WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The White House issued the following news on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * 365 WINS IN 365 DAYS: President Trump's Return Marks New Era of Success, Prosperity One year ago today, President Donald J. Trump returned to office with a resounding mandate to restore prosperity, secure the border, rebuild American strength, and put the American people first. In just 365 days, President Trump has delivered truly transformative results with the most accomplished first year of any preside more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- British Charge d'Affaires and Deputy Ambassador James Ford delivered a statement in Vienna rejecting Russian claims that its military campaign against Ukraine is restrained or lawful. