encounter the limits of air power in Iran
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University The United States has apparently answered Israel’s call to to become involved in the war between Israel and Iran. President Donald Trump had signalled a willingness for the U.S. to become involved […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Valadao Works to Lower Central Valley Energy Costs
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman David G. Valadao (California) WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) sent a letter alongside Reps. Vince Fong (CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Tom McClintock (CA-05) to applaud the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to rescind the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the California Geologic Energy Management Division […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: 9 million Ethiopian children have been forced out of school: what the government must do
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Tebeje Molla, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Deakin University More than nine million Ethiopian children are currently out of school. They are caught in the crossfire of armed conflicts, natural disasters, tribal tensions and economic hardships. In 2023, Ethiopia had a total school-aged population of 35,444,482 children, about […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: How the UK became dependent on asylum hotels
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Darling, Professor in Human Geography, Durham University Hotels housing asylum seekers have become hotspots of protest. Jory Mundy/Shutterstock Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s pledge to “end the costly use of asylum hotels in this parliament” is a rare thing in British politics: a policy supported by all major political […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Class and masculinity are connected – when industry changes, so does what it means to ‘be a man’
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sophie Lively, PhD Candidate in Human Geography, Newcastle University Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock On July 3, I’ll be discussing Youth, Masculinity and the Political Divide at an event with The Conversation and Cumberland Lodge at Newcastle University (get your tickets here). Young people involved in the panel have brought up […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Forde, Assistant Professor – European Human Rights Law, Dublin City University A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Fake online shops rely on tech skills: what drives Cameroon’s web developers to assist online fraudsters
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Suleman Lazarus, Visiting Fellow, Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science When people discuss online fraud, the focus is often on those who directly deceive victims. Little attention is given to those who enable these crimes by providing the digital infrastructure necessary for […]

  • Law News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Law News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Colonial-era borders create conflict in Africa’s oceans – how to resolve them
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, Lecturer in Sustainable Futures, University of St Andrews Africa has 38 coastal and island nations. Their maritime industries – including energy, tourism, maritime transport, shipping and fishing – play a crucial role in developing these nations. Key to harnessing these resources are Africa’s maritime boundaries – […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees: what’s behind the US move
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand South Africans are wearily attuned to governments’ Orwellian misuse of language. After all, South Africa is a country where a one-time government passed a law (the Natives Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act of 1952) which […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Terrorists use food as a weapon: how Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab exploit hunger
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Simone Papale, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Parma Women receive food aid in Somalia. Terrorism creates food disruptions, undermining production systems and supply routes. Tobin Jones/Wikimedia Commons Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Eric Friedman, Researcher, Georgetown University The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US, but its future is now uncertain. Public health scholars Eric […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species
    Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Alex Erwin, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida International University Only a few hundred red wolves still exist, most in captivity. JeffGoulden/E+ via Getty Images Have you been hearing about the dire wolf lately? Maybe you saw a massive white wolf on the cover of Time magazine or […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Who’s my dad? In South Africa that’s a complex question – report tracks the rise of ‘social fathers’
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Wessel Van Den Berg, Research fellow, Stellenbosch University The State of South Africa’s Fathers 2024 report is published by the new Tataokhona project at Stellenbosch University. The project focuses on research and interventions related to fathers and fatherhood. This is the third edition of this report, and […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
    Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ari Peskoe, Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Your power bill may be hiding something. photoschmidt/iStock/Getty Images Plus In the race to develop artificial intelligence, large technology companies such as Google and Meta are trying to secure massive amounts of electricity to power new data centers. Electric utilities […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Forde, Assistant Professor – European Human Rights Law, Dublin City University A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Kenya’s brutal police have been exposed again – why the system fails people
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Douglas Lucas Kivoi, Principal Policy Analyst, Governance Department, The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) The recent killing in Kenya of a young man in police detention highlights a string of systemic failures to hold the country’s security officers accountable for their actions. Despite […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: African footballers in China: what’s behind the sport migration trend
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University Relations between China and Africa are increasingly important in understanding the dynamics that shape our world. But until now, the role of sport was overlooked. A new book, Global China and […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why have athletes stopped ‘taking a knee’?
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ciprian N. Radavoi, Associate Professor in Law, University of Southern Queensland Eli Harold, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid of the San Francisco 49ers kneel ahead of a game in 2016. Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images It’s almost a decade since San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century judge and ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his adventures
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ismail Albayrak, Professor of Islam and Catholic Muslim Relations, Australian Catholic University In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, 1304. From a statement in his celebrated travel book the Rihla (“legal affairs are […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Difficult work arrangements force many women to stop breastfeeding early. Here’s how to prevent this
    Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Andini Pramono, Research officer, Department of Health Economics, Wellbeing and Society, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University Research shows that six months of exclusive breastfeeding, and continuing until two years old or beyond, provide multiple benefits for the baby and mother. It can prevent […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans agendas
    Source: The Conversation – France – By Matteo Winkler, Professeur associé en droit et fiscalité, HEC Paris Business School Recent months have seen a dramatic shift in US policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These changes carry deep economic consequences. President Donald Trump’s executive orders aim to ban DEI initiatives in federal agencies and […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Groundbreaking technology boosts Met’s fight against violence towards women and girls
    Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Service has today unveiled a revolutionary new technology – now being rolled out across London – that makes it easier to photograph and visualise bruising on victims of violence, particularly on darker skins. A trial of the first-of-its-kind device, known as Project Archway, allows officers to […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta Blocks Apple’s Attempt to Avoid Answering for Anticompetitive Conduct
    Source: US State of California Monday, June 30, 2025 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov Apple builds its iPhone empire by making it harder for its users to leave, rather than by making it more attractive for them to stay OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of 20 attorneys […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Making New York Safer During Gun Violence Awareness Month
    Source: US State of New York [embedded content] [embedded content] New York State Office of Victim Services Director Bea Hanson said, “Communities across New York State are experiencing record-low incidents of gun violence, but some communities still experience more gun violence than others. And we know that even one victim is one too many. All […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Marion County Man Indicted For Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition By A Convicted Felon
    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the  return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Juan Mario GonzalezPiloto (40, Anthony) with possession of a firearm and ammunition affecting commerce by a convicted felon. If convicted, GonzalezPiloto faces a maximum penalty […]

    MIL-OSI Security: 38 Gang Members and Associates Charged in Federal Complaint as a Result of “Operation Shock Collar”
    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) On June 26, 2025, upwards of 550 federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel executed 54 search warrants in the Fresno County city of Huron, and surrounding communities. Throughout the investigation, law enforcement seized firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. Eighty‑nine criminal street gang […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic owner in Court over alleged greenwashing claims that its sunscreens were ‘reef friendly’
    Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC has launched Federal Court proceedings against Edgewell Personal Care Australia Pty Ltd and its US-based parent company, Edgewell Personal Care Company or Edgewell PCC, for allegedly false or misleading claims that its popular Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat branded sunscreens were ‘reef friendly’. The ACCC alleges Edgewell […]

  • Australia News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-Evening Report: Aamir Khan’s big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast – a Bollywood first
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanyan Hong, PhD Candidate in Communication, Media and Film Studies, University of Adelaide Bharti Dubey/X Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s return to the big screen after a three-year hiatus has been far from ordinary. Sitaare Zameen Par (2025) which translates to “stars on Earth”, is the first major […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Japanese prime minister’s abrupt no-show at NATO summit reveals a strained alliance with the US
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a clear signal to the Trump administration: the Japan–US relationship is in a dire state. After saying just days ago he would be attending this week’s NATO summit at The Hague, […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Bats get fat to survive hard times. But climate change is threatening their survival strategy
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Nicholas Wu, Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology, Murdoch University Rudmer Zwerver/Shutterstock Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent contributions lies a remarkable and underappreciated survival strategy: seasonal […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – Refugees and migrants working, studying and going into business, ABS data shows – AMES
    Source: AMES Migrants and refugees are taking up Australian citizenship, engaging in educational opportunities, finding employment and opening businesses in large numbers, according to new data. These are the key insights into the economic, education, health, housing, and citizenship outcomes of permanent migrants in Australia, published this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Budj Bim Cultural Immersion Tour
    Source: Kurtonitj Indigneous Protected Area (IPA) was dedicated in 2009. This IPA is a beautiful 353 hectare wetland of national cultural and natural significance. On Saturday 28 June, CFA members visited Budj Bim Cultural Landscape as part of the South West Region Cultural Immersion Tours. The creation spirit Budj Bim (also known as Mt Eccles) […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Residential fees for a foreign person
    Source: New places to play in Gungahlin When to pay a fee If you are a foreign person investing in residential property in Australia, you must pay a fee when: applying for approval to purchase a residential property or for an exemption certificate applying to vary (make changes to) your existing approval lodging your vacancy […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Now partnerships of all sizes can lodge digitally
    Source: New places to play in Gungahlin Before 1 July 2025, you could only digitally lodge statements of distribution (SODs) for up to 160 partners in a partnership. The rest had to be lodged manually. We’ve now updated the lodgment software so you can digitally lodge SODs for all partners. Lodging digitally means the data will be […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Interim Australian Tertiary Education Commission starts today
    Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority The next stage of tertiary education reforms begins today with the establishment of the interim Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). A recommendation of the Australian Universities Accord, the ATEC will drive long-term reform across Australia’s tertiary education system, helping us to build the skills Australia needs now and into the […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: New book Terraglossia reclaims language, Country and culture
    Source: 01 July 2025 Terraglossia by Dr Debra Dank. Award-winning author and University of South Australia academic Dr Debra Dank has unveiled her latest work, Terraglossia, a powerful response to colonial oppression that invites all Australians to reimagine how we engage with the world’s oldest living culture. Dr Dank, a Gudanji/Wakaja and Kalkadoon woman from […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Exercise breakthrough offers relief for people with rheumatoid arthritis
    Source: 01 July 2025 It’s a debilitating disease that affects more than 500,000 Australians, but new research from the University of South Australia is offering fresh hope to people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Evaluating the effectiveness of a novel form of exercise – blood flow restricted resistance training – among people with RA, researchers […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Paid prac starts today
    Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority Commonwealth Prac Payments start today for nursing, midwifery, teaching and social work students. Eligible students will receive $331.65 per week while doing the mandatory prac placements as part of their degree, which has been benchmarked to the single Austudy per week rate. This new payment will provide cost-of-living relief for […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic owner in Court over alleged greenwashing claims that its sunscreens were ‘reef friendly’
    Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC has launched Federal Court proceedings against Edgewell Personal Care Australia Pty Ltd and its US-based parent company, Edgewell Personal Care Company or Edgewell PCC, for allegedly false or misleading claims that its popular Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat branded sunscreens were ‘reef friendly’. The ACCC alleges Edgewell […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Commencement of the new National Access to Justice Partnership
    Source: Today, the new $3.9 billion National Access to Justice Partnership 2025-30 (NAJP) commences, replacing the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020-25 and delivering a critical increase of $800 million in funding over 5 years from 2025-26 to the legal assistance sector. MIL OSI News –

    MIL-Evening Report: We have drugs to manage HIV. So why are we spending millions looking for cures?
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridget Haire, Associate Professor, Public Health Ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Alim Yakubov/Shutterstock Over the past three decades there have been amazing advances in treating and preventing HIV. It’s now a manageable infection. A person with HIV who takes HIV medicine consistently, before their immune […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Strickland, Fletcher, Reintroduce Push To Create Reproductive Health Travel Fund
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) Washington, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), reintroduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to provide grant assistance for those who travel long distances to receive reproductive health care, including abortion care. “In 2022, the Supreme Court ripped the […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Juvenile estuarine crocodile removed at Biboohra
    Source: Tasmania Police Issued: 30 Jun 2025 Open larger image The crocodile was captured in a baited trap. Open larger image The 1.8m female has been rehomed at a crocodile farm. A 1.8m juvenile female estuarine crocodile has been removed from the wild at Biboohra north of Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands. The crocodile was reported to […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: The architecture of the new Queen Elizabeth II memorial aims to commemorate her as ‘a unifying force’
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy, University of Westminster In the heart of London’s St James’s Park, where John Nash’s 200-year-old landscape has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, a new chapter is about to unfold. The site that has long served as the nation’s ceremonial […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK-Australia Strategic Dialogue on Gender Equality: joint statement, May 2025
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments News story UK-Australia Strategic Dialogue on Gender Equality: joint statement, May 2025 The governments of Australia and the United Kingdom gave a joint statement following the second UK-Australia Strategic Dialogue on Gender Equality on 22 May 2025. Joint statement: In the face of increasing contestation and the […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: People you may not know attended an ACT public school
    Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services In brief Over the years, many well-known people have attended a Canberra public school. Some attended for a short time, for university or alongside training at the Australian Institute of Sport. This article lists some of these people. It’s no secret Canberra is a great place to live. […]

    MIL-OSI Banking: Media release: East coast gas market review an opportunity to strengthen investment and increase supply – Australian Energy Producers
    Source: Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Headline: Media release: East coast gas market review an opportunity to strengthen investment and increase supply – Australian Energy Producers Australian Energy Producers welcomes the Federal Government’s review of the east coast gas market to deliver the natural gas needed to power the economy, put downward pressure on […]

  • New Zealand News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Greenpeace – Government moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of New Zealand drinking water
    Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says it is deeply disturbed by the findings of the latest Taumata Arowai report, which shows that seven registered water supplies exceeded levels of nitrate associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. The organisation says it is also concerning that this news comes while the Government is consulting on proposals that would further […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Universities – Selina Tusitala Marsh appointed inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate – UoA
    Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Notable New Zealand poet and academic Selina Tusitala Marsh ONZM, FRSNZ has been announced as the first Commonwealth Poet Laureate. The professor of English at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is a former New Zealand Poet Laureate and award-winning writer, known for her three collections of poetry and most […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Stage 2 of SH16 safety improvements project to move forward to construction
    Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is pleased to confirm that additional funding has been approved for Stage 2 of the State Highway 16 (SH16) Brigham Creek to Waimauku safety improvements project which runs between Brigham Creek interchange and Kumeū town centre. These improvements will make this important link safer […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Northland News – CityLink bus service to Matai St to be reinstated
    Source: Northland Regional Council CityLink Whangārei is to resume services to Matai St that were suspended in March after a series of rock throwing incidents that damaged buses and put drivers and passengers at risk. The 16-bus CityLink network is operated by Ritchies Transport Whangarei under contract to the Northland Regional Council. The council’s Transport Manager […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Agriculture – OSPRI expects smooth transition to in-house TB testing
    Source: OSPRI New Zealand The move to bring bovine TB testing in-house at OSPRI officially starts today, as a team of 37 skilled and experienced technicians begin work with the disease eradication agency. Another 10 seasonal field technicians start later in the year. OSPRI took over the TBfree national eradication programme in 2013, and testing was […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Local News – Metropolitan Wellington councils confirm new water services delivery model
    Source: Porirua City Council Metropolitan Wellington councils confirm new water services delivery model Five councils covering the Wellington metropolitan area – Hutt City Council, Porirua City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council – have all now confirmed they will establish a new, jointly-owned organisation to deliver water services to […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Greenpeace – Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill
    Source: Greenpeace Documents released to Greenpeace Aotearoa under the Official Information Act reveal that both the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Treasury have joined the growing list of bodies issuing strong warnings against the Regulatory Standards Bill. In a scathing assessment dated 20 March, the Ministry for the Environment described the Bill as “deeply problematic” and warned […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Transport – Funding to speed up market demand for New Zealand’s recycled tyres
    Source: Tyrewise Innovators, investors and change makers are being called on to put their best ideas forward as a substantial investment in funding becomes available to develop the market for tyre-derived recycled rubber material, and create economic value from Aotearoa New Zealand’s worn-out tyres. Tyrewise, the country’s regulated product stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres, is […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Annual number of home consents down 3.8 percent – Stats NZ media and information release: Building consents issued: May 2025
    Annual number of home consents down 3.8 percent – media release 1 July 2025 There were 33,530 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year ended May 2025, down 3.8 percent compared with the year ended May 2024, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. “The record for the annual number of new […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Universities – Can reading the news make you richer? – UoA
    Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Researchers have uncovered a novel way to forecast stock market volatility using daily business news. Business news can do more than report on financial markets; it can predict where they’re headed. That’s the finding from a new study by University of Auckland finance lecturer Dr Justin J. Case and Queensland […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Economy – Depositor Compensation Scheme now in effect – Reserve Bank
    Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1 July 2025 – The Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS) came into effect today, protecting depositors for up to $100,000 in the unlikely event that their bank or other licensed deposit taker fails.   Licensed deposit takers include banks, credit unions, building societies and finance companies who take retail deposits in […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Poached gecko seen alive in the wild
    Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  01 July 2025 The gecko was one of three females illegally taken and held in captivity until they were discovered during a Department of Conservation (DOC) investigation in 2022. All three required life-saving surgery at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s Wildbase Hospital to remove stuck eggs, and after successful […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Foundations set for ferry infrastructure
    Source: New Zealand Government Ferry Holdings has reached agreement with CentrePort, Port Marlborough and KiwiRail on core infrastructure scope, Rail Minister Winston Peters announced today.The agreements set out the scope of physical work and equipment to be delivered by 2029 when two new ferries arrive, with port and KiwiRail agreements to be entered later this […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Rural health roadshow arrives in Wānaka
    Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Patterson will be coming to Wānaka today as part of the rural health roadshow happening across the country.“The rural health roadshow is an opportunity for me to hear direct feedback […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Empowering AI use to improve access to medicines
    Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour has empowered Pharmac and Medsafe to explore the utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up their processes.  “Faster access to medicines has always been a priority of mine. For many New Zealanders, pharmaceuticals are life or death, or the difference between a life of pain […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tackling obesity could save country billions
    Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour says the Government is delivering on its promise to give Kiwis access to more treatments, with Wegovy now available via prescription for weight loss. Medsafe made the decision to approve Wegovy in April. Stock has now arrived and is ready to be sold to Kiwis who […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: New research organisations established on 1 July
    Source: New Zealand Government Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti says today marks a major milestone for New Zealand’s science and innovation sector with the launch of three new science organisations designed to unlock innovation, drive economic growth, and improve the lives of hardworking Kiwis. “Science, innovation and technology are the engine rooms of […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Conscious Integration: The Brian Berneman Story, launched globally 3rd July
    Source: Press Release Service Headline: Conscious Integration: The Brian Berneman Story, launched globally 3rd July The world premiere of Conscious Integration: The Brian Berneman Story, a heartfelt documentary that invites viewers into Brian’s inspiring journey from neuroscience to visionary wellness leadership. The film will launch globally with in-person screenings on July 3, 2025. The post […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Ōtāhuhu homicide: Man charged
    Source: New Zealand Police Police have now charged a man in relation to a homicide in Ōtāhuhu on Sunday night. Emergency services were called to a Beatty Street property at about 8.30pm following a report of a person being seriously injured. A man was transported to hospital but later died of his injuries. Detective Inspector […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Kiwis can now access 24/7 primary healthcare from anywhere in New Zealand
    Source: New Zealand Government New Zealanders can now access trusted primary healthcare around the clock, no matter where they are in the country, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.   “A new 24/7 digital health service, launched today, means people can have virtual consultations with New Zealand-registered doctors and nurses, anytime, anywhere,” Mr Brown says.   “This is […]

  • Baltic News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Baltic News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI United Nations: Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia
    Source: United Nations secretary general The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia, on the margins of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development held in Sevilla, Spain.  The Secretary-General and the President discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East. The Secretary-General commended […]

    MIL-OSI: Robinhood Launches Stock Tokens, Reveals Layer 2 Blockchain, and Expands Crypto Suite in EU and US with Perpetual Futures and Staking
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Robinhood Stock Tokens will allow EU customers to get exposure to the US stock market Robinhood will also launch a new Layer 2 blockchain to power the tokenization of Real World Assets MENLO PARK, Calif., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, at Robinhood Presents: To Catch a Token in Cannes, France, […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: Conference Holds Multi-stakeholder Round Table on Mobilizing and Aligning Domestic Public Resources
    Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council The Conference holds its first multi-stakeholder round table this afternoon on “Mobilizing and aligning domestic public resources”.  Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, will give opening remarks. Co-Chaired by Alar Karis, President of Estonia, and Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Vice-President of Sierra Leone, it will feature […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why bending over backwards to agree with Donald Trump is a perilous strategy
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University Donald Trump is a difficult figure to deal with, both for foreign leaders and figures closer to home who find themselves in his crosshairs. The US president is unpredictable, sensitive and willing to break the rules to get […]

    Which countries are quitting a key landmine treaty and why?
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Ukraine has joined other countries bordering Russia in signalling that it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, in the face of what they say are growing military threats from Russia. NATO members Finland, Poland and the three ex-Soviet Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia […]

    MIL-OSI: Bitcoin Solaris Presale Gains Strong Momentum Ahead of Upcoming Launch
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TALLINN, Estonia, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitcoin Solaris (BTC-S) has announced a major milestone in its ongoing token presale, officially surpassing $5.8 million in early commitments from over 12,800 participants worldwide. With less than five weeks remaining before launch, interest in the dual-layer blockchain has accelerated, positioning BTC-S as one […]

    MIL-OSI Banking: World Chambers Federation announces new leadership for 2025–2028
    Source: International Chamber of Commerce Headline: World Chambers Federation announces new leadership for 2025–2028 Mr. Marcelo Elizondo Secretary and Member of the Board, Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Services (Argentina) Mr. Andrew McKellar CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Australia) Mr. Atef Al Khaja CEO, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Bahrain)   Mr. […]

  • Ukraine – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Food security in Africa: managing water will be vital in a rapidly growing region
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Christian Siderius, Senior researcher in water and food security, London School of Economics and Political Science Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is growing at 2.7% per year and is expected to reach two billion by the year 2050. The region’s urban population is growing even faster: it was at 533 […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Forde, Assistant Professor – European Human Rights Law, Dublin City University A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle — nuclear might be the answer
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Goran Calic, Associate Profesor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Leadership Chair, McMaster University New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators — ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy. Last year, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) put out a call for nuclear proposals, Google agreed […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine                                                    
    Source: United Nations secretary general The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, on the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference оn Financing for Development. The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister discussed the war’s continuing impact on civilians.  The Secretary-General reiterated the commitment of the United Nations to support the […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia
    Source: United Nations secretary general The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia, on the margins of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development held in Sevilla, Spain.  The Secretary-General and the President discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East. The Secretary-General commended […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: ‘Don’t Agonize — Organize, Help Realize Change Our World Urgently Needs’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Sciences Po Graduating Class
    Source: United Nations 4 Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the graduation ceremony for the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, in Paris today: Let me begin with the most important word of all:  congratulations. You now join a long line of Sciences Po alumni who have shaped our world — […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: Organization for Security and Co-operation’s Role in Strengthening Democracy ‘Essential’, Secretary-General Tells Parliamentary Assembly
    Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly in Porto, Portugal today: Dear Parliamentarians, it is a privilege to address this OSCE Parliamentary Assembly as you meet in the beautiful city of […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Trump’s worldview is causing a global shift of alliances – what does this mean for nations in the middle?
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, Lecturer in Government – National Security College, Australian National University Since US President Donald Trump took office this year, one theme has come up time and again: his rule is a threat to the US-led international order. As the US political scientist John Mearsheimer famously […]

    MIL-OSI: Ellomay Capital Reports Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TEL-AVIV, Israel, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company”), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe, USA and Israel, today reported its unaudited interim consolidated financial results for the three month period ended […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Christine Lagarde: Strategy assessment: lessons learned
    Source: European Central Bank Introductory speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the opening reception of the ECB Forum on Central Banking 2025 “Adapting to change: macroeconomic shifts and policy responses” Sintra, 30 June 2025 As Nietzsche once observed, “it is our future that lays down the law of our today.” When we […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: UNDRR deepens support for local resilience at the 12th European Urban Resilience Forum
    Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction The 12th European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO), held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from 25-27 June 2025, provided an important platform for urban resilience practitioners to reinforce their commitment to accelerating local action on resilience, climate adaptation, and disaster risk reduction in the context of growing urban challenges.  As urban areas […]

    MIL-OSI Video: FfD4, Gender Equality, Gaza & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (30 June 2025)
    Source: United Nations (video statements) Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: Secretary-General/Conference on Financing for Development Deputy Secretary-General/FfD4 Gender Equality Gaza Occupied Palestinian Territory Security Council An Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Syria Ukraine Sudan DRC/Rwanda Afghanistan Refugees International Days Financial Contribution UNGA80 Programming Note SECRETARY-GENERAL/CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT The […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Executive Board Completes the Eighth Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Ukraine
    Source: IMF – News in Russian June 30, 2025 The IMF Board today completed the Eighth Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, enabling a disbursement of about US$0.5 billion (SDR 0.37 billion) to Ukraine, which will be channeled for budget support. Ukraine’s economy remains resilient, and the authorities […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Support for reconstruction: Federal Council adopts 2025–28 country programme for Ukraine
    Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in English The 2025–28 country programme marks the start of a twelve-year federal support process for reconstruction, reform and sustainable development in Ukraine. At its meeting on 12 February, the Federal Council defined the priorities of the country programme, namely protection of the civilian population, peace, economic recovery […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why bending over backwards to agree with Donald Trump is a perilous strategy
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University Donald Trump is a difficult figure to deal with, both for foreign leaders and figures closer to home who find themselves in his crosshairs. The US president is unpredictable, sensitive and willing to break the rules to get […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Negotiating mandate for treaty with Ukraine
    Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in English At its meeting on 29 January, the Federal Council approved the negotiating mandate for an international treaty between Switzerland and Ukraine. In the process of rebuilding Ukraine, this will provide a legal basis for increased cooperation with the Swiss private sector. MIL OSI Europe News –

    MIL-OSI Europe: Ignazio Cassis highlights Europe, Ukraine and the Middle East at Davos 2025
    Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in English At the 2025 edition of the World Economic Forum, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head of the FDFA, placed particular emphasis on European policy and the situations in Ukraine and the Middle East. He also raised matters relating to security and cooperation, particularly as Switzerland prepares to […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Switzerland and Ukraine launch private sector partnership for reconstruction
    Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in English On 23 January, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland and Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at expanding the role of Swiss businesses operating in Ukraine in the country’s recovery. The MoU was signed by Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Backlash against financing aid to Ukraine – E-002495/2025
    Source: European Parliament Question for written answer  E-002495/2025to the CommissionRule 144Erik Kaliňák (NI) Following the Commission’s proposal to pledge up to EUR 40 billion in military assistance to Ukraine this year, with each country contributing according to the size of its economy, Spain and Italy voiced their opposition[1]. In the light of the above: 1.What […]

    Pace of Ukraine talks hinges on efforts of Kyiv, Washington, Kremlin says
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) The pace of talks to resolve the war in Ukraine depends on Kyiv’s position, the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, and the situation on the ground, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks televised on Sunday. Five months into U.S. President Donald Trump’s term, there is no […]

  • Palestine – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Palestine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

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    Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

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    Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

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    Energy News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    Economy – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025
    Economy: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Funding terror: how west Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Egodi Uchendu, Professor (of History and International Studies), University of Nigeria The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s. One of the most vicious groups operating in the region is Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Support Group for Islam and Muslims). […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees: what’s behind the US move
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand South Africans are wearily attuned to governments’ Orwellian misuse of language. After all, South Africa is a country where a one-time government passed a law (the Natives Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act of 1952) which […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: TikTok in Egypt: where rich and poor meet – and the state watches everything
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Gabriele Cosentino, Assistant Professor, American University in Cairo After being released from detention in 2011, Egyptian engineer and activist Wael Ghonim told the media: If you want to liberate a society, all you need is the internet. He’d been taken into custody for his role in the revolution […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why Israel and the U.S. are sure to encounter the limits of air power in Iran
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University The United States has apparently answered Israel’s call to to become involved in the war between Israel and Iran. President Donald Trump had signalled a willingness for the U.S. to become involved […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Diet diversity: average Brit eats at least 49 different species a week

    A major study of UK dietary habits has found that the food we eat contains an average of at least 49 different species each week.
    Source: University of Aberdeen Professor Baukje de Roos A major study of UK dietary habits has found that the food we eat contains an average of at least 49 different species each week. Researchers used innovative algorithms to establish the number and type of unique ingredients in 6,000-plus food and drink items in the National […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Counting Uganda’s lions: we found that wildlife rangers do a better job than machines
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Alexander Richard Braczkowski, Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University Lions are a symbol of Africa’s last wild places. It’s a species central to many of the continent’s cultures and religions. But lion populations have reportedly declined over the past 50 […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Jobless young South Africans often lose hope: new study proves the power of mentorship
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Lauren Graham, Professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg More than a third of young South Africans are not in employment, education or training. This cohort of 3.4 million (37.1% of those aged 15–24) risks long-term joblessness. Discouragement – giving […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle — nuclear might be the answer
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Goran Calic, Associate Profesor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Leadership Chair, McMaster University New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators — ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy. Last year, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) put out a call for nuclear proposals, Google agreed […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century judge and ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his adventures
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ismail Albayrak, Professor of Islam and Catholic Muslim Relations, Australian Catholic University In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, 1304. From a statement in his celebrated travel book the Rihla (“legal affairs are […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Indonesia can expand its gastrodiplomacy via plant-based meals in Europe: Research
    Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Meilinda Sari Yayusman, Researcher in International Relations and European Studies, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN) Raw vegetable and lettuce salad with Indonesian fried tempeh. Gekko Gallery/Shutterstock Gastrodiplomacy as the practice of a country’s diplomacy by promoting its cuisine, is now gaining popularity in several countries across the […]

    MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
    Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Prime Minister Carney and President el-Sisi underscored the economic and cultural ties between Canada and Egypt, and emphasized opportunities to deepen trade, commerce, and investment. The leaders discussed the situation in the Middle […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: ‘Don’t Agonize — Organize, Help Realize Change Our World Urgently Needs’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Sciences Po Graduating Class
    Source: United Nations 4 Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the graduation ceremony for the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, in Paris today: Let me begin with the most important word of all:  congratulations. You now join a long line of Sciences Po alumni who have shaped our world — […]

    MIL-OSI: Ellomay Capital Reports Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TEL-AVIV, Israel, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company”), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe, USA and Israel, today reported its unaudited interim consolidated financial results for the three month period ended […]

    MIL-OSI: CNB Financial Corporation and ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Receive Bank Regulatory Approvals for Merger
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) CLEARFIELD, Pa. and STROUDSBURG, Pa., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CNB Financial Corporation (“CNB”) (NASDAQ: CCNE) and ESSA Bancorp Inc. (“ESSA”) (NASDAQ: ESSA) are pleased to announce that they have received the necessary bank regulatory approvals to complete the proposed merger (the “Merger”) of ESSA with and into CNB and ESSA Bank […]

    MIL-OSI NGOs: UK: disappointing High Court arms to Israel judgment ‘does not change the facts’ of Gaza genocide
    Source: Amnesty International – UK: DISAPPOINTING HIGH COURT ARMS TO ISRAEL JUDGMENT ‘DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACTS’ OF GAZA GENOCIDE Amnesty International UK has expressed disappointment following today’s High Court ruling that the court found it did not have the constitutional authority to intervene in the Government’s policy of supplying spare parts for the F35 […]

    MIL-OSI Video: FfD4, Gender Equality, Gaza & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (30 June 2025)
    Source: United Nations (video statements) Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: Secretary-General/Conference on Financing for Development Deputy Secretary-General/FfD4 Gender Equality Gaza Occupied Palestinian Territory Security Council An Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Syria Ukraine Sudan DRC/Rwanda Afghanistan Refugees International Days Financial Contribution UNGA80 Programming Note SECRETARY-GENERAL/CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT The […]

