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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: 18 June 2025 News release WHO calls for global expansion of midwifery models of care

    Source: World Health Organisation

    The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery models of care – where midwives serve as the main care provider for women and babies throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period.

    The guidance promotes strong communication and partnership between women and midwives, and offers proven health benefits for both women and their babies. Women who received care from trusted midwives are statistically more likely to experience healthy vaginal births and report higher satisfaction with the services they receive.

    “Expanding and investing in midwifery models of care is one of the most effective strategies to improve maternal and newborn health globally,” said Dr Anshu Banerjee, Director for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing at WHO. “These approaches improve outcomes, maximize resources, and can be adapted to all countries. Crucially, they also enhance women’s and families’ experiences of care– building trusted partnerships for health at this critical life stage.”

    A proven, cost-effective solution

    Despite progress, maternal and newborn deaths remain unacceptably high—particularly in low-income and fragile settings. Recent modelling suggests that universal access to skilled midwives could prevent over 60% of these deaths, amounting to 4.3 million lives saved annually by 2035.

    Midwifery care models emphasize informed choice as well as communication and non-invasive techniques—such as mobility during labour, breathing guidance, varied birthing positions and emotional support— that seek to empower women, and reduce the likelihood of invasive procedures.

    Midwifery models of care are also an important response to the growing concern of over-medicalization in childbirth. While medical interventions such as caesarean sections, inductions, and use of forceps are essential and life-saving when clinically indicated, their routine or excessive use creates short and long-term health risks. In some countries, caesarean rates now exceed 50%, suggesting high rates of medically unnecessary procedures.

    “Skilled midwives help women trust in their bodies, their abilities, and their care,” said Ulrika Rehnstrom Loi, Midwifery expert at WHO and technical lead for the guidance. “This is why investing in midwifery models of care is so important – it not only improves health but builds a cadre of experts equipped to provide individualized, respectful care, ensuring women are consistently part of decision making and have access to the information they need as well as vital emotional support.”

    Practical tools for implementation

    The new guidance provides practical tools and real-life examples to help countries structure a transition toward midwifery models of care. As part of this process, it calls for strong political commitment, strategic planning and long-term financing for implementation — with dedicated budget lines. It also stresses the importance of high-quality midwifery regulation and education in line with international standards, supporting autonomous, evidence-based practice.

    Successful implementation requires strong collaboration, the guidance notes. Midwives should be empowered to work independently while also integrated into broader healthcare teams alongside doctors and nurses. In the event of complications, midwives should be able to work in partnership with these other professionals to ensure quality multidisciplinary care for every woman and baby.

    A global imperative

    Globally, millions of women still give birth without a skilled health worker by their side, and one-third do not receive even four of WHO’s recommended eight pregnancy checks. Progress in reducing maternal and newborn mortality has largely stagnated since 2016.

    “Midwifery models of care are not just smart solutions – they are a necessity,” said Anna Ugglas, Chief Executive of the International Confederation of Midwives, which supported the development of the guidance. “In a world where childbirth is increasingly medicalized, they offer a person-centred, evidence-based approach that respects the physiological process of birth, restores dignity and autonomy to maternity care, and helps ensure safety for women and newborns everywhere.”

    The guidance outlines several adaptable models of midwifery care, including:

    • Continuity of care, where women are supported by a known midwife, or small team of midwives, throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period.
    • Midwife-led birth centres, dedicated facilities where midwives provide intrapartum care for women at low risk of complications. They sometimes offer other services such as antenatal and postnatal care or family planning.
    • Community-based approaches where midwives deliver services directly in communities—for example, via mobile units or local health centres.
    • Private practice, where private midwives operate independently or through organizations. To be effective, these services must be regulated and integrated into national health systems. 

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Gay and bisexual men will soon be able to donate blood and plasma

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasmin Mowat, Clinical Project Manager, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney

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    Many gay and bisexual men have been excluded from donating blood and plasma (the liquid portion of blood) for decades because of rules developed during the HIV crisis in the 1980s.

    The Australian Red Cross’ blood donation arm, Lifeblood, has announced these restrictions will be lifted. This opens donation pathways for many gay and bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men.

    What’s changing for plasma donation?

    From July 14, Lifeblood will remove sexual activity-based restrictions for plasma donation for medicines made with plasma, except for those who’ve recently had sex with a partner known to have HIV or another blood-borne virus.

    This world-first “plasma pathway” policy will allow most people, including gay and bisexual men, to donate plasma immediately regardless of sexual activity, provided they meet other criteria.

    What’s changing for other blood donation?

    The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved a gender-neutral risk assessment for blood and platelet donations.

    Under this system, all donors, regardless of gender, will be asked if, in the past six months, they have had sex (excluding oral sex) with a new partner or more than one partner.

    If they answer “yes” to either question, they will be asked if they’ve had anal sex in the past three months. Those who say “yes” will be deferred from donating whole blood for six months, due to the higher risk of HIV transmission during anal sex and the time it takes for HIV to be detected in a test. But they will still be eligible to donate plasma.

    So gay and bisexual men in long-term, monogamous relationships will no longer need to abstain from sex for three months to donate whole blood.

    Why were past restrictions in place?

    In the 1980s, HIV transmission through blood transfusions prompted urgent public health responses. Australia, like many countries, introduced an indefinite deferral for men who have sex with men, the population most affected by HIV.

    This policy significantly reduced transmission of HIV via blood transfusions before HIV testing became available.

    Routine blood donation testing for HIV began in 1985, but initial tests could not detect HIV for up to three months after infection.

    As testing improved, the deferral was reduced – first to 12 months in 2000, then to three months since last sexual activity in 2021.

    Why the changes?

    Rates of new HIV infection have fallen substantially since the 1980s. In 2023, 722 new HIV cases were reported nationwide (2.7 per 100,000 population).

    Modern tests can now detect HIV within one week of exposure, dramatically reducing the risk of transfusion transmission.

    However, the blanket deferral still applied regardless of individual risk – such as if the men had only one partner. As a result, many low-risk men remained excluded.

    Why the different rules for blood and plasma?

    Whole blood is separated into red cells, plasma and platelets. This is the regular process of giving blood, where blood is drawn, then it goes through the testing process to check it’s safe.

    These components are mainly used for transfusion directly to patients without further processing.

    Whole blood is mainly used for transfusions.
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    Plasma, the yellow liquid part, contains proteins used in treatments for immune disorders, severe burns and other conditions.

    During plasma donation, a machine separates the plasma (the yellow liquid part) from the red blood cells and other parts of blood. The machine keeps the plasma, and returns the red blood cells to the donor through the same needle.

    Plasma for plasma medicines, the blood product in most demand in Australia, is processed using extra techniques that kill viruses and bacteria, allowing for less-strict donation rules compared to whole blood.

    How many more people will become eligible under the new rules?

    A national survey we jointly conducted with Lifeblood found an estimated 57% of Australians, and 63% of Australian men, were eligible to donate blood. Among men who reported sex with men, eligibility was only 40%.

    Under the new plasma pathway, overall eligibility is projected to rise to 61%, and to 74% for gay and bisexual men – an increase of around 626,500 newly eligible plasma donors. This will include people taking HIV-PrEP (HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis), which protects against HIV infection.

    The impact of gender-neutral risk assessments on blood donation eligibility is less certain.

    How will people feel being asked about their sexual history?

    The same survey found most Australians supported being asked how many partners they have had and whether they’d had anal sex to see if they were eligible to donate. However, support varied across age, religion and country of birth.

    Understanding and responding to these differences will be important for community engagement and maintaining trust in the blood supply.

    Will this affect the safety of the blood supply?

    The gender-neutral questions aim to identify high-risk sexual activity, regardless of someone’s gender or sexual orientation. The questions still restrict anyone from donating who has recently had anal sex with multiple or new sexual partners.

    Similar policies have been adopted in countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Netherlands, with no evidence of increased risk to the blood supply.

    What happens next?

    From July 14, the rules for plasma donation will change, allowing plasma donation regardless of sexual activity.

    The TGA’s approval of gender-neutral blood assessments has only just been granted. Lifeblood will now need to update systems, seek government approvals, train staff and inform the public before this change can be rolled out.

    Ongoing evaluation will be essential to monitor the impact on donor numbers, safety and public perception, and to ensure blood donation policies are evidence-based and equitable.

    Yasmin Mowat recieves funding from a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Grant, implemented with Lifeblood.

    Bridget Haire has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

    Skye McGregor receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

    – ref. Gay and bisexual men will soon be able to donate blood and plasma – https://theconversation.com/gay-and-bisexual-men-will-soon-be-able-to-donate-blood-and-plasma-259136

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The Moskino Cinema Park filmed a TV series based on the film Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The eight-part musical series “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears. It’s Just Beginning” based on the cult Soviet film was filmed in the Moskino cinema park. Some scenes for the project were filmed in the center of the capital. The work was supported by the Moscow film cluster and the Moskino film commission.

    The story of three friends

    Vladimir Menshov’s melodrama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears was released in 1979 and won an Oscar. The new series also centers on the fate of three friends who come to Moscow in the early 2000s in search of love and happiness. However, viewers will see not just a modern version of the Soviet film, but a completely new story that promises to surprise everyone.

    One of the main roles in the series was played by actor Andrei Maksimov, familiar to viewers from the images of villains in the projects “The Word of a Boy. Blood on the Asphalt” and “Fisher”. He not only appears on screen in a new role, but also sings.

    “I am very interested in how the audience will perceive me, not only in a positive capacity, but also in a singing one. Playing a positive character is just as interesting as playing a negative one. In my opinion, we managed to create an ambiguous image of the hero, and I hope that the audience will relate to him. In the cinema park, I really enjoyed working in “Cowboy Town”. I think that on this site everyone can feel like a child and imagine themselves as some kind of character in a western. All the interiors are first-class, and this is delightful,” said Andrey Maksimov.

    The main roles in the new series were also played by Ivan Yankovsky, Anastasia Talyzina, Maria Kamova, Tina Stoyilkovich, Ruzil Minekaev and other actors. The directors were Olga Dolmatovskaya and Zhora Kryzhovnikov.

    According to Olga Dolmatovskaya, one of the main themes in the project is female friendship that has lasted through the years, where each heroine finds herself with age. Several scenes for the series were filmed in the Moskino cinema park on the sites of Cowboy Town and Provincial Towns of Europe. These sets made a huge impression with their detailed development, solidity and realism. In addition to the cinema park, filming took place on several sites in Moscow: on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, Pushkinskaya Square and in the Ostankino television center. The creators of the series felt a big difference – it was much easier to organize filming on the equipped territory of the cinema park.

    All approvals in record time

    The filming of the final scene of the series took place on Tverskoy Boulevard. 200 dancers, 100 actors and 100 crew members took part in the work.

    The most complex filming in the city center from an organizational point of view was coordinated in less than a month.

    “The Moscow Film Commission managed to do the almost impossible – conduct mass filming without disrupting the main life processes in the city center. In record time, a series of complex approvals were made with the city departments of trade, transport, health care, housing and utilities, mass events, as well as the prefecture. As a result, it was possible not only to film all the necessary scenes, but also to create a wonderful image of Moscow in the project,” the press service of the Moscow film cluster noted.

    Most of the filming took place near the Russian Academic Youth Theatre, the high-rise building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, the Ostankino TV Centre and Pushkinskaya Square, where one of the most striking episodes of the series was filmed, involving 200 dancers and more than 100 extras.

    To recreate the atmosphere of the 2000s, the artists studied costumes and fashion of the time. More than 250 outfits were sewn for the filming, and about a thousand more complex stage costumes were found in clothing rental stores.

    The project was created by the film companies Vodorod and NMG Studio with the support of the Internet Development Institute (ANO IRI). The series will be released in the online cinema Wink, and the TV premiere will take place on the STS TV channel.

    How the first shift of the creative camp “Youth of Moscow” wentThe Moskino Cinema Park will host the “School of Vocals and Music” shift of the creative camp

    The Moskino cinema park is part of Sergei Sobyanin’s “Moscow – City of Cinema” project and an object of the Moscow cinema cluster, which is being developed by the capital Department of Culture. The first stage of development has already been completed here: 24 natural sites, four pavilions and six infrastructure facilities have been built. Among them are the sets “Center of Moscow”, “Moscow of the 1940s”, “Vitebsk Station”, “Yurovo Airport”, “Cathedral Square of Moscow”, “Deaf Village”, “Partisan Village”, “County Town”, “Cowboy Town”, “Petersburg Bar” and other spaces.

    The Cinema Park is actively developing as a cultural and leisure venue. Exhibitions, master classes, lectures, meetings with famous actors and other events for Muscovites and guests of the capital are held here.

    The Moscow Film Cluster is an infrastructure facility, services and facilities for filmmakers, which are being developed by the Moscow Government within the framework of the Moscow — City of Cinema project. Its structure includes the Moskino Film Park, the Gorky Film Studio (sites on Sergei Eisenstein Street and Valdaisky Proyezd), the Moskino Film Factory, the Moskino Cinema Network, the Film Commission and the Moskino Film Platform.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: A modern residential area will appear in Biryulyovo Vostochny under the KRT program

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Under the integrated territorial development program (ITD), three sites with a total area of almost 37 hectares will be reorganized in the Biryulevo Vostochnoye district. The corresponding draft resolution posted on the Moscow Government website. This was reported by Vladimir Efimov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Urban Development Policy and Construction.

    “The next project for the integrated development of territories in the south of Moscow involves the reorganization of three sites with a total area of 36.99 hectares. They are located on part of the former Lenino industrial zone in Biryulyovo Vostochny. A modern multifunctional residential quarter will be built here, including for the purposes of the renovation program. Three kindergartens for 850 children, an indoor skating rink with an area of at least six thousand square meters and other infrastructure facilities will be built next to the new houses. In total, almost 5.2 thousand jobs will be created within the framework of the project. Investments in the implementation are estimated at more than 140.6 billion rubles, and the annual budget effect will be over 2.5 million rubles,” said Vladimir Efimov.

    The work will be carried out in the area of the intersection of Lipetskaya Street and 6th Radialnaya, not far from the territory of the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve.

    “The inclusion of depressed areas of the Lenino industrial zone in the KRT program will allow them to be transformed and integrated into the overall fabric of the city. The project will also help speed up the renovation program in Biryulyovo Vostochny: 35.17 thousand square meters of housing will be built here for its implementation. This will provide new apartments for about 800 Muscovites. The KRT project also provides for the construction of modern treatment facilities and a traction substation for the Moscow Metro, which is necessary for the power supply of trains of the future Biryulevskaya line, which will pass through this area. The entire territory will be greened, improved, and modern streets and roads will appear on it,” he noted.

    Vladislav Ovchinsky, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Moscow Department of Urban Development Policy.

    According to the KRT program, multifunctional city blocks are being created, where roads, comfortable housing and all the necessary infrastructure are being designed on the site of former industrial zones and inefficiently used areas. Currently, 302 integrated development projects with a total area of about 4.2 thousand hectares are at various stages of development and implementation in the capital. This work is being carried outon behalf of Sergei Sobyanin.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Capital chemical companies ramp up production

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In the first four months of this year, the capital saw a more than 40 percent increase in the production of chemicals and products compared to the same period in 2024. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov.

    “Companies in the chemical sector produce critically important products that are widely used in the economy of the entire country. On behalf of Sergei Sobyanin, the city provides comprehensive support to plants, thanks to which the capital is actively developing its own technological competencies and increasing the production of high-quality goods, which helps strengthen the independence of the domestic industry. Thus, in the first four months of 2025, the production of chemical products in Moscow increased by 42.8 percent compared to the same period last year,” said Maxim Liksutov.

    In particular, companies began to produce more paints, varnishes and other coating materials, as well as soaps, detergents, cleaning and polishing agents, perfumes and cosmetics.

    “Today, more than 260 industrial companies are involved in the chemical complex of Moscow – these are high-tech enterprises with high social responsibility, which actively implement the principles of sustainable development and care about the environment. Manufacturers regularly improve the quality of their products, which are in demand not only in the capital, but also in other regions of the country, as well as abroad. This is confirmed by the growing volume of shipments. In January – April 2025, it exceeded 103 billion rubles – 38.2 percent more than last year’s figures,” said the Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the capital’s Department of Investment and Industrial Policy

    Anatoly Garbuzov.

    For example, the scientific and production enterprise “Neftekhimiya” produces polypropylene in Moscow – a key component for the production of medical products, reliable packaging, building materials, tableware, kitchen utensils, children’s toys, as well as fibers, threads, non-woven materials and stationery. Today, the plant’s product line includes about 60 different brands of polymer.

    The medical and cosmetic company “Geltek-Medika” produces gels for medical research, as well as highly effective cosmetics for home care and hardware cosmetology.

    A comfortable investment climate has been created in Moscow to develop production potential. More than 20 comprehensive support measures are available to enterprises. These include preferential investment loans, the opportunity to lease land from the city at a preferential rate when building an enterprise as part of large-scale investment projects, the assignment of special statuses, and other tools.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: 35 new houses will receive convenient access roads under the renovation program

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    This year, specialists from the city services complex will build convenient access roads to 35 buildings under the renovation program. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing and Public Utilities and Improvement Petr Biryukov.

    “Work is planned on local arrangement and expansion of access roads to 35 houses that were built as part of the renovation program. In the east, 10 such roads will appear, in the Southern, South-Eastern and North-Western administrative districts – five each, in the South-West and North – three each, two in the Western and one each in the North-Eastern district and Zelenograd. Work is already underway at 16 sites,” noted Pyotr Biryukov.

    The construction of residential buildings under the renovation program is taking place not only on starting sites in areas of existing development, but also on the site of demolition of previously vacated houses. Yard areas designed more than 60 years ago are often not suitable for the passage of construction and modern fire-fighting equipment. The arrangement of access roads helps to solve this issue, subsequently they are included in the transport system of the districts. All objects have their own configuration, they have different widths of the roadway and sidewalks.

    In total, about 10 kilometers of roads will be built, with a total area of almost 63 thousand square meters, with a roadway width of six meters. The width of the new sidewalks will be on average 1.2 meters, their total length will be about 23 kilometers, the area – about 27 thousand square meters.

    The head of the city economy complex emphasized that an important component of comfort and safety is good lighting. When arranging access roads to the renovation sites, almost 230 lanterns with energy-efficient lamps will be installed. Overhead lines will be transferred to cable ducts.

    The projects include laying out almost 60 thousand square meters of lawn and planting additional trees and shrubs.

    Renovation program approved in August 2017. It concerns about a million Muscovites and provides for the resettlement of 5,176 houses.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Sobyanin announced the inclusion of 50 objects in the Unified Register of Cultural Heritage

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The Unified Register of Cultural Heritage Sites in Moscow has been expanded with 50 architectural monuments. This was reported in its telegram channel Sergei Sobyanin reported.

    “We continue to work on preserving the historical memory of our city. 50 objects have been entered into the Unified Register of Cultural Heritage of Moscow. Among them are buildings that are associated with the fates of famous people and significant events,” the Mayor of Moscow wrote.

    Source: Sergei Sobyanin’s Telegram channel @mos_sobyanin 

    The register now contains 3,833 historical buildings and structures. All monuments are under state protection. Their owners and tenants are obliged to ensure the preservation of cultural heritage sites and maintain them in accordance with the approved subject of protection.

    The building of the Hermitage Theatre (Karetny Ryad Street, Building 3, Building 1)

    Among the 50 objects included in the register is the Hermitage Theatre building.

    The history of this building in the Hermitage Garden dates back to December 16, 1894, when the famous Moscow patron and theater figure Yakov Shchukin founded the New Hermitage Theater. In 1897, Savva Mamontov’s private opera performed there. Famous performances were also staged here, one of them being Faust with Fyodor Chaliapin.

    On October 14, 1898, the premiere performance of the Art and Public Theatre of Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (the future Moscow Art Theatre) took place on the stage of the New Hermitage Theatre — Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich with Ivan Moskvin in the leading role. The premiere of Anton Chekhov’s play Three Sisters also took place in this theatre.

    In 1913, the Free Theatre opened here under the direction of Konstantin Mardzhanov and Alexander Sanin. In the 1920s, director Sergei Eisenstein staged the play “The Mexican”, his first theatrical production, on its stage. Then the Mossovet Theatre settled in the Hermitage.

    In 1978, a young director, Mikhail Levitin, began working here and later became its permanent artistic director. Thanks to him, the theater’s repertoire changed from variety to drama, and the stage hosted performances based on the works of Daniil Kharms for the first time.

    The building retained its architectural appearance, which was formed in the 1950s – then it was reconstructed according to the design of architects Mikhail Posokhin and Ashot Mdoyanets. The main façade was decorated with a double colonnade and crowned with a triangular pediment.

    When included in the register of cultural heritage sites in Moscow, the decorative design of the building’s facades will be included in the subject of protection.

    Apartment building of A.V. Krasnogorova – Blinovs (Starosadsky Lane, Building 10, Building 1)

    Now it is a residential building, standing on the corner of Starosadsky Lane and Zabelina Street. The building was erected in two stages. In the 1880s, merchant Akulina Krasnogorova built a two-story apartment building. In 1900, its new owner, merchant Ivan Blinov, who sold candles and incense, added four floors to the building.

    During World War I, the Moscow branch of the Jewish Committee for Aid to War Victims who had fled from their places of settlement in the western provinces was opened here. During the Soviet era, the apartments of the former apartment building were compacted and converted into communal housing.

    In the 1920s and early 1930s, Osip Mandelstam lived in the first entrance in apartment 3 with his brother Alexander. At that time, the poet created several works, and the hero of one of the poems (“Alexander Gertsevich Lived…”) was his neighbor in the communal apartment, amateur pianist Alexander Bekkerman. Mandelstam was visited here by Anna Akhmatova, Arseny Tarkovsky and Boris Klyuyev.

    Mandelstam’s entrance and its ceremonial decoration with stucco, twisted staircase railings, and Mettlach tiles have survived to this day. This house is the poet’s only surviving address in Moscow. There is now a park in front of the building and a monument to Mandelstam.

    When included in the register of cultural heritage sites of Moscow, the subject of protection will include the design of the building’s facades and the first entrance, the fence with a gate and the gatehouse.

    Decorations of the Sofia Embankment: Which Houses Became Cultural Heritage SitesObjects of the old estate in the Yakimanka district are recognized as architectural monuments

    Kokorevskoe Podvorye (Sofia Embankment, Building 34, Building 1)

    This is a unique architectural complex built by order of the famous entrepreneur and philanthropist Vasily Kokorev. The courtyard became the first business center in Russia, combining a luxury hotel with restaurants, shops and warehouses.

    The construction of the courtyard began in 1860 on the site between Sofiyskaya and Bolotnaya embankments, opposite the Kremlin. The project was developed by the architect Ivan Chernik, and the construction was supervised by Anton Bulgarin. The courtyard included seven buildings, including a hotel with 315 rooms, shops, warehouses, a reading room, and a restaurant.

    The hotel building was equipped with the latest technology of the time: steam elevators, oven heating, telegraph and water supply. Technical innovation was combined with the expressive architecture of the hotel in the Russian style, which echoed the appearance of the Kremlin. One of the most striking details of the hotel was the openwork cast-iron gallery with a balcony on elegant pillars, stretching along the entire main facade of the building, facing the Sofiyskaya Embankment.

    The Kokorevskoe Podvorye became the most modern and fashionable hotel in Moscow of its time. In the summer of 1866, a delegation from the United States Congress was accommodated here, having arrived in Russia on an official mission of sympathy regarding the assassination attempt on Emperor Alexander II. This visit was widely covered in the press and was an important stage in strengthening Russian-American relations after the end of the American Civil War.

    At various times, the hotel was home to artists Ivan Kramskoy and Vasily Polenov, and writer Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak. In 1867, Leo Tolstoy stayed here. In addition, Pyotr Tchaikovsky visited here many times during his visits to Moscow.

    During the Soviet period, the building was used by various departments, and in the first half of the 20th century, several floors were added to it, which changed its historical appearance.

    In 2015–2017, a large-scale restoration was carried out: the architectural decoration of the building and its main decoration, the cast-iron gallery, were restored. The work performed was highly praised: the building became a laureate of the Moscow Government’s “Moscow Restoration” competition.

    When included in the register of cultural heritage sites of Moscow, the subject of protection will include the architectural design of the facades at the level of the first four floors and the cast-iron gallery with a balcony.

    Apartment building of Princess A.P. Golitsyna (Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, Building 24/1)

    The building is located at the intersection of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and Khlynovsky Tupik. Since the end of the 18th century, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street has become a place popular with the nobility, as can be judged by the number of noble estates built on it at that time.

    Manor life did not involve any business activity, but in 1836 the owner of the plot was Princess Alexandra Golitsyna, who was one of the first nobles to decide to use her land to generate income. In 1839, a four-story apartment building with retail space on the ground floor was built specifically for this purpose according to the design of the architect Mikhail Bykovsky, the author of a number of large buildings in Moscow, including the Sheremetev House on Vozdvizhenka.

    The building has retained its original configuration and facade design from the first third of the 19th century. During the Soviet era, only the balconies were lost. The design of the fourth floor is interesting: the severity of the rectangular windows is slightly smoothed out by pilasters with molded capitals, and the side windows have an arched finish. The crowning cornice of the large projection on brackets also attracts attention.

    In the 1860s, the Moscow Conservatory was opened on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street. The proximity of the apartment building to the music school explains why Pyotr Tchaikovsky lived here in 1877, working on the opera Eugene Onegin at the time. This house became the composer’s last refuge in his homeland.

    Another creative name is associated with the A.P. Golitsyna apartment building. In the 1880s, the building housed the studio of fashionable dressmaker Olga Suvorova, who ran a school of cutting and sewing. The future famous couturier Nadezhda Lamanova studied there. Here she also opened a small tailoring establishment — her first work address.

    When the apartment building of Princess A.P. Golitsyna is included in the register of cultural heritage sites of Moscow, the design of the street facades, the vaults in the basement and the cast-iron staircase will be included in the subject of monument protection.

    House of the architect S.M. Goncharov (Trekhprudny Lane, Building 2a)

    The building on the corner of Trekhprudny and Bolshoy Palashevsky Lanes is the mansion of the famous Moscow Art Nouveau architect Sergei Goncharov, which he built on his family plot in 1885.

    Situated near Patriarch’s Ponds, the house stands out for its original design of the main façade, which combines features of two architectural styles – eclecticism and Art Nouveau. The classical portico above the main entrance and rusticated platbands are adjacent to square semi-columns of window openings on the upper floors, interpreted in the spirit of the new era.

    The owners of the house, the Goncharovs, moved to Moscow in 1891 from their estate in the Tula province. Sergei Goncharov’s genealogy is interesting: he was related to Natalia Pushkina – his great-grandfather was her father.

    However, the house is famous not only for Sergei Goncharov and his ancestors. It became the studio of two famous avant-garde artists at once – Natalia Goncharova (the architect’s daughter) and her husband Mikhail Larionov, as well as a kind of center of cultural life, where the entrepreneur and philanthropist Sergei Diaghilev, artists Aristarkh Lentulov, Ilya Mashkov, Pyotr Konchalovsky and others visited.

    The house on Trekhprudny Lane remained a studio until 1915. Avant-garde artists created many famous works, including the paintings “Resting Soldier”, “Spring. From the “Seasons” Cycle”, “Still Life with Pineapple”, and “Emptiness” kept in the Tretyakov Gallery.

    After the return of the wounded Mikhail Larionov from the fronts of the First World War, the family left for Paris forever at the invitation of Sergei Diaghilev to work on the Russian Seasons.

    When the house of the architect S.M. Goncharov is included in the register of cultural heritage sites of Moscow, the design of the street façade will be included in the subject of monument protection.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Job fairs to be held on June 20

    Source: Hong Kong Information Services

    The Labour Department will hold two job fairs, where job seekers can submit applications and may be selected for on-the-spot interviews, this Friday.

    The Creating New Opportunities Job Fair, to be held at the Sau Mau Ping Community Hall in Kwun Tong will offer 700 job vacancies, including more than 500 in the catering, real estate and retail industries.

    Around 15 organisations are hiring for a wide variety of positions including branch manager, concierge officer, property officer, guest services agent, sales coordinator, artisan, taxi driver, cleaner, chef, security guard, baker, airport cargo cleaner, shop assistant, and technician.

    Around 92% of the vacancies are full-time jobs. Most vacancies offer monthly salaries ranging from $12,000 to $22,000. About 97% of the roles require a Secondary 7 education level or below, and around 72% are open to job seekers without relevant work experience.

    The other job fair due to be held on the same day is the Youth Recruitment Day at Southorn Stadium, Wan Chai. It targets young people aged 15 to 29 with educational attainment at sub-degree level or below.

    A total of 27 organisations from various industries, including transport, airline services, public services, retail, catering and property management, will participate.

    The vacancies cover a wide variety of positions that do not require relevant work experience, including supervisor trainee, aircraft maintenance mechanic trainee, barista, cargo services officer, technical trainee, engineering technician and sales associate. 

    The event also features career talks on the prospects and characteristics of different industries. Artist Cheung Tin-fu and billiards player Ng On-yee have been invited to share their own career development stories.

    Priority admission will be given to eligible candidates under the Youth Employment & Training Programme.

    Various service providers will assist young people on site in selecting and enrolling in suitable training courses and provide career guidance and advice on resume preparation.

    Both events will be held from 11am to 5.30pm and admission is free.

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Iran’s long history of revolution, defiance and outside interference – and why its future so uncertain

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University; and Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Fellow, Victoria University

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone beyond his initial aim of destroying Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons. He has called on the Iranian people to rise up against their dictatorial Islamic regime and ostensibly transform Iran along the lines of Israeli interests.

    United States President Donald Trump is now weighing possible military action in support of Netanyahu’s goal and asked for Iran’s total surrender.

    If the US does get involved, it wouldn’t be the first time it’s tried to instigate regime change by military means in the Middle East. The US invaded Iraq in 2003 and backed a NATO operation in Libya in 2011, toppling the regimes of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi, respectively.

    In both cases, the interventions backfired, causing long-term instability in both countries and in the broader region.

    Could the same thing happen in Iran if the regime is overthrown?

    As I describe in my book, Iran Rising: The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic, Iran is a pluralist society with a complex history of rival groups trying to assert their authority. A democratic transition would be difficult to achieve.

    The overthrow of the shah

    The Iranian Islamic regime assumed power in the wake of the pro-democracy popular uprising of 1978–79, which toppled Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi’s pro-Western monarchy.

    Until this moment, Iran had a long history of monarchical rule dating back 2,500 years. Mohammad Reza, the last shah, was the head of the Pahlavi dynasty, which came to power in 1925.

    In 1953, the shah was forced into exile under the radical nationalist and reformist impulse of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. He was shortly returned to his throne through a CIA-orchestrated coup.

    Despite all his nationalist, pro-Western, modernising efforts, the shah could not shake off the indignity of having been re-throned with the help of a foreign power.

    The revolution against him 25 years later was spearheaded by pro-democracy elements. But it was made up of many groups, including liberalists, communists and Islamists, with no uniting leader.

    The Shia clerical group (ruhaniyat), led by the Shah’s religious and political opponent, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, proved to be best organised and capable of providing leadership to the revolution. Khomeini had been in exile from the early 1960s (at first in Iraq and later in France), yet he and his followers held considerable sway over the population, especially in traditional rural areas.

    When US President Jimmy Carter’s administration found it could no longer support the shah, he left the country and went into exile in January 1979. This enabled Khomeini to return to Iran to a tumultuous welcome.

    Birth of the Islamic Republic

    In the wake of the uprising, Khomeini and his supporters, including the current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, abolished the monarchy and transformed Iran to a cleric-dominated Islamic Republic, with anti-US and anti-Israel postures. He ruled the country according to his unique vision of Islam.

    Khomeini denounced the US as a “Great Satan” and Israel as an illegal usurper of the Palestinian lands – Jerusalem, in particular. He also declared a foreign policy of “neither east, nor west” but pro-Islamic, and called for the spread of the Iranian revolution in the region.

    Khomeini not only changed Iran, but also challenged the US as the dominant force in shaping the regional order. And the US lost one of the most important pillars of its influence in the oil-rich and strategically important Persian Gulf region.

    Fear of hostile American or Israeli (or combined) actions against the Islamic Republic became the focus of Iran’s domestic and foreign policy behaviour.

    A new supreme leader takes power

    Khomeini died in 1989. His successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ruled Iran largely in the same jihadi (combative) and ijtihadi (pragmatic) ways, steering the country through many domestic and foreign policy challenges.

    Khamenei fortified the regime with an emphasis on self-sufficiency, a stronger defence capability and a tilt towards the east – Russia and China – to counter the US and its allies. He has stood firm in opposition to the US and its allies – Israel, in particular. And he has shown flexibility when necessary to ensure the survival and continuity of the regime.

    Khamenei wields enormous constitutional power and spiritual authority.

    He has presided over the building of many rule-enforcing instruments of state power, including the expansion of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its paramilitary wing, the Basij, revolutionary committees, and Shia religious networks.

    The Shia concept of martyrdom and loyalty to Iran as a continuous sovereign country for centuries goes to the heart of his actions, as well as his followers.

    Khamenei and his rule enforcers, along with an elected president and National Assembly, are fully cognisant that if the regime goes down, they will face the same fate. As such, they cannot be expected to hoist the white flag and surrender to Israel and the US easily.

    However, in the event of the regime falling under the weight of a combined internal uprising and external pressure, it raises the question: what is the alternative?

    The return of the shah?

    Many Iranians are discontented with the regime, but there is no organised opposition under a nationally unifying leader.

    The son of the former shah, the crown prince Reza Pahlavi, has been gaining some popularity. He has been speaking out on X in the last few days, telling his fellow Iranians:

    The end of the Islamic Republic is the end of its 46-year war against the Iranian nation. The regime’s apparatus of repression is falling apart. All it takes now is a nationwide uprising to put an end to this nightmare once and for all.

    Since the deposition of his father, he has lived in exile in the US. As such, he has been tainted by his close association with Washington and Jerusalem, especially Netanyahu.

    If he were to return to power – likely through the assistance of the US – he would face the same problem of political legitimacy as his father did.

    What does the future hold?

    Iran has never had a long tradition of democracy. It experienced brief instances of liberalism in the first half of the 20th century, but every attempt at making it durable resulted in disarray and a return to authoritarian rule.

    Also, the country has rarely been free of outside interventionism, given its vast hydrocarbon riches and strategic location. It’s also been prone to internal fragmentation, given its ethnic and religious mix.

    The Shia Persians make up more than half of the population, but the country has a number of Sunni ethnic minorities, such as Kurds, Azaris, Balochis and Arabs. They have all had separatist tendencies.

    Iran has historically been held together by centralisation rather than diffusion of power.

    Should the Islamic regime disintegrate in one form or another, it would be an mistake to expect a smooth transfer of power or transition to democratisation within a unified national framework.

    At the same time, the Iranian people are highly cultured and creative, with a very rich and proud history of achievements and civilisation.

    They are perfectly capable of charting their own destiny as long as there aren’t self-seeking foreign hands in the process – something they have rarely experienced.

    Amin Saikal does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. Iran’s long history of revolution, defiance and outside interference – and why its future so uncertain – https://theconversation.com/irans-long-history-of-revolution-defiance-and-outside-interference-and-why-its-future-so-uncertain-259270

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Reps. Cleaver, Harshbarger Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Paramedicine Services Nationwide

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (5th District Missouri)

    (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen and expand paramedicine services in rural communities across the country. The Community Paramedicine Act of 2025 (CPA) would expand the scope of rural health grants to include mobile integrated health and community paramedicine grantees, enabling Americans in rural communities to receive centralized, mobile, and preventative care through local paramedics, an increasingly popular initiative in healthcare known as Community Paramedicine.

    “Across Missouri, rural communities are struggling to access quality healthcare that is both affordable and convenient, with far too many Missourians having to travel long distances to get the care they need, which can often be as costly as it is frustrating for families,” said Congressman Cleaver. “This challenge requires innovative solutions that help bring physicians directly to the people—and that’s precisely what community paramedicine seeks to do. I’m proud to introduce the Community Paramedicine Act with Congresswoman Harshbarger to expand this popular and growing practice to more communities, so Missouri families can get the care they deserve at lower costs and right at their door.”

    “Mobile Integrated Healthcare-Community Paramedicine is a smart, innovative solution that delivers the right care at the right time — especially for patients with chronic conditions or in rural and underserved areas,” said Rep. Harshbarger. “As co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus, I’m proud to help introduce this budget-neutral bill, which will empower our emergency medical services professionals and firefighters to build these community programs for reducing unnecessary emergency room visits, improving health outcomes, and potentially saving billions in healthcare costs.”

    “Early medical intervention can save the health care system billions by addressing time-critical issues and preventing costly emergency care and hospitalizations,” said Chief Chris Way, President of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. “Mobile Integrated Healthcare-Community Paramedicine (MIH-CP) is an innovative way for EMTs and Paramedics to provide patient-centered mobile care outside the hospital to lower health care costs and improve patient outcomes. MIH-CP helps to address the gaps in patient care and prevent acute exacerbations of illness, instead of waiting to provide medical care until patients need 911 response. NAEMT applauds Representative Diana Harshberger (R-TN) and Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) for introducing the Community Paramedicine Act, which would provide funding opportunities for EMS agencies across the nation to provide evidence-based, cost-saving, and innovative ways for EMTs and Paramedics to provide patient-centered care outside of the hospital and improve patients’ health status, in collaboration with other health care professionals and providers. We ask Congress to pass this bill and help create, maintain, and sustain MIH-CP programs across our country.”

    For some patients – including those who are uninsured, underinsured, homebound, medically fragile, or live in rural areas – their access to care relies primarily on 9-1-1, EMTs, and the hospital emergency room. Over 57 million Americans must travel a lengthy distance to reach their nearest physician, with rural Americans experiencing the most travel time, as only 11% of physicians work in rural settings. With a demand for physician services that outpaces available appointments, many residents are currently left medically underserved. 

    Community Paramedicine combats this by improving care accessibility for underserved communities and bringing health care to Americans’ doorsteps. Community Paramedicine programs can provide check-ups, health education, preventative care, and transportation. These services improve patient access to diagnostic testing, specialized service referrals, and transportation to medical appointments. 

    Moreover, studies have shown that Community Paramedicine programs can save thousands of dollars per year per patient by helping people lead healthier lives and decreasing healthcare emergencies. For example, Community Paramedicine visits can help a person living with heart failure, asthma, COPD, or diabetes avoid acute emergencies. A study in eastern Massachusetts showed that their Community Paramedicine model saved over $1,900 per case and nearly $6 million in a year.

    The Community Paramedicine Act of 2025 would expand the scope of rural health grants authorized under Sec. 330A of the Public Health Services Act to include mobile integrated health and community paramedicine grantees. As of now, Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grants, Rural Health Network Development Grants, and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grants share the authorization under Sec. 330A. None of these, however, address community paramedicine. The Community Paramedicine Act of 2025 would add a fourth grant program to the existing authorization. The legislation budget neutral and does not authorize any new spending.

    The Community Paramedicine Act of 2025 is endorsed by the American Ambulance Association (AAA), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Rural Health Association, Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue (MERCER), Missouri Ambulance Association, Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association, Kansas Emergency Medical Services Association, Tennessee Association of EMS Providers.

    Official text of the Community Paramedicine Act of 2025 is available here.

    Emanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Greenwood, Blue Springs, North Kansas City, Gladstone, and Claycomo. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.

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  • MIL-OSI China: President Xi on China-Central Asia cooperation

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

    Editor’s note: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday delivered a keynote speech at the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, calling on China and Central Asian countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and forge ahead toward the goal of building a China-Central Asia community with a shared future under the guidance of the China-Central Asia Spirit. Highlighted here are key messages from President Xi’s remarks at the summit, along with insights from his bilateral meetings with Central Asian leaders on the sidelines of the event.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China to set up international operation center for digital RMB

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

    China’s central bank governor Pan Gongsheng said on Wednesday that the country will establish an international operation center for the digital RMB.

    The center aims to promote the internationalization of the digital currency and the development of financial market services while supporting innovation in digital finance, Pan said at the Lujiazui Forum held in east China’s Shanghai.

    The initiative is part of a package of eight new measures announced by Pan that will be implemented in Shanghai, China’s financial hub.

    Pan said a transaction reporting repository for the interbank market will also be established to collect transaction data and analyze activity across sub-markets such as bonds, currencies and derivatives, supporting macroeconomic policymaking and financial market supervision.

    A personal credit reporting agency will be established to provide financial institutions with diversified and tailored credit products, further improving the country’s social credit system.

    A pilot program for offshore trade finance reform will be launched in the Lin-gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone to support the city’s offshore trade development through innovative business rules, Pan said.

    Other measures include the development of free trade offshore bonds to expand financing channels for companies, and the optimization of the free trade account system to facilitate cross-border trade and investment for enterprises.

    In addition, the package includes the rollout of innovative structural monetary policy tools in Shanghai, and joint efforts with the country’s securities regulator to advance RMB foreign exchange futures trading, according to Pan. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: China’s consumer spending growth among world’s highest: FT

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

    China’s private consumption has grown faster than that in any other major economy in the 21st century, according to a recent column in the Financial Times.

    In real terms, private consumer spending in China has grown more than 8 percent annually this century, faster than in any other major economy, the paper said.

    The myth that Chinese consumption is weak is largely based on its relatively low share of GDP — about 40 percent, noted columnist Ruchir Sharma, also chair of Rockefeller International. However, this ratio is influenced by the exceptionally high rate of capital investment in the economy, he said.

    “The reason for this anomaly is not that consumption has grown slowly,” he explained, “it is that the other big component of GDP, investment — in infrastructure, real estate, export industries — has grown even faster, averaging 10 percent a year in this century.”

    When adjusted for these factors, Sharma argued, the share of consumption in China’s GDP would be closer to 55 percent, a level more consistent with international norms.

    He also noted that China’s consumer spending has outpaced that of both established and emerging Asian manufacturing powers, from Japan and South Korea to Indonesia and Malaysia.

    “When the original miracle economies were reaching the level of development in China today, they too saw sharp slowdowns in consumer spending growth,” said Sharma.

    Recent signs of deceleration in consumption, Sharma argued, are concentrated in specific sectors and should not be overinterpreted.

    “Drill down into consumer spending, and growth looks to be weakening mainly for services, not goods,” he wrote. “But this, too, is partly illusory. If one factors in services provided by China’s government at little or no charge, including healthcare and education, consumption rises significantly as a share of GDP.”

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Israel-Iran war ‘more dangerous than we imagine’, says Middle East Eye editor

    Pacific Media Watch

    The Big Picture Podcast host, New Zealand-Egyptian journalist and author Mohamed Hassan, interviews Middle East Eye editor-in-chief David Hearst about the rapidly unfolding war between Israel and Iran, why the West supports it, and what it threatens to unleash on the global order.

    What does Israel really want to achieve, what options does Iran have to deescalate, and will the United States stop the war, or join it as is being hinted?

    Hearst says the war is “more dangerous than we imagine” and notes that while most Western leadership still backs Israel, there has been a strong shift in world public opinion against Tel Aviv.

    He says Israel has lost most of the world’s support, most of the Global South, most African states, Brazil, South Africa, China and Russia.

    Hearst says the world is witnessing the “cynical tailend of the colonial era” among Western states.


    The era of peace is over.             Video: Middle East Eye

    Iran ‘unlikely to surrender’
    Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, says Iran is unlikely to “surrender to American terms” and that there is a risk the war on Iran could “bring the entire region down”.

    Vaez told Al Jazeera in an interview that US President Donald Trump “provided the green light for Israel to attack Iran” just two days before the president’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, was due to meet with the Iranians in the Oman capital of Muscat.

    Imagine viewing, from the Iranian perspective, Trump giving the go-ahead for the attack while at the same time saying that diplomacy with Tehran was still ongoing, Vaez said.

    Now Trump “is asking for Iranian surrender” on his Truth Social platform, he said.

    “I think the only thing that is more dangerous than suffering from Israeli and American bombs is actually surrendering to American terms,” Vaez said.

    “Because if Iran surrenders on the nuclear issue and on the demands of President Trump, there is no end to the slippery slope, which would eventually result in regime collapse and capitulation anyway.”

    Most Americans oppose US involvement
    Meanwhile, a new survey has reported that most Americans oppose US military involvement in the conflict.

    The survey by YouGov showed that some 60 percent of Americans surveyed thought the US military should not get involved in the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran.

    Only 16 percent favoured US involvement, while 24 percent said they were not sure.

    Among the Democrats, those who opposed US intervention were at 65 percent, and among the Republicans, it was 53 percent. Some 61 percent of independents opposed the move.

    The survey also showed that half of Americans viewed Iran as an enemy of the US, while 25 percent said it was “unfriendly”.

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Israel-Iran war ‘more dangerous than we imagine’, says Middle East Eye editor

    Pacific Media Watch

    The Big Picture Podcast host, New Zealand-Egyptian journalist and author Mohamed Hassan, interviews Middle East Eye editor-in-chief David Hearst about the rapidly unfolding war between Israel and Iran, why the West supports it, and what it threatens to unleash on the global order.

    What does Israel really want to achieve, what options does Iran have to deescalate, and will the United States stop the war, or join it as is being hinted?

    Hearst says the war is “more dangerous than we imagine” and notes that while most Western leadership still backs Israel, there has been a strong shift in world public opinion against Tel Aviv.

    He says Israel has lost most of the world’s support, most of the Global South, most African states, Brazil, South Africa, China and Russia.

    Hearst says the world is witnessing the “cynical tailend of the colonial era” among Western states.


    The era of peace is over.             Video: Middle East Eye

    Iran ‘unlikely to surrender’
    Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, says Iran is unlikely to “surrender to American terms” and that there is a risk the war on Iran could “bring the entire region down”.

    Vaez told Al Jazeera in an interview that US President Donald Trump “provided the green light for Israel to attack Iran” just two days before the president’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, was due to meet with the Iranians in the Oman capital of Muscat.

    Imagine viewing, from the Iranian perspective, Trump giving the go-ahead for the attack while at the same time saying that diplomacy with Tehran was still ongoing, Vaez said.

    Now Trump “is asking for Iranian surrender” on his Truth Social platform, he said.

    “I think the only thing that is more dangerous than suffering from Israeli and American bombs is actually surrendering to American terms,” Vaez said.

    “Because if Iran surrenders on the nuclear issue and on the demands of President Trump, there is no end to the slippery slope, which would eventually result in regime collapse and capitulation anyway.”

    Most Americans oppose US involvement
    Meanwhile, a new survey has reported that most Americans oppose US military involvement in the conflict.

    The survey by YouGov showed that some 60 percent of Americans surveyed thought the US military should not get involved in the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran.

    Only 16 percent favoured US involvement, while 24 percent said they were not sure.

    Among the Democrats, those who opposed US intervention were at 65 percent, and among the Republicans, it was 53 percent. Some 61 percent of independents opposed the move.

    The survey also showed that half of Americans viewed Iran as an enemy of the US, while 25 percent said it was “unfriendly”.

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Victoria is looking into religious cults – here’s what it should examine

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaime Simpson, Doctoral Researcher, Domestic Family Violence Counsellor, University of Newcastle

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    The Victorian parliament has launched a long-overdue inquiry into abuse and coercive control within cults and religious fringe groups.

    It is a welcome acknowledgement of the damage that can flourish under the guise of faith, and the unquestioning obedience to authoritarian leaders in religious groups.

    The inquiry will hear victim-survivors can suffer a diverse range of harms, including sexual, financial and labour exploitation, spiritual manipulation, and institutional betrayal.

    Abusive practices

    Geelong state MP Christine Couzens says the Geelong Revival Centre has caused a great deal of hurt.
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    The inquiry is the first of its kind in Australia.

    Prompted by recent events, including reports of coercive behaviour at the Geelong Revival Centre, the inquiry will examine “the methods used to recruit and control their members, and the impacts of coercive control”.

    According to the committee’s guidance note, the focus will be on techniques that can damage individuals emotionally, psychologically, financially and even physically.

    Importantly, the inquiry will interrogate “abusive practices”, not the beliefs behind them:

    There is a distinction between genuine religious practice and harmful behaviour. “Freedom of religion” is not freedom, for example, to defraud, nor is it freedom to cause significant psychological harm to any person.

    Consideration will be given to whether the law adequately protects people when cults and fringe groups cause the types of harm that should be criminalised.

    Sexual control

    My research examined the sexual exploitation of congregation members perpetrated by pastors within evangelical, Pentecostal faith communities in Australia.

    Respondents described feeling broken, shattered, and spiritually battered. The harms were similar to those experienced by survivors of incest, child sexual abuse and domestic violence.

    For example:

    • 72% of respondents were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder

    • 52% suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    • 48% were diagnosed with depression

    • 48% experienced suicidal ideation.

    As American sociologist and cult expert Janja Lalich explains:

    Sexual control is seen as the final step in the objectification of the cult member by the authoritarian leader, who is able to satisfy his needs through psychological manipulation leading to sexual exploitation.

    Power imbalance

    My research uncovered instances of sexual exploitation by pastors that constitutes a form of sexual violence and coercive control. The absence of a centralised reporting body means there is no accessible data on the extent of clergy sexual exploitation of adults in Australian faith communities.

    However, international research found around 3% of churchgoing women had been subjected to sexual advances from a married religious leader.

    Too often, institutions downplay the abuse as a “moral failing” or a mutual lapse into sin, ignoring the profound power imbalance that makes meaningful consent impossible.

    Pastor-congregant relationships are not consensual; they are violations of trust and authority. Survivors are often left with no pathways to justice or support because coercive control is not recognised in non-intimate settings.

    Search for belonging

    Victim-survivors would benefit from legal reform that formally recognises and criminalises this form of abuse.

    Coercive control legislation covering institutional and spiritual settings, would help protect congregation members targeted by predator pastors.

    I was recruited into a Pentecostal church as a teenager through a Bible college that was allowed into my public high school to “preach the gospel”. I know firsthand how easily these environments can entrap teenagers at an age when many are seeking identity outside of family.

    The parliamentary inquiry is not designed to question people’s religion, but to protect them from harmful behaviour.
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    What began as a search for belonging led to years of grooming and coercion, and it took over two decades to name and report the abuse. The response from the church was just as harmful as the abuse itself.

    Fear and shame

    The harms often extend beyond sexual exploitation in many of these groups. Marginalised individuals are particularly vulnerable in these environments.

    LGBTQIA+ people in some evangelical churches have historically been subjected to conversion practices masquerading as prayer, counselling, or pastoral care. In one recent example, an evangelical church in New South Wales preached from the pulpit:

    A gay person is at least three times more likely to kill themselves. A transsexual is 15 times more likely to kill themselves. So if you are a parent and you love your kids make sure they are not gay or trans.

    This kind of messaging doesn’t protect children – it instils fear, shame, and self-hatred. It reflects a deeper pattern of spiritual abuse that pathologises identity and uses fear to exert control. The consequences are devastating, especially for young people already struggling to reconcile faith, identity, and belonging.

    Template for reform

    Many people fail to grasp how intelligent adults can become trapped in such environments.

    But coercive control is not about intelligence – it’s about power, dependency, and the slow erosion of critical thinking by spiritual authority.

    While coercive control in family violence is finally being addressed, spiritual and sexual coercive control within faith communities, cults, and fringe groups remains in a legal blind spot.

    This is exactly why the Victorian probe and follow-up law reform are both necessary.

    The inquiry should provide a framework for other states and territories to follow suit and scrutinise cults and organised fringe groups in their own jurisdictions.

    Lead author Jaime Simpson is a survivor of sexual exploitation in an evangelical community. The research mentioned is this article was conducted by her.

    Jaime Simpson received a Higher Degree Research tuition off-set to complete her Master in Philosophy

    Kathleen McPhillips receives funding from the Australian Research Theology Foundation ARTFinc), the Ian and Shirley Norman Foundation (ISNF) and the Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme.

    – ref. Victoria is looking into religious cults – here’s what it should examine – https://theconversation.com/victoria-is-looking-into-religious-cults-heres-what-it-should-examine-259152

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Victoria is looking into religious cults – here’s what it should examine

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaime Simpson, Doctoral Researcher, Domestic Family Violence Counsellor, University of Newcastle

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    The Victorian parliament has launched a long-overdue inquiry into abuse and coercive control within cults and religious fringe groups.

    It is a welcome acknowledgement of the damage that can flourish under the guise of faith, and the unquestioning obedience to authoritarian leaders in religious groups.

    The inquiry will hear victim-survivors can suffer a diverse range of harms, including sexual, financial and labour exploitation, spiritual manipulation, and institutional betrayal.

    Abusive practices

    Geelong state MP Christine Couzens says the Geelong Revival Centre has caused a great deal of hurt.
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    The inquiry is the first of its kind in Australia.

    Prompted by recent events, including reports of coercive behaviour at the Geelong Revival Centre, the inquiry will examine “the methods used to recruit and control their members, and the impacts of coercive control”.

    According to the committee’s guidance note, the focus will be on techniques that can damage individuals emotionally, psychologically, financially and even physically.

    Importantly, the inquiry will interrogate “abusive practices”, not the beliefs behind them:

    There is a distinction between genuine religious practice and harmful behaviour. “Freedom of religion” is not freedom, for example, to defraud, nor is it freedom to cause significant psychological harm to any person.

    Consideration will be given to whether the law adequately protects people when cults and fringe groups cause the types of harm that should be criminalised.

    Sexual control

    My research examined the sexual exploitation of congregation members perpetrated by pastors within evangelical, Pentecostal faith communities in Australia.

    Respondents described feeling broken, shattered, and spiritually battered. The harms were similar to those experienced by survivors of incest, child sexual abuse and domestic violence.

    For example:

    • 72% of respondents were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder

    • 52% suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    • 48% were diagnosed with depression

    • 48% experienced suicidal ideation.

    As American sociologist and cult expert Janja Lalich explains:

    Sexual control is seen as the final step in the objectification of the cult member by the authoritarian leader, who is able to satisfy his needs through psychological manipulation leading to sexual exploitation.

    Power imbalance

    My research uncovered instances of sexual exploitation by pastors that constitutes a form of sexual violence and coercive control. The absence of a centralised reporting body means there is no accessible data on the extent of clergy sexual exploitation of adults in Australian faith communities.

    However, international research found around 3% of churchgoing women had been subjected to sexual advances from a married religious leader.

    Too often, institutions downplay the abuse as a “moral failing” or a mutual lapse into sin, ignoring the profound power imbalance that makes meaningful consent impossible.

    Pastor-congregant relationships are not consensual; they are violations of trust and authority. Survivors are often left with no pathways to justice or support because coercive control is not recognised in non-intimate settings.

    Search for belonging

    Victim-survivors would benefit from legal reform that formally recognises and criminalises this form of abuse.

    Coercive control legislation covering institutional and spiritual settings, would help protect congregation members targeted by predator pastors.

    I was recruited into a Pentecostal church as a teenager through a Bible college that was allowed into my public high school to “preach the gospel”. I know firsthand how easily these environments can entrap teenagers at an age when many are seeking identity outside of family.

    The parliamentary inquiry is not designed to question people’s religion, but to protect them from harmful behaviour.
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    What began as a search for belonging led to years of grooming and coercion, and it took over two decades to name and report the abuse. The response from the church was just as harmful as the abuse itself.

    Fear and shame

    The harms often extend beyond sexual exploitation in many of these groups. Marginalised individuals are particularly vulnerable in these environments.

    LGBTQIA+ people in some evangelical churches have historically been subjected to conversion practices masquerading as prayer, counselling, or pastoral care. In one recent example, an evangelical church in New South Wales preached from the pulpit:

    A gay person is at least three times more likely to kill themselves. A transsexual is 15 times more likely to kill themselves. So if you are a parent and you love your kids make sure they are not gay or trans.

    This kind of messaging doesn’t protect children – it instils fear, shame, and self-hatred. It reflects a deeper pattern of spiritual abuse that pathologises identity and uses fear to exert control. The consequences are devastating, especially for young people already struggling to reconcile faith, identity, and belonging.

    Template for reform

    Many people fail to grasp how intelligent adults can become trapped in such environments.

    But coercive control is not about intelligence – it’s about power, dependency, and the slow erosion of critical thinking by spiritual authority.

    While coercive control in family violence is finally being addressed, spiritual and sexual coercive control within faith communities, cults, and fringe groups remains in a legal blind spot.

    This is exactly why the Victorian probe and follow-up law reform are both necessary.

    The inquiry should provide a framework for other states and territories to follow suit and scrutinise cults and organised fringe groups in their own jurisdictions.

    Lead author Jaime Simpson is a survivor of sexual exploitation in an evangelical community. The research mentioned is this article was conducted by her.

    Jaime Simpson received a Higher Degree Research tuition off-set to complete her Master in Philosophy

    Kathleen McPhillips receives funding from the Australian Research Theology Foundation ARTFinc), the Ian and Shirley Norman Foundation (ISNF) and the Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme.

    – ref. Victoria is looking into religious cults – here’s what it should examine – https://theconversation.com/victoria-is-looking-into-religious-cults-heres-what-it-should-examine-259152

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Are Israel’s actions in Iran illegal? Could it be called self-defence? An international law expert explains

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University

    Israel’s major military operation against Iran has targeted its nuclear program, including its facilities and scientists, as well as its military leadership.

    In response, the United Nations Security Council has quickly convened an emergency sitting. There, the Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon defended Israel’s actions as a “preventative strike” carried out with “precision, purpose, and the most advanced intelligence”. It aimed, he said, to:

    dismantle Iran’s nuclear programme, eliminate the architects of its terror and aggression and neutralise the regime’s ability to follow through on its repeated public promise to destroy the state of Israel.

    So, what does international law say about self-defence? And were Israel’s actions illegal under international law?

    When is self-defence allowed?

    Article 2.4 of the UN charter states:

    All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.

    There are only two exceptions:

    1. when the UN Security Council authorises force, and
    2. when a state acts in self-defence.

    This “inherent right of individual or collective self-defence”, as article 51 of the UN charter puts it, persists until the Security Council acts to restore international peace and security.

    So what’s ‘self-defence’ actually mean?

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has consistently interpreted self-defence narrowly.

    In many cases, it has rejected arguments from states such as the United States, Uganda and Israel that have sought to promote a more expansive interpretation of self-defence.

    The 9/11 attacks marked a turning point. The UN Security Council affirmed in resolutions 1368 and 1373 that the right to self-defence extends to defending against attacks by non-state actors, such as terrorist groups. The US, invoking this right, launched its military action in Afghanistan.

    The classic understanding of self-defence – that it’s justified when a state responds reactively to an actual, armed attack – was regarded as being too restrictive in the age of missiles, cyberattacks and terrorism.

    This helped give rise to the idea of using force before an imminent attack, in anticipatory self-defence.

    The threshold for anticipatory self-defence is widely seen by scholars as high. It requires what’s known as “imminence”. In other words, this is the “last possible window of opportunity” to act to stop an unavoidable attack.

    As set out by then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2005:

    as long as the threatened attack is imminent, no other means would deflect it and the action is proportionate, this would meet the accepted interpretation of self defence under article 51.

    As international law expert Donald Rothwell points out, the legitimacy of anticipatory self-defence hinges on factual scrutiny and strict criteria, balancing urgency, legality and accountability.

    However, the lines quickly blurred

    In 2002, the US introduced a “pre-emptive doctrine” in its national security strategy.

    This argued new threats – such as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction – justified using force to forestall attacks before they occurred.

    Critics, including Annan, warned that if the notion of preventive self-defence was widely accepted, it would undermine the prohibition on the use of force. It would basically allow states to act unilaterally on speculative intelligence.

    Annan acknowledged:

    if there are good arguments for preventive military action, with good evidence to support them, they should be put to the Security Council, which can authorise such action if it chooses to.

    If it does not so choose, there will be, by definition, time to pursue other strategies, including persuasion, negotiation, deterrence and containment – and to visit again the military option.

    This is exactly what Israel has failed to do before attacking Iran.

    Lessons from history

    Israel’s stated goal was to damage Iran’s nuclear program and prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon that could be used against it.

    This is explicitly about preventing an alleged, threatened, future attack by Iran with a nuclear weapon that, according to all publicly available information, Iran does not currently possess.

    This is not the first time Israel has advanced a broad interpretation of self-defence.

    In 1981, Israel bombed Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor, which was under construction on the outskirts of Baghdad. It claimed a nuclear-armed Iraq would pose an unacceptable threat. The UN Security Council condemned the attack.

    As international law stands, unless an armed attack is imminent and unavoidable, such strikes are likely to be considered unlawful uses of force.

    While there is still time and opportunity to use non-forcible means to prevent the threatened attack, there’s no necessity to act now in self defence.

    Diplomatic engagement, sanction, and international monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program — such as through the International Atomic Energy Agency — remain the lawful means of addressing the emerging threat posed by Tehran.

    Preserving the rule of law

    The right to self-defence is not a blank cheque.

    Anticipatory self-defence remains legally unsettled and highly contested.

    So were Israel’s attacks on Iran a legitimate use of “self-defence”? I would argue no.

    I concur with international law expert Marko Milanovic that Israel’s claim to be acting in preventive self-defence must be rejected on the facts available to us.

    In a volatile world, preserving these legal limits is essential to avoiding unchecked aggression and preserving the rule of law.

    Shannon Bosch does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. Are Israel’s actions in Iran illegal? Could it be called self-defence? An international law expert explains – https://theconversation.com/are-israels-actions-in-iran-illegal-could-it-be-called-self-defence-an-international-law-expert-explains-259259

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  • PM Modi takes part in G7 outreach on energy security; calls for clean energy access, AI oversight, Global South priorities

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday participated in the outreach session on energy security at the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, where he called for universal access to clean energy, responsible use of artificial intelligence, and greater attention to the needs of the Global South.

    In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted key takeaways from the Prime Minister’s address.

    PM Modi emphasized that affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy remains India’s top priority in an increasingly technology-driven world.

    “In the last century, we saw competition for energy. In this century, we will have to cooperate for technology. Moving forward on the fundamental principles of availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, India has chosen the path of inclusive development” PM Modi said.

    He underscored India’s clean energy initiatives such as the International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), and the Global Biofuels Alliance.

    PM Modi noted that India has already fulfilled its Paris climate commitments ahead of schedule and is rapidly advancing toward its Net Zero target by 2070.

    “Currently, renewable energy accounts for around 50 percent of our total installed capacity,” he added.

    PM Modi also reiterated India’s commitment to representing the concerns of the Global South on the world stage.

    “Unfortunately, the Global South countries suffer the most from uncertainty and conflicts. They are the first to be hit by crises related to food, fuel, fertilizer, and finance. India considers it its responsibility to bring the priorities and concerns of the Global South to the world stage,” he said.

    Highlighting India’s success in democratizing technology through Digital Public Infrastructure, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of meaningful and high-quality data as the foundation for inclusive and responsible AI.

    He called for global cooperation to build governance frameworks around artificial intelligence that both encourage innovation and address emerging risks.

    “AI itself is an energy-intensive technology. If there is any way to sustainably fulfill the energy requirements of a technology-driven society, it is through renewable energy,” PM Modi said.

    Addressing AI risks, PM Modi warned of the growing threat of deepfakes, urging the need for safeguards.

    “Deep fake is a cause of great concern. Watermarking or clear declaration should be mandatory for AI-generated content,” he said.

    On the issue of terrorism, the Prime Minister strongly condemned the recent Pahalgam terror attack, describing it as an attack on humanity and democratic values.

    “There should be no place for double standards on terrorism,” he said, urging the global community to adopt a consistent and firm stance against terror networks.

    “For global peace and prosperity, our thought and policy must be clear — if any country supports terrorism, it will have to pay the price for it. On one hand, we are quick to impose all kinds of sanctions based on our own preferences. On the other hand, countries that openly support terrorism are rewarded,” PM Modi added. 

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Residents of the Northern Administrative District will receive more opportunities for recreation and training — Sobyanin

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Last year, the Northern Administrative District of Moscow was improved two parks and two squares. In the new season, 10 more projects for the creation of high-quality public space will be implemented here. They were described in his blog Sergei Sobyanin.

    Savelovsky district

    In the Savelovsky District, work will take place in the Avtomobilist Park. The children’s playground will be renovated and adapted for children of all ages. Two complexes with slides and passages, swings and balance beams, a sandbox and trampolines for children will be installed here. In addition, the park will have a stylophone that develops musical abilities, a “Listen to the City” module and a module that allows you to study how a floating lighthouse works.

    The sports ground will feature workout complexes with horizontal bars, rings and a punching bag. In addition, parkour skills can be honed here.

    The area for four-legged pets will be equipped with modern equipment: a boom, rings and barriers.

    Several recreation areas with park sofas, small canopies and wooden decks will be created on the Vyatskaya Street side.

    Airport District

    In the Aeroport area, the territory of Golovanovsky Park will be improved. A sandbox, carousels, swings and spring swings will be installed on the children’s playground next to the play complex. Table tennis tables will be replaced on the sports ground.

    The recreation areas will feature park swings and benches. Additional landscaping will make the park even more comfortable.

    Khovrino district

    The Khovrin public park will also offer more opportunities for varied recreation. A large playground will be set up in its central part, designed for children of different ages. There will be play complexes in the form of houses and a locomotive with slides and passages. For older children, a playground with trampolines, balance beams, swings and carousels will be installed. Parents will be able to relax on semicircular benches and round benches.

    Large swings will be installed in the play area located at the entrance to the park from Festivalnaya Street. A multi-level amphitheater, recreation areas with umbrella awnings and round benches underneath them, as well as park swings under awnings will be located nearby.

    A modern dog walking area will be built nearby.

    “We will put the sports area in order from the Lyapidevskogo street side. We will equip a universal area for playing football and basketball, install strength training equipment, workout complexes with horizontal bars and rings, and tennis tables. And we will lay a convenient running track across the park territory,” the Moscow Mayor noted.

    Begovoy District

    Two projects are being implemented at once in the Begovaya area.

    Along the pedestrian zone from Leningradsky Prospekt to 2nd Botkinsky Proezd, there will be park gazebos, swings with canopies and sun loungers. Near the building of the Polytechnic College in 1st Botanichesky Proezd, a training area for pets will be equipped.

    The area near the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity on Leningradsky Prospekt (16, building 1) will also be improved. Nearby is an arts school, whose teachers have suggested creating a sports ground for children nearby. This summer, they will be able to play basketball and football, do pull-ups on horizontal bars, and develop agility on a mini-climbing wall.

    You can also relax on the children’s playground, where they will install a play complex with slides and ladders, swings, a carousel and a spring rocker.

