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  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Scott Peters’ Statement on Encouraging Point in Time Count Data

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Scott Peters (52nd District of California)

    San Diego, CA  – Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) made the following statement regarding the data from the Point-in-Time Count released by the San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness:

    “I’m encouraged by the decrease in the number of families and veterans who are unsheltered. The results show our investments have us headed in the right direction, yet we know that much more must be done to shelter our neighbors,” said Rep. Peters. “We must build more low- and middle-income housing and we must do it faster and we must protect the services available to those in need.”

    The 2025 Point-in-Time Count identified 9,905 people in San Diego County who are homeless, compared to 10,605 a year ago.

    The data shows that proven strategies are making a difference. Homelessness among Transitional Youth (18 to 24 years old) decreased by 22 percent. Rep. Peters recently celebrated the opening of a new youth shelter which he secured $1.5 million for as part of the City of San Diego’s Safe Shelter for Transition-Age Youth (Safe STAY) program. The shelter will provide wrap-around case management to help young people exit homelessness through education, employment, and supportive services. 

    Still, too many San Diegans remain unsheltered, with many of them living in their cars. According to the Point-in-Time Count results, the population of people living in their vehicles rose by 7 percent. Rep. Peters’ staff recently toured the new H-Barracks safe parking site, San Diego’s 7th safe parking site. The site will add 190 spaces, nearly doubling the capacity of the Safe Parking Program, and will offer critical services to connect individuals and families to housing.

    Rep. Peters participated in Point-in-Time Count in January, which he does every year when he is not in Washington, D.C. for votes in the House of Representatives.

    “The best way to learn is to talk to people living on the street and hear their stories,” Rep. Peters said. “I thank every volunteer and service provider and will keep pushing to bring home federal resources to support our local partners.”

    During his time in Congress, Rep. Peters has led many efforts to increase homelessness funding for the San Diego region, provide more shelter beds, make housing more affordable, and incentivize housing construction. In addition to the recent opening of the youth shelter which he secured funding for, in the last several months, he has:

    • Launched the Build America Caucus, a bipartisan group dedicated to cutting the self-imposed red tape that has led to out-of-control housing costs and other lagging investments.
    • Launched the YIMBY Caucus, a first-of-its-kind group working to promote pro-housing growth policies that lower costs, help people achieve the dream of home ownership, and create vibrant, walkable, and transit-connected communities.
    • Urged the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to finish processing and disbursing Fiscal Year 2024 homelessness funds that had yet to be sent out and requested that HUD adhere to the recent congressionally approved two-year homelessness funding cycle.

    Rep. Peters’ legislation that is now law in this space includes:

    • The Veteran HOUSE Act, which became law in the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2021 and is working to tackle veteran homelessness by expanding the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program.
    • The Housing Assistance Efficiency Act, which became law in 2015 and is helping non-profits directly administer homelessness assistance grants to those who need it by eliminating a bureaucratic step previously requiring non-profits to connect homeless individuals with federal agencies to receive aid.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China-Central Asia freight train departs from Tianjin Port to Tashkent

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    China-Central Asia freight train departs from Tianjin Port to Tashkent

    Updated: May 21, 2025 08:04 Xinhua
    A China-Central Asia freight train bound for Tashkent via Horgos departs from a station in Tianjin Port in north China’s Tianjin, May 20, 2025. The first China-Central Asia freight train from Tianjin Port to Tashkent via Horgos in 2025 departed here on Tuesday, sending fifty containers of auto parts, mechanical equipment, building materials and household appliances to Uzbekistan’s capital. [Photo/Xinhua]
    A China-Central Asia freight train bound for Tashkent via Horgos is pictured before its departure from a railway station at Tianjin Port in north China’s Tianjin, May 20, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
    A drone photo shows a China-Central Asia freight train bound for Tashkent via Horgos before its departure from a railway station at Tianjin Port in north China’s Tianjin, May 20, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

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  • Baltic News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Baltic News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI: BTCC Exchange Celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day with 52,000 USDT Campaign, Social Giveaway, and Monaco Beach Party
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available in this link. VILNIUS, Lithuania, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BTCC, the world’s most established cryptocurrency exchange, announces its comprehensive Bitcoin Pizza Day celebration featuring a 52,000 USDT prize pool challenge, exclusive giveaway on X, and official partnership of PizzaDAO’s 5th Annual Global […]

    MIL-OSI: Notification on the transaction concluded by manager in issuer’s securities
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Artea Bankas AB, company code 112025254, address of the head office Tilžės str. 149, Šiauliai, Lithuania. Artea bankas AB has received the notification of the person, closely associated with the manager, on transaction in securities issued by the bank (attached).    Additional information: Tomas Varenbergas Head of Investment Management Divisiontomas.varenbergas@artea.lt, +370 610 44447 Attachment […]

    MIL-OSI: Information on shares, voting rights and authorized capital
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) After acquiring its own shares on 20 May 2025, Artea Bankas AB (hereinafter – the Bank) pursuant to Article 19(2) of the Law on Securities of the Republic of Lithuania provides information on the total number of voting rights granted by the shares issued by it and the amount of the authorized […]

    MIL-OSI Security: NATO Secretary General meets the Minister of Defence of Latvia
    Source: NATO On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will meet the Minister of Defence of Latvia, Mr Andris Sprūds, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels. MIL Security OSI –

    MIL-OSI: Bitcoin Solaris Presale Surges as Mobile Mining Revolution Gains Momentum
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TALLINN, Estonia, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitcoin Solaris is gaining rapid traction in the crypto community as its presale advances with impressive momentum. With over $1 million raised and more than 8,900 early adopters already on board, BTC-S is emerging as one of 2025’s most talked-about projects. The presale is […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: 2025 Scholarship for Peace and Security online component concludes following record number of applications
    Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – OSCE Headline: 2025 Scholarship for Peace and Security online component concludes following record number of applications The online component of the 2025 OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security concluded on 16 May. In total, 137 young professionals, selected from a pool of over 2,500 applicants, completed […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: More than half of Lithuanians do not trust Washington’s mediation efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict – poll
    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 VILNIUS, May 20 (Xinhua) — More than half of Lithuanians said they do not trust Washington’s mediation efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a survey […]

    MIL-Evening Report: NZ joins call for Israel to allow full resumption of aid to Gaza
    New Zealand has joined 22 other countries and the European Union in calling for Israel to allow a full resumption of aid into Gaza immediately. The partners also said Israel must enable the United Nations and humanitarian organisations to work independently and impartially “to save lives, reduce suffering, and maintain dignity.” Israel imposed a blockade […]

  • MIL-OSI USA: Hagerty on the GENIUS Act: I look forward to making history with my colleagues by passing this bill

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Tennessee Bill Hagerty
    WASHINGTON—Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) spoke at the weekly Senate Republican Leadership Press Conference on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, a historic piece of legislation that establishes a clear regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.

    *Click the photo above or here to watch*
    Full Remarks:
    Senator Hagerty: Thank you, Leader Thune. And I would like to say to everyone, I look forward to making history, hopefully this week, as we continue to make progress on the Genius Act.
    What does it do? I think it’s very important to understand this. We’re modernizing the payment system here in America. We’re going to put America at the forefront of innovation, rather than having America behind is the caboose.
    This is a dramatic new technology innovation [that] is happening here in America. I don’t want to see it pushed offshore. I want to see it happening right here.
    The implications of this are incredible in terms of protecting consumers. Today, it’s an unregulated market. What we’ll do is make certain that everyone knows that stablecoins are backed by U.S. dollars, and that those dollars are backed up by cash and short-term U.S. treasuries, the highest quality instruments, so that these instruments can be used for digital trade all over the world.
    This will ensure U.S. dollar dominance. It will advance our position as a reserve currency in the world, rather than see the retreat and decline that we might otherwise experience.
    The other thing that it will do is it will stimulate demand for United States treasuries. In fact, the projections are that by the end of this decade, stablecoin issuers here in the United States will be the number one holders of U.S. treasuries in the world. Think about that.
    I’d far prefer a benign stablecoin issuer to the CCP or other sovereign nations.
    So, I think there’s a lot to like about this bill. I appreciate the bipartisan support that we’ve received moving on to it, and I look forward, again, to making history with my colleagues later this week.
    Thank you.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Sullivan Joins President Trump for Golden Dome Missile Defense Announcement

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Alaska Dan Sullivan
    05.20.25
    WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today joined President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein at the White House for an announcement about the administration’s plan for a Golden Dome missile defense system for America. Sens. Sullivan and Cramer also announced the imminent introduction of their legislation, the GOLDEN DOME Act, to reinforce President Trump’s vision of a layered, integrated missile defense system to protect the United States from the intensifying threats and growing arsenals of China and Russia. The forthcoming GOLDEN DOME Act will also complement President Trump’s “Iron Dome” executive order, signed on January 27, 2025.
    Sen. Sullivan and President Trump also emphasized the critical role Alaska plays in the nation’s missile defense system.

    Click here or the image above to watch coverage of the full event.
    “When you look at the system that [President Trump] laid out, you have the initial ground-based missile interceptors, which are made by some of the big defense companies,” said Sen. Sullivan. “But the beauty of [the President’s] vision is that it’s layered, it’s open architecture, and it goes up into space. This is going to involve some of the new defense tech companies that are very interested and can bring missile defense at a cost that is lower than we could ever have imagined. Senator Cramer and I just met with a bunch of these companies last week. Our technology sector is head and shoulders above any other country, and they’re going to be a key part of this. I think that’s what makes this announcement so exciting.”
    “Alaska is a big part of [missile defense] because the location is sort of perfect,” said President Trump. “I think that’s your first line of defense in certain instances.”
    Following the White House event, Senators Sullivan and Cramer recorded a brief video recapping the announcement and discussing their GOLDEN DOME Act.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock – Georgia

    Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta

    Senator Reverend Warnock encouraged over 100 Georgia business and civic leaders to continue living out their motto of “service above self” in this moment of political and economic uncertainty
    The Georgia Rotarians held a luncheon at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta, Georgia, including leaders and representatives from various non-profit and small business leaders across the Atlanta region
    Established in 1913, the Rotary Club of Atlanta has grown to be one of the most influential business and civic clubs in the world
    ICYMI from Saporta Report: U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock: ‘Uncertainty is never a friend of business’
    Watch Senator Reverend Warnock’s remarks to the Rotary Club of Atlanta HERE
    Atlanta, GA – In remarks to the Rotary Club of Atlanta yesterday, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA)encouraged over 100 Georgia business and civic leaders to continue living out their motto of “service above self” in this moment of political and economic uncertainty. 
    “As an alum of Head Start, as an alum of Upward Bound, another federal program called Trio that put a kid in housing projects on a college campus every summer so that I could know that I belonged there, as someone who’s been a beneficiary of Pell grants and low-interest student loans. I’m fighting for that kid on Cape Street, and every variation of that kid in rural communities all across our state. And so in this moral moment, I hope that we will recommit ourselves to standing in the best of the Rotarian spirit of service over self. It’s the reason why I’m deeply concerned about much of what is happening right now. I am worried about our country,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. 
    The Georgia Rotarians held a luncheon at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta, Georgia, including leaders and representatives from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Metro Chamber, YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Ideas United, and various non-profit and small business leaders representing industries across the Atlanta region. 
    Above: Senator Reverend Warnock greeting constituents and local business and civic leaders
    After greeting constituents, the Senator was recognized by the Club’s Board Chair John Yates with a personalized poem he authored highlighting Senator Warnock’s commitment to service for all Georgians. The Senator was introduced by Program Chair and CEO of Ideas United David Roemer ahead of his keynote remarks, where the Senator discussed the detrimental effects of policy unpredictability on businesses and his concerns about tariffs impacts on Georgia small businesses and consumers. Senator Warnock encouraged business leaders to advocate for common-sense leadership and to be unafraid in using their voices to call out the danger and damage Washington politicians pose to Georgia workers and families. 
    “Like many of you, I’m very concerned about these tariffs. I haven’t met anybody yet who’s excited about it. I talked to business leaders. They are worried. I was down in my hometown of Savannah, Georgia a couple of weeks ago meeting with leaders at the port. […] And while there I was talking to leaders and farmers and small businesses, and they feel the uncertainty. One gentleman involved with beekeeping and honey paid more than $25,000 in tariffs on his last import. He’s a small business owner. He doesn’t get to just move something around and be okay for the next quarter. He could lose his business. He does not know what he is going to do. He does not want to pass that cost on to the consumer, but understandably, he does not want to eat those costs himself. We’re hearing stories like that across Metro Atlanta, where business owners and leaders are left scratching their heads because the math ain’t mathing,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. 
    “They cannot plan in this uncertain, unpredictable environment. […] And so this is such an important moment for business leaders to stand up, to raise your voices, to use your influence in the ways that you can. Now, I’m not naive. I know that when you’re running a business, you want to stay as far from politics as you can. I don’t blame you. But there comes a moment when that which is so fundamental to opportunity and possibility is at stake that we have to raise our voices. We have to use our influence in the same way to stand up and fight for tax cuts, stand up and fight for immigration policy that makes good business sense,” Senator Reverend Warnock continued. 
    Above: Senator Reverend Warnock gives remarks to the Rotary Club of Atlanta
    Additionally, Senator Warnock reflected on his new report that uplifts the success of the clean energy tax credits he helped put into law and propelled Georgia to the forefront of our nation’s clean energy economy, but which are now under threat as Washington Republicans seek to scale back these clean energy jobs and investments. 
    “According to my report, in Georgia, nearly all the new [clean energy] investments and the new jobs are in counties outside of Metro Atlanta. Nationwide analyzes show that the vast majority of projects announced following the passage of these clean energy tax credits. Over three and four projects have gone to House districts currently held by Republicans. But this is especially true in Georgia. […] This is good news for Georgia, and to undermine it does not make good sense, it’s hard to defend that. The data is clear, and so my colleagues have a decision to make about who they will fight for and what they believe in. Who will they support? But this I do know: uncertainty is never a friend of business, right? It’s hard to know where they invest. You’re not certain about what’s going to happen along the supply chain, it’s hard to know that you should continue to lean in and invest in a clean energy future in Georgia if the Congress can simply undo two years later what it decided to do two years ago, right at the moment that we’re beginning to make progress,”said Senator Reverend Warnock. 
    Above: Senator Reverend Warnock participates in a fireside chat with Program Chair and Ideas United CEO David Roemer
    Following his remarks, the Senator participated in a fireside chat conversation with David Roemer and fielded questions from members of the Rotary Club of Atlanta. Senator Warnock closed by reiterating his service to all Georgians is rooted in his mission to see America win by making sure every child has a chance, and the next kid growing up in public housing or relying on low-interest loans for an education knows that anything is possible in America. 
    “It’s our job to tell our children that in America anything is possible,” Senator Reverend Warnock said in closing. 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Reed Statement on Former President Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed
    PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, after former President Joe Biden announced he has been diagnosed with a serious form of prostate cancer, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement:
    “I am very sad to hear about former President Biden’s cancer diagnosis.  I applaud he and former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden for being forthcoming and raising awareness about this difficult disease.
    “I am sending best wishes for health and healing to Joe, Jill, and the Biden family as they navigate his treatment and hope for the best possible outcome. 
    “Joe Biden dedicated much of his career to expanding access to health care and advancing cancer research.  This is another reminder of the importance of being able to see a doctor, getting regular checkups, and access to lifesaving screenings for people from all walks of life.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Reed Press Treasury and DOJ on North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed
    “In the wake of the Bybit hack, it is essential that the United States redouble its efforts to prevent North Korean crypto theft.”
    WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the committee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting information on efforts to combat increasingly aggressive and frequent cyber-attacks by ransomware groups based in North Korea.
    In February, the Lazarus Group, a hacker syndicate backed by the North Korean government, stole approximately $1.5 billion in digital currency from Bybit, a popular cryptocurrency exchange. In the letter, the senators warn the attack marks a dangerous escalation in North Korea’s use of crypto theft to evade sanctions and fund its weapons programs — a direct threat to U.S. national security and global stability.
    “In the wake of this attack—the ‘largest crypto theft of all time’—we write to request information regarding your efforts to combat increasingly aggressive and frequent cyber-attacks by ransomware groups based in North Korea,” wrote the senators.
    They continued: “North Korea relies on cryptocurrency theft to subvert U.S.-led international sanctions and to undermine the security of the United States and our Indo-Pacific allies… These stolen assets have helped keep the regime afloat and supported continued investments in its nuclear and conventional weapons programs. Reports suggest there are potentially thousands of North Korean-affiliated crypto hackers around the globe.”
    The senators press the agencies on how they are responding to the evolving tactics of North Korean hackers and what tools they need to prevent future attacks. This comes as Senate Republicans attempt to advance the GENIUS Act — legislation that, as currently drafted, would dramatically expand the stablecoin market with few guardrails and inadequate national security protections. A vote on the bill could come as early as later today.
    Full text of the letter follows:
    Dear Secretary Bessent and Attorney General Bondi:
    On February 21, 2025, the Lazarus Group, a hacker syndicate backed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), stole approximately $1.5 billion in digital currency from Bybit, a popular cryptocurrency exchange. In the wake of this attack—the “largest crypto theft of all time”—we write to request information regarding your efforts to combat increasingly aggressive and frequent cyber-attacks by ransomware groups based in North Korea.
    North Korea relies on cryptocurrency theft to subvert U.S.-led international sanctions and to undermine the security of the United States and our Indo-Pacific allies. The Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community for 2025 states that “North Korea is funding its military development—allowing it to pose greater risks to the United States—and economic initiatives by stealing hundreds of millions of dollars per year in cryptocurrency from the United States and other victims.” Between 2017 and 2023, North Korea stole an estimated $3 billion in crypto hacks, laundering tokens through crypto mixers to effectively mask their origins before funneling the proceeds back to Pyongyang. These stolen assets have helped keep the regime afloat and supported continued investments in its nuclear and conventional weapons programs. Reports suggest there are potentially thousands of North Korean-affiliated crypto hackers around the globe.
    In recent years, North Korean hackers have shifted from simplistic crypto theft schemes to more sophisticated tactics. Typically, these attacks center around variations of social engineering schemes, designed to exploit vulnerabilities in tech and crypto companies. Hackers have increasingly found ways to infiltrate crypto firms, often faking credentials, resumes, and documents and disguising themselves as American or foreign nationals eligible for work. According to reports, “[t]hey have pretended to be Canadian IT workers, government officials and freelance Japanese blockchain developers. They will conduct video interviews to get a job, or …masquerade as potential employers.” In addition, hackers have relied on “phishing and supply chain attacks, and…infrastructure hacks which involve private key or seed phrase compromises.”
    The Bybit hack reflects a further escalation in North Korea’s ability to execute complex crypto theft schemes. In the attack, hackers pulled approximately $1.5 billion from a “cold” crypto storage wallet—a “piece of hardware…kept mostly isolated from online networks” that, prior to the attack, were “considered to be almost impervious to attacks.”10 According to experts, the attack suggests that “North Korea has either expanded its money laundering infrastructure or that underground financial networks, particularly in China, have enhanced their capacity to absorb and process illicit funds.”11 The hack is expected to have significant impacts on the crypto industry and leaves companies scrambling to bolster cybersecurity. Specifically, “staving off North Korean thefts will likely require much higher spending by crypto exchanges.”
    In the wake of the Bybit hack, it is essential that the United States redouble its efforts to prevent North Korean crypto theft. To better understand the scope of North Korea’s reliance on the theft of crypto to evade sanctions and finance its weapons programs and the steps the administration is taking to address this urgent national security concern, we ask that you respond to the following questions by June 2, 2025:
    1. Please describe the steps your agency is taking to address threats to U.S. national security posed by North Korea’s theft of cryptocurrency to earn revenue and bypass sanctions.
    2. What additional steps, if any, does your agency plan to take in the wake of the Bybit attack to bolster efforts to prevent North Korean cryptocurrency theft?
    3. What are the biggest challenges your agency faces in combatting North Korean cryptocurrency theft? What steps can Congress take to bolster and support enforcement efforts to prevent future crypto theft?
    Sincerely,

