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  • MIL-OSI China: Global pharma giants underscore local partnerships, R&D at expo

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

    An AI-powered orthopedic surgical robot is seen in the Healthy Life Chain area of the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

    From showcasing their latest products to forging local partnerships, global pharmaceutical companies have emphasized local research and development (R&D) and partnerships at the third China International Supply Chain Expo as they seek to strengthen their presence in one of their largest markets.

    The five-day expo highlights China’s importance to multinational firms as both a major market and a hub for global innovation, advanced manufacturing and resilient supply chains.

    “China is going to be the world’s largest healthcare market and a crucial source of innovation,” said Alex Gu, president of Medtronic Greater China, adding that China is playing an increasingly important role in the global healthcare industrial chain.

    In 2024, an electric surgical stapler developed by the U.S. company transitioned from research and development to mass production in China and is now used at over 500 hospitals nationwide. It has also been exported to other markets.

    Deep supply chain collaboration with local partners is vital and Medtronic now has nearly 7,000 suppliers in China.

    During the expo, the company launched a new partnership to build an AI-powered diagnostic and treatment system for aortic disease and structural heart disease. This is part of a broader trend in the pharmaceutical industry to use AI to drive R&D and improve disease diagnosis and treatment.

    At the expo, French drugmaker Sanofi exhibited its ecosystem, as well as its latest products for conditions such as immunological, cardiovascular, metabolic and other diseases.

    Local R&D plays a key role in Sanofi’s development. Sanofi now operates R&D centers in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, and its Chinese research staff have been deeply involved in over 90 percent of its global co-development projects, including 12 potential blockbuster drugs.

    For Sanofi, the supply chain expo serves as a platform not only to showcase its products but also to build collaborations.

    “Here, we explore innovative collaborations with our global partners, from R&D to production and patient accessibility enhancement, and share the latest results of localized practices,” said Wayne Shi, president of Sanofi Greater China. Sanofi will continue to support the Healthy China initiative with innovative drugs and vaccines, Shi said.

    Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk announced new partnerships with local manufacturing, logistics and tech firms at the expo, as part of its latest efforts to deepen local industrial chain cooperation.

    Novo Nordisk has continued to increase its investment in China, enhancing its presence throughout the industry chain to better serve patients in China. To date, the company has introduced 22 innovative drugs and 11 innovative injection devices in China for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and rare diseases.

    As a participant in all three editions of the supply chain expo, Novo Nordisk is joining more industrial chain partners this year to build a comprehensive health management ecosystem that drives chronic disease management, said Christine Zhou, president of Novo Nordisk Region China.

    Running from Wednesday to Sunday, the supply chain expo served as a key platform for multinational firms to strengthen collaboration with Chinese partners amid global economic uncertainties.

    The event has attracted 651 companies and institutions from 75 countries and regions. Overseas exhibitors account for 35 percent, a three-percentage-point increase from last year.

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI China: China cut down to size by Japan’s pacey run-and-gun game

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

    With its sizeable assets neutralized by Japan’s run-and-gun game, the Chinese women’s team has crashed out of its home Asia Cup earlier than expected, with alarm bells ringing for the future.

    A perennial continental power, proud of its talented supply of towering post players, the Chinese women’s basketball program has learned the hard way how the modern game has evolved into a competition of sheer speed, sharpness and an intensity delivered at a much faster pace.

    China’s towering center Zhang Ziyu seen during the third-place playoff against South Korea at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup on Sunday. The defending champion took a bronze with a big 101-66 win, one day after its loss to Japan in the semifinals on Saturday. XINHUA

    The lesson was a harsh one after Team China, as defending champion and a higher-ranked favorite, suffered a 90-81 semifinal loss to Japan on Saturday in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, missing out on the final of the FIBA continental showpiece for the first time in eight years.

    After overpowering the same opponent twice in warm-up games last month, Team China soon realized on Saturday that its size advantage wouldn’t help that much on a night when Japan felt a need for speed — and opened the game firing on all cylinders.

    In an incredible display, Japan’s teen star Kokoro Tanaka set the tone by scoring 21 of her 27 total points in the first quarter alone.

    She caught the host off guard by hitting five 3-pointers in a row, tearing China’s slow-rotating zone defense apart, while silencing the crowd at the Shenzhen Sports Center Gymnasium.

    China, though, came back strongly in the second quarter, relying on its towering combo of 6-foot-10 forward Han Xu and 7-foot-5 center Zhang Ziyu, to take a 51-49 lead into halftime.

    However, Japan’s sharp-shooting trio of Yuki Miyazawa, Norika Konno and Stephanie Mawuli all stepped up following the interval, connecting with a barrage of deep 3s and fast counterattacks to rebuild Japan’s early advantage.

    Captain Maki Takada then plunged the dagger in further, hitting one from near the rim with 32.3 seconds left to settle the eventual scoreline and help avenge Japan’s narrow 73-71 defeat to China in the 2023 Asia Cup final in Sydney.

    Leading China on a heartbreaking night for the national side was forward Yang Shuyu, who finished with 19 points.

    Former WNBA star Han contributed 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while teen prodigy Zhang, who is making her senior international debut in Shenzhen, finished with 17 points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes, the longest she’s played across four games.

    China’s head coach Gong Luming hailed his players’ efforts in trying to put up a fight, but admitted his team has a lot of catching-up to do.

    “We learned a tough lesson from today’s loss. We have to figure out how to adapt our game, particularly with our twin towers on court, to the fast-paced, sharp-shooting modern game,” Gong said at the post-match news conference.

    “We didn’t manage to guard them well enough on the perimeter, failing to contain their 3-pointers as well as we planned.

    “We are still in a building process, though. We are not going to make any radical changes in our plans for the future, or give up on our strength altogether. We will learn, adapt and improve to achieve the ultimate goal at the 2028 Olympic Games.”

    Citing the fast-evolving international game, Han suggests more young talent should seek opportunities to ply their trade overseas, despite lower average salaries, even in the WNBA, compared to China’s domestic league.

    “The world has moved far ahead of us, with the game changing in how it is supposed to be played and how to win,” said Han, who played with WNBA’s New York Liberty for two separate seasons in 2019 and 2021.

    “We saw that after a disappointing Olympic campaign last year in Paris, and today was another painful reminder.

    “I will try to make my way back into an overseas league to keep honing my individual game next season, and I hope more will follow me in order to improve in a more competitive environment.”

    Japan’s head coach Corey Gaines attributed the successful revenge mission to his players’ perfect execution of a tailored game plan against the host.

    “That was a game where the players followed the game plan,” Gaines said. We had a strategy going into the game, and they executed it. China countered, we changed to another game plan.”

    “And they really kept their heads during the game, and they executed what we talked about. That win is for the players,” continued Gaines. “The players won that game. They really did their job.”

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI China: China win thriller to sink Cuba in Men’s Volleyball Nations League

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

    China staged a dramatic comeback to secure a 3-2 victory over Cuba (20-25, 25-23, 15-25, 25-22, 19-17) on the final day of the FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League preliminary phase in Gdansk, Poland, on Sunday.

    Outside hitter Wang Bin powered Vital Heynen’s side with 26 points, while captain Jiang Chuan added 13. Despite a dominant 31-point performance from Cuba’s Marlon Yant, including 29 kills, China held their nerve to complete the turnaround.

    Cuba came out strong, racing to a 5-1 lead and taking the first set 25-20, with Yant and Miguel Angel Lopez combining for 12 points. China responded in the second set, pulling ahead 20-17 on Wang’s ace. Although Cuba leveled at 21-21, Wang’s decisive spike and a successful challenge on the final point secured a 25-23 equalizer.

    The momentum swung back to Cuba in the third set as they cruised to a 25-15 win. But China refused to fold, erasing a 9-4 deficit in the fourth set to tie the score at 15-15. Wang Hebin’s attack capped a 25-22 win, forcing a tiebreak.

    In the final set, Rao Shuhan’s blocking and clutch attacks from Jiang Chuan pushed China ahead 4-1. Cuba fought back with Javier Concepcion’s late point, but Ji Daoshuai’s spike sealed China’s 19-17 victory.

    Despite the loss, Cuba qualified for the finals with six wins. China finished 17th in the preliminary phase with three victories.

    “China did a great job today. They fought for every point, all the time. We didn’t push enough to win the game. We need to be better at this as well, as sometimes we don’t do enough,” Cuba’s opposite spiker Jose Masso Alvarez told the official website of the Volleyball Nations League after the game.

    Elsewhere on the day, Iran beat Bulgaria in straight sets. Amin Esmaeilnezhad produced 19 points for the winners, while Amirhossein Esfandiar added 14.

    In the last game of the week in Gdansk, Poland edged past France 32-30, 20-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12. Wilfredo Leon earned 30 points for the winners, while Theo Faure poured in two points less for France. Both teams have booked their spot in the best eight earlier.