    Molzhaninovsky district

    Residents of Molzhaninovsky District will also have new opportunities for recreation and exercise in the fresh air. A skate park will be built between buildings 6a and 6b of the Perspektiva school on 1st Sestroretskaya Street. The area near a small pond will also be tidied up. The route from the school to the 2nd Podrezkovskaya Street public transport stop will also be landscaped and greened.

    Beskudnikovsky district

    In Beskudnikovsky District, the area around residential buildings within the boundaries of Beskudnikovsky Boulevard, Svyatoslava Fedorov Street and Dmitrovskoye Highway will be transformed.

    Children’s and sports playgrounds near house 90 (buildings 1 and 2) on Dmitrovskoe Shosse, as well as in the courtyard of house 31 on Beskudnikovsky Boulevard will be put in order.

    A modern area for walking and training dogs will be set up in the green area adjacent to the houses located on Beskudnikovsky Boulevard. In addition, the area will have new pavement, park furniture, and additional landscaping.

    Golovinsky district

    In Golovinsky District, a space for recreation and sports will appear on Kronstadt Boulevard.

    “The transit area from public transport stops to residential buildings will be transformed. We will arrange parking space, organize paths for leisurely walks and a bike path,” concluded Sergei Sobyanin.

    Sergei Sobyanin approved plans for improvement in 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s space program provides platform for expanded international cooperation: experts

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — China’s space endeavors are creating a platform for broader international cooperation, the State Council Information Office said at a press conference on Tuesday.

    Li Yingliang, head of the General Technology Department of the China Manned Space Program Office, told reporters that China’s space station will make significant discoveries related to fundamental and cutting-edge questions such as the origin of life, the evolution of the universe and the structure of matter.

    This will effectively promote innovative development in human space science, space technology and space utilization, he said, adding that China’s space endeavors represented by the space station and manned lunar exploration will provide a greater platform for broader international cooperation.

    During the press conference, four space experts and astronaut Fei Junlong shared their experiences and opinions on the domestic manned space program.

    Sun Wei, deputy chief designer of the program’s landing system, noted that China is building more TT ground stations

    Sun Wei noted that China, in turn, is a member of several international organizations, including the International Telecommunication Union and the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems. This TT expert

    “Every time I flew into space, I looked back at the Earth, the common home of mankind, through the window of the spacecraft,” said astronaut Fei Junlong. “I can imagine that my colleagues from abroad do the same during their space flights,” he said. Fei Junlong is a former commander of the Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-15 missions and the first astronaut to conduct an extravehicular activity after the completion of China’s space station.

    Fei Junlong called space exploration and development “a common mission of mankind” and invited astronauts from around the world to visit China’s space station.

    China’s space station has hosted nine crews to date. The crew currently on board is on the Shenzhou-20 mission, which launched on April 24, 2025. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Exclusive: Intensification of Uzbek-Chinese relations is a requirement of the times – Uzbekistan expert

    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

    Tashkent, June 18 /Xinhua/ — Intensification of relations between Uzbekistan and China is a requirement of the times, said Bakhodir Ismailov, head of the sector of the Institute of Legislation and Legal Policy under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in an interview with Xinhua.

    He noted that for over 30 years, Uzbekistan and China have been continuously strengthening political mutual trust and developing bilateral relations based on the principles of equality, friendship, good neighborliness, mutual support, mutual benefit, respect and consideration of each other’s interests. Cooperation is developing especially actively today, when the countries are demonstrating confident growth rates, the expert added.

    According to B. Ismailov, Chinese diplomacy invariably stands on the side of international justice, resolutely opposes hegemony, actively promotes the formation of a fair and orderly multipolar world, as well as inclusive economic globalization.

    Chinese-Uzbek friendship has been growing stronger over the years, and the prospects for cooperation between the two countries are expanding, the agency’s interlocutor emphasized. Uzbekistan is actively participating in the Belt and Road initiative launched by China in 2013, he noted.

    With the election of Shavkat Mirziyoyev as President of Uzbekistan in 2016, Uzbek-Chinese cooperation entered a trajectory of more dynamic development, B. Ismailov said. This is facilitated by both regular political dialogue at the highest level and the established friendly and trusting relations between the leaders of the two countries, the expert added.

    Active dialogue maintained at the intergovernmental, interparliamentary and interdepartmental levels also plays a key role in deepening multifaceted cooperation, the scientist said.

    The Central Asia-China format at the level of heads of state has become a new platform for interaction, B. Ismailov emphasized, adding that following the first summit of the leaders of the Central Asian countries and China, held in May 2023, the Xi’an Declaration was signed, which established the institutional basis for deepening cooperation in the new format.

    He noted that China and Uzbekistan have consistently supported each other on issues affecting core interests, jointly uphold genuine multilateralism, promote common values, and make active contributions to maintaining stability in the world and the region. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: ACT Government welcomes inclusive changes to blood and plasma donation rules

    Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

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    Released 18/06/2025

    The ACT Government has today welcomed the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s announcement of significant and long-awaited changes to blood and plasma donation rules, which will make the donation process more inclusive and accessible for members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

    From 14 July 2025, Lifeblood will remove most sexual activity wait times for plasma donations, allowing more Australians – including gay and bisexual men and transgender women – to donate plasma without delay, provided they meet all other eligibility criteria.

    The Therapeutic Goods Administration has also approved a move to gender-neutral sexual activity assessments for blood donations, a shift expected to be implemented next year.

    Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the changes mark a historic milestone for equality and inclusion in Australia’s healthcare system, particularly for the LGBTIQA+ community.

    “These reforms are long overdue and represent a powerful step forward for equality, inclusion, and public health,” the Chief Minister said.

    “For decades, the LGBTIQA+ community has faced unjust restrictions when it comes to blood and plasma donation. Today’s announcement brings us closer to a system that treats people fairly and values their contribution to our health system. I thank all those who have worked to bring about this change.”

    Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith acknowledged the years of advocacy and research that contributed to these changes.

    “This announcement is the result of years of hard work by researchers, health professionals, and LGBTIQA+ advocates who have pushed for donation policies grounded in evidence and fairness,” Minister Stephen-Smith said.

    “The plasma pathway is genuinely world-leading reform, but we know its development left many LGBTIQA+ people feeling frustrated and stigmatised when it came to blood donation.

    “We thank Lifeblood for recognising the need for change and for taking steps to increase the donor pool while continuing to safeguard the health of those who receive blood and plasma.”

    Minister Chris Steel, a long-time advocate for inclusive donation policies, said the new approach was not only fairer, but more effective.

    “Common sense has prevailed in enabling thousands of gay men to safely contribute to Australia’s blood supply like other countries around the world,” Minister Steel said.

    “The Australian Red Cross Blood Service currently relies on just three per cent of the population to maintain our nation’s blood supplies, yet Australia has been unnecessarily excluding thousands of healthy people in monogamous relationships from donating blood.”

    “I’m proud to have supported this push for reform, and I welcome Lifeblood’s leadership in moving to a more inclusive, evidence-based approach.”

    These reforms come at a critical time, with rising demand for plasma in Australia’s hospitals. Lifeblood anticipates the changes will enable an additional 24,000 donors and 95,000 more plasma donations each year. Eligible Canberrans are encouraged to consider donating blood or plasma. To book a donation, visit www.lifeblood.com.au or call 13 14 95.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: ACT Budget 2025-26: Major Investment in ACT Policing and Community Safety

    Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services



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    The ACT Government is delivering through the 2025–26 ACT Budget to strengthen ACT Policing and support community safety.

    This investment supports the workforce and infrastructure needed to ensure ACT Policing can continue responding to the needs of a growing city and keep our community safe.

    The Budget includes $112 million over four years to fund the recently agreed Australian Federal Police Enterprise Agreement and support continued service delivery by ACT Policing. This investment will support salary increases, leave entitlements and allowances for ACT Policing staff, in addition to enabling services.

    Treasurer Chris Steel said the investments are part of a broader commitment to modernise and future-proof policing infrastructure and services.

    “This Budget supports a professional and modern ACT Police service, with investment in workforce, equipment and long-term planning,” Mr Steel said.

    “We’re ensuring ACT Policing is resourced to respond to community needs, support public safety, and deliver outcomes for all Canberrans.”

    The Budget provides more than $3.7 million in funding to plan and progress infrastructure upgrades across ACT Policing:

    • Detailed design for critical infrastructure upgrades to assets at Winchester and City Police Stations, including mechanical, electrical, fire and hydraulic systems
    • Detailed planning and analysis for future police accommodation in the Woden Patrol Zone and a Molonglo Police Station

    Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Dr Marisa Paterson said the investment recognises the critical role police officers play in keeping Canberrans safe and delivers key recommendations from the Sexual Assault (Police) Review.

    “This Budget delivers support our frontline police officers to ensure ACT Policing is a competitive, modern and well-resourced police force,” Dr Paterson said.

    “We’re also funding a new initiative which implements a priority recommendation of the Sexual Assault (Police) Review. Sexual Assault Advocates embedded within ACT Police will support victim survivors in their engagement with the justice system.

    “This is a critical step in improving our justice response to better support victim survivors.”

    The Government is investing $6.45 million over two years to implement the Sexual Assault Advocate Pilot Program, a key recommendation of the Sexual Assault (Police) Review. This includes:

    • Establishing a fourth Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team within ACT Policing to manage high investigative caseloads
    • Funding for dedicated sexual assault advocates to support victim-survivors during police engagement
    • A new Witness Assistant Scheme officer in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

    These reforms will improve support and outcomes for victim-survivors of sexual violence in Canberra.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Man charged after police seize parcel containing half a kilo of ice

    Source: New South Wales Community and Justice

    Man charged after police seize parcel containing half a kilo of ice

    Wednesday, 18 June 2025 – 3:40 pm.

    A man has been charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and attempt to unlawfully import a controlled substance after police seized half a kilogram of methylamphetamine (ice).
    A parcel containing the highly addictive drug had been posted from Victoria to Tasmania, where it was intercepted by members of Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit.
    The parcel was seized at Pipers River on Monday 16 June, and a 38-year-old Underwood man was arrested, charged and detained to appear in court.
    The methylamphetamine seized was approximately 500 grams, and had the potential to cause significant harm to the Tasmanian community.
    Anyone with information about illicit substances should contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestopperstas.com.au

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Celebrating a Decade of the NTPFES Cadet Program

    Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

    The Northern Territory Police Force and the Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Services proudly celebrates the ten-year anniversary of its NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services (NTPFES) Cadet Program — a unique and impactful initiative that has provided over a decade of vocational training, personal growth, and career pathways for Territory students.

    Launched in 2015, the NTPFES Cadet Program has empowered students in Years 11 and 12 to gain firsthand experience in emergency services while achieving nationally recognised qualifications. The 18-month program includes the completion of the Certificate II in Community Engagement and the Certificate III in Business, delivered through the NTPFES College and Charles Darwin University.

    Over the past ten years, hundreds of young Territorians have graduated from the program across Darwin and Alice Springs, with the most recent squads graduating in Darwin this afternoon and in Alice Springs last Thursday 12 June. This program allows students to develop critical skills through outdoor leadership camps, cultural learning visits to Indigenous communities, community volunteering and immersive work placements within frontline services teams.

    Superintendent of Induction Division Christopher Board, reflected on the milestone, “The NTPFES Cadet Program is an outstanding initiative that has changed lives and strengthened our connection with the community. It gives young Territorians a rare opportunity to grow, learn and lead—while laying the groundwork for future careers in emergency services and beyond. Ten years on, we’re incredibly proud of what this program has achieved.