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Reed Scolds Kennedy & Slams Trump Admin’s Indefensible Cuts to Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed
    VIDEO: Kennedy falsely claims: ‘We have a team in Milwaukee.’; Reed: ‘What about the rest of the United States? This is not a problem exclusively in Milwaukee.’
    WASHINGTON, DC –  After successfully working to appropriate $51 million to protect children from lead exposure, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today confronted President Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about why he effectively shut down a branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that is responsible for monitoring childhood lead poisoning.
    Childhood lead poisoning is a preventable environmental health problem.  Lead is a neurotoxin that can impair brain development, particularly when children are exposed before the age of 6.  Lead exposure most commonly occurs through peeling or flaking lead paint or household dust containing lead, though it can also be ingested through water traveling through lead pipes, soil, or in the air near contaminated industrial facilities.  CDC estimates that approximately 500,000 children in the United States have concerning blood lead levels that could adversely impact their health.
    During today’s hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Senator Reed criticized the Trump Administration’s costly mishandling of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP), the flip-flopping messages, and failure to assist state health agencies and non-profits.  HHS’s short-sighted cuts are likely to lead to data blind spots when it comes to lead poisoning surveillance, making it harder for health authorities and researchers tracking childhood blood lead levels. Other state agencies and federal departments also rely on this type of data.. 
    Reed led the effort to fund the CLPPP and support childhood lead surveillance and technical capacity, provide lead poisoning prevention training to public health professionals, support childhood blood lead surveillance systems, expand public health laboratory capacity, and ensure targeted screening and case management.  But rather than helping states prevent lead poisoning, the Trump Administration fired the teams responsible for administering programs that keep children safe and healthy from lead poisoning.
    During today’s hearing, Reed asked Secretary Kennedy about shutting down the Childhood Lead Program and what effect the Trump Administration’s abrupt layoffs could have on state and local lead poisoning prevention efforts.  Mr. Kennedy seemed confused and gave conflicting answers before falsely suggesting that HHS had a team of experts in one city: Milwaukee.  Senator Reed noted that HHS has a responsibility to help protect children in all fifty states:
    SEN. REED: Mr. Secretary, I want to ask you about the CDC’s Childhood Lead Program, because we’ve heard a lot of conflicting messages about…
    SEC. KENNEDY: Childhood?
    REED: Yes, the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.  We’ve heard a lot of conflicting messages. First, the program was eliminated as part of your restructuring of HHS and all the program staff was fired. You suggested that that was a mistake and that the program will be brought back online. Last week you told Senator Baldwin that lead poisoning among children was a very significant issue. And as Congress appropriated the money, the program would continue.
    Well, Congress has appropriated the funding. And as far as we can tell, staff has not yet been hired. And I see no statements reversing your decision to eliminate the program. So which is it?
    KENNEDY: We are continuing to fund the program. And in Milwaukee, we have a team in Milwaukee, and we’re giving laboratory support to the to the analytics in Milwaukee. And we’re working with the Health Department of Milwaukee.
    REED: Well, that’s Milwaukee. What about the rest of the country?
    KENNEDY: Well, I don’t– as I said, I have I have a a TRO now, you know, a federal TRO that does not allow me to talk about the re-org. What I can tell you is that if you appropriate the money, that we are going to spend it.
    REED: We have appropriated the money, Mr. Secretary. You indicated that you have a program in Milwaukee. What about the rest of the United States? This is not a problem exclusively in Milwaukee.
    KENNEDY: My understanding is that that program is continuing. I’m hoping to, I’m, I’m very, very happy to talk to you, Senator, after this and find out exactly what the details are.
    REED: Well, it should be a very simple answer: The program’s back up and running. We’ve hired the staff, which I don’t think you have. And that doesn’t indicate that you’re serious about getting the program running again.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Warner, Marshall Introduce Bill to Improve Seniors’ Access to Care

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Commonwealth of Virginia Mark R Warner
    WASHINGTON –U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today reintroduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act – bipartisan, zero-cost legislation to improve access to care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The bill focuses on streamlining the often cumbersome and time-consuming prior authorization process, ultimately allowing healthcare providers to spend more time on patient care rather than administrative burdens.
    This legislation would help physicians better serve and improve care for the 32.8 million Americans.
    “Our seniors deserve high-quality care delivered in a timely fashion. I am proud to introduce this legislation that takes commonsense steps to modernize the prior authorization process, cutting through red tape, streamlining approvals, and making sure our health care providers are focused on what really matters — supporting their patients,” Sen. Warner said.
    “Prior authorization is the number one administrative burden facing physicians today across all specialties,” Sen. Marshall said. “As a physician, I understand the frustration this arbitrary process is causing health care practices across the country and the headaches it creates for our nurses. With the bipartisan, bicameral Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, we will streamline prior authorization and help improve patient outcomes and access to quality care.”
    Joining Sens. Warner and Marshall are U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Fetterman (D-PA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), James Lankford (R-OK), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Andy Kim (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AK), Dick Durbin (D-IL), John Cornyn (R-TX), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tina Smith (D-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ted Budd (R-NC), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Hoeven (R-ND), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Chris Coons (D-DE).
    “Too often, seniors face unnecessarily complicated and burdensome prior authorization processes that can become a barrier to receiving care,” Sen. Hassan said. “This bipartisan legislation is a commonsense way to support seniors on Medicare Advantage in accessing care, and to help health care providers focus on their patients instead of paperwork.”
    “Prior authorization places more importance on process than patients. As a doctor, I want that to change. Let’s make sure seniors are receiving timely care,” Sen. Cassidy said. 
    “Too often, seniors have to wait to receive vital care because of administrative burdens like prior authorization. I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which will streamline prior authorization and reduce unnecessary health care delays,” Sen. Capito said.
    “Seniors across the Cowboy State rely on Medicare, but too often, bureaucratic red tape gets in the way of timely care,” Sen. Lummis said. “I am proud to join my colleagues across the aisle to streamline the prior authorization process and put patients over paperwork.”
    “Excessive administrative burdens within the Medicare Advantage program means too many seniors receive delayed benefits, while our health care providers are overwhelmed by paperwork. The current system isn’t working well for anyone, and it’s time we take meaningful action to fix it. This commonsense legislation is a necessary step in the right direction,” Sen. Hyde-Smith said.
    “Health care providers handling mountains of paperwork takes up valuable time and can unnecessarily delay older folks’ access to the crucial care they need,” Sen. Kaine said. “I’m proud to champion this bipartisan legislation to modernize and streamline health care processes to ensure that Americans covered by Medicare Advantage can more swiftly access care and empower health care providers to direct more of their time to their patients.”
    “Quality, expedited medical care should always be within reach for seniors, and our providers deserve a system that helps them focus on delivering it,” Sen. Boozman said. “I’m pleased to join this bipartisan effort to end the inefficient process that delays Medicare Advantage beneficiaries’ evaluations and treatments while removing an unnecessary, bureaucratic burden on clinicians.”
    “Doctors and health care providers are too often bogged down by unnecessary burdens, which can lead to delayed care and negative outcomes for patients,” Sen. Cornyn said. “By streamlining the prior authorization process under Medicare Advantage, this legislation would cut red tape, improve enrollee experiences, and ensure seniors receive the timely care they deserve.
    “Improving the prior authorization process will help seniors have quicker access to the health care they need and remove administrative hurdles for physicians,” Sen. Moran said. “This legislation would make commonsense changes to better support thousands of seniors in Kansas and remove the red tape that is costing doctors and patients valuable time.”
    “Senior citizens have spent their entire lives contributing to our communities, and they deserve every resource to support their health and well-being,” Sen. Gillibrand said. “The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act will help cut through unnecessary red tape and ensure timely medical care is accessible to older Americans. Seniors should have reliable access to specialist care, mental health support, preventative services, and the treatments they need to live with dignity. I am proud to support this important legislation, and I pledge to continue fighting to expand access to quality, affordable, and timely health care for our seniors.” 
    “Seniors with Medicare Advantage plans should not have to endure unnecessary delays when seeking medical treatment, and sometimes even life-saving care,” Sen. Hirono said. “This legislation will help to reduce these arbitrary waiting periods, streamlining prior authorization processes to ensure that health care providers can treat and care for their patients in an efficient manner.”
    “North Carolina seniors shouldn’t face unnecessary delays when trying to access the care they need through Medicare Advantage,” Sen. Tillis said. “I’m proud to support this bipartisan, commonsense legislation that streamlines the prior authorization process, cuts red tape for providers, and ensures patients get timely access to treatment.”
    U.S. Reps John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA-13), Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
    This legislation is supported by the Better Medicare Alliance, Humana, and 138 other health care organizations.
    “Prior authorization helps keep health care costs low and ensures seniors are getting the most appropriate care. But the process should be easier. The changes put forth in this legislation are long overdue and will help ensure seniors can get the care they need without delay,” Mary Beth Donahue, President and CEO of Better Medicare Alliance, said. “We are proud to support this bill and thank Senators Marshall and Warner, and Representatives Kelly, DelBene, Bera, and Joyce for their leadership. We look forward to continued work on this issue with Congress and the Administration.”
    “Humana’s job is to ensure our members have access to high quality, affordable healthcare.  We support efforts in the House and Senate to move the Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act forward quickly,” Jim Rechtin, Humana CEO, said. “It is a common-sense approach to making healthcare easier by modernizing the prior authorization process.”
    Background:
    Prior authorization is a tool used by health plans to reduce unnecessary care by requiring health care providers to get pre-approval for medical services. However, the current system often results in multiple faxes or phone calls by clinicians, which takes precious time away from delivering care.
    Prior authorization continues to be the number-one administrative burden identified by health care providers, and nearly three out of four Medicare Advantage enrollees are subject to unnecessary delays due to the practice.
    The bill would codify and enhance elements of the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes (e-PA) rule that was finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 17, 2024.
    Last Congress, the bill was supported by a super majority of members in the Senate (60) and a majority in the House (232), and was unanimously passed by the House in 2022.
    In 2018, the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) raised concerns after an audit revealed that Medicare Advantage plans ultimately approved 75% of requests that were originally denied.
    In 2022, the HHS Office of Inspector General released a report finding that MA plans incorrectly denied beneficiaries’ access to services even though they met Medicare coverage rules.
    The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act would:
    Establish an electronic prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage plans, including a standardization for transactions and clinical attachments.
    Increase transparency around Medicare Advantage prior authorization requirements and their use.
    Clarify HHS’ authority to establish timeframes for e-prior authorization requests, including expedited determinations, real-time decisions for routinely approved items and services, and other prior authorization requests.
    Expand beneficiary protections to improve enrollee experiences and outcomes.
    Require HHS and other agencies to report to Congress on program integrity efforts and other ways to further improve the e-prior authorization process.
    Result in a zero cost to American taxpayers.
    The full text of the legislation can be found here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Senator Murray Responds to RFK Jr.’s Continued Lies About NIH Staffing Cuts Delaying Clinical Care

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Washington State Patty Murray
    READ MORE — CNN: After NIH staffing cuts, cancer patient in clinical trial worries she may lose crucial time; Washington Post: NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.
    Senator Murray: “If RFK Jr.’s mass firings weren’t having an impact on clinical care at NIH, he would provide those details and tell us which positions he’s eliminated. He’s not—because he knows that if he did, he would be caught lying. This isn’t just about Natalie, this is about the millions of Americans like her who are already being harmed by the destruction Secretary Kennedy is causing at HHS, or will be soon.”
    ****FROM TODAY – WATCH and READ: Senator Murray’s exchange with RFK Jr.***
    ***FROM LAST WEEK –WATCH: Senator Murray rebuts Secretary Kennedy’s claims about her constituent, Natalie***
    Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA),  Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s outburst during today’s Senate Appropriations hearing, where Secretary Kennedy repeatedly lied, dodged Senator Murray’s questions, and made a number of totally unfounded allegations, in particular relating to Senator Murray’s constituent, Natalie, who is suffering from Stage Four colorectal cancer and whose care was delayed as a direct result of the Trump administration’s staffing cuts across HHS. Senator Murray brought up Natalie’s story to Secretary Kennedy at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing last week; additional background on that exchange is below.
    At the appropriations hearing today, Secretary Kennedy claimed to Senator Murray: “You told me two or three days ago, four days ago that we had cut a clinical trial in your state and it turned out what you said turned out to be completely untrue and you knew it was not true because you corresponded.” This was not at all what Senator Murray suggested or what happened. At the HELP hearing on May 14th, Senator Murray laid out how Natalie’s treatment in a trial at the NIH Clinical Center had been delayed by the staffing cuts, according to her doctors at NIH, and then she asked Secretary Kennedy directly how many staff were cut from the NIH’s Clinical Center. Video and transcript of their initial exchange on May 14th is HERE. A full transcript of their exchange today is available HERE.
    “RFK Jr. is a shameless liar and a dangerous conspiracy theorist—he should have never been confirmed. As much as he lies and deflects, I’m not going to stop holding him accountable for the real harm he is inflicting on people in this country.
    “Natalie’s care has been complicated, but here’s what’s not: her NIH doctor told her twice that her care was explicitly delayed due to NIH staffing cuts—specifically, that she would have to wait eight weeks rather than four to have her cells re-infused. On the question of credibility, I will trust an NIH doctor over an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist every day.
    “After an initial contact with RFK Jr.’s office last Wednesday, it was complete radio silence with no answers until about an hour before today’s hearing. It should not take me raising this issue with RFK Jr. face-to-face to make sure NIH is working the way it’s supposed to.
    “I still have no answer about how many NIH clinical staff have been fired. I still have no answer why Natalie was told by her NIH doctor that her care was being delayed due to staffing cuts. For weeks, my staff has been demanding answers about agency staffing cuts.
    “Meanwhile, my staff has been in constant touch over the past three weeks with dedicated career staff at NIH and FDA—the same people the Trump administration is trying to push out the door—to address Natalie’s case. But it has been no thanks to RFK Jr. or HHS political leadership.”
    “If RFK Jr.’s mass firings weren’t having an impact on clinical care at NIH, he would provide those details and tell us which positions he’s eliminated. He’s not—because he knows that if he did, he would be caught lying. This isn’t just about Natalie, this is about the millions of Americans like her who are already being harmed by the destruction Secretary Kennedy is causing at HHS, or will be soon.”
    __________________________________
    At last week’s HELP Committee hearing with Secretary Kennedy, Murray grilled Kennedy on the Trump administration’s moves to slash staff and block funding at the National Institute of Health (NIH), and laid out how is affecting one of her constituents, Natalie Phelps of Washington state: “One of my constituents, Natalie Phelps—a mom of two from Bainbridge Island in Washington state. She has been fighting aggressive Stage Four colorectal cancer for nearly five years now. Her best hope now is a clinical trial at the NIH Clinical Center. She flew out to the NIH just a few weeks ago for her first appointment, and her care team wanted her to come back in four weeks to start treatment. But because of the thoughtless, mass firing of thousands of critical employees across NIH and HHS that you have carried out, Natalie’s doctors at that clinical center have told her that they have no choice but to delay her treatment by an additional four weeks. Now, an extra four weeks may not sound like a long time but, I will tell you, for Stage Four cancer patients like Natalie, this could mean the difference between life and death.” Video of the full exchange between Senator Murray and Secretary Kennedy is available HERE.
    Later in the hearing, Secretary Kennedy asserted that Natalie was ineligible for her clinical trial and called her story a “canard,” saying: “Senator Murray had raised the issue of a constituent of hers who she said had been denied a place in a clinical trial in Washington due to the RIF. We’ve been able to run down that case. The patient was medically ineligible for that trial. It had nothing to do with the RIF. And NIH has been trying to get her into another clinical trial, but none of our clinical trials have been shut down because of the RIF. That was a canard.”
    Senator Murray returned to the hearing to respond directly to Secretary Kennedy: “Secretary Kennedy came back and said my constituent, who I spoke about earlier, [her care] was not delayed by staffing cuts. First off, she is already enrolled in that clinical trial. It’s not a question of eligibility—the issue, as I stated clearly, was the delay in care that she got. And what you stated, Secretary Kennedy, is not true.”
    “I spoke with Natalie, actually, last night. She asked her NIH doctor directly why, when she was informed of the delay, and her doctor at NIH said very plainly TWICE: her care was delayed because of staffing cuts. And Mr. Chairman, I think it’s important for the record to show, my staff has put in inquiries with HHS leadership and they’ve been unresponsive so far.And, just to make clear, this is just one case of many. But those are the facts,” Senator Murray said.
    Senator Murray has been a leading voice in Congress raising the alarm over HHS’ unilateral reorganization plan and slamming the closure of the HHS Region 10 office in Seattle and the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Spokane Research Laboratory. Senator Murray has sent oversight letters and hosted numerous press conferences and events to lay out how the administration’s reckless gutting of HHS is risking Americans health and safety and will set our country back decades, and lifting up the voices of HHS employees who were fired for no reason and through no fault of their own.
    In particular, Senator Murray has been leading the charge against the Trump administration’s efforts to gut lifesaving research at NIH and pushed out nearly 5,000 NIH skilled scientists, grants administrators, and other employees at the agency. When the Trump administration attempted to illegally cap indirect cost rates at 15 percent, Senator Murray immediately and forcefully condemned the move, led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in a letter decrying the proposed change, and introduced amendments to Senate Republicans’ budget resolution to reverse it, which Republicans blocked. Murray has led Congressional efforts to boost biomedical research. Previously, over her years as Chair of the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Murray secured billions of dollars in increases for biomedical research at NIH, and during her time as Chair of the HELP Committee she established the new ARPA-H research agency as part of her PREVENT Pandemics Act to advance some of the most cutting-edge research in the field. Senator Murray was also the lead Democratic negotiator of the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, which delivered a major federal investment to boost NIH research, among many other investments. 
    Senator Murray forcefully opposed the nomination of notorious anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. to be Secretary of HHS, and she has long worked to combat vaccine skepticism and highlight the importance of scientific research and vaccines. Murray was also a leading voice against the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead CDC, repeatedly speaking up about her serious concerns with the nominee immediately after their meeting. In 2019, Senator Murray co-led a bipartisan hearing in the HELP Committee on vaccine hesitancy and spoke about the importance of addressing vaccine skepticism and getting people the facts they need to keep their families and communities safe and healthy. Ahead of the 2019 hearing, as multiple states were facing measles outbreaks in under-vaccinated areas, Murray sent a bipartisan letter with former HELP Committee Chair Lamar Alexander pressing Trump’s CDC Director and HHS Assistant Secretary for Health on their efforts to promote vaccination and vaccine confidence.
    Senator Murray’s opening remarks at today’s hearing, as delivered, are below:
    “Secretary Kennedy—things are not going well. It is clear what you are doing across HHS is devastating to children, families, seniors, and the millions of Americans HHS programs support.
    “You were required to send us an operating plan detailing how you’re spending funds that Congress provided for programs families rely on. You sent us what you titled the ‘Hill Version,’ which had over 530 asterisks in place of funding levels.
    “Mr. Secretary, we need the real version with actual funding levels. This committee needs to know how you are spending taxpayer dollars right now—and what programs you’re cutting and eliminating.
    “You are blocking billions in funding that Congress appropriated from going out the door, including $3 billion at NIH, and $1 billion in Head Start and $3 billion in child care funding alone.
    “And that’s on top of all of the other funding you’ve illegally ripped away: $11 billion from state and local health departments, $1 billion supporting local substance use and mental health programs, and $66 million in Title X funds for cancer screenings, birth control, and preventive care.
    “You are dismantling HHS, throwing away generations of investments in our health care system and firing critical employees. We’re talking about the people who administer Head Start, LIHEAP, and Meals on Wheels. Or entire teams working on preventing chronic disease and Alzheimer’s, tracking IVF success rates and safety, maternal health, and much more.
    “On top of all of this, you propose a budget with truly devastating cuts that would leave America sicker and weaker.
    “But you’re not waiting to see whether Congress approves that budget proposal. This administration is starting to unilaterally implement it right now—in defiance of Congress and the laws we have passed. If you aren’t already, you are sprinting down the road of illegally impounding billions in funding, through intentional action and through incompetence.
    “To my colleagues on this dais: We heard several weeks ago, what we risk by ceding American leadership on biomedical research. If we bless these staffing and funding cuts across HHS, that means deciding we are comfortable with China leading the future development of every drug, device, and vaccine. The supply chain challenges we faced during the pandemic will be the new normal. Our access to the latest treatments and cures will depend on other countries.
    “It’s time to stand up and assert Congress’ authority. This Committee has dedicated itself in a bipartisan manner over decades to make sure we are the global leader in research and development. And now all of us know this administration is setting us back where it may take decades to regain that position.
    “If we don’t, decades of scientific breakthroughs and medical discovery—and the bipartisan work to support them—risks being burned to the ground, and it will be very hard to rebuild.”

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  • Asia Pacific – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Reed Press Treasury and DOJ on North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
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    MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Reed Press Treasury and DOJ on North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
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    MIL-OSI NGOs: Palestinians in Gaza are being deliberately asphyxiated by Israeli forces

    News
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    MIL-OSI Russia: Yuri Trutnev held a meeting of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Russian-Chinese Commission on Cooperation and Development of the Russian Far East and the Northeast of China
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    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: MOFA and MOHW jointly form Taiwan public healthcare team to boost export of smart medical care
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    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Budget 2025: Nervous wait for thousands of public service workers – PSA
    Budget 2025: Nervous wait for thousands of public service workers Cost to New Zealand women of pay equity betrayal to become clear Embargoed 5am Wednesday 21 May 2025 Tomorrow’s Budget will lift the lid on how much further public services will be cut and expose the cost to underpaid women from the dismantling of the […]

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    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Foreign Minister Lin hosts welcome banquet for Canadian parliamentary delegation
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    MIL-OSI United Nations: 20 May 2025

    News release

    Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event
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  • South America – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

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    MIL-OSI Security: Salvadoran National Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Immigration Offense
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    MIL-OSI Security: Dozens of Illegal Aliens Plead Guilty to National Defense Area Violations in May
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    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mike Chick, Senior Lecturer in TESOL/English, University of South Wales William Perugini/Shutterstock When Keir Starmer said: “If you want to live in the UK, you should speak English”, it laid bare an assumption – that English is the only language that counts in the UK. This view not […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Is Donald Trump doing the world a favour by isolating the United States?
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Shaun Narine, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada) United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs against most of the world tanked stock markets, disrupted the U.S. bond market and destabilized the global economy. Trump has economically and politically threatened American allies, shattering the unity […]

    MIL-OSI USA: ICE Buffalo removes previously deported child sex predator to home country
    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed illegally present Salvadoran national Juan Velasquez from the United States to El Salvador May 15. Velasquez has been convicted of multiple felonies in New York, including rape and sexual abuse of a minor.   Velasquez, 45, illegally entered the United […]

    MIL-OSI: BW Energy: Successful handover of BW Adolo operations to BW Energy Gabon SA
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Successful handover of BW Adolo operations to BW Energy Gabon SA BW Offshore Limited (“BW Offshore”) and BW Energy Limited (“BW Energy”) announce that, with effect from 20 May 2025, operations and maintenance (“O&M”) of the FPSO BW Adolo have been handed over to BW Energy’s subsidiary, BW Energy Gabon SA (“BW Energy […]

    MIL-OSI USA: ICE Chicago captures shooters in December 2024 mass shooting tied to Tren de Aragua gang
    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement CHICAGO — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrests of the shooters involved in the Dec. 2, 2024, mass shooting at a house party in Chicago predominantly attended by Venezuelan nationals. This incident resulted in multiple injuries and the loss of three lives. Authorities believe the shooting was […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Why do protestors use disruptive, confrontational tactics? New research shows they’re not just a last resort
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mete Sefa Uysal, Lecturer in Social & Political Psychology, University of Exeter HJBC/Shutterstock Public protests are on the rise globally, from climate marches and university occupations to roadblocks and mass political demonstrations. These actions may sometimes include confrontational tactics such as civil disobedience, disruption and, at times, violent […]

    MIL-OSI: No KYC. 100x Leverage. $50 Welcome Bonus. Crypto Futures Trading Made Easy on BexBack.
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SINGAPORE, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With the price of Bitcoin fluctuating around $100,000, many analysts predict that the cryptocurrency market will remain in a state of high volatility for a long time. Holding spot positions may struggle to generate short-term profits in such conditions. As a result, 100x leverage futures […]

    MIL-OSI Africa: Is this bad for my health? Kenyan study tests three types of warning labels on food
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Shukri F. Mohamed, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center Diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, are on the rise in Kenya, putting immense strain on already over-stretched public health systems. These conditions are often driven by high intake of sugars, salts and unhealthy […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Is this bad for my health? Kenyan study tests three types of warning labels on food
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Shukri F. Mohamed, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center Diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, are on the rise in Kenya, putting immense strain on already over-stretched public health systems. These conditions are often driven by high intake of sugars, salts and unhealthy […]

    MIL-OSI: SuperSlots Casino : Best Online Casino Bonus In USA 2025
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — If you’re searching for a trusted online casino in the US that delivers big bonuses and exciting games, SuperSlots Casino is worth a look. Known for its generous super slots casino no deposit bonus and thrilling super slots casino free spins offers, this platform […]

    MIL-OSI: Best No Deposit Casino Bonus USA 2025 | Best Crypto Casino No Deposit – SuperSlots
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For players in the US, nothing beats the thrill of claiming a casino bonus without risking real money. That’s exactly best no deposit bonuses are a hot favorite among both new and seasoned gamblers. But with so many offers floating around, how do you […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Ancient pollen reveals stories about Earth’s history, from the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs to the Mayan collapse
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Missouri University of Science and Technology An electron microscope image, colorized, shows different structures of pollen grains, including sunflower, morning glory and primrose. Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants […]

    MIL-OSI: 8 Rivers Partners with Navajo Transitional Energy Company on Feasibility Study to Develop a Gigawatt of Decarbonized Coal Power
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) DURHAM, N.C., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 8 Rivers Capital, LLC, (8 Rivers) a world-leading decarbonization technology developer, in collaboration with Siemens Energy, has contracted with the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) to conduct a technical feasibility study for a proposed power plant project at a site co-located with an existing […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Lufthansa Group: Winter flight schedule published and now available for booking
    Source: Lufthansa Group Lufthansa Group’s passenger airlines, including Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Discover Airlines, have published their winter flight schedules for 2025/26. The winter flight schedule begins on October 26, 2025. All destinations can be booked now. “A stable, punctual, and reliable flight schedule for all Lufthansa Group airlines for the […]