    The final round of the Men’s Volleyball Nations League will be played in Ningbo, China, from July 30 to August 3. 

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI China: China expo highlights global supply chain resilience amid tariff turbulence

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

    As tariff tensions and geopolitical uncertainties continue to rattle the global economy, the 2025 China International Supply Chain Expo is emerging as a promising platform to foster resilient, diversified and cooperative global supply chains.

    Running from Wednesday to Sunday in Beijing, the third edition of the supply chain-themed expo has drawn more than 600 exhibitors, notably those of carmakers, logistics providers and pharmaceutical firms, spanning 75 countries and regions.

    Against the backdrop of mounting trade protectionism and rising global fragmentation, the event showcases China’s bid to champion openness, innovation and international cooperation in the face of growing headwinds.

    PLATFORM FOR COOPERATION

    The event comes at a time of heightened trade friction and mounting uncertainty, which is expected to weigh heavily on global economic activity. In its April forecast, the International Monetary Fund projected global growth to slow to 2.8 percent in 2025 and 3 percent in 2026, down from 3.3 percent for both years in its January outlook.

    “Geopolitical tensions have disrupted supply chains, harming not only others but also one’s own interests,” said Xu Jiabin, an economics professor at Renmin University of China. “That’s why we must adopt an inclusive mindset and work together to improve the global supply chain’s connectivity and coordination. This is the path to mutual benefit.”

    People visit the Green Agriculture Chain area of the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2025. The 2025 CISCE, scheduled from July 16 to 20, opened to general public on Saturday. (Xinhua/Chang Nengjia)

    As the world’s first national-level platform focused on supply chains, the expo helps connect Chinese and international firms, promote technical alignment and support deeper economic cooperation, Zhou Xing, head of public affairs at PwC China, told Xinhua.

    “The expo offers a high-efficiency matchmaking platform,” she said. “It enables companies to align on technology, standards and markets, helping drive global collaboration.”

    For Chinese firms, the expo offers a window to expand their international footprint and connect directly with global supply chain nodes. For multinational firms, it provides an opportunity to gain access to China’s vast market, comprehensive industrial ecosystem and strong policy support.

    SIG Group, a Singapore-based accounting and tax firm, is participating in the expo for the second time. As a company dedicated to supporting Chinese enterprises in expanding into ASEAN markets, it engaged in in-depth exchanges with a wide range of partners at the event.

    Edward Liu, a senior director at SIG Group said the event offers a valuable opportunity to enhance the firm’s ability to serve its clients in the future.

    CHINA’S COMMITMENT

    China has consistently championed open, cooperative international trade as an anchor of stability, especially during times of worldwide economic volatility and geopolitical turbulence.

    In a congratulatory letter sent to the 20th Western China International Fair in May, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China is willing to take the fair as an opportunity to further enhance mutual understanding, strengthen friendship, and deepen cooperation with friends from all countries.

    China will uphold the multilateral trading system and ensure the stable and smooth flow of global industrial and supply chains together with the world, injecting new impetus into the prosperity and development of the world economy, Xi noted.

    During a March meeting in Beijing with more than 40 global CEOs and business leaders, Xi said, “China has been and will remain an ideal, secure, and promising destination for foreign investors.”

    “Embracing China is embracing opportunities, believing in China is believing in a better tomorrow, and investing in China is investing in the future,” he said.

    The Chinese president called on foreign firms to safeguard the multilateral trading system, maintain the stability of global industrial and supply chains, protect the international environment for openness and cooperation, and advance economic globalization in the right direction.

    A visitor tries a smart product equipped with Snapdragon processor at the Qualcomm booth in the Digital Technology Chain area of the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2025. The 2025 CISCE, scheduled from July 16 to 20, opened to general public on Saturday. (Xinhua/Chang Nengjia)

    CONFIDENCE IN CHINA

    China’s economy beat expectations with robust 5.3 percent GDP growth in the first half of 2025 and is actively taking steps to maintain stability and sustain growth momentum in the months ahead. Such economic resilience has strengthened public and investor confidence in the country’s long-term economic prospects, particularly its appeal as a strategic hub for multinational firms looking to restructure and diversify their supply chains.

    “China is no longer just a manufacturing base, but an innovation hub,” said Zhou. “By integrating digital tools and investing in strategic sectors like EVs, renewables and biotech, China is strengthening its position in global value chains.”

    This strategic pivot is already being recognized by global companies. “China has the world’s most complete EV supply chain, with top-tier local suppliers and highly responsive manufacturing capabilities,” a Tesla spokesperson told Xinhua.

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared a similar view on Thursday, describing China’s supply chain as a “miracle” and highlighting the country’s deep capabilities in artificial intelligence and computer science.

    As China continues to pursue high-quality opening-up, foreign firms are also gaining expanded access and greater policy support. “Foreign companies are expected to benefit from greater market access, a more level playing field and broader opportunities for cooperation,” said Poh-Yian Koh, president of FedEx China.

    FedEx applauds the Chinese government’s ongoing efforts to optimize the business environment, and pledges to continue to strengthen its logistics network and digital capabilities to enhance connectivity between Chinese and global markets, she added.

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – CommBank Next Chapter Innovation partners help to address financial abuse in First Nations communities

    Source: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)

    CommBank releases its FY26-28 Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) .

    CommBank has announced its 2025 Next Chapter Innovation partners, maintaining the program’s focus on supporting innovative, community-led programs that address financial abuse in First Nations communities.  

    This announcement coincides with the release of CommBank’s FY26-28 Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and reflects its ambition to be a trusted partner to First Nations peoples as they achieve their social, cultural and economic aspirations.

    Over the next 18 months two First Nations-led organisations, Mudgin-gal Aboriginal Corporation(NSW) and Mookai Rosie-Bi-Bayan (QLD) will each receive access to grants of up to $200,000 plus tailored non-financial assistance, including, executive mentoring, and capability-building support from across CommBank.

    Supporting solutions designed by the community, for the community

    Now in its third year, CommBank’s Next Chapter Innovation program is part of the bank’s broader commitment to help address domestic and family violence (DFC) and financial abuse, to support victim-survivors on their path to long-term financial independence.  

    Recent research by the Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN) highlights that financial abuse can affect First Nations peoples in unique ways. The ICAN report explores how financial control within relationships and the exploitation of cultural obligations can create financial stress. It also emphasises the importance of culturally safe, community-led solutions to overcome barriers to seeking support.

    The Next Chapter Innovation program is investing in First Nations-led place-based initiatives that provide culturally informed, practical responses to financial abuse – creating safer pathways to financial security.

    Introducing CommBank’s 2025 Next Chapter Innovation partners

    This year’s partners were nominated by members of CommBank’s First Nations Employee Network and have been selected for their innovative, community-based approaches to supporting recovery in First Nations communities.

    Mudgin-gal Aboriginal Corporation (NSW) – Mudgin-gal – meaning “Women’s Place”, has stood at the heart of Redfern as a sanctuary for Aboriginal women and families. Entirely led by Aboriginal women, the organisation has become a beacon of community strength, cultural healing, and early intervention in the fight against family violence. Mudgin-gal Aboriginal Corporation will deliver Sacred Circles – trauma-informed, healing-led sessions that blend cultural practice with practical financial education, supporting women’s recovery and financial empowerment.  
    Mookai Rosie-Bi-Bayan (QLD) – With more than 35 years of experience providing healthcare and accommodation services to women and children of Queensland’s Cape York, NPA, and Torres Strait regions, Mookai Rosie-Bi-Bayan is continuing the legacy of their Aunties by establishing the ‘Building Futures, Building Communities’ program. The initiative will create a social enterprise that supports victim-survivor recovery and generates income by harnessing traditional knowledge of plants, to make medicinal healing products, empowering women with both cultural and economic strength.

    CommBank will also continue to work with its 2024 Next Chapter Innovation partners, Strong Women Talking and the Council of Aboriginal Services Western Australia (CASWA).

    Mitchell Heritage, CommBank Executive Manager looking after First Nations business banking and a member of CommBank’s Indigenous Leadership Team said: “CommBank’s Next Chapter Innovation program was established to help break the cycle of financial abuse and empower people to rebuild long-term financial independence. This year, we are pleased to support First Nations communities through the program by investing in innovative, culturally informed programs. We are proud to back community-led organisations that are delivering real change on the ground.”

    For further details on CommBank’s Next Chapter support, visit: commbank.com.au/nextchapter

    CommBank launches FY26-28 Elevate RAP

    This announcement aligns with the delivery of the Bank’s eighth Reconciliation Action Plan. Through the FY26-28 RAP, CommBank has reaffirmed its commitment to deliver 12 reconciliation priorities that will strengthen the Bank’s engagement with First Nations people across four key areas – reconciliation and community, education and careers, business success and growth, and financial inclusion.