  • Israel – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 1, 2025

    Israel News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

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    Palestine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

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    Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

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    Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees: what’s behind the US move
    Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand South Africans are wearily attuned to governments’ Orwellian misuse of language. After all, South Africa is a country where a one-time government passed a law (the Natives Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act of 1952) which […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Why Israel and the U.S. are sure to encounter the limits of air power in Iran
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University The United States has apparently answered Israel’s call to to become involved in the war between Israel and Iran. President Donald Trump had signalled a willingness for the U.S. to become involved […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: How tennis takes a toll: the leg and foot injuries players need to watch out for
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Craig Gwynne, Senior Lecturer in Podiatry, Cardiff Metropolitan University When Novak Djokovic limped out of the 2024 French Open with a torn meniscus in his knee, all eyes turned to whether he’d be fit for Wimbledon. And when Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Wimbledon for the third year […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: African footballers in China: what’s behind the sport migration trend
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University Relations between China and Africa are increasingly important in understanding the dynamics that shape our world. But until now, the role of sport was overlooked. A new book, Global China and […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Japanese prime minister’s abrupt no-show at NATO summit reveals a strained alliance with the US
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a clear signal to the Trump administration: the Japan–US relationship is in a dire state. After saying just days ago he would be attending this week’s NATO summit at The Hague, […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Canada Day: How Canadian nationalism is evolving with the times — and will continue to do so
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Eric Wilkinson, Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of British Columbia Tariffs imposed on Canada by the United States have fuelled a surge in nationalist sentiment that played a significant role in the outcome of April’s federal election. Mark Carney’s new Liberal government has signalled an interest in pursuing […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Israel bombed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 − it pushed program underground and spurred Saddam Hussein’s desire for nukes
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jeffrey Fields, Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences The Osirak nuclear power research station in 1981. Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma via Getty Images Israel, with the assistance of U.S. military hardware, bombs an adversary’s nuclear facility to set back the […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Will the fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel hold? One factor could be crucial to it sticking
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Amir Levy/Getty Images After 12 days of war, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that would bring to an end the most dramatic, direct conflict between the two nations in decades. Israel and […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality
    Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder The ketubah is a binding document in Jewish law that traditionally spells out a groom’s responsibilities toward his wife − but that many couples adapt to be more egalitarian. PowerSiege/iStock via […]

    MIL-OSI: Mensa IQ Test – Free International Mensa IQ Quiz with Instant Results Now Offered by QuickIQTest.org
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) New York City, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  QuickIQTest.org, a trusted leader in online cognitive assessments, proudly announces the official launch of its Free Mensa IQ Test 2025. Designed to closely mirror the structure and rigor of a Mensa international IQ test, this new online Mensa IQ test offers individuals around […]

    MIL-OSI: Ellomay Capital Reports Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TEL-AVIV, Israel, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company”), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe, USA and Israel, today reported its unaudited interim consolidated financial results for the three month period ended […]

    MIL-OSI NGOs: UK: disappointing High Court arms to Israel judgment ‘does not change the facts’ of Gaza genocide
    Source: Amnesty International – UK: DISAPPOINTING HIGH COURT ARMS TO ISRAEL JUDGMENT ‘DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACTS’ OF GAZA GENOCIDE Amnesty International UK has expressed disappointment following today’s High Court ruling that the court found it did not have the constitutional authority to intervene in the Government’s policy of supplying spare parts for the F35 […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Appropriate follow-up to report by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights – E-002434/2025
    Source: European Parliament Question for written answer  E-002434/2025to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyRule 144Thijs Reuten (S&D), Tineke Strik (Verts/ALE), Catarina Vieira (Verts/ALE), Barry Andrews (Renew), Maria Walsh (PPE), Wouter Beke (PPE), Kathleen Van Brempt (S&D) On 3 June 2025, EUobserver leaked a report […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Death toll from Israeli strikes on Iran rises to 935 – Iranian authorities
    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 TEHRAN, June 30 (Xinhua) — The death toll from Israeli strikes on Iran between June 13 and 24 has risen to 935, including 38 children and 132 […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Iran says US ‘betrayed’ diplomacy by ‘encouraging’ Israeli attacks
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News TEHRAN, June 30 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday accused the United States of “betraying” diplomacy, saying Washington’s alleged role in recent military strikes against Israel jeopardizes the future of proximity talks on […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Van Orden Statement on Israel-Iran Ceasefire Agreement
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin 3rd) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after President Trump announced the ceasefire agreement brokered between Israel and Iran: “Once again, President Trump has proven to be the Peacemaker in Chief. This is a fantastic step […]