    “237 Cadets have graduated through this program from Darwin and Alice Springs since 2015, with at least 65 having progressed through civilian or uniformed employment within the NT Police Force and NT Fire and Emergency Services. 16 of these have become either Constables, Aboriginal Community Police Officers or Police Auxiliaries, and one has joined the NTES.”

    Acting Commissioner for NT Fire and Emergency Services Collene Bremner said the program gave the cadets a well-rounded understanding of the NT’s emergency services.

    “As part of the program, the cadets complete placements with the NT Fire and Rescue Service (NTFRS) and NT Emergency Service (NTES). With the NTFRS, they learn critical skills in road crash rescue and how to operate breathing apparatus (BA), and with NTES they complete necessary inductions, rescue foundations and gain boating experience to learn about vessels being used for evacuations, cargo transport and flood rescues.”

    Charles Darwin University (CDU) Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Scott Bowman AO said, “CDU is incredibly proud to support the NTPFES Cadet Program, which has delivered real-world skills, confidence and career opportunities to young Territorians for a decade.

    “Together with NTPFES and the NT Department of Education and Training, CDU is helping to build a skilled, community-minded workforce ready to lead in emergency services and beyond.”

    NT Department of Education and Training Deputy Chief Executive for Skills, Pathways and Quality, Cathy White said the cadet program helped shape the lives of many young Territorians.

    “The Department congratulates the Northern Territory Police Force, the Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Services and Charles Darwin University for their collaboration through this important training opportunity,” she said.

    “This cadet program opens many opportunities for young people who are now utilising their knowledge to pursue diverse careers in the Territory.”

    The Cadet Program not only fosters civic responsibility and leadership in participants, but also serves as a pathway into government careers.

    As we celebrate this important milestone, the organisation extends heartfelt thanks to all past and present cadets, parents, staff, schools and community partners who have contributed to the success of the program.

    MIL OSI News –

  • India never accepted mediation, does not accept it, will never accept it: PM Modi to Trump

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a strong message to Washington, told US President Donald Trump that India rejects any form of mediation on issues concerning Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a statement on Wednesday.

    Reiterating India’s long-standing position, Misri said, “Prime Minister Modi stressed that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never accept it. There is complete political unanimity in India on this issue.”

    According to the foreign secretary, the two leaders spoke over the phone for 35 minutes — their first conversation since the Pahalgam terror attack and India’s response through Operation Sindoo

    The call took place after a scheduled in-person meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the G7 Summit was cancelled due to Trump’s early return to the US.

    “The phone conversation was held at the request of President Trump,” said Misri, adding that PM Modi used the opportunity to detail India’s measured military response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which killed 26 tourists.

    “Prime Minister Modi said that on the night of May 6-7, India had targeted only terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. India’s actions were very measured, precise, and non-escalatory,” Misri said.

    “India had made it clear that it would respond to Pakistan’s ‘goli’ with ‘gola’ — a strong, proportionate military response,” he added.

    The foreign secretary also said that on the night of May 9, US Vice President Vance conveyed to PM Modi that Pakistan could launch a major retaliatory strike.

    “Prime Minister Modi told him clearly that if this happened, India would respond with even greater force. India’s strong counterattack on the night of May 9-10 May caused heavy damage to Pakistan’s military. Several of their airbases were rendered inoperable,” Misri said. He noted that, following India’s retaliation, Pakistan approached India with a ceasefire request.

    “Prime Minister Modi stated that the ceasefire was agreed to only at Pakistan’s request and that India does not want mediation. He made it clear that at no point during this episode were India-US trade talks or third-party mediation discussed,” Misri said.

    “The halt to military action was discussed directly between the two countries through existing military channels,” he added.

    President Trump, according to Misri, fully understood India’s position and expressed support for its fight against terrorism. The prime minister also informed Trump that India would consider any terror act emanating from Pakistan as an act of war, and that Operation Sindoor remains ongoing.

    Apart from regional security, the two leaders also discussed broader international developments, including the Iran-Israel conflict and the Russia-Ukraine war. Both leaders agreed on the need for direct dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv.

    “They also discussed the Indo-Pacific and the vital role of the QUAD. The PM invited President Trump to India for the next QUAD summit, and President Trump accepted the invitation,” Misri said.

    President Trump also invited PM Modi to visit Washington, but due to a pre-existing schedule, PM Modi was unable to accept the invitation. Both leaders agreed to meet in the near future, Misri said.

  • Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel-Iran air war enters sixth day

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day despite a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for Tehran’s unconditional surrender.

    The Israeli military said two barrages of Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel in the first two hours of Wednesday morning. Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv.

    Israel told residents in a southwestern area of Tehran to evacuate so its air force could strike Iranian military installations. Iranian news websites said Israel was attacking a university linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the east of the capital.

    Iranian news websites said Israel was also attacking a university linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the country’s east, and the Khojir ballistic missile facility near Tehran, which was also targeted by Israeli airstrikes last October.

    The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence says Iran is armed with the largest number of ballistic missiles in the Middle East. Iran has said its ballistic missiles are an important deterrent and retaliatory force against the U.S., Israel and other potential regional targets.

    Trump warned on social media on Tuesday that U.S. patience was wearing thin. While he said there was no intention to kill Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “for now,” his comments suggested a more aggressive stance toward Iran as he weighs whether to deepen U.S. involvement.

    “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” he wrote on Truth Social. “We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now … Our patience is wearing thin.”

    Three minutes later Trump posted, “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”

    Trump’s sometimes contradictory and cryptic messaging about the conflict between close U.S. ally Israel and longtime foe Iran has deepened the uncertainty surrounding the crisis. His public comments have ranged from military threats to diplomatic overtures, not uncommon for a president known for an often erratic approach to foreign policy.

    A source familiar with internal discussions said Trump and his team are considering a number of options, including joining Israel on strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.

    A White House official said Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone on Tuesday.

    Trump also met for 90 minutes with his National Security Council on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the conflict, a White House official said. Details were not immediately available.

    The U.S. is deploying more fighter aircraft to the Middle East and extending the deployment of other warplanes, three U.S. officials told Reuters. The U.S. has so far only taken indirect actions in the current conflict with Iran, including helping to shoot down missiles fired toward Israel.

    A source with access to U.S. intelligence reports said Iran has moved some ballistic missile launchers, but it is difficult to determine if they were targeting U.S. forces or Israel.

    However, Britain’s leader Keir Starmer, speaking at the Group of Seven nations summit in Canada that Trump left early, said there was no indication the U.S. was about to enter the conflict.

    REGIONAL INFLUENCE WEAKENS

    Khamenei’s main military and security advisers have been killed by Israeli strikes, hollowing out his inner circle and raising the risk of strategic errors, according to five people familiar with his decision-making process.

    With Iranian leaders suffering their most dangerous security breach since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the country’s cybersecurity command banned officials from using communications devices and mobile phones, Fars news agency reported.

    Israel launched a “massive cyber war” against Iran’s digital infrastructure, Iranian media reported.

    Ever since Iran-backed Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, and triggered the Gaza war, Khamenei’s regional influence has waned as Israel has pounded Iran’s proxies – from Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and militias in Iraq. Iran’s close ally, Syria’s autocratic president Bashar al-Assad, has been ousted.

    Israel launched its air war, its largest ever on Iran, on Friday after saying it had concluded the Islamic Republic was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon.

    Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons and has pointed to its right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, including enrichment, as a party to the international Non-Proliferation Treaty.

    Israel, which is not a party to the NPT, is the only country in the Middle East believed to have nuclear weapons. Israel does not deny or confirm that.

    Netanyahu has stressed that he will not back down until Iran’s nuclear development is disabled, while Trump says the Israeli assault could end if Iran agrees to strict curbs on enrichment.

    Before Israel’s attack began, the 35-nation board of governors of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in almost 20 years.

    The IAEA said on Tuesday an Israeli strike directly hit the underground enrichment halls at the Natanz facility.

    Israel says it now has control of Iranian airspace and intends to escalate the campaign in coming days.

    But Israel will struggle to deal a knock-out blow to deeply buried nuclear sites like Fordow, which is dug beneath a mountain, without the U.S. joining the attack.

    Iranian officials have reported 224 deaths, mostly civilians, while Israel said 24 civilians had been killed. Residents of both countries have been evacuated or fled.

    Global oil markets are on high alert following strikes on sites including the world’s biggest gas field, South Pars, shared by Iran and Qatar.

    (Reuters)

  • Monterrey hold Inter Milan 1-1 at Club World Cup

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    UEFA Champions League finalists Inter Milan were held 1-1 by Mexican side Monterrey in their opening Group E game at the Club World Cup in Pasadena on Tuesday.

    Inter dominated possession at the outset but underdogs Monterrey struck first, grabbing the lead when 39-year-old defender Sergio Ramos leaped above two defenders to power home a header from a corner in the 25th minute.

    The Italians drew level three minutes before halftime when Kristjan Asllani’s floated free-kick into the box was played across the face of goal by Carlos Augusto to give Lautaro Martinez the easy tap-in.

    Nelson Deossa had a golden opportunity to win it for Monterrey in stoppage time but his shot ended up in the side netting on a hot day at the Rose Bowl, where plenty of empty seats were visible.

    “I think we could have scored a second goal, which we didn’t unfortunately,” said Inter’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

    “But this is football, we have to work hard, we have to do our best to win the next games because it’s a new competition and the teams are very motivated to get out of the group stage.

    “I think we have to be more aggressive in front of goal, we need to score more goals. Even today we had chances which we didn’t score, unfortunately.”

    Tuesday’s match, the first competitive meeting between the sides, saw both teams debuting new managers.

    Cristian Chivu took over from Simone Inzaghi at Inter Milan shortly after their crushing 5-0 Champions League final defeat by Paris St Germain, while Spaniard Domenec Torrent was brought in at Monterrey after their disappointing start to the season.

    Both teams are back in action on Saturday.

    Monterrey return to the Rose Bowl to face River Plate, who beat Urawa Reds 3-1 earlier in the day, while Inter take on the Japanese side in Seattle.

    (Reuters)

  • Jual Oram highlights Modi government’s commitment to tribal welfare

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram on Tuesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to the holistic development of tribal communities, stating that transparency, inclusivity, and efficiency are the core principles driving tribal welfare programs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.

    Speaking at an event in New Delhi, the minister emphasized that the vision of a developed India cannot be achieved without empowering and uplifting tribal communities. “A community once politically marginalized is now playing a central role in the nation’s development journey,” he said.

    Oram credited the Modi government for ensuring effective implementation of inclusive policies over the past 11 years, which have significantly transformed the lives of tribal families. He noted that while the Ministry of Tribal Affairs was founded in 1999 under former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, it has achieved real expansion and impact under PM Modi.

    Highlighting achievements in education, Oram said over 700 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) have been established with a budget of ₹25,000 crore, ensuring access to quality education for lakhs of tribal children. He also spoke about the financial empowerment of tribal artisans and entrepreneurs, who are now finding opportunities in national and global markets.

    Praising the dignity and resilience of tribal communities, the minister remarked, “They do not believe in begging. They live with dignity and survive through hard work — and that is their true strength.”

    Oram concluded by hailing Prime Minister Modi as a true champion of tribal welfare and a key force behind the transformation in tribal policy and empowerment.