    In endorsing the Bank’s latest RAP, Karen Mundine, CEO of Reconciliation Australia said: “Commonwealth Bank’s FY26-28 Elevate RAP sets out their priorities in further strengthening their engagement with First Nations peoples. It builds on the Bank’s previous reconciliation commitments; through listening to the voices and expertise of First Nations people and using that knowledge to continually expand their strategies, the Bank demonstrates a sustainable approach to their reconciliation program, now and into the future.”

     For further details on CommBank’s FY26-28 Elevate RAP, including the Bank’s FY26-28 RAP priorities, visit: commbank.com.au/reconciliation.

    Anyone worried about their finances because of domestic or family violence or coercive control can contact the Next Chapter Team on 1800 222 387 for support – no matter who they bank with. 

    If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au or 13 YARN (13 92 76 or www.13yarn.org.au).

    In an emergency or if you’re not feeling safe, always call 000.

    Further information: demonstrated impact of the Next Chapter Innovation program through independent evaluation

    An independent evaluation of CommBank’s Next Chapter Innovation program conducted by UNSW found that the first cohort of partners delivered significant outcomes, with broad reach across communities and the sector.  

    Key program results:  

    Engagement with nearly 600 clients and service users.
    Collaboration with more than 150 stakeholders through workshops and consultations.
    The development of two new practice models and guidelines to strengthen responses to financial abuse.

    Unique achievements of the individual partners include:

    • Afghan Women on the Move worked with 500 Afghan and multicultural women to build financial skills, improve digital literacy, recognise financial abuse and explore employment and small business opportunities  
    • YFS Ltd enhanced sector-wide knowledge of technology facilitated abuse, engaging 90 victims-survivors and 133 sector workers to improve safety, wellbeing and response capability. 
    • EACH engaged 35 national stakeholders to co-design a service model addressing financial abuse in small business, intended for future implementation through a National Centre for Financial Abuse in Small Business. 
    • Indian (Sub-Cont) Crisis Support Agency developed a framework for communities and practitioners to better identify and respond to dowry abuse in South Asian communities.

    MIL OSI – Submitted News –

  • MIL-Evening Report: New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roy Ebel, PhD Candidate in Evolutionary Biology, Museums Victoria Research Institute

    Radiodensity heatmap of emerald tree monitors. Roy Ebel

    Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most iconic reptiles on the continent. Their lineage not only survived the mass extinction that ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs, but also gave rise to the largest living lizards on Earth.

    Today, these formidable creatures pace through forests and scrublands, flicking their tongues as they go.

    A new study published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society looks beneath their skin. For the first time, it reveals hidden bone structures that may hold the key to the evolutionary success of goannas in Australia.

    An essential organ

    The skin is an organ essential for survival. In some animals, it includes a layer of bone plates embedded among the skin tissue. Think of the armour-like plates in crocodiles or armadillos: these are osteoderms.

    Their size ranges from microscopic to massive, with the back plates of the stegosaurus as the most impressive example.

    A mounted stegosaurus skeleton at the Natural History Museum, London.
    Jeremy Knight/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

    We have only just started to understand these enigmatic structures. Osteoderms can be found in animal lineages that diverged up to 380 million years ago. This means these bone plates would have evolved independently, just like active flight did in birds, pterosaurs and bats.

    But what is their purpose? While the advantage of flight is undisputed, the case is not as clear for osteoderms.

    The most obvious potential would be for defence – protecting the animal from injuries. However, osteoderms may serve a far broader purpose.

    In crocodiles, for example, they help with heat regulation, play a part in movement, and even supply calcium during egg-laying. It is the interplay of these poorly understood functions that has long made it difficult to pinpoint how and why osteoderms evolved.

    Sand monitors, also known as sand goannas, are widespread through most of Australia.
    Ken Griffiths/Shutterstock

    A cutting-edge technique

    To help resolve this enigma, we had to go back to the beginning.

    Surprisingly, to date science has not even agreed on which species have osteoderms. Therefore, we assembled an international team of specialists to carry out the first large-scale study of osteoderms in lizards and snakes.

    We studied specimens from scientific collections at institutions such as the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Natural History Museum in Berlin, and Museums Victoria.

    However, we soon learnt that this came with challenges. Firstly, the presence of osteoderms can vary dramatically between individuals of the same species. Secondly, there is no guarantee that osteoderms are sufficiently preserved in all specimens.

    Most importantly, they are buried deep within skin tissue and invisible to the naked eye. Traditionally, finding them meant destroying the specimen.

    Instead, we turned to micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), an imaging technique similar to a medical CT scan, but with much higher resolution. This allowed us to study even the tiniest anatomical structures while keeping our specimens intact.

    Micro-CT-based, computer-generated 3D model of Rosenberg’s goanna (Varanus rosenbergi), with the left half showing osteoderms and endoskeleton.
    Roy Ebel

    Using computer-generated 3D models, we then digitally explored the bodies of lizards and snakes from all parts of the world. Incorporating data from prior literature, we processed almost 2,000 such samples in our search for osteoderms.

    To illustrate our results, we devised a technique called radiodensity heatmapping, which visually highlights the locations of bone structures in the body.

    For the first time, we now have a comprehensive catalogue showing where to find osteoderms in a large and diverse group; this will inform future studies.

    Radiodensity heatmapping shows newly discovered osteoderms (yellow to red) in the limbs and tail of the Mexican knob scaled lizard (Xenosaurus platyceps).
    Roy Ebel

    Not just anatomical curiosity

    What we found was unexpected. It was thought only a small number of lizard families had osteoderms. However, we encountered them nearly twice as often as anticipated.

    In fact, our results show nearly half of all lizards have osteoderms in one form or another.

    Our most astonishing finding concerned goannas. Scientists have been studying monitor lizards for more than 200 years. They were long thought to lack osteoderms, except in rare cases such as the Komodo dragon.

    So we were all the more surprised when we discovered previously undocumented osteoderms in 29 Australo-Papuan species, increasing their overall known prevalence five times.

    Examples of newly discovered osteoderms (magenta) in Australo-Papuan monitor lizards.
    Roy Ebel

    This isn’t just an anatomical curiosity. Now that we know Australian goannas have osteoderms, it opens up an exciting new avenue for further studies. This is because goannas have an interesting biogeographic history: when they first arrived in Australia about 20 million years ago, they had to adapt to a new, harsh environment.

    If osteoderms in goannas showed up around this time – possibly owing to new challenges from their environment – we’d gain crucial insights into the function and evolution of these enigmatic bone structures.

    Not only may we just have found the key to an untold chapter in the goanna story, our findings may also improve our understanding of the forces of evolution that shaped Australia’s unique reptiles as we know them today.

    Roy Ebel receives funding from the Australian Government’s Research Training Program.

    – ref. New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them – https://theconversation.com/new-study-peers-beneath-the-skin-of-iconic-lizards-to-find-chainmail-bone-plates-and-lots-of-them-260700

    MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz –

  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Cost-of-living keeps rising for those who can least afford it

    Source: NZCTU

    Data released by Statistics New Zealand today shows that the cost-of-living crisis is getting worse as inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index rose annually to 2.7%, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Economist Craig Renney.

    “This marks the third straight quarter in which annual inflation has increased, up from 2.2% in December 2024. A key reason why inflation didn’t break out of the 1-3% target barrier is that petrol pricing was down. Excluding petrol, annual inflation was 3.2%,” said Renney.

    “The data shows that prices rose most in areas that are particularly hard to manage for middle- and low-income groups. Household energy rose 9.1%, with gas prices rising 15.4%. Dairy and eggs rose 9.9%. Dwelling and contents insurance rose 10%. Rates are up 12.2%.

    “This increase is likely to put further pressure on households, particularly those on the minimum wage – who received a pay rise of just 1.5% in April. When last measured, 48% of workers got a pay rise less than 2%, while 59% got a pay rise less of than 3%. It is these workers who are paying the price of the cost-of-living crisis.

    “The Government has made a mess of the economy. Rents are still rising faster than general inflation, despite billions in tax breaks. Food pricing is rising at 4.2% despite the governments claims to be focused on supermarket competition. Workers are paying the price for the Government’s inaction.

    “The economy is stumbling and is likely heading back to negative growth, and the Government has consistently cut investment. Trade tariffs and uncertainty are likely to add further concerns to growth. The cost of tertiary education rose significantly due to the removal of first year free – making it harder to access skills training during rising unemployment,” said Renney.

    MIL OSI New Zealand News –

  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Contractor being sought for work on major Rolleston project

    Source: New Zealand Transport Agency

    A major roading project at Rolleston, near Christchurch, has reached a fresh milestone with a call going out for a contractor to carry out physical work on Stage 1 of the project.

    The State Highway 1 Rolleston Access Improvements project – a Road of Regional Significance – will provide transport improvements through Rolleston that mean better connections for people and businesses.

    “Rolleston is at the heart of the Selwyn District, which has been the fastest growing district in New Zealand, which makes these transport improvements all the more important,” says regional manager for New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), Sean Walsh.

    Stage 1 involves a new roundabout at the Dunns Crossing and Walkers Road intersection with State Highway 1 that will make it easier and safer to enter and exit Rolleston and the industrial area from the south. This will provide efficiencies for freight as they will have a less congested connection into the industrial area.

    The project team has completed design, property acquisition and consenting to enable construction on Stage 1 to start in October this year (once a contractor has been appointed), with planned completion in December next year.

    Stage 2 includes a flyover connecting Rolleston township with business/industrial areas, improved safety at high-risk highway intersections, the removal of the two signalised intersections on SH1 (Hoskyns Rd and Rolleston Drive North), the extension of the two southbound lanes on the motorway to just south of the proposed bridge at Rolleston, a southbound service lane to access businesses and Rolleston town centre, and major safety improvements and upgrades to the rail level crossing at Hoskyns Rd.

    Work continues on design, property acquisition and consenting for Stage 2, with an anticipated construction start date of October 2026.

    Last week NZTA issued a Request for Tenders for the Stage 1 physical works contract for the construction of a roundabout at the SH1/ Dunns Crossing Rd/Walkers Rd intersection, realignment and widening of the SH1, Dunns Crossing Rd, and Walkers Rd carriageways; efficiency improvements at the Weedons interchange and the construction of a new – and the removal of the existing – rail level crossing on Walkers Rd.

    “The work will mean some disruption, but of course we will be doing everything we can to minimise that disruption for road users and the adjacent community,” Mr Walsh says.

    “It’s a positive sign to see progress on projects like this one, adding to a series of projects already underway or in planning on the state highway corridor between Timaru and Lyttelton ports. These include a second Ashburton bridge and the upgrade of SH76/Brougham Street which was formally launched last week.”

    The full Rolleston access improvements project is estimated for completion in late 2028, at a current estimated cost of between $180 to $200 million, including contingencies.

    SH1 Rolleston access improvements

    Later this month, the project team will be out and about in Rolleston to chat with people about the project.

    These drop-in sessions will be a great chance to ask questions, view plans, and learn more about what’s coming. The drop-in sessions are as follows:

    • Selwyn Sports Centre 70 Broadlands Drive | Saturday 26 July, 10.30am-12.30pm
    • Te Ara Ātea 56 Tennyson Street | Thursday 31 July, 2.30-5.30pm
    • West Rolleston School 327 Dunns Crossing Road | Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 August, 2.30-3.30pm both days.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Failings around known and avoidable risks identified in Maritime NZ prosecution of stevedoring company

    Source: Maritime New Zealand

    A strong reminder has been sent to a stevedoring company and others in the industry after a stevedore was badly injured while unloading cargo.

    Qube Ports NZ Limited was recently sentenced in the Tauranga District Court in relation to a 2022 incident onboard the bulk carrier, Daiwan Hero. It had previously pleaded guilty to breaching its duty as a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU), by exposing an individual to a risk of death or serious injury under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

    The incident resulted in a stevedore falling about six metres while removing cardboard and debris in the hold. They suffered numerous injuries to their legs, requiring surgery.

    When the incident occurred, large tissue pulp reels were being unloaded from the vessel. These were stacked up to nine metres on top of each other.  

    Maritime NZ Investigations Manager, John Maxwell, says while there were safety processes in place to reduce the potential for a fall from height, the operator did not meet all the safety standards required to protect its workers on this occasion.  

    “Despite the relevant safety documentation being in place, Qube failed to implement the identified safety measures within its operating procedures,” Mr Maxwell says.

    Working from heights is a known critical risk. The outcome is an important message for operators to properly ensure critical risks are appropriately controlled in order to keep people safe.

    In sentencing Judge Mason made orders totalling just over $300,000 against Qube Ports NZ Limited.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Cutting the fat: Oat oil breakthrough paves way for industry growth

    Source:

    21 July 2025

    New University of South Australia research is providing evidence of biological triggers of oil production in oats, a discovery that will help processing and potentially drive further demand for Australian-grown oats.

    While Australia is the world’s second-largest exporter of oats, high oil content in oat grains creates challenges during milling, reducing processing efficiency and limiting product innovation – particularly in high-demand sectors like oat flour and plant-based proteins.

    Researchers from the University of South Australia, the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), and the University of Adelaide are collaborating on research designed to better understand the biological processes responsible for oil synthesis in oat grains.

    In this study, two contemporary varieties of oats were examined using spatial imaging techniques to track oil build-up during grain development. Researchers then applied ‘omics’ technologies – lipidomics and proteomics – to analyse lipid and protein expression, which provided key insights into the biological mechanisms involved in the actual formation of the grain, including those relating to oil synthesis.

    The UniSA findings have provided further evidence of the mechanisms that underlie the amount of oil in an oat grain. These findings will help to guide future breeding efforts for naturally lower-oil oat varieties, improving milling yields and creating new value-added opportunities across the oat supply chain.

    UniSA PhD candidate, Darren Lau, says that current oil removal methods are inefficient and that low-oil breeding programs will aid industry growth.

    “While oil can be removed from partially milled oat flakes – using supercritical carbon dioxide prior to further milling – this approach is laborious and expensive,” he says.

    “Breeding low-oil oat varieties is a cost-effective approach but requires further understanding of oil production in oats. This is where our research is critical.

    “Our analysis has identified several key enzymes that are involved in oil synthesis which could be genetically manipulated to lower oil content of oat grains.

    “Reducing oil content could also unlock new opportunities in sectors like oat flour and alternative proteins, which could significantly strengthen Australia’s position in the market.”

    The economic potential of these opportunities is reflected in the quantity of oats exported globally. For example, in 2022 twenty-six million metric tonnes of oats were produced worldwide, ranking them seventh among cereals in production quantity.

    Lowering oil content in oat grains will enhance processing and product versatility, positioning them alongside traditional cereal staples like barley, maize, wheat, and rice, and further driving industry growth.

    The UniSA findings are being used by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) oat grain quality consortium to improve suitability for milling and food/beverage ingredient development. Additional research is continuing within the consortium that will build on the study’s findings to further inform breeding efforts aimed at reducing oil content in oats.

    “The consortia are currently working on a larger and more diverse oat cohort to further investigate molecular markers and nutrient partitioning of oil in oats,” Lau says.

    “The consortia are also investigating one of the key enzymes validated in this study to determine whether manipulating or removing it can lower oil content, and how that affects the growth of the plant.”

    SARDI Project Lead Dr Janine Croser, says the study’s findings provide further evidence of key pathways involved in oat oil biosynthesis.

    “This research provides important insights into the biological mechanisms underlying varietal differences of oil production in developing oat grains,” Dr Croser says.

    “We expect that the development of low-oil lines will improve efficiencies in the flour milling process and potentially lead to novel uses for oats.

    “With demand for plant-based foods on the rise, we anticipate the oat grain quality consortium research will help put Australia at the forefront of oat innovation – supporting growers, processors, and exporters alike.”

    The full paper, Proteomic and lipidomic analyses reveal novel molecular insights into oat (Avena sativa L.) lipid regulation and crosstalk with starch synthesis during grain development, is available online.

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    Contact for interview:  Darren Lau E: Darren.Lau@unisa.edu.au
    Media contact: Annabel Mansfield M: +61 479 182 489 E: Annabel.Mansfield@unisa.edu.au
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  • MIL-OSI Security: VIDEO: Criminal Illegal Alien with Lengthy Rap Sheet Ambushes and Shoots CBP Officer in New York City

    Source: US Department of Homeland Security

    The suspect is a criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic was apprehended at the southern border and released into the country under the Biden Administration

    WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security lodged a detainer against an illegal alien accused of ambushing and shooting a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer who was off duty in New York City in Fort Washington Park under the George Washington Bridge on July 19 at approximately 11:51 PM ET.  

    A witness of the attack—believed to be an attempted robbery—states that she and the victim were sitting on the rocks by the water when 2 subjects on a scooter drove up to them and the passenger got off the back and approached them with a firearm drawn. The off-duty CBP officer responded by withdrawing his own firearm in self defense. 

    The CBP officer was shot in his right arm and left cheek. Thankfully, the officer is in stable condition at the hospital.

    Video of the attack is below.

    One of the assailants is Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, a criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic. He illegally entered the United States on April 4, 2023, and was released by the Biden Administration into the country. 

    This criminal illegal alien’s rap sheet includes:  

    • On October 11, 2023, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) arrested and charged Nunez with felony grand larceny, petit larceny, and reckless driving.  
    • On October 01, 2024, the NYPD arrested and charged Nunez with 2nd and 3rd degree assault.  
    • On November 30, 2024, the NYPD arrested Nunez for criminal contempt. On January 13, 2025, he was again attested for criminal contempt.  
    • On February 21, 2025, the Leominster Police Department in Massachusetts issued a criminal warrant for Nunez for armed robbery with a firearm.  

    After failing to show up for his immigration hearing a judge issued Nunez a final order of removal on November 6, 2024. 

    “This violent criminal illegal alien had multiple run-ins with NYPD for assault and felony grand larceny before he ambushed and shot a CBP officer. The Biden Administration arrested this criminal illegal alien at the border and chose to release him into our country to terrorize Americans. We are thankful that our brave law enforcement officer is in stable condition,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Sanctuary city politicians allowed this to happen. This suffering is a direct result of lawless sanctuary city policies. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, DHS will flood the zone in sanctuary cities and remove these criminals one by one. We will not be deterred: if you break America’s laws we will hunt you down, arrest you, and deport you.”   

    The other suspect remains at large. Anonymous tips may be reported on this form and via the toll-free ICE tip line, (866) 347-2423.  

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  • MIL-OSI Submissions: How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it out

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Anna Erickson, Professor of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

    This travel case holds a toolkit containing equipment for inspecting nuclear facilities. Dean Calma/IAEA, CC BY

    What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program? Every peaceful program starts with a promise not to build a nuclear weapon. Then, the global community verifies that stated intent via the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

    Once a country signs the treaty, the world’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, provides continuous and technical proof that the country’s nuclear program is peaceful.

    The IAEA ensures that countries operate their programs within the limits of nonproliferation agreements: low enrichment and no reactor misuse. Part of the agreement allows the IAEA to inspect nuclear-related sites, including unannounced surprise visits.

    These are not just log reviews. Inspectors know what should and should not be there. When the IAEA is not on site, cameras, tamper-revealing seals on equipment and real-time radiation monitors are working full-time to gather or verify inside information about the program’s activities.

    Safeguards toolkit

    The IAEA safeguards toolkit is designed to detect proliferation activities early. Much of the work is fairly technical. The safeguards toolkit combines physical surveillance, material tracking, data analytics and scientific sampling. Inspectors are chemists, physicists and nuclear engineers. They count spent fuel rods in a cooling pond. They check tamper seals on centrifuges. Often, the inspectors walk miles through hallways and corridors carrying heavy equipment.

    That’s how the world learned in April 2021 about Iran pushing uranium enrichment from reactor-fuel-grade to near-weapons-grade levels. IAEA inspectors were able to verify that Iran was feeding uranium into a series of centrifuges designed to enrich the uranium from 5%, used for energy programs, to 60%, which is a step toward the 90% level used in nuclear weapons.

    Around the facilities, whether for uranium enrichment or plutonium processing, closed-circuit surveillance cameras monitor for undeclared materials or post-work activities. Seals around the facilities provide evidence that uranium gas cylinders have not been tampered with or that centrifuges operate at the declared levels. Beyond seals, online enrichment monitors allow inspectors to look inside of centrifuges for any changes in the declared enrichment process.

    Seals verify whether nuclear equipment or materials have been used between onsite inspections.

    When the inspectors are on-site, they collect environmental swipes: samples of nuclear materials on surfaces, in dust or in the air. These can reveal if uranium has been enriched to levels beyond those allowed by the agreement. Or if plutonium, which is not used in nuclear power plants, is being produced in a reactor. Swipes are precise. They can identify enrichment levels from a particle smaller than a speck of dust. But they take time, days or weeks. Inspectors analyze the samples at the IAEA’s laboratories using sophisticated equipment called mass spectrometers.

    In addition to physical samples, IAEA inspectors look at the logs of material inventories. They look for diversion of uranium or plutonium from normal process lines, just like accountants trace the flow of finances, except that their verification is supported by the ever-watching online monitors and radiation sensors. They also count items of interest and weigh them for additional verification of the logs.

    Beyond accounting for materials, IAEA inspectors verify that the facility matches the declared design. For example, if a country is expanding centrifuge halls to increase its enrichment capabilities, that’s a red flag. Changes to the layout of material processing laboratories near nuclear reactors could be a sign that the program is preparing to produce unauthorized plutonium.

    Losing access

    Iran announced on June 28, 2025, that it has ended its cooperation with the IAEA. It removed the monitoring devices, including surveillance cameras, from centrifuge halls. This move followed the news by the IAEA that Iran’s enrichment activities are well outside of allowed levels. Iran now operates sophisticated uranium centrifuges, like models IR-6 and IR-9.

    Removing IAEA access means that the international community loses insight into how quickly Iran’s program can accumulate weapon-grade uranium, or how much it has produced. Also lost is information about whether the facility is undergoing changes for proliferation purposes. These processes are difficult to detect with external surveillance, like satellites, alone.

    A satellite view of Iran’s Arak Nuclear Complex, which has a reactor capable of producing plutonium.
    Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies via Getty Images

    An alternative to the uranium enrichment path for producing nuclear weapons material is plutonium. Plutonium can’t be mined, it has to be produced in a nuclear reactor. Iran built a reactor capable of producing plutonium, the IR-40 Heavy Water Research Reactor at the Arak Nuclear Complex.

    Iran modified the Arak reactor under the now-defunct Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to make plutonium production less likely. During the June 2025 missile attacks, Israel targeted Arak’s facilities with the aim of eliminating the possibility of plutonium production.

    With IAEA access suspended, it won’t be possible to see what happens inside the facility. Can the reactor be used for plutonium production? Although a lengthier process than the uranium enrichment path, plutonium provides a parallel path to uranium enrichment for developing nuclear weapons.

    Continuity of knowledge

    North Korea expelled IAEA inspectors in 2009. Within a few years, they restarted activities related to uranium enrichment and plutonium production in the Yongbyon reactor. The international community’s information about North Korea’s weapons program now relies solely on external methods: satellite images, radioactive particles like xenon – airborne fingerprints of nuclear activities – and seismic data.

    What is lost is the continuity of the knowledge, a chain of verification over time. Once the seals are broken or cameras are removed, that chain is lost, and so is confidence about what is happening at the facilities.

    When it comes to IAEA inspections, there is no single tool that paints the whole picture. Surveillance plus sampling plus accounting provide validation and confidence. Losing even one weakens the system in the long term.

    The existing safeguards regime is meant to detect violations. The countries that sign the nonproliferation treaty know that they are always watched, and that plays a deterrence role. The inspectors can’t just resume the verification activities after some time if access is lost. Future access won’t necessarily enable inspectors to clarify what happened during the gap.

    Anna Erickson receives funding from DOE National Nuclear Security Administration.

    – ref. How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it out – https://theconversation.com/how-the-worlds-nuclear-watchdog-monitors-facilities-around-the-world-and-what-it-means-that-iran-kicked-it-out-260689

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  • MIL-OSI China: Hunger kills 18 in Gaza over 24 hours: health authorities

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

    Displaced Palestinians wait to receive free food from a food distribution center in Gaza City, on July 14, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

    At least 18 Palestinians died in the past 24 hours due to hunger in Gaza, bringing the total death toll of hunger in the enclave since March to 86, including 76 children, the Gaza-based health authorities said Sunday.

    What is happening in Gaza, home to more than two million people, is a “silent massacre,” it said in a press statement, adding that about 17,000 children suffer from severe malnutrition in the enclave.

    It demanded immediate opening of the crossings to allow the entry of food and medicine.

    Meanwhile, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said in a statement on social media platform X that “Israeli authorities are starving civilians in Gaza, including one million children.”

    It urged lifting the Israeli blockade on Gaza.

    Also on Sunday, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa said the situation in Gaza is “unbelievable and unreasonable.”

    According to a statement issued by his office, Mustafa called for stopping the bleeding in Gaza, reconstructing the enclave, and “unifying Gaza and its institutions with national institutions” so as to “establish the state on the ground.”

    At least 8,066 Palestinians have been killed and 28,939 others injured since Israel renewed its intensive strikes in Gaza on March 18, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to 58,895, and injuries to 140,980, Gaza-based health authorities said earlier on Sunday. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Britain’s job market sliding under rising labor cost, US tariff threat

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

    Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2022 shows a job center sign in Manchester, Britain. [Photo/Xinhua]

    Britain’s job market continues to show clear signs of weakening, with unemployment rising and recruitment stagnating amid escalating labor costs and external economic pressures. Experts have warned that uncertainty stemming from U.S. tariffs is further exacerbating the situation.

    Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday revealed that the country’s unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over stood at 4.7 percent during the March-May period of 2025. This marks a notable increase both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter, pushing the rate to its highest level in nearly four years.

    The ONS figures also showed job vacancies climbing to new highs, indicating that despite a growing number of unemployed individuals, businesses are still struggling to fill positions.

    “The government’s tax rises, a higher minimum wage and the U.S. trade war are hitting the jobs market,” Financial Times reported.

    David Bharier, head of research at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), told Xinhua that steep increases in national insurance contributions and the national living wage weigh heavily on the latest employment data.

    “BCC research shows that recruitment remains challenging, and businesses cite labor costs as the biggest pressure,” Bharier said. “This mounting financial pressure, alongside pervasive skills shortages, remains a massive challenge for business, presenting big risks to investment and productivity.”

    According to Bharier, the BCC’s most recent economic forecast suggests hiring will remain subdued and the unemployment rate is expected to stay largely static. “We currently forecast a rate of 4.6 percent at the end of 2027,” he said.

    Tina McKenzie, policy chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), stressed that the latest trends paint a worrying picture for Britain’s small business sector.

    “New FSB research has found that twice as many small businesses shed staff in the second quarter of 2025-20 percent-than increased their employee numbers,” she said.

    For the first time in the 15-year history of the FSB’s quarterly Small Business Index, more small businesses expect to shrink or close over the next 12 months than those that expect to expand. “That’s more than alarming for the economy and for communities across Britain where these hard-working businesses operate,” she said, noting that small businesses currently provide more than 16 million jobs in Britain-over half of all private sector employment.

    Experts also believe the ongoing threat of U.S. tariffs is contributing to the negative data and will continue to influence Britain’s job market and economy in the long term, despite the existence of a trade agreement.

    William Bain, head of policy at the BCC, said their April survey revealed that 62 percent of firms exporting to the U.S. had been affected by rising costs and order book pressures caused by higher U.S. tariffs, a sentiment that aligns with the rising unemployment figures reported by the ONS.

    David Bailey, professor of business economics at the University of Birmingham, noted that U.S. tariffs are impacting Britain’s export-driven sectors and, in turn, the job market.

    “Even though Britain has got this deal with Trump on tariffs, the tariffs are still going up from 2.5 percent to 10 percent. It may not be 25 percent, but it’s still going to affect exports from Britain and therefore hit economic growth,” Bailey said, adding that this uncertainty for British firms, combined with the government’s “mistake” of raising national insurance contributions alongside the higher minimum wage, has contributed to the sluggish employment situation. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Despite battlefield gains, Israel remains mired in war with no political endgame

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

    The photo released by Israel Defense Forces on May 19, 2025 shows Israeli troops during an operation in the Gaza Strip. [Photo/Xinhua]

    Nearly two years into a multi-front conflict, Israel has made apparent military gains: crippling Hamas’ infrastructure in Gaza, striking deep into Iran, and dealing blows to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Yet the country remains stuck in a prolonged war, with no clear exit strategy in sight.

    Analysts say that while Israel’s military campaign has made some progress, the absence of a coherent political strategy has left its broader objectives undefined. The government’s push to deepen ties with Arab states has come alongside a deliberate sidelining of the Palestinian issue, limiting prospects for long-term regional reconciliation.

    The war in Gaza has caused widespread destruction, decimated much of the enclave’s infrastructure, and killed at least 58,895 people, according to Gaza-based health authorities. The humanitarian toll has drawn international concern, but shows little sign of prompting a shift in Israeli policy.

    Critics argue the war’s continuation primarily serves the interests of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, which includes far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties. Netanyahu, who is standing trial on corruption charges, has faced internal divisions and consistently poor polling. Recent surveys suggest his coalition partners would not win enough seats to form a government if elections were held today.

    “The coalition now is actually committed to continuing the war,” said Roee Kibrik, head of research at Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies. “Its survival depends on the war’s continuation.”

    Kibrik said the government appears willing to pursue only limited hostage deals that would avoid ending the war. “If we analyze whether peace or diplomacy is possible under this government, the answer is no,” he said.

    Talks are ongoing in Doha over a possible hostage deal with Hamas. Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel was discussing the release of captives and a potential 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, but blamed Hamas for not engaging seriously.

    Also on Friday, Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for Hamas’ armed wing, said in a televised address that Hamas had repeatedly offered to release all hostages as part of a comprehensive ceasefire deal, but Israel had rejected it. “If the enemy obstructs or withdraws from this round, as it has every time, we cannot guarantee a return to partial deals,” he warned.

    Opposition leaders and families of hostages have accused Netanyahu of prolonging the war for political survival. Demonstrators regularly hold signs reading “The war is killing the hostages,” and describe the conflict as politically motivated to preserve Netanyahu’s rule.

    “The current ruling coalition is focused on staying in power,” said Eyal Zisser, vice rector of Tel Aviv University and a Middle East expert. “Early elections would be disastrous for all coalition members: every poll shows they would lose.”

    To maintain the alliance, he said, Netanyahu must accommodate competing demands: far-right factions insist on continuing the war, while ultra-Orthodox parties seek expanded budgets and draft exemptions.

    Both Zisser and Kibrik believe that the government is not only avoiding diplomatic progress but actively undermining it. “There can be no Palestinian state,” Zisser said, summarizing the coalition’s position. “They oppose even granting autonomy.”

    “Israel wants peace with Arab countries but is not prepared to give anything in return regarding the Palestinians,” he pointed out.

    Genuine progress toward a two-state solution could unlock broad regional cooperation and opportunities, Kibrik said, “but with this government, that option is off the table.”

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  • MIL-OSI China: Iran’s FM warns E3 against sanctions revival

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

    Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned on Sunday that Britain, France, and Germany (E3) should not undermine the credibility of the UN Security Council (UNSC) by triggering the snapback mechanism to reinstate sanctions on Tehran.

    In a post on X, Araghchi said the E3 lacks the “legal, political, and moral standing” to invoke the 2015 nuclear deal’s provisions or the UNSC Resolution 2231, which permit the reimposition of international sanctions if Iran is found in non-compliance with the agreement.

    He noted that after the U.S. withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018, Iran exhausted dispute resolution mechanisms before taking remedial measures, while the E3 failed to honor their commitments and even backed the U.S. “maximum pressure” policy.

    “The E3 must refrain from any action that would only deepen divisions in the Security Council or that would have serious adverse consequences on its work,” Araghchi said, noting that Iran is ready for “meaningful diplomacy,” but will resist hostile measures.

    Earlier in the day, a media report said Iran and the E3 have agreed to resume negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

    Quoting an “informed source” without giving the name, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said Iran and the E3 are holding consultations on the date and venue of the negotiations. The upcoming negotiations are expected to be held at the level of deputy foreign ministers, it said. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: China discovers world’s deepest sandstone-type industrial uranium mineralization

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

    China has discovered the world’s deepest sandstone-type industrial uranium mineralization at a depth of 1,820 meters in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA).

    This discovery sets a new global record for the deepest sandstone-type industrial uranium mineralization ever found, signifying China’s world-leading position in deep-earth sandstone uranium resource exploration.

    Uranium exploration aims to locate and identify uranium deposits of industrial value, assessing their resource potential and development prospects. Industrial uranium mineralization serves as a direct and reliable indicator for discovering industrial uranium deposits.

    The mineralization discovered this time represents China’s first finding of thick industrial uranium mineralization within the reddish, variegated strata of a previously unexplored area in the heart of the desert within the Tarim Basin. It fills a gap in mineral prospecting within China’s largest desert-covered region.

    This breakthrough signifies that China’s uranium exploration has surpassed theoretical limitations regarding the formation of sandstone-type uranium ore. It has established a green, efficient exploration technology system specifically suited for desert-covered areas, which has enabled breakthroughs in prospecting new areas, stratigraphic layers, deposit types, and unprecedented depths.

    The discovery plays an exemplary and leading role in sandstone uranium exploration and will significantly enhance China’s capability and expertise in uranium resource exploration in desert regions, said the CAEA.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Shi, An triumph at badminton Japan Open

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

    China’s Shi Yuqi claimed the men’s singles title at badminton’s Japan Open on Sunday, while Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea secured the women’s crown in a dominant display.

    Facing defending champion Alex Lanier of France, Shi seized control when tied 17-17 in the first game, reeling off four straight points to claim it before clinching the second 21-15 for the victory.

    An Se-young of South Korea competes in the final. [photo:xinhua]

    An Se-young continued her remarkable season, overpowering China’s Wang Zhiyi in just 42 minutes. The Olympic champion triumphed 21-12, 21-10, capturing her sixth title from seven BWF World Tour tournaments entered this year.

    China emerged as the most successful team overall. Alongside Shi’s gold and Wang’s silver, they secured victories in two doubles events.

    Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning successfully defended their women’s doubles title, defeating Malaysia’s Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 21-15, 21-14. In the mixed doubles, Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin overcame Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran in a 62-minute thriller, winning 21-19, 16-21, 21-15.

    The men’s doubles title went to South Korea’s Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae, who defeated Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 21-16, 21-17.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China rout S. Korea for third-place finish at Women’s Asia Cup

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

    China wrapped up its 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup campaign in dominant fashion, routing South Korea 101-66 in the third-place game on Sunday.

    Determined to finish on a high note after a semifinal loss to Japan, China came out firing from long range and pushed fast in transition. Luo Xinyu and Yang Shuyu each hit early 3-pointers as the host raced into a 13-2 lead.