    MIL-OSI: Bitget Celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day by Distributing Over 5000 Pizzas in Over 20 Cities Worldwide
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day by hosting events across five continents and distributing pizzas to more than 2,000 people. Between May 19 and May 22, gatherings are being held in cities including Abuja, Cape Town, Buenos […]

    MIL-OSI USA: TAKE IT DOWN Act Officially Signed into Law by President Trump
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar’s (FL-27) strong>(Washington, D.C.) – Today marks a major victory for victims of online exploitation and a defining moment in digital and child safety: President Donald J. Trump has officially signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation—originally introduced in the House by Rep. […]

  • India – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    India: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Security: Duo Sentenced to 17 Years Each for Violent Armed Carjackings
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys INDIANAPOLIS— Bryant Hoskins, 20, and Samuel Fancher, Jr., 19, of Indianapolis, have each been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of carjacking, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Gov Pillen Joins Sec Rollins as She Approves First-in-the-Nation Waiver to Restrict Soda & Energy Drinks from Food Stamps in Nebraska
    Source: US State of Nebraska .S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in Nebraska today as she signed the first-in-the-nation waiver to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Effective January 1, 2026, taxpayers will no longer be subsidizing the purchase of soda or energy drinks in the […]

    MIL-OSI USA: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Announces Farmers First Initiative, Approves Nebraska SNAP Waiver During Tour of Ag Businesses with Gov. Pillen
    Source: US State of Nebraska . Pillen   LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on a day-long visit that included three separate stops and two significant announcements. He was joined in the visits by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Sherry Vinton and U.S. Congressman Adrian Smith. “I’m […]

    Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting on sustainability and circularity in cooperative dairy sector
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chaired a significant meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday to review and strategize the future of sustainability and circularity in the cooperative dairy sector on Tuesday. The meeting brought together key stakeholders, including Union Minister of State […]

    MIL-OSI Canada: Saskatchewan Exports Continue to Reach New Markets in 2024
    Source: Government of Canada regional news Released on May 20, 2025 Provincial Exports Achieved the Third Highest Year on Record, Valued at $45.4 Billion in 2024 Today, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) released the province’s annual State of Trade report. The report, which outlines provincial trade highlights for […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Is Donald Trump doing the world a favour by isolating the United States?
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Shaun Narine, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada) United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs against most of the world tanked stock markets, disrupted the U.S. bond market and destabilized the global economy. Trump has economically and politically threatened American allies, shattering the unity […]

    PM Modi to inaugurate 103 amrit stations on Thursday, including five redeveloped stations in Karnataka
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 103 newly redeveloped Amrit Stations across the country via video conferencing during a special event in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on Thursday, May 22. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday, five of these upgraded stations are […]

    MIL-OSI Africa: Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council – on Maritime Security [bilingual, as delivered. Scroll down for all-English and all-French]
    Source: United Nations – English thank the presidency of Greece for convening today’s open debate on the importance of strengthening maritime security through international cooperation. This debate underscores first of all that the basic condition to preserve maritime security is the respect by all countries of the UN Charter and international law as reflected in […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council – on Maritime Security [bilingual, as delivered. Scroll down for all-English and all-French]
    Source: United Nations secretary general I thank the presidency of Greece for convening today’s open debate on the importance of strengthening maritime security through international cooperation. This debate underscores first of all that the basic condition to preserve maritime security is the respect by all countries of the UN Charter and international law as reflected […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: ASIA/CHINA – The Diocese of Fuzhou commemorates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Jesuit Giulio Aleni, the “Confucius of the West,” who came to tell “the story of Jesus”
    Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI Fuzhou (Agenzia Fides) – It has been 400 years since the Jesuit Giulio Aleni, known as the “Confucius of the West,” landed in Fuzhou (now the capital of Fujian Province) to tell “the story of Jesus.” Today, the Diocese of Fuzhou paid tribute to this witness of the Gospel […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Kim, Meeks Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Indo-Pacific Strategy Passes House
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Young Kim (CA-39) Washington, DC – Today, the House passed the Strengthening the Quad Act (H.R. 1263), a bipartisan bill led by Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to the Quadrilateral Dialogue (Quad) […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Meta’s Community Notes program is promising, but needs to prioritize transparency
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sameer Borwankar, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, McGill University Meta has changed its approach to fact-checking, moving away from platform-controlled moderation. (Shutterstock) Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has more than 3.35 billion combined monthly active users. Recently, Meta has changed its approach to fact-checking […]

    MIL-OSI Global: International Booker prize 2025: six experts review the shortlisted novels
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Helen Vassallo, Associate Professor of French and Translation, University of Exeter From a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 20. Under the Eye of the Big […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Cautious investor sentiment pulls global deal activity down 5% YoY in first four months of 2025, finds GlobalData
    Source: GlobalData Cautious investor sentiment pulls global deal activity down 5% YoY in first four months of 2025, finds GlobalData Posted in Business Fundamentals Cautious investor sentiment has weighed heavily on the global deal landscape, with mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture financing activities collectively declining by approximately 5% year-on-year (YoY) during the first […]

    MIL-OSI: Simpliigence Expands Its Footprint with a New Office Opening in Indiranagar, Bangalore
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) BANGALORE, India, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Simpliigence, a leading Salesforce consulting firm focused on digital transformations, is proud to announce the opening of its new office in the vibrant business district of Indiranagar, Bangalore (often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India). This marks a significant milestone in the […]

    Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurates annual conference of agricultural universities and ICAR directors
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, inaugurated the Annual Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Agricultural Universities and Directors of ICAR Institutes at the Dr. C. Subramaniam Auditorium, NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi. The event was announced through an official statement […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: ASIA/PAKISTAN – Cardinal Coutts: “We are brothers and sisters, we are children of one Mother”
    Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI Paolo Affatato – Agenzia Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “In a time of tension, we can only call for prayer for peace between India and Pakistan. We must rediscover our roots: we are brothers and sisters because we are children of one Mother, as Mahatma Gandhi used to say,” […]

    PM Modi chairs key meeting to review, boost tourism sector
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired an important meeting in the national capital to review and improve India’s tourism sector. This comes following the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, which instilled fear among tourists. The central government is pushing […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Lufthansa Group: Winter flight schedule published and now available for booking
    Source: Lufthansa Group Lufthansa Group’s passenger airlines, including Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Discover Airlines, have published their winter flight schedules for 2025/26. The winter flight schedule begins on October 26, 2025. All destinations can be booked now. “A stable, punctual, and reliable flight schedule for all Lufthansa Group airlines for the […]

    From Muridke to Bahawalpur: The revolving-door terror networks of Pakistan
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Operation Sindoor, launched by India on the night of 6–7 May to punish the terror masterminds and operatives based in Pakistan who were responsible for the Pahalgam terror incident, significantly destroyed the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters in Muridke and the Jaish-e-Muhammad headquarters at Bahawalpur in Pakistan’s Punjab province. […]

  • China – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    China: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI China: Philippines should stop risky infringements and provocations: Defense Spokesperson

    2025-05-15

    “We urge the Philippine side to stop any risky infringements and provocations, and refrain from challenging China’s firm resolve in safeguarding territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. Otherwise, it will only taste the bitter fruit of its own doing,” said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense 2 BEIJING, May 15 — “We urge the Philippine side to stop any risky infringements and provocations, and refrain from challenging China’s firm resolve in safeguarding territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. Otherwise, it will only taste the bitter fruit of its own doing,” […]

    MIL-OSI China: Regular Press Briefing of the Ministry of National Defense on May 15th, 2025

    2025-05-20

    On the afternoon of May 15, 2025, Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, Deputy Director-General of the Information Office of China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Spokesperson for the MND, answered recent media queries concerning the military.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense 2 On the afternoon of May 15, 2025, Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, Deputy Director-General of the Information Office of China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Spokesperson for the MND, answered recent media queries concerning the military. On the afternoon of May 15, 2025, Senior […]

    MIL-OSI China: China Coast Guard supervises Philippine resupply mission to illegally grounded warship

    2025-05-20 18:51:17

    China Coast Guard said it had allowed and supervised a Philippine resupply mission to the illegally grounded warship at China’s Ren’ai Jiao in the South China Sea on May 16.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense BEIJING, May 20 — China Coast Guard said it had allowed and supervised a Philippine resupply mission to the illegally grounded warship at China’s Ren’ai Jiao in the South China Sea on May 16. Liu Dejun, spokesperson for the China Coast Guard (CCG), said on Tuesday that, with the permission of […]

    MIL-OSI China: Beijing sees progress in multiple construction projects
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform recently announced that the city has made key progress in multiple construction projects, covering science and innovation, infrastructure, people’s livelihood, and other areas. Beijing Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, a major pediatric hospital in the city, […]

    MIL-OSI China: China launches renovation for 280,000 old residential compounds since 2019
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China has made major strides in improving urban living conditions in recent years, with large-scale renovations transforming aging neighborhoods and enhancing everyday convenience for millions of residents, said Qin Haixiang, vice minister of housing and urban-rural development, at a press conference Tuesday. MIL OSI China News […]

    MIL-OSI China: China’s renovation of old residential communities benefits 120 million people by end-2024
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China’s renovation of old residential communities benefits 120 million people by end-2024 BEIJING, May 20 — China renovated 280,000 old residential communities from 2019 to 2024, benefiting more than 120 million people, Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Qin Haixiang said Tuesday. The nationwide program […]

    MIL-OSI China: Xi stresses firm confidence in high-quality development during Henan inspection tour
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Xi stresses firm confidence in high-quality development during Henan inspection tour ZHENGZHOU, May 20 — President Xi Jinping underscored unwavering confidence in boosting high-quality development and enhancing governance efficiency, urging central China’s Henan Province to write a new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. Xi, also general […]

    MIL-OSI China: Chinese peacekeepers to South Sudan start rehabilitating main supply route from Tonj to Romich
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense By Zhang Xiaokun and Chen Longge The Chinese peacekeeping engineers set out. (Photo by Zhang Xiaokun) WAU, South Sudan, May 20 — On May 17, local time, the 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) launched the […]

    MIL-OSI China: Chinese peacekeepers to South Sudan start rehabilitating main supply route from Tonj to Romich

    2025-05-20 16:36:08

    On May 17, the 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) launched the rehabilitation of a main supply route from Tonj to Romich.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense By Zhang Xiaokun and Chen Longge The Chinese peacekeeping engineers set out. (Photo by Zhang Xiaokun) WAU, South Sudan, May 20 — On May 17, local time, the 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) launched the […]

    MIL-OSI China: Beijing boosts tourism with new products, discounts
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Beijing kicked off the 2025 China Tourism Day on Monday with a launch event in Fengtai district.  Under the theme “Discover Beijing’s Endless Charms,” the celebrations introduced a rich package of cultural and tourism offerings, including 100 innovative travel products, over 500 public-benefit events, and financial […]

    MIL-OSI China: China’s lending benchmark decline to help bolster economic recovery
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China’s market-based benchmark lending rates declined on Tuesday in the latest sign that the authorities are ramping up efforts to bolster economic momentum. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) went down to 3 percent from the previous reading of 3.1 percent, while the over-five-year LPR, on […]

    MIL-OSI China: Pandas return to Sichuan after their 11-year stint in Malaysia
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Giant panda Liang Liang feeds on bamboo at the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda in Bifengxia of Ya’an, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] After spending 11 years in Malaysia, giant panda pair Fu Wa and Feng Yi were returned […]

    MIL-OSI China: China invites public opinions on upcoming five-year plan
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 20 — China on Tuesday launched an online public consultation to gather opinions for its next five-year plan for national economic and social development. Over the next month, internet users can submit their input on the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) through the websites and […]

    MIL-OSI China: Xi calls for stronger manufacturing industry to advance Chinese modernization

    2025-05-20 15:12:47

    Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for continuous efforts to build the manufacturing industry stronger to advance Chinese modernization.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense ZHENGZHOU, May 20 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for continuous efforts to build the manufacturing industry stronger to advance Chinese modernization. Xi made the remarks during his inspection tour in a bearing producer in […]

    MIL-OSI China: Announcement on Open Market Operations No.94 [2025]
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    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: China National Peking Opera Company to perform new and classic Peking opera plays in Hong Kong in June (with photos)
    Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region China National Peking Opera Company to perform new and classic Peking opera plays in Hong Kong in June  “Cession for Consolidation of the Song Regime”———————————————————————————————–Date and time: June 20 (Friday), 7.30pm      Two years in the making of “Cession for Consolidation of the Song Regime”, the production […]

    MIL-OSI China: Xi calls for stronger manufacturing industry to advance Chinese modernization
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News ZHENGZHOU, May 20 — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for continuous efforts to build the manufacturing industry stronger to advance Chinese modernization. Xi made the remarks during his inspection tour in a bearing producer in Luoyang City, […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: China’s commercial banks have cut interest rates on deposits
    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, May 20 (Xinhua) — China’s top commercial banks on Tuesday announced the first cut in deposit interest rates in 2025. The interest rate on one-year term […]

    MIL-OSI China: Xi sends congratulatory letter to 2025 SCO forum on poverty reduction, sustainable development
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Xi sends congratulatory letter to 2025 SCO forum on poverty reduction, sustainable development BEIJING, May 20 — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to the 2025 SCO (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development, held in Xi’an, northwest […]

    MIL-OSI China: Uzi inducted to League of Legends Hall of Legends
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Riot Games announced Tuesday Jian “Uzi” Zihao as the second-ever inductee into the League of Legends Hall of Legends, recognizing the former star bot laner’s extraordinary contributions to the game and its competitive scene. Uzi, hailed as one of the greatest players in League of Legends […]

  • Economy – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Economy: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI USA: Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock – Georgia Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta Senator Reverend Warnock encouraged over 100 Georgia business and civic leaders to continue living out their motto of “service above self” in […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Grassley, Baldwin Introduce Bill Protecting Older Workers from Workplace Discrimination
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Protecting Older Workers from Age Discrimination (POWADA) Act to level the playing field for older workers and protect Americans from age discrimination in the workplace.   “Americans of all ages can offer valuable […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes Prime Minister Plenkovic of Croatia to the WTO
    Source: World Trade Organization DG Okonjo-Iweala complimented Croatia on its resilient and forward-looking economy, which is driven by services trade and digital transformation. Both leaders agreed that the WTO’s next Ministerial Conference in Cameroon in March 2026 is an important opportunity for reform of the WTO and for strengthening its role in governing global trade. […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Members discuss possible cotton breakthrough ahead of MC14, World Cotton Day 2025
    Source: WTO Headline: Members discuss possible cotton breakthrough ahead of MC14, World Cotton Day 2025 Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam, who chaired the 43rd Round of Consultations of the Director-General’s Consultative Framework Mechanism for Cotton (DGCFMC), drew members’ attention to the latest meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Partenariat pour le Coton” initiative, which built […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Graduates and movers rejoice: Total Wireless introduces $35 home internet with special offer on router
    Source: Verizon Headline: Graduates and movers rejoice: Total Wireless introduces $35 home internet with special offer on router NEW YORK – As graduates embark on the exciting journey of moving to a new apartment or even a new city, Total Wireless, a leading prepaid brand powered by Verizon’s 5G network, ensures they can stay connected […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: 2025 State of Small Business Survey: Surge in AI, cybersecurity and social media demand
    Source: Verizon Headline: 2025 State of Small Business Survey: Surge in AI, cybersecurity and social media demand What you need to know: Nearly half (47%) of SMBs updated their cybersecurity solutions to further protect their business. More than a third (38%) are actively using AI across multiple business functions, such as data analysis, marketing and […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Fish Fund Steering Committee advances work on Call for Proposals, welcomes new members
    Source: World Trade Organization The agreement on next steps brings the Steering Committee closer to opening its first Call for Proposals. The Fund will receive funding requests for project grants that will support developing and least developed country (LDC) members to implement the Agreement provided they have ratified it. The Committee welcomed Barbados, The Gambia, […]

    MIL-OSI Economics: Plastics Dialogue sharpens focus on transparency and standards
    Source: WTO Headline: Plastics Dialogue sharpens focus on transparency and standards Barbados and Morocco delivered opening remarks on behalf of the co-coordinators. They highlighted the successful midterm review in April of the DPP’s work in 2025 and underscored the importance of delving deeper into each focus area to advance potential outcomes. They noted co-sponsors’ interest […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Reintroduced to Protect Older Workers from Age Discrimination
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Suzanne Bonamici (1st District Oregon) WASHINGTON – Today, a bipartisan and bicameral group of Members reintroduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act(POWADA), a proposal to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers.   In the House, the bill is led by Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert […]

    MIL-OSI: Societe Generale_ Combined General Meeting and Board of Directors dated 20 May 2025
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) COMBINED GENERAL MEETING AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS DATED 20 MAY 2025 Press release Paris, 20 May 2025 Combined General Meeting The General Meeting of shareholders of Societe Generale was held on 20 May 2025 at CNIT Forest, 2, Place de la Défense, 92092 Puteaux and was chaired by Mr. Lorenzo Bini Smaghi. […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Highlights – Vote on opinion to ECON report on Draghi Report and the Capital Markets Union – 04.06 – Committee on Budgets
    Source: European Parliament © Image used under the license from Adobe Stock Members will vote on the BUDG opinion to the ECON report on the Draghi Report and the Capital Markets Union. The draft opinion focuses on the role of the EU budget in helping to promote investment in the EU economy. In particular, it […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Briefing – Slovakia’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Latest state of play – 20-05-2025
    Source: European Parliament Slovakia is set to receive €6 408.5 million, solely in grants, to implement its national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP, Plán obnovy), representing 6.8 % of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019. On 13 May 2025, the Council approved Slovakia’s amended NRRP addressing technical and procurement challenges, introducing new reforms […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: In-Depth Analysis – Meeting expectations? Assessing the Savings and Investment Union (SIU) communication against the recommendations of Draghi, Letta and Noyer – 20-05-2025
    Source: European Parliament The European Commission’s communication on the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) follows the high-profile reports by Draghi, Letta and Noyer, which together have shaped expectations for integrating financial markets to support the wider EU economy. This briefing analyses the SIU communication with the three reports in mind as reference points. The briefing […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – The need to develop the steel industry in the context of developing armament programmes – E-001209/2025(ASW)
    Source: European Parliament 1. The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) enables the EU to achieve its climate targets at the lowest cost by allowing the market to set the carbon price. It also has in-built features to protect industries such as steel from carbon leakage (displacement of production and emissions to outside the EU). These include free […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Water infrastructure left inoperative due to delays in land consolidation and irrigation projects – E-001355/2025(ASW)
    Source: European Parliament The Commission monitors the implementation of Greek Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan (CSP)[1], amongst others through the monitoring committee meetings, annual performance reports and the annual review meetings. However, based on the principles of shared management applicable to the CAP, the project implementation monitoring process falls under the responsibility of the […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Cortez Masto Calls on Trump Administration to Strengthen American Critical Mineral Supply Chain
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Nevada Cortez Masto Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to their Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and their Derivative Products calling on the Trump Administration to take strategic action to […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Revitalizing Long Island Downtowns
    Source: US State of New York overnor Kathy Hochul today announced awards for a total of 23 transformational projects on Long Island as part of two economic development programs: the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward. Eight projects were announced for Smithtown-Kings Park, the Round 7 winner of a $10 million DRI award; eight projects […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Risch Leads Legislation to Counter Adversary Nuclear Energy Programs
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Idaho James E Risch WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mike Lee (R-Utah), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), ranking member of […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Reed Helps Increase Wages for RI Defense Workers Building State-of-the-Art Submarines for U.S. Navy
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today commended General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB), the U.S. Navy, and labor leaders for working together to reach a tentative agreement that will increase wages for workers at Electric Boat’s Quonset Point facility in Rhode […]

    MIL-OSI USA: NYPA Economic Development Awards Nearly $135M in WNY
    Source: US State of New York overnor Kathy Hochul today announced economic development awards to five Western New York-based firms that will spur nearly $135 million in capital investments. The awards, approved by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees today, include Western New York hydropower allocations to four firms that will create […]

  • Business – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Business: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Reed Press Treasury and DOJ on North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed “In the wake of the Bybit hack, it is essential that the United States redouble its efforts to prevent North Korean crypto theft.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Reed Press Treasury and DOJ on North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed “In the wake of the Bybit hack, it is essential that the United States redouble its efforts to prevent North Korean crypto theft.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock – Georgia Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta Senator Reverend Warnock encouraged over 100 Georgia business and civic leaders to continue living out their motto of “service above self” in […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Virginia man charged with conspiracy in smuggling of Honduran unaccompanied alien child following ICE Las Cruces, federal partner investigation
    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A Virginia man has been charged with conspiracy to transport an illegal alien after he arranged and paid for the smuggling of a 17-year-old Honduran unaccompanied alien child into the United States. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in collaboration with federal and […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Bedshed pays penalties for allegedly misleading customers over NDIS endorsement
    Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development Bedding retailer Bedshed Franchising Pty Ltd has paid $39,600 in penalties after the ACCC issued it with two infringement notices for allegedly making false or misleading representations to consumers through advertising that suggested certain products it sold had been evaluated or approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Arizona Mechanic Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay $1.37 Million for Defrauding Missouri Customer, Others
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Tuesday sentenced a purported auto mechanic from Arizona to 33 Months in Prison and ordered him to repay $1.37 million to his fraud victims. Beginning in November 2019, Andres “Manny” Lopez, 37, defrauded customers of his Arizona company, All […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Budget 2025 – Greenpeace braced for ‘scorched earth’ budget from Govt
    Source: Greenpeace With the Government set to release its Budget tomorrow, Greenpeace is calling for bold investment in climate and nature, but is bracing for the worst. “Given that this Government just legalised killing kiwi, we’re bracing for a Scorched Earth Budget,” says Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Gen Toop. Greenpeace has been critical of the Luxon-led Government’s anti-environment […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Starvation of Gaza – a distressing continuation of a decades-old plan
    SPECIAL REPORT: By Jeremy Rose Reading an NBC News report a couple of days ago about a Trump administration plan to relocate 1 million Gazans to Libya reminded me of a conversation between the legendary Warsaw Ghetto leader Marek Edelman and fellow fighter and survivor Simcha Rotem that took place more than quarter of a […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Lexington Attorney Agrees to Plead Guilty to Embezzling More Than $3 Million From Companies and Relatives
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys Defendant allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from relatives with disabilities BOSTON – A Lexington, Mass. attorney has been charged and agreed to plead guilty in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Massachusetts victims, including two of his own relatives. David Smerling, 75, has agreed to plead guilty […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Yuri Trutnev held a meeting of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Russian-Chinese Commission on Cooperation and Development of the Russian Far East and the Northeast of China
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Yuri Trutnev held a meeting of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Russian-Chinese Commission on Cooperation and Development of the Russian Far East and the Northeast of China May 20, 2025 Yuri Trutnev held a […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: On holding auctions on May 21, 2025 to place OFZ issue No. 26239RMFS and issue No. 26246RMFS
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange – For bidders We inform you that, based on the letter of the Bank of Russia and in accordance with Part I. General Part and Part II. Stock Market Section of the Rules for Conducting Trading on the Stock Market, Deposit Market and Credit Market […]

    MIL-OSI USA: 30 Transformational Projects Announced in the Capital Region
    Source: US State of New York overnor Kathy Hochul today announced awards for a total of 30 transformational projects for the Capital Region as part of two economic development programs: the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward. Thirteen projects were announced for Lake George, the Round 7 winner of a $10 million DRI award; 11 […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Kingdom of the Netherlands–The Netherlands: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission
    Source: IMF – News in Russian May 20, 2025 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, […]

    MIL-OSI: Partners Value Investments Inc. Announces Q1 2025 Interim Results
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TORONTO, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Partners Value Investments Inc. (the “Company”, TSX: PVF.WT, PVF.PR.V, PVF.A) announced today its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollars. The Company recorded net income of $972 million for the three months ended March 31, […]

    MIL-OSI: Partners Value Investments L.P. Announces Q1 2025 Interim Results
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TORONTO, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Partners Value Investments L.P. (the “Partnership”, TSX: PVF.UN TSX:PVF.PR.U) announced today its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollars. The Partnership recorded net income of $24.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, […]

    MIL-OSI: Columbia Graduate School of Business in Conjunction With Gabelli Funds Selects Jennifer A. Wallace 2025 Recipient of Graham & Dodd, Murray, Greenwald Prize
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) GREENWICH, Conn., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gabelli Funds announces Jennifer A. Wallace as the 2025 recipient of the Graham & Dodd, Murray, Greenwald Prize for Value Investing. She was presented with the Prize at the firm’s fortieth client conference on Friday, May 16th in New York.   In announcing Jennifer Wallace […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Kaptur, Khanna, Luna, And Biggs Introduce Bill To Codify Trump’s Executive Order To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Washington, DC — Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) introduced the bipartisan Global Fairness in Drug Pricing Act to codify the core provisions of President Trump’s Executive Order into law — ensuring lasting, enforceable reform that […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, The Quilted Forest
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Quilted Forest of Winnebago County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Spotify continues to change music. What’s next – will AI musicians replace music made by humans?
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Spotify was started, according to its official claims, because its founders “love music and piracy was killing it”. In Mood Machine, music journalist Liz Pelly argues this is rewriting history. In fact, she […]

    MIL-OSI: First Busey Corporation Closes Depositary Share Offering
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LEAWOOD, Kan., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Busey Corporation (“Busey”) (Nasdaq: BUSE), the holding company for Busey Bank and CrossFirst Bank, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 8,600,000 depositary shares (inclusive of 600,000 depositary shares offered in connection with the partial exercise of the […]

  • Defence News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI USA: Sullivan Joins President Trump for Golden Dome Missile Defense Announcement
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Alaska Dan Sullivan 05.20.25 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today joined President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein at the White […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Issa Announces Service Academy Appointments
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) Escondido – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) has announced six outstanding students from California’s 48th Congressional District received appointments to the U.S. Service Academies. Issa said, “On behalf of our community, I congratulate these remarkable young students on their distinguished appointments.  I trust they will go on […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Foreign Secretary statement, 20 May 2025
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 3 Oral statement to Parliament Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Foreign Secretary statement, 20 May 2025 Statement by Foreign Secretary David Lammy to the House of Commons on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Grassley, Banks Renew Call for Investigation into Milley’s Chain of Command Interference, Efforts to Undermine Civilian Control of the Military
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are renewing calls for the Department of Defense (DOD) to finally address alleged misconduct by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Mark Milley. In a letter to the DOD’s Office […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Defense News: FY 2024 U.S. Pacific Fleet Sailors of the Year
    Source: United States Navy HONOLULU – Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), announced the FY 2024 Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held, May 14, at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andrew Velikic was selected as the Sea Sailor of the Year, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Joseph […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Defense News: NRL Hosts Innovation Day for Industry
    Source: United States Navy WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted Innovation Day for Industry, May 7, at NRL-DC headquarters to inform industry and to assess interest in a focused set of six emerging technologies that are ready for collaboration with industry partners. MIL Security OSI –

    MIL-OSI Security: Defense News: Land, Sea and Air – NMRTC Bremerton Sailors Join JBLM TCCC
    Source: United States Navy BREMERTON , Wash. – Land, sea and air assets of the U.S. military assigned in the Pacific Northwest came together to hone life-saving techniques and strategies during a joint scenario-based field Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise, May 15, 2024. MIL Security OSI –

    MIL-OSI Security: NATO Secretary General meets the Minister of Defence of Latvia
    Source: NATO On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will meet the Minister of Defence of Latvia, Mr Andris Sprūds, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels. MIL Security OSI –

    From Muridke to Bahawalpur: The revolving-door terror networks of Pakistan
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Operation Sindoor, launched by India on the night of 6–7 May to punish the terror masterminds and operatives based in Pakistan who were responsible for the Pahalgam terror incident, significantly destroyed the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters in Muridke and the Jaish-e-Muhammad headquarters at Bahawalpur in Pakistan’s Punjab province. […]

    MIL-OSI China: Regular Press Briefing of the Ministry of National Defense on May 15th, 2025

    2025-05-20

    On the afternoon of May 15, 2025, Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, Deputy Director-General of the Information Office of China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Spokesperson for the MND, answered recent media queries concerning the military.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense 2 On the afternoon of May 15, 2025, Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, Deputy Director-General of the Information Office of China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Spokesperson for the MND, answered recent media queries concerning the military. On the afternoon of May 15, 2025, Senior […]

    MIL-OSI China: Philippines should stop risky infringements and provocations: Defense Spokesperson

    2025-05-15

    “We urge the Philippine side to stop any risky infringements and provocations, and refrain from challenging China’s firm resolve in safeguarding territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. Otherwise, it will only taste the bitter fruit of its own doing,” said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense 2 BEIJING, May 15 — “We urge the Philippine side to stop any risky infringements and provocations, and refrain from challenging China’s firm resolve in safeguarding territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. Otherwise, it will only taste the bitter fruit of its own doing,” […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Construction begins on new Civil Service office in Blackpool 
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments News story Construction begins on new Civil Service office in Blackpool  Construction has begun on a new office building for Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servants as part of Blackpool’s Talbot Gateway redevelopment.  L-R Alan McBride, Muse; Will Town, Defence Infrastructure Organisation; Jennifer Chard, Defence Business Services; […]

    MIL-OSI China: China Coast Guard supervises Philippine resupply mission to illegally grounded warship

    2025-05-20 18:51:17

    China Coast Guard said it had allowed and supervised a Philippine resupply mission to the illegally grounded warship at China’s Ren’ai Jiao in the South China Sea on May 16.
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense BEIJING, May 20 — China Coast Guard said it had allowed and supervised a Philippine resupply mission to the illegally grounded warship at China’s Ren’ai Jiao in the South China Sea on May 16. Liu Dejun, spokesperson for the China Coast Guard (CCG), said on Tuesday that, with the permission of […]

    MIL-OSI: Phoenix Tech Festival 2025: A Night of Insight, Connection, and Meaningful Innovation
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) PHOENIX, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Saturday, May 10, 2025, professionals, students, creators, and entrepreneurs gathered at the University of Advancing Technology for the Phoenix Tech Festival 2025, an in-person event organized by DataGlobal Hub to celebrate emerging technologies, collaboration, and practical innovation. The festival delivered on its promise by […]

    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: President Lai interviewed by Nippon Television and Yomiuri TV
    Source: Republic of China Taiwan Details2025-05-20President Lai delivers address on first anniversary of taking office  On the morning of May 20, President Lai Ching-te delivered an address on the first anniversary of his taking office. In his address, the president stated that the Taiwan of today is a Taiwan of the world, and whether it […]

    MIL-OSI Banking: 2025 Thales Data Threat Report Reveals Nearly 70% of Organizations Identify AI’s Fast-Moving Ecosystem as Top GenAI-Related Security Risk
    Source: Thales Group Headline: 2025 Thales Data Threat Report Reveals Nearly 70% of Organizations Identify AI’s Fast-Moving Ecosystem as Top GenAI-Related Security Risk 20 May 2025 Share this article 73% are investing in AI-specific security tools with either new or existing budgets.  Malware remains top attack type since 2021; phishing rises to second, ransomware drops […]

    MIL-OSI USA: TAKE IT DOWN Act Officially Signed into Law by President Trump
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar’s (FL-27) strong>(Washington, D.C.) – Today marks a major victory for victims of online exploitation and a defining moment in digital and child safety: President Donald J. Trump has officially signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation—originally introduced in the House by Rep. […]

    MIL-OSI Video: Multi-Domain Excercise BREAKDOWN
    Source: US Army (video statements) About the U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt & sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. Interested in joining the U.S. Army? […]

    MIL-OSI China: Xi stresses firm confidence in high-quality development during Henan inspection tour
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Xi stresses firm confidence in high-quality development during Henan inspection tour ZHENGZHOU, May 20 — President Xi Jinping underscored unwavering confidence in boosting high-quality development and enhancing governance efficiency, urging central China’s Henan Province to write a new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. Xi, also general […]

    MIL-OSI China: Chinese peacekeepers to South Sudan start rehabilitating main supply route from Tonj to Romich
    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense By Zhang Xiaokun and Chen Longge The Chinese peacekeeping engineers set out. (Photo by Zhang Xiaokun) WAU, South Sudan, May 20 — On May 17, local time, the 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) launched the […]

  • Energy News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Energy News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan and Health Care Advocates Join Protect Our Care Virginia As Republicans Charge Ahead With the Largest Medicaid Cuts in History
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (Virginia 4th District) GOP’s Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Would Throw 206,000 Virginians Off Their Health Care RICHMOND, Va. — In case you missed it, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) on Thursday joined Protect Our Care Virginia to discuss the latest developments in the GOP assault on Medicaid.  […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Reed Slams Republicans for Advancing Bill to Rip Health Care Away from Millions & Warns GOP Will Impose Higher Health Costs for All
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Republicans in the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees voted along party lines to severely cut Medicaid and blow a hole in America’s health care system in order to provide bigger tax benefits to billionaires and […]

    MIL-OSI: 29/2025・Trifork Group: Reporting of transactions made by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Company announcement no. 29 / 2025Schindellegi, Switzerland – 20 May 2025 Reporting of transactions made by persons discharging managerial responsibilities Pursuant to the Market Abuse Regulation Article 19, Trifork Group AG (Swiss company registration number CHE-474.101.854) (“Trifork”) hereby notifies receipt of information of the following transactions made by persons discharging managerial responsibilities […]

    MIL-OSI USA: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Announces Farmers First Initiative, Approves Nebraska SNAP Waiver During Tour of Ag Businesses with Gov. Pillen
    Source: US State of Nebraska . Pillen   LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on a day-long visit that included three separate stops and two significant announcements. He was joined in the visits by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Sherry Vinton and U.S. Congressman Adrian Smith. “I’m […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Pat Fallon Leads Letter to Bolster US Grid Resiliency
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) Washington, DC — Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04) led a letter yesterday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright requesting a briefing by the Department of Energy on the state of US grid resiliency both from an energy use and national security perspective. In an exclusive with the Washington […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Senator Collins Questions HHS Secretary Kennedy on Elimination of LIHEAP
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Maine Susan Collins Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. Washington, D.C. – At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned HHS Secretary […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Tonko Calls Out EPA Administrator Zeldin for Slashing Protections to Environment & Public Health
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Paul Tonko (Capital Region New York) WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, today questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin during an Environment Subcommittee hearing on the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Listen to Rep. […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Pfluger Celebrates President Trump Signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) WASHINGTON, DC — Today, President Donald Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a co-lead of the legislation, joined the president and several colleagues at the White House to celebrate this historic moment to protect young Americans. In response to the legislation […]

    MIL-OSI Africa: GE Vernova modernizes Sasol’s Secunda power plant in South Africa
    Source: Africa Press Organisation – English (2) – Report: GE Vernova modernizes Sasol’s Secunda power plant in South Africa This project serves as a model for modernizing power plants across Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 20, 2025/APO Group/ — The new upgrade increases operational efficiency at Sasol’s plant, while reducing NOx emissions significantly Project […]

    MIL-OSI Security: IAEA Profile: A Passion For Measurement
    Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA Zakithi Msimang working at the IAEA’s Dosimetry Laboratory in Seibersdorf (Photo: IAEA) The IAEA profiles employees to provide insight into the variety of career paths that support the Agency’s mission of Atoms for Peace and Development and to inspire and encourage readers, particularly women, to pursue careers in […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Dan Goldman’s Statement on Donald Trump Lifting His Stop Work Order for Empire Wind 1
    Source: US Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) On April 16, the Trump Administration announced a stop work order on the wind farm off the coast of New York that makes landfall in Congressman Goldman’s district that would power 500,000 homes in New York City upon completion. Since then, Congressman Goldman, joined by a coalition of elected officials […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Padilla Places Holds on EPA Nominees Until Republicans Cease Efforts to Abuse the CRA to Revoke California’s Clean Air Act Waivers
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Padilla Places Holds on EPA Nominees Until Republicans Cease Efforts to Abuse the CRA to Revoke California’s Clean Air Act Waivers Senator Padilla: “If this attempt is successful, the consequences will be far-reaching, not only for our clean energy economy, the air our children breathe, […]

    MIL-OSI: Conifer Insurance Services Strengthens Cannabis Industry Commitment with Launch of Cannabis Select Program
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TROY, Mich., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conifer Insurance Services (“Conifer”), a pioneer in cannabis insurance solutions, in partnership with Skyward Specialty Insurance Group™ (“Skyward Specialty”), a leader in the specialty property and casualty market, announced the launch of its new Cannabis Select program, a high-capacity insurance solution built for the evolving […]

    MIL-OSI: Tenable Reveals 2025 Global Partner Award Winners
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) COLUMBIA, Md., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenable®, the exposure management company, today announced the recipients of its Global Partner Awards during Tenable AssureWorld — the company’s fifth annual virtual partner conference. Those honored this year include IBM — Global System Integrator of the Year; Siemens Energy — Tenable OT Security […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Liang Zhang Appointed as New Electrical and Computer Engineering Head
    Source: US State of Connecticut Dean JC Zhao of the UConn College of Engineering is pleased to appoint Professor Liang Zhang as the new head of the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department. Zhang’s appointment will start in August 2025.  “I am honored to lead the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UConn, where […]

    MIL-OSI: Trio enters into Letter of Intent to acquire 2000 acres in P.R. Spring Utah, one of largest tar-sand deposits in North America outside of Canada.
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) California, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trio Petroleum Corp (NYSE American: TPET) (“Trio” or the “Company”), a California-based oil and gas company, is pleased to announce it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire 2000 acres at P.R. Spring, Unita Basin, Utah from Heavy Sweet Oil LLC. (HSO). According […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Refining industry risks from 2025 hurricane season
    Source: US Energy Information Administration In-depth analysis May 20, 2025 Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast estimates the 2025 hurricane season will exceed the 1991–2020 average, with an estimate of 17 named storms, compared with a historical average of 14 storms. Meteorologists expect 13–18 named storms, including 3–6 storms with direct impacts on the United States, […]

    M.R. Srinivasan, pioneer of India’s nuclear energy programme, passes away at 95
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Dr. M.R. Srinivasan, a towering figure in India’s nuclear science community and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away on Tuesday in Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, at the age of 95. A key architect of India’s civil nuclear energy programme, Dr. Srinivasan’s career in the […]

    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: President Lai delivers address on first anniversary of taking office  
    Source: Republic of China Taiwan Details2025-05-13President Lai interviewed by Japan’s Nikkei  In a recent interview with Japan’s Nikkei, President Lai Ching-te responded to questions regarding Taiwan-Japan and Taiwan-United States relations, cross-strait relations, the semiconductor industry, and the international economic and trade landscape. The interview was published by Nikkei on May 13. President Lai indicated that […]

    MIL-OSI China: China’s green system wins key approval
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China Daily | May 20, 2025 China’s energy market is becoming more accessible to green businesses worldwide, now that a key global renewable energy initiative has given its full backing to the nation’s green electricity certificates, authorities said. The National Energy Administration is pushing for wider […]

  • Security Intelligence – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI USA: Sullivan Joins President Trump for Golden Dome Missile Defense Announcement
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Alaska Dan Sullivan 05.20.25 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today joined President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein at the White […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Two Springfield Men Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two men from Springfield, Mo., were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in the Springfield area. Erik C. Foster, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes, to 215 months in federal prison without […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Delta Airline Stowaway Sentenced to a Felony Conviction
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Wicliff Yves Fleurizard, 27, of Leander, Texas, was sentenced today on a felony conviction to time-served (approximately six months’ imprisonment), after he unlawfully boarded a Delta Airlines flight in 2024 and hid in a lavatory for a flight to Austin, Texas, from Salt Lake […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Troy Man Arraigned on Gun and Drug Charges
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys ALBANY, NEW YORK – Zyjee Lind, a/k/a “Fredo,” age 30, of Troy, New York, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with possession of firearms as a previously convicted felon, possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Montgomery County Felon Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys ALBANY, NEW YORK – Joseph Mitchell, age 38, of Nelliston, New York, was sentenced today to 135 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon.  United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Special Agent in Charge Frank A. […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Indian National Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud Conspiracy
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys Defendant staged armed robberies so that “victims” could apply for immigration benefits in exchange for thousands of dollars BOSTON – An Indian national, residing in New York, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to staging armed robberies in furtherance of a visa fraud conspiracy.   Rambhai Patel, […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Prior felon pleads guilty to new child pornography charge
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Nicholas Mangione, 44, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of child pornography following a prior conviction, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Lexington Attorney Agrees to Plead Guilty to Embezzling More Than $3 Million From Companies and Relatives
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys Defendant allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from relatives with disabilities BOSTON – A Lexington, Mass. attorney has been charged and agreed to plead guilty in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Massachusetts victims, including two of his own relatives. David Smerling, 75, has agreed to plead guilty […]

    MIL-OSI Security: JACKSON COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY EXTORTING STATE PROBATIONERS AND WITNESS TAMPERING
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys Gulfport, MS – An Ocean Springs, Mississippi man pleaded guilty today to extortion by official right and witness tampering. According to court documents, Steven Wood, 64, used his position as a Mississippi Probation and Parole officer to extort drugs, sexual photos, and sexual services from multiples state probationers.  The […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Surveys – Poll shows overwhelming majority support increase in spending on public services
    Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future As the Government prepares to release a Budget that will deliver further cuts to public services an overwhelming majority of New Zealanders support increased spending on those services, according to a new poll commissioned by the Better Taxes for a Better Future campaign. The Talbot Mills Research poll […]

    MIL-OSI USA: ICE Newark arrests Colombian with criminal warrant overseas for aggravated theft
    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Colombian national who has a criminal warrant in his home country for aggravated theft and attempted theft with injury. Ludwin Quintero-Rojas, 31, who is in the United States illegally, was arrested by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark May […]

    MIL-OSI USA: At Hearing, Air Force Secretary Expresses Support for Right-to-Repair, Preventing Price Gouging in Defense Contracting
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren May 20, 2025 Over 70% of voters favor Congress passing a defense right-to-repair law Warren: “[W]e all agree the Air Force’s hundreds of billions of dollars should be spent efficiently to benefit our service members and our taxpayers, not just to benefit contractor […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on the Department of the Air Force’s Posture and Readiness
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Mississippi Roger Wicker Watch Video Here  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing on the Department of the Air Force’s posture within the current threat environment. During the hearing, the committee received testimony from the service’s […]

    MIL-OSI Security: ICE Arrests Man Charged with Vehicular Homicide in the Death of Minnesota Mom, Victoria Eileen Harwell
    Source: US Department of Homeland Security Minnesota refused to honor this criminal illegal alien’s ICE detainers twice  WASHINGTON – German Llangari Inga, an illegal alien from Ecuador, was charged with vehicular homicide that resulted in the death of Minnesota mom, Victoria Eileen Harwell in August of 2024. Pictured: Victoria Eileen Harwell According to court documents, Llangari Inga’spreliminary breathalyzer revealed his blood alcohol […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Police investigate serious pedestrian crash near Bridgewater
    Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Police investigate serious pedestrian crash near Bridgewater Wednesday, 21 May 2025 – 7:33 am. Police are investigating a serious pedestrian crash near Bridgwater last night.About 6:15pm on Tuesday 20 May 2025, a 12-year-old girl was struck by a motor vehicle on the East Derwent Highway, Bridgewater.Initial reports suggest […]

    MIL-OSI Security: WATCH: Prolific offenders targeted in Met Police shoplifting crackdown
    Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police Met Police officers have secured significant banning orders against two prolific shoplifters as part of their continued crackdown on retail crime. Local officers worked with retailers in Greenwich to identify and arrest Winston Wright who stole more than £2,500 worth of goods from stores in the area over four […]

    MIL-OSI USA: King Touts “MAINEiacs” Contribution to National Defense
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Maine Angus King WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), received commitment from General David Allvin, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, to support the KC-46 tanker program and remain focused on military readiness and […]

    MIL-Evening Report: The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock After two years of publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s private-sector companies, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released public-sector employer data for the first time. The report shows a stark contrast between the private […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit Against Troy, Idaho for Discriminating Against a Small Christian Church
    Source: United States Attorneys General 1 The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho alleging that the City of Troy, Idaho, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) when it denied a conditional use permit (CUP) application sought by Christ Church, a small […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Foreign National Sentenced for $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
    Source: United States Attorneys General 1 A foreign national was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $3.2 million through a sham durable medical equipment company. According to court documents, Julian Lopez, 55, a citizen of Cuba who resides in Miami-Dade County, Florida, […]

  • Politics News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Politics News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI USA: Senator Murray Responds to RFK Jr.’s Continued Lies About NIH Staffing Cuts Delaying Clinical Care
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington State Patty Murray READ MORE — CNN: After NIH staffing cuts, cancer patient in clinical trial worries she may lose crucial time; Washington Post: NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it. Senator Murray: “If RFK Jr.’s mass firings weren’t having an impact on […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Reed Press Treasury and DOJ on North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed “In the wake of the Bybit hack, it is essential that the United States redouble its efforts to prevent North Korean crypto theft.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Reed Press Treasury and DOJ on North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed “In the wake of the Bybit hack, it is essential that the United States redouble its efforts to prevent North Korean crypto theft.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock – Georgia Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta Senator Reverend Warnock encouraged over 100 Georgia business and civic leaders to continue living out their motto of “service above self” in […]

    MIL-Evening Report: NZ Budget 2025: science investment must increase as a proportion of GDP for NZ to innovate and compete
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Gaston, Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Shutterstock/Olivier Le Queinec A lack of strategy and research funding – by both the current and previous governments – has been well documented, most comprehensively in the first report […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Animal Rights – Roaring call for Government to halt funding of cruel octopus farming
    Source: Animals Aotearoa (New Zealand – May 21, 2025) – As calls to ban the practice of octopus farming continue to gain momentum worldwide, the government of New Zealand is set to make a decision about providing more funding to octopus farming on May 21. 168 organisations are united in strongly advising against wasting any […]

    MIL-OSI USA: At Hearing, Air Force Secretary Expresses Support for Right-to-Repair, Preventing Price Gouging in Defense Contracting
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren May 20, 2025 Over 70% of voters favor Congress passing a defense right-to-repair law Warren: “[W]e all agree the Air Force’s hundreds of billions of dollars should be spent efficiently to benefit our service members and our taxpayers, not just to benefit contractor […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Hawley, Schmitt Introduce Resolution Honoring Former Senator and Governor Kit Bond
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced a resolution honoring former United States Senator and Missouri Governor Christopher ‘‘Kit’’ Bond. Bond passed away on May 13, 2025 at the age of 86. Bond served as the 47th and 49th Governor […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies under Government crackdown
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 2 Press release Record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies under Government crackdown New crackdown is the largest criminal action against water companies in history. A record 81 criminal investigations into water companies have been launched in England since the election, as part of the Government’s […]

    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Foreign Minister Lin hosts welcome banquet for Canadian parliamentary delegation
    Source: Republic of China Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin hosts welcome banquet for Canadian parliamentary delegation Date：2025-02-20Data Source：Department of North American Affairs February 20, 2025 No. 043  Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a welcome banquet on February 17 for a delegation from the Parliament of Canada led by Senator Michael MacDonald, Chairman of the Canada-Taiwan […]

    MIL-OSI USA: RELEASE: Mullin Introduces Black Vulture Relief Act to Protect the Livelihoods of Farmers and Ranchers
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator MarkWayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) RELEASE: Mullin Introduces Black Vulture Relief Act to Protect the Livelihoods of Farmers and Ranchers Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), along with SenatorsTommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO), introduced the Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 which would allow farmers and ranchers the ability to protect their […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Ernst Announces Third Annual Entrepreneur Expo in Ames
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) Published: May 20, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced that she will host her third annual Entrepreneur Expo at Iowa State University on Tuesday, August 12. The event gives unprecedented access to opportunities across the […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Tuberville Joins Colleagues in Celebrating National Charter School Week
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Alabama Tommy Tuberville WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in a resolution to celebrate National Charter Schools Week. Sen. Tuberville has helped introduce this resolution every Congress he has served in.  “Our kids are the most precious resource we have,” said Sen. Tuberville. “We don’t need […]

    MIL-Evening Report: After another call with Putin, it looks like Trump has abandoned efforts to mediate peace in Ukraine
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham After a two-hour phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on May 19, US president Donald Trump took to social media to declare that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately start negotiations” towards a ceasefire and an end to […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Feats of the human body behind Tom Cruise’s stunts in Mission: Impossible movies
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol He’s leapt from cliffs, clung to planes mid-takeoff and held his breath underwater for as long as professional freedivers. Now, at 62, Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt for one final mission – and […]

    MIL-Evening Report: The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock After two years of publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s private-sector companies, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released public-sector employer data for the first time. The report shows a stark contrast between the private […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Governor Lamont Applauds House Approval of His Plan To Increase the Wages of Connecticut State Police Troopers
    Source: US State of Connecticut (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting today to approve the agreement he negotiated with the Connecticut State Police Union that will enact pay increases for the Connecticut State Police. The governor and the union reached the agreement in April. It must […]

    MIL-Evening Report: ‘Outdated and irrelevant’: what do young Australians think of their schooling?
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jun Eric Fu, Senior Research Fellow, Youth Research Collective, The University of Melbourne LBeddoe/Shutterstock Australia’s school system – and whether it is doing its job – is often under the microscope from politicians, experts and parents. The most recent NAPLAN results in 2024 triggered a wave of […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Ciscomani Questions VA Secretary Doug Collins about the Need to Strengthen Veteran Suicide Prevention Efforts and Prioritize Survivor’s Assistance within the VA
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Juan Ciscomani (Arizona) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani, who represents nearly 80,000 veterans in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, questioned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins during an oversight hearing about the VA’s preliminary requested budget.  During the hearing, Ciscomani urged Secretary Collins to […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Reintroduces the Protect Children’s Innocence Act in the 119th Congress
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA, 14) Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced her landmark legislation, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, a bold step to end the barbaric practice of so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. This legislation, now designated as H.R. 3492, criminalizes genital mutilation, chemical castration, and all […]

  • Law News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Law News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Security: Delta Airline Stowaway Sentenced to a Felony Conviction
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Wicliff Yves Fleurizard, 27, of Leander, Texas, was sentenced today on a felony conviction to time-served (approximately six months’ imprisonment), after he unlawfully boarded a Delta Airlines flight in 2024 and hid in a lavatory for a flight to Austin, Texas, from Salt Lake […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Indian National Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud Conspiracy
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys Defendant staged armed robberies so that “victims” could apply for immigration benefits in exchange for thousands of dollars BOSTON – An Indian national, residing in New York, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to staging armed robberies in furtherance of a visa fraud conspiracy.   Rambhai Patel, […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Prior felon pleads guilty to new child pornography charge
    Source: Office of United States Attorneys BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Nicholas Mangione, 44, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of child pornography following a prior conviction, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Surveys – Poll shows overwhelming majority support increase in spending on public services
    Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future As the Government prepares to release a Budget that will deliver further cuts to public services an overwhelming majority of New Zealanders support increased spending on those services, according to a new poll commissioned by the Better Taxes for a Better Future campaign. The Talbot Mills Research poll […]

    MIL-OSI USA: ICE Newark arrests Colombian with criminal warrant overseas for aggravated theft
    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Colombian national who has a criminal warrant in his home country for aggravated theft and attempted theft with injury. Ludwin Quintero-Rojas, 31, who is in the United States illegally, was arrested by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark May […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Justice Department Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit Against Troy, Idaho for Discriminating Against a Small Christian Church
    Source: US Justice – Antitrust Division Headline: Justice Department Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit Against Troy, Idaho for Discriminating Against a Small Christian Church The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho alleging that the City of Troy, Idaho, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Police investigate serious pedestrian crash near Bridgewater
    Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Police investigate serious pedestrian crash near Bridgewater Wednesday, 21 May 2025 – 7:33 am. Police are investigating a serious pedestrian crash near Bridgwater last night.About 6:15pm on Tuesday 20 May 2025, a 12-year-old girl was struck by a motor vehicle on the East Derwent Highway, Bridgewater.Initial reports suggest […]

    MIL-OSI Security: WATCH: Prolific offenders targeted in Met Police shoplifting crackdown
    Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police Met Police officers have secured significant banning orders against two prolific shoplifters as part of their continued crackdown on retail crime. Local officers worked with retailers in Greenwich to identify and arrest Winston Wright who stole more than £2,500 worth of goods from stores in the area over four […]

    MIL-Evening Report: The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock After two years of publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s private-sector companies, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released public-sector employer data for the first time. The report shows a stark contrast between the private […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Foreign National Sentenced for $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
    Source: United States Attorneys General 1 A foreign national was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $3.2 million through a sham durable medical equipment company. According to court documents, Julian Lopez, 55, a citizen of Cuba who resides in Miami-Dade County, Florida, […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit Against Troy, Idaho for Discriminating Against a Small Christian Church
    Source: United States Attorneys General 1 The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho alleging that the City of Troy, Idaho, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) when it denied a conditional use permit (CUP) application sought by Christ Church, a small […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Governor Lamont Applauds House Approval of His Plan To Increase the Wages of Connecticut State Police Troopers
    Source: US State of Connecticut (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting today to approve the agreement he negotiated with the Connecticut State Police Union that will enact pay increases for the Connecticut State Police. The governor and the union reached the agreement in April. It must […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Reintroduces the Protect Children’s Innocence Act in the 119th Congress
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA, 14) Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced her landmark legislation, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, a bold step to end the barbaric practice of so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. This legislation, now designated as H.R. 3492, criminalizes genital mutilation, chemical castration, and all […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Eurojust ensures authorities receive critical information on new undetectable devices used in prisons
    Source: Eurojust 20 May 2025| French authorities took action in 66 prisons across the country against a new type of device that prisoners are using to communicate with the outside world and continue their criminal activities. Following findings by the prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Paris JUNALCO that these devices are being sold worldwide, […]

    MIL-OSI NGOs: Campaigners stage ‘oil spill’ at Shell HQ to mark AGM and demand justice
    Source: Amnesty International – Striking visual protest staged by Amnesty UK, Fossil Free London, and Justice 4 Nigeria coalition coincides with Shell’s AGM This morning, activists from Amnesty International UK, Fossil Free London, and the Justice 4 Nigeria coalition staged a powerful protest outside Shell’s global headquarters in central London, demanding accountability for decades of […]

    MIL-OSI NGOs: EU/ ISRAEL: Review of the EU’s relations with Israel welcome but devastatingly late
    Source: Amnesty International – Reacting to the EU’s decision to initiate a review of Israel’s compliance with its obligations under international law under the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Eve Geddie the Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office said: “While this is a welcome first step, it also comes devastatingly late. The extent of human suffering […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Reintroduced to Protect Older Workers from Age Discrimination
    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Suzanne Bonamici (1st District Oregon) WASHINGTON – Today, a bipartisan and bicameral group of Members reintroduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act(POWADA), a proposal to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers.   In the House, the bill is led by Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Washington D.C. Accountant Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud and Tax Crimes
    Source: United States Attorneys General 13 Defendant Did Not File Tax Returns and Falsified Documents to Obtain Mortgage Loan A Washington, D.C., Certified Public Accountant (CPA) was sentenced yesterday to 20 months in prison for making a false statement on a mortgage loan application and not filing an income tax return. According to court documents […]

    MIL-OSI Security: California Executives Plead Guilty to Employment Tax Crimes
    Source: United States Attorneys General 13 Two California men pleaded guilty yesterday to not paying over employment taxes to the IRS. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: Lalo Valdez and Matthew Olson, both of Northern California, operated a San Jose-based health informatics and product development company that provided clinical […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Criminalisation of dissent in migrant pre-removal centres and compatibility of the Security Decree with EU law – E-001884/2025
    Source: European Parliament Question for written answer  E-001884/2025to the CommissionRule 144Giuseppe Antoci (The Left) The Decree-Law on Security[1] that was recently enacted by the Italian Government introduced the new offence of ‘rioting’ in migrant detention centres[2], establishing heavy prison sentences of up to four years for people who commit acts of violence or resistance, even […]

  • MIL-OSI Security: Texas man found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    GREAT FALLS – A Texas man who failed to register as a sex offender was found guilty by a federal judge today, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

    Following a bench trial, Tracy Allen Reilly, 60, was found guilty of failure to register as a sex offender. Reilly faces 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and at least 5 years to a lifetime of supervised release.

    Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided and will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing was set for October 1, 2025. Reilly will remain in custody pending further proceedings.

    The government alleged in court documents that in 1995, Tracy Allen Reilly was convicted in Texas of aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to 20 years in custody. He discharged from custody in 2014 and was instructed to register as a sexual offender for the duration of his life. In July 2018, Reilly was convicted of another felony in Texas for violating sex offender registration. After he was released from custody on that sentence, Reilly signed additional registration forms in 2022 and in June of 2023.

    Reilly moved to Montana sometime in the fall of 2023. Before he moved, he was informed he would be required to register as a sex offender in Montana. Once in Montana, Reilly camped on federal land around Homestake Lake in Jefferson County. In October 2023, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office contacted Reilly and advised him he was required to register as a sex offender.

    In November 2023, an officer with the U.S. Forest Service was patrolling the Homestake area and made contact with Reilly. The officer learned Reilly was a non-compliant sex offender, and when the officer again encountered Reilly in January 2024, he told Reilly he needed to register. Reilly never registered as a sex offender in Montana.

    On November 6, 2024, the Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Reilly with failure to register as a sex offender, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). Reilly was arrested in December 2024.

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

    This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.

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    MIL Security OSI –

  • Australia News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: MOFA urges international community to jointly condemn China for once again provoking and undermining regional security and stability
    Source: Republic of China Taiwan MOFA urges international community to jointly condemn China for once again provoking and undermining regional security and stability Date：2025-02-27Data Source：Department of Policy Planning February 27, 2025  No. 051   China announced without prior warning on February 26 that it had designated a military exercise zone off the coast of Taiwan for […]

    MIL-Evening Report: NZ Budget 2025: science investment must increase as a proportion of GDP for NZ to innovate and compete
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Gaston, Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Shutterstock/Olivier Le Queinec A lack of strategy and research funding – by both the current and previous governments – has been well documented, most comprehensively in the first report […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to study of the cold sore virus herpes simplex 1 and risk of Alzheimer’s
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments May 20, 2025 A study published in BMJ Open looks at the association between herpes simplex virus type 1 and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.  Dr Sheona Scales, Director of Research at Alzheimer’s Research UK: “There’s an increasing amount of evidence that suggests our body’s response to certain viruses […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Gaza – Aid instrumentalised, health system under fire: Gaza is being deliberately asphyxiated by Israeli forces – MSF
    Source: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Jerusalem, 21 May 2025 – An insufficient amount of aid is being allowed into the Strip, merely a smokescreen to pretend the siege is over.  Meanwhile, at least 20 medical facilities in Gaza have been damaged, or forced partially or completely out of service in the past week […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia Banking Sector – CBA announces interest rate reductions
    Source: Commonwealth Bank of Australia The Commonwealth Bank has responded to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate decision. Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision to decrease the official cash rate by 0.25% per annum (p.a.), CBA will decrease home loan variable interest rates by 0.25% p.a. All home loan variable rate changes […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia Banking Sector – CBA cuts interest rates for business bank customers
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    MIL-OSI New Zealand: University Research – ‘Natural’ pacemaker successfully tried in humans – UoA
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    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Privileges Committee Speech Concerning the Conduct of Four Members
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    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Bold Ngahere plan gets green thumbs up in Devonport-Takapuna
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    MIL-OSI: Currency Exchange International Corp. Commences Trading on the OTCQX Market Under the Symbol CURN
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    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: President Lai interviewed by Nippon Television and Yomiuri TV
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    MIL-OSI Russia: Moscow is ready to work with Kyiv on a memorandum on a future peace treaty – V. Putin
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    MIL-Evening Report: There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne Making Jakarta their first overseas visit has become a set piece for newly elected Australian prime ministers dating back to John Howard in 1996. […]

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    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University 1000 Words/Shutterstock An apt metaphor for the Department of Defence in Labor’s second term might be the Titanic. The good ship “defence” has hit an iceberg: the senior officers are reassuring all is fine, the band is playing and […]

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    MIL-OSI Russia: Telephone conversation with V. Putin “went very well” — D. Trump
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    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) Watch the full exchange HERE. WASHINGTON, DC – During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) blasted Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his complicity in the Trump Administration’s disastrous approach to U.S. foreign policy. Under Secretary Rubio’s leadership, the Administration has […]

    MIL-OSI Video: Maritime Security, Pandemic Agreement & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
    Source: United Nations (Video News) Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. ——————————— Highlights: Security Council ECOSOC World Health Organization Cyprus Occupied Palestinian Territory Lebanon/Israel Yemen Libya Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Haiti Afghanistan International Labour Organization World Bee Day ——————————— SECURITY COUNCIL This morning, the Security Council held a meeting on […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Ricketts Discusses Communist China, Threats to American Way of Life with Secretary Rubio
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Pete Ricketts (Nebraska) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed Communist China’s threats to the American way of life and the importance of maintaining peace through strength. Ricketts underscored that Communist China is the greatest external threat we face […]

    MIL-OSI: ESET Research APT Report: Russian cyberattacks in Ukraine intensify; Sandworm unleashes new destructive wiper
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) ESET has released its latest advanced persistent threat (APT) report. Russian APT groups intensified attacks against Ukraine and the EU, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities and deploying wipers. China-aligned groups like Mustang Panda and DigitalRecyclers continued their espionage campaigns targeting the EU government and maritime sectors. North Korea-aligned groups expanded their financially motivated campaigns […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Is Donald Trump doing the world a favour by isolating the United States?
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Shaun Narine, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada) United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs against most of the world tanked stock markets, disrupted the U.S. bond market and destabilized the global economy. Trump has economically and politically threatened American allies, shattering the unity […]

    MIL-OSI Africa: Is this bad for my health? Kenyan study tests three types of warning labels on food
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Shukri F. Mohamed, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center Diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, are on the rise in Kenya, putting immense strain on already over-stretched public health systems. These conditions are often driven by high intake of sugars, salts and unhealthy […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Is this bad for my health? Kenyan study tests three types of warning labels on food
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Shukri F. Mohamed, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center Diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, are on the rise in Kenya, putting immense strain on already over-stretched public health systems. These conditions are often driven by high intake of sugars, salts and unhealthy […]

    MIL-OSI NGOs: Oxfam reaction to announcement that Israel will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza
    Source: Oxfam – Reacting to the announcement that Israel will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza, Wassem Mushtaha, Oxfam’s Gaza Response Lead, said: “While some aid was allowed into Gaza today, it will only be a trickle amongst a sea of need. For over 70 days Israel has been starving the people of Gaza, […]

    MIL-OSI Europe: ASIA/HOLY LAND – Time wasted between betrayed promises of peace and massacres of innocents
    Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI photo UNRWA by Father Ibrahim Faltas, ofm*Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – “In Gaza, children, families, and the surviving elderly are reduced to starvation.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV recalled the suffering in Gaza during Sunday’s Regina Caeli in St. Peter’s Square, packed with faithful and in the presence of […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Gaza – NZ signature on Gaza statement ‘wholly inadequate’ – PSNA
    Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa   PSNA says an end to government silence on Israeli genocide in Gaza is overdue, but says New Zealand’s signature on an international declaration is wholly inadequate and too little too late.   Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Co-Chair John Minto says a just released joint statement by 22 foreign ministers, including […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Gaza – Israeli ‘nine truck photo-op’ doesn’t slow Gaza genocide – PSNA
    Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa   The Israeli government approved nine truck aid convoy into Gaza is a cynical photo-op, according to the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa.   PSNA says the trucks are designed to appease and confuse both western news media and critics of Israeli genocide in Gaza.   PSNA Co-Chair Maher Nazzal says the […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Israel slammed over ‘cynical’ sidestep of global rulings on Gazan humanitarian aid
    Asia Pacific Report Israel has been accused of “manipulation” and “cynical” circumvention of global decisions calling for unrestricted humanitarian aid access to the besieged Gaza enclave. “In a clear act of defiance against international humanitarian obligations, the occupying state has permitted only nine aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip — covering both the devastated […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: Gaza – We urge Australia to sustain the pressure and push for a ceasefire and unimpeded access to aid – MSF
    Source:  Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) 20 May, 2025: Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) welcomes the recent joint statement by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and 23 other countries on humanitarian aid to Gaza.  We continue to urge the Australian government to pursue strong diplomatic action that holds the Israeli government […]

  • University News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Public health risk from the presence of asbestos in public buildings in Greece – E-001913/2025
    Source: European Parliament Question for written answer  E-001913/2025to the CommissionRule 144Galato Alexandraki (ECR) Despite the extraction and use of asbestos having been banned in the EU for almost 25 years, thousands of public buildings containing this dangerous material are still in use in Greece, as confirmed by recent incidents. Recently, asbestos was found in the […]

    MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Foreign Minister Lin hosts a welcome luncheon for Eswatini Deputy Prime Minister Dladla
    Source: Republic of China Taiwan February 12, 2025 No. 037Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a welcome luncheon on February 12 for a delegation from the Kingdom of Eswatini led by Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla. He thanked Eswatini for its staunch commitment to diplomatic alliance with Taiwan and for its firm support for Taiwan’s […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Biden is getting prostate cancer treatment, but that’s not the best choice for all men − a cancer researcher describes how she helped her father decide
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Luisel Ricks-Santi, Senior Associate Vice President Community Health, Education and Training, Old Dominion University; Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Florida Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative had funded hundreds of cancer research projects across the country. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert “Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told […]

    MIL-OSI USA: With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It’s Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren May 20, 2025 Warren questioned Long on Trump’s threats to revoke Harvard’s non-profit status Warren: “It’s clear the statute makes it illegal…And the fact that you want to sit there and dance around about this tells me that you shouldn’t be within 1000 […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Falling back into the shadows? How to keep internal displacement on the humanitarian agenda
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Megan Bradley, Full Professor, Political Science and International Development Studies, McGill University The international humanitarian system is in freefall. Following the dramatic funding cuts initiated by Donald Trump’s administration in the United States, deliveries of essential food, medicines and clean water to those in need have halted and […]

    MIL-OSI Global: UK film and TV boom hides a crisis that threatens the whole industry – new report
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Philip, Lecturer in Filmmaking and Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Reading Judging by the recent success of UK productions like Adolescence and Baby Reindeer, you might assume that the UK film and television industry is flourishing. And indeed, spending on production has risen dramatically in the last […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Recent spy scandals reveal how western allies are increasingly unreliable friends
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull Denmark’s foreign affairs minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen sounded surprised and emotional as he addressed a press conference on May 7. He announced he would call in the acting head of the US embassy […]

    MIL-OSI Global: M&S cyberattack: how can retailers regain customers’ trust after a hack? A marketing expert explains
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kokho Jason Sit, Senior Lecturer in Marketing; Associate Head (Global), University of Portsmouth Several big British retailers have been in the news recently – but not for buoyant sales or new product launches. Firms like Marks & Spencer and Co-op have been hacked, affecting online sales and the […]

    MIL-OSI Global: For long-tailed tits, it really does take a village
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jennifer Morinay, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sheffield Any parent will tell you how useful it can be to have family living nearby, giving a helping hand when raising your children. In humans, relatives and even non-relatives act as childminders. Such behaviour is widespread in other animals too, particularly […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Feats of the human body behind Tom Cruise’s stunts in Mission: Impossible movies
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol He’s leapt from cliffs, clung to planes mid-takeoff and held his breath underwater for as long as professional freedivers. Now, at 62, Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt for one final mission – and he’s […]

    MIL-OSI Global: English schools to increase mental health support – why they need to get children involved in designing it
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma McKenna, Fellow – Medical Sociology, University of Birmingham BalanceFormCreative/Shutterstock The UK government has announced the continuing rollout of the provision of mental health support teams in schools in England, with the intention of providing six in ten pupils with this support by March 2026. One in five […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Financial firms are driving up rent in Toronto — and targeting the most vulnerable tenants
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Cloé St-Hilaire, PhD Candidate in Planning, University of Waterloo In recent years, Canadians have increasingly seen financial firms — such as private equity firms and real estate investment trusts (REITs) — buying up apartment buildings. The largest 25 financial landlords in Canada hold nearly 20 per cent of […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Is Donald Trump doing the world a favour by isolating the United States?
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Shaun Narine, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada) United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs against most of the world tanked stock markets, disrupted the U.S. bond market and destabilized the global economy. Trump has economically and politically threatened American allies, shattering the unity […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Hospitals need to be prepared for war – report
    Source: Anglia Ruskin University Ambulances parked near a hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine Hospitals need to learn lessons from Ukraine and Syria as they increasingly become targets for military activity during times of conflict, according to research carried out by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The 96-page guidance document […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: 20 May 2025

    News release

    Director-General’s Award for Global Health given to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood
    Source: World Health Organisation In recognition of their lifetime achievements in global health, specifically in malaria elimination and beyond, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has given his Award for Global Health this year to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood.   The Director-General’s Award for Global Health, established in 2019, […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: The Mashuk Development Center will teach university employees how to develop the KVN movement
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State – On May 19, 2025, the Mashuk Knowledge Center launched an educational seminar, “School of Creative Leaders,” which brought together vice-rectors and specialists responsible for the development of the KVN movement in higher education institutions. The project is organized by […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: SPbGASU Master’s Student: “Internship in India Gave Good Experience”
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Mikhail Zheltov Mikhail Zheltov, a second-year master’s student at the SPbGASU Faculty of Architecture, visited India as part of an internship program, where he studied local architectural traditions. He studied […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: The results of the qualifying TIM championship among students of St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering have been summed up
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Winning Team The qualifying TIM championship among students of our university has ended. Deputy Director of the Educational Center for Digital Competencies of SPbGASU Denis Nizhegorodtsev recalled that for two […]

    MIL-OSI: Payscale Leads the Way with New Innovative Compensation Solutions That Solve Critical Data Gaps
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SEATTLE, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Payscale Inc., the leading compensation data technology company, today announced the availability of two new data sets and two new integrated AI solutions to empower organizations to make strategic pay decisions with confidence, as part of its new approach to compensation intelligence. These industry-leading solutions […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Nonprofit news media leaders are struggling to stop leaning on the foundations that say they should branch out more
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Katherine Fink, Associate Professor of Media, Communications, and Visual Arts, Pace University If the basket falls, at least there are some other eggs on hand that might not break. Iryna Veklich/Moment via Getty Images You’ve probably heard the adage about not putting all your eggs in one basket. […]

  • Analysis – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 21, 2025

    Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI Global: Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney to America’s roster of honored patriotic sites
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Bethanee Bemis, Museum Specialist, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution First lady Nancy Reagan kisses Mickey Mouse as President Ronald Reagan and Minnie Mouse watch 20 bands marching in the unofficial inaugural parade at Disney’s Epcot Center on Memorial Day, May 27, 1985. Bettmann/Getty Images A presidential […]

    MIL-OSI Global: The Coin by Palestinian writer Yasmin Zaher wins the Dylan Thomas Prize – an expert from the judging panel explains why
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel G. Williams, Professor of English Literature, Swansea University Yasmin Zaher’s remarkable novel The Coin has won the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize for writers under the age of 40. This is not a story that begins at the beginning. Instead, its narrator starts with dirt and an […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Why do protestors use disruptive, confrontational tactics? New research shows they’re not just a last resort
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mete Sefa Uysal, Lecturer in Social & Political Psychology, University of Exeter HJBC/Shutterstock Public protests are on the rise globally, from climate marches and university occupations to roadblocks and mass political demonstrations. These actions may sometimes include confrontational tactics such as civil disobedience, disruption and, at times, violent […]

    MIL-OSI Global: After another call with Putin, it looks like Trump has abandoned efforts to mediate peace in Ukraine
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham After a two-hour phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on May 19, US president Donald Trump took to social media to declare that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately start negotiations” towards a ceasefire and an end to the […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Labour governments have always struggled with immigration – here’s what Keir Starmer could learn from them
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Erica Consterdine, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Lancaster University The government has outlined its plans to reduce net migration to the UK. The proposals are generally restrictive: scrapping social care visas, tightening work visas, longer residency requirements, tougher English tests and restructuring student visas. While Reform’s recent success […]

    MIL-OSI Global: How mindfulness therapy could help those left behind by depression treatment
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Thorsten Barnhofer, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Surrey Yuri A/PeopleImages.com/Shutterstock For some people, depression is like an unwanted guest who moves in and refuses to leave. Even with therapy and medication, the heavy fog of low mood, exhaustion […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Meta’s Community Notes program is promising, but needs to prioritize transparency
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sameer Borwankar, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, McGill University Meta has changed its approach to fact-checking, moving away from platform-controlled moderation. (Shutterstock) Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has more than 3.35 billion combined monthly active users. Recently, Meta has changed its approach to fact-checking […]

    MIL-OSI Global: International Booker prize 2025: six experts review the shortlisted novels
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Helen Vassallo, Associate Professor of French and Translation, University of Exeter From a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 20. Under the Eye of the Big […]

    MIL-OSI Global: In ‘Paying For It,’ ex-lovers reimagine friendship, family and the meaning of sex work
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ummni Khan, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University Emily Lê and Daniel Beirne star in the film that sees director and multidisciplinary artist Sook-Lin Yee adapt the graphic memoir of her ex-lover, Chester Brown, for the screen. (Wilding Pictures & Hawkeye Pictures) The film […]

    MIL-OSI Global: The Coin by Palestinian writer Yasmin Zaher wins the 20th Dylan Thomas Prize – an expert from the judging panel explains why
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel G. Williams, Professor of English Literature, Swansea University Yasmin Zaher’s remarkable novel The Coin has won the 20th International Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize for writers under the age of 40. This is not a story that begins at the beginning. Instead, its narrator starts with dirt […]

    MIL-OSI Global: How to tackle new strains of potato blight and avoid another great famine
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By David O’Connor, Associate Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University A new aggressive potato blight strain was detected in Wales and eastern Scotland earlier this year. The strain, identified as EU 46, can withstand certain fungicides, making it harder to control. It serves as a stark reminder […]

    MIL-OSI Global: The DIY guide to checking how well you’re ageing
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marco Arkesteijn, Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics, Aberystwyth University Ground Picture/Shutterstock A few years ago, a social media trend challenged people to see if they could stand up from the floor without using their hands. Now, it’s all about how long you can balance on one leg […]

    MIL-OSI Global: The UK might have accepted the idea of youth mobility with the EU, but it’s not happening any time soon
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Simon Usherwood, Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University View Apart/Shutterstock The language might be dry, but the political shift is significant. Monday’s summit between the UK and EU leaders in London resulted in an acknowledgement of the “mutual interest to deepen our people-to-people ties, particularly […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Is this bad for my health? Kenyan study tests three types of warning labels on food
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Shukri F. Mohamed, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center Diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, are on the rise in Kenya, putting immense strain on already over-stretched public health systems. These conditions are often driven by high intake of sugars, salts and unhealthy […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Armed groups are invading Benin’s forest reserves. Why and what to do about it
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – 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 of […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light’s ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jarred Roberts, Project Scientist, University of California, San Diego Light, whether from a star or your flashlight, travels at 186,000 miles per second. Artur Debat/Moment via Getty Images My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from […]

    MIL-OSI Global: The one-size-fits-all diversity training model is broken – here’s a better alternative
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Radostina Purvanova, Professor of Management and Organizational Leadership, Drake University Diversity training is more effective when it’s personalized, according to my new research in the peer-reviewed journal Applied Psychology. As a professor of management, I partnered with Andrew Bryant, who studies social marketing, to develop an algorithm that […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Nonprofit news media leaders are struggling to stop leaning on the foundations that say they should branch out more
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Katherine Fink, Associate Professor of Media, Communications, and Visual Arts, Pace University If the basket falls, at least there are some other eggs on hand that might not break. Iryna Veklich/Moment via Getty Images You’ve probably heard the adage about not putting all your eggs in one basket. […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Culture at the core: examining journalism values in the Pacific
    ANALYSIS: By Birte Leonhardt, Folker Hanusch and Shailendra B. Singh The role of journalism in society is shaped not only by professional norms but also by deeply held cultural values. This is particularly evident in the Pacific Islands region, where journalists operate in media environments that are often small, tight-knit and embedded within traditional communities. […]

    MIL-OSI Global: How 3D printing is personalizing health care
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Anne Schmitz, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Stout A girl, wearing her prosthetic hands, walks to school in Uruguay. AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico Three-dimensional printing is transforming medical care, letting the health care field shift from mass-produced solutions to customized treatments tailored to each patient’s needs. For instance, […]