    China continued to experiment with various lineups, alternating between a small-ball unit without a center and a twin-tower setup featuring Han Xu and Zhang Ziyu. The adjustments paid off, as China built a 17-point lead by the end of the first quarter.

    Han Xu (R) of China competes during the 3rd place match between China and South Korea at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, July 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

    In the second quarter, guard Wang Siyu took over offensively, repeatedly slicing through South Korea’s defense for layups and drawing fouls. Under China’s high-pressure defense, South Korea struggled to score, relying heavily on mid-range jumpers and drives by Kang Yoo-lim. At halftime, China built a comfortable 58-29 lead.

    After the break, South Korea brought in veteran center Park Ji-su. While her presence helped stabilize South Korea’s offense, it was the 226cm-tall Zhang dominated the paint on both ends, and China extended its lead to 42 points, turning the final period into garbage time.

    Wang led all scorers with 19 points, while Zhang contributed 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and Luo added 15 points for China.

    For South Korea, Park Ji-su finished with a team-high 14 points and eight rebounds, and Choi I-saem added 10.

    China’s veteran forward Huang Sijing, who was seen in tears during the national anthem before tip-off, had some emotional moments after the game.

    “This might be my last time wearing the national team jersey,” said Huang. “Looking back on my 10 years representing China, there have been both joys and regrets, but as I reach the twilight of my career, what I feel most is pride.”

    Although she expressed disappointment with the team’s result at the Asia Cup, Huang acknowledged the broader context. “The team is undergoing a generational transition, and we’re also adapting to a new coaching philosophy. Given we’ve only had three months to work together, I think we’ve already made good progress.”

    At the post-game press conference, China head coach Gong Luming described the Asia Cup as a “quiz” within the broader preparation cycle for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. He also noted that he had picked up some tactical ideas from Japan, Australia and South Korea during the tournament – insights he said would be valuable for the development of China’s younger players.

    Discussing Zhang Ziyu’s debut with the senior national team, Gong noted that there is still much room for improvement. “She needs to get stronger in physical battles inside the paint,” he said. Gong added that he hoped Zhang would expand her range on the court and develop into a more versatile player who can also facilitate and pass the ball effectively.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Global athletics talents descend on Bochum for University Games

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

    A star-studded athletics roster offers a taste of the Olympics, with Olympians and defending champions set to compete from July 21 to 27 at the FISU World University Games.

    The throwers’ showdown between Cierra Jackson of the United States and Antonia Kinzel of Germany in the women’s discus on July 24 will be a highlight on the field in the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum.

    Jackson, 22, set a championship record of 65.82 meters on her way to grabbing the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship title this summer. That prompted the former Fresno State student to turn professional and then, in her first outing as a full-time athlete, Jackson improved her personal best to 67.82m, just 1.68m short of her compatriot Valarie Allman’s gold-winning distance of 69.50m at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    Defending champion Kinzel, who set her own PB of 62.64m in May, can be counted as a potential challenger to Jackson while competing on home soil.

    “It’s a special feeling to compete in this internationally renowned event in your own country,” Kinzel said.

    “I want to build on my experiences from two years ago in Chengdu, defend my title in the discus throw, and I am really looking forward to the special atmosphere of the FISU Games, giving a little taste of the Olympics.”

    Bayanda Walaza of South Africa is a notable name on the track. He claimed silver in the men’s 4x100m relay at Paris 2024. Aged just 18, and originally a reserve, Walaza ran the leadoff leg in the final, as South Africa won its first ever medal in the event.

    Walaza, who also won the individual sprint double at the U20 World Championships last year, has kicked on this year too. After becoming just the ninth South African to clock under 10 seconds for the 100m, he improved his PB to 9.94 seconds in Zagreb in May. Weeks earlier, Walaza set a South African junior record of 20.08s in the 200m.

    Both PBs meet the qualification criteria for the senior World Athletics Championships, taking place in Tokyo in September.

    Walaza, along with teammate Lythe Pillay, will be looking to secure a 100m-200m-400m clean sweep. Pillay is the 2022 400m U20 world champion and a reigning World Athletics Relays 4x400m gold medalist.

    Fellow South African sprinter Marlie Viljoen is back as the defending champion after she set a PB of 51.42s in the 400m in March.

    Laura Pellicoro (front) of Italy crosses the finish line during the athletics women’s 1500m final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

    The other returning champion is Laura Pellicoro of Italy. Now 24, she won the middle-distance double two years ago and is part of a stellar Italian lineup.

    Dalia Kaddari (Italy) is expected to add something to her long list of achievements which already includes being a two-time Olympian (Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024), European Championship bronze medal in 2022 (4x100m relay), European U23 champion in 2021 (200m) and Youth Olympic Games silver medal in 2018 (200m).

    Edoardo Scotti has been at the center of an impressive 12 months for Italian athletics. He helped his nation finish sixth in the 4x400m mixed relay and seventh in the men’s 4x400m relay at Paris 2024. Then he inspired the team to double silver in the 4x400m mixed and 4x400m men’s relays at the 2024 European Championships in Rome.

    China’s Shu Heng, who is the Asian men’s long jump champion, will try to improve on his PB of 8.22m achieved in May at the Asian Athletics Championships.

    India’s Pooja Singh, at just 1.70 meters tall, will compete as the newly crowned women’s Asian high jump champion. Singh grew up in rural India, with her father taking out loans to fund an athletics journey that began with bamboo poles as crossbars and landing mats fashioned from rice husk and hay.

    Bridget Mbwali from Uganda, a double sprint gold medal winner at last year’s East African University Games, is another decorated runner from Africa. 

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         As the Hong Kong Observatory has cancelled all typhoon warning signals, the Civil Engineering and Development Department today (July 21) announced that the Mui Wo Temporary Public Fill Reception Facility has been reopened at 9am for public use.
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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Japan upset defending champion China 90-81 in the semifinal at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup on Saturday. Japan will contend for the title with Australia, who held off South Korea 86-73. Japan shot an impressive 47.1 percent on 3-pointers. Young point guard Kokoro Tanaka shot 10 […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Family rescued from Mount Field National Park
    Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Family rescued from Mount Field National Park Sunday, 20 July 2025 – 1:24 pm. Six people, including three children, have been safely retrieved from the Mount Field area this morning after being caught in heavy snow overnight.The family raised the alarm with police shortly after 4.30pm on Saturday, […]

    MIL-Evening Report: ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for July 20, 2025
    ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 20, 2025. Liberals easily win most seats at Tasmanian election, but Labor may form governmentSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Call for information – Structure fire – Braitling
    Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services NT Police are calling for information following a suspicious structure fire in Braitling on Saturday evening. Around 6:45pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received multiple reports of a unit on fire at a residential complex on Elliot Street. Emergency services attended and NT Fire and Rescue Services […]

  • New Zealand News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 21, 2025

    New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 21, 2025.

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Employment – Kmart workers secure new “industry-leading” two-year living wage deal
    Source: Workers First Union Kmart workers are celebrating today after Workers First Union members ratified a new 2-year pay deal that includes minimum living wages after six months’ service for both 2025 and 2026, union-only bonuses and more. Rudd Hughes, Deputy Secretary (Retail) at Workers First, said he believed the new agreement put Kmart workers among […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Employment – 1500 specialist education workers represented by PSA to strike
    Source: PSA PSA members have voted to strike in support of their bargaining with the Ministry of Education, which has stretched on now for nine months. The staff represented by the PSA work on several programmes of work to support educators, ranging from education reform to managing emergency responses. “The Ministry is threatening flexible working arrangements […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Property Market – It’s a deal: Home buyers and sellers finally agree on price – RealEstate.co.nz
    Source: Brainchild PR for RealEstate.co.nz Sellers are getting, on average, more than their final asking price for properties listed on realestate.co.nz 8 out of 19 regions recorded higher average selling price than asking price Wellington homeowners getting on average $17,000 more for homes than they were expecting. An analysis of house price data on realestate.co.nz […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Northland Regional Council News briefs – 21 July 2025
    Source: Northland Regional Council Enroll to vote Northlanders keen to vote in this year’s local elections – including a poll to keep or remove Māori constituency seats – must be enrolled by Friday 01 August to receive a standard voting pack. After this date, you’ll need to cast a special vote. Meanwhile people keen to stand […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Employment – Workers to deliver 80,000 strong pay equity petition – CTU
    Source: NZCTU What: Pay equity petition handover Where: Forecourt, Parliament, Wellington When: 1pm, Wednesday 23 July Women representing the more than 300,000 workers in female-dominated industries affected by the Government’s gutting of New Zealand’s pay equity system will deliver a 80,000 strong petition to opposition MPs at Parliament this Wednesday. Workers will make the case to MPs that […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Elles Road roundabout, Invercargill, gets its fourth leg
    Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Invercargill’s Clifton industrial area will get a new, safer and more efficient access point from next week. New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises the new access off the Elles Road roundabout, across the recently upgraded KiwiRail level crossing, will be available from Monday 28 July. It will be […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Work begins soon to raise flood-prone area near Te Karaka, SH2
    Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Work begins soon on a major flood resilience project – Hakanui Straight (formerly Nesbitt’s Dip) – on State Highway 2 near Te Karaka. The upgrade will see an 850 metres long flood-prone section of the highway raised by 3 metres, new drainage installed, the main culvert for Hakanui Stream replaced […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Child Poverty – Families below the Income Floor face growing crisis – new research
    Source: Child Poverty Action Group Many low income households across Aotearoa are now living below the income floor, with increasingly fewer households able to cover the bare essentials, according to new research released today by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). The research builds on modelling by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) and ext MIL OSI […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: BEYBLADE X National Champion Crowned – Kiwi Blader to Represent New Zealand in Tokyo
    Source: NewzEngine.com Auckland, NZ – Sunday 20 July The battle is over and a New Zealand champion has emerged! The BEYBLADE X National Tournament came to an epic close at The Maritime Room in Auckland City, where top bladers from across the country spun, clashed, and competed for a single, coveted title. The venue buzzed […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Advocacy – Gaza is Starving: A Last-Minute Call for Action – PSNA
    Statement issued by the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) issues this urgent and desperate call: Gaza is starving, and we must act now. Hospitals and emergency clinics in Gaza are overwhelmed. Unprecedented numbers of Palestinians — children, women, and the elderly — are collapsing from hunger and exhaustion. Medical […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Advocacy – Gaza is Starving: A Last-Minute Call for Action
    Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand joins the international cry of alarm: Gaza is starving — and the world must respond with urgency and conscience. In recent days, shocking scenes have emerged from Gaza’s hospitals: children too weak to cry, elderly people collapsing from exhaustion, entire families on the […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Youth to mobilise for severe weather response
    Source: New Zealand Government An immediate one-off grant to mobilise and coordinate young people to assist in the response to the severe Nelson Tasman weather events has been provided to the Student Volunteer Army (SVA), Youth Minister James Meager has announced. Mr Meager confirmed the $50,000 funding to support youth volunteers aged between 12 and […]

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

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

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Fundamental lethality shift for British Army spearheaded by novel targeting tech ‘ASGARD’
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release Fundamental lethality shift for British Army spearheaded by novel targeting tech ‘ASGARD’ British Army showcase new technology that improves the accuracy of targeting enemies and reduces decision-making time for strikes. A pioneering digital targeting web, called ASGARD, has been showcased this week, following successful trials […]

    MIL-OSI: Bitcoin Solaris Presale Projects 4x Gains with Guaranteed $20 Launch Price
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TALLINN, Estonia, July 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitcoin Solaris (BTC-S) is stealing the spotlight in the crypto world as more analysts point toward its potential to turn a modest $1,000 into $4,000 at launch. While the market continues throwing out new tokens every week, few bring the combination of strong fundamentals, […]

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

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

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Fundamental lethality shift for British Army spearheaded by novel targeting tech ‘ASGARD’
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release Fundamental lethality shift for British Army spearheaded by novel targeting tech ‘ASGARD’ British Army showcase new technology that improves the accuracy of targeting enemies and reduces decision-making time for strikes. A pioneering digital targeting web, called ASGARD, has been showcased this week, following successful trials […]

    MIL-OSI USA News: President Trump Marks Six Months in Office with Historic Successes
    Source: US Whitehouse Today, President Donald J. Trump celebrates the most successful first six months in office for any President in modern American history. Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill, thereby delivering the largest tax cut in American history, increasing Americans’ take-home pay by as much as $13,300, and terminating benefits for at least […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Russian President’s Press Secretary Calls Trend of “Militaristic Ecstasy” in Europe Dangerous
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, July 20 /Xinhua/ — Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, speaking about the “anti-Russian militaristic ecstasy” […]

    Kremlin says Putin is ready to discuss peace in Ukraine but wants to achieve goals
    Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to move toward a peace settlement for Ukraine but Moscow’s main objective is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television in a clip published on Sunday. Peskov said that the world was now accustomed to U.S. […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: Ukraine has proposed that Russia hold another round of peace talks next week
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News KYIV, July 20 (Xinhua) — Newly appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine […]

    MIL-OSI China: Ukraine proposes fresh talks with Russia next week
    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen before a European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 27, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Kiev has proposed to hold a new round of peace talks with Moscow next week. Rustem Umerov, who headed the Ukrainian delegation […]

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

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

    MIL-OSI Analysis: Hold up, humans. Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney Tambon Nong Chaeng/Pexels Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviours. The job […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geophysics, Kyoto University Sai Aung MAIN/AFP via Getty Images During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate boundary moved, providing the first direct visual evidence of plate tectonics in action. Tectonic […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: Is spinal cord stimulation safe? Does it work? Here’s what you need to know if you have back pain
    Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Caitlin Jones, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney AsiaVision/Getty Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the spinal cord. The devices […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Cook Islanders flock from outer islands for 60th anniversary celebrations
    By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The Cook Islands’ outer islands, or Pa Enua, are emptying as people make the pilgrimage to Rarotonga for constitution celebrations. This year is particularly significant, August 4 marks 60 years of the Cook Islands being in free association with New Zealand. Cook Islands Secretary of Culture Emile Kairua said […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Why has a bill to relax foreign investment rules had so little scrutiny?
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images While public attention has been focused on the domestic fast-track consenting process for infrastructure and mining, Associate Minister of Finance David Seymour has been pushing through another fast-track process – this time for […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Is spinal cord stimulation safe? Does it work? Here’s what you need to know if you have back pain
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Jones, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney AsiaVision/Getty Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the spinal cord. The devices […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Federal election feel like ages ago? Parliament is now back. Here’s your political refresher
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jill Sheppard, Senior Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University Tracey Nearmy/Getty Despite many pre-election predictions, the 48th Australian parliament looks quite similar to the 47th. The Labor Party has greater representation than before: 94 Members of the House of Representatives (up from 77) […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Hold up, humans. Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney Tambon Nong Chaeng/Pexels Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviours. The job […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Does play belong in primary school? New research suggests teachers are not sure
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katy Meeuwissen, Lecturer in Early Childhood and Primary Education, University of Canberra Jon Challicom/ Getty Images Play is one of the most important parts of early childhood education in Australia. We know children learn about the world through play and it helps them build creativity and independence. […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: Sun advice from a skin cancer researcher and physician
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Elaine McWhirter, Chair, Melanoma/Skin Disease Site Group, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, and Associate Professor, Oncology, McMaster University There is certainly growing awareness of the damaging effects of overexposure to the sun, including skin cancers. Still, I see in both my medical practice as a skin cancer […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: Big Beautiful Bill: Why Donald Trump is obsessed with the manipulative language of size
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Andy Curtis, Distinguished Guest Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Macau Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered is the title of the highly influential 1973 book written by the German-born British economist E.F. Schumacher. The book marked its 50th […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: ‘Indigenous helpers’ are essential to culturally responsive mental health care
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Louis Busch, Psychotherapist, Doctoral Candidate (UofT OISE), Bear Clan Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation., University of Toronto For Indigenous Peoples who have been discriminated against in health institutions, healing can take place outside of conventional health practices. (Freepic), CC BY For nearly two decades, I worked as a therapist in […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: Why in-person dating is making a comeback — and why Gen Z is struggling with it
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Treena Orchard, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University With the decline of dating apps, we are seeing a return to in-person dating activities like speed dating, running clubs and daytime raves. (Unsplash+) With plummeting subscriber numbers, rising costs and users who are sick of endless swiping, […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Neil McArthur, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba People are falling in love with their chatbots. There are now dozens of apps that offer intimate companionship with an AI-powered bot, and they have millions of users. A recent survey of users found that 19 […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: South African university programmes to support black students aren’t working. What needs to be done
    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Anthea Adams, Lecturer: Academic Staff Development, Rhodes University Most universities and colleges have formal and informal programmes and initiatives to support student and staff development. Their goal is to create learning experiences that help students succeed academically. Typically, academic development practitioners design and run these programmes. They are […]

    MIL-Evening Report: The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geophysics, Kyoto University Sai Aung MAIN/AFP via Getty Images During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate boundary moved, providing the first direct visual evidence of plate tectonics in action. Tectonic […]

    MIL-Evening Report: After yet another election, Tasmanians are left wondering what the point of it was
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hortle, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania When the results firmed up a few hours after polling closed on Saturday, many Tasmanians would have been wondering, “what was the point of all that?”. A state election only 16 months after the last one looks […]

    MIL-Evening Report: ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for July 20, 2025
    ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 20, 2025. Liberals easily win most seats at Tasmanian election, but Labor may form governmentSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of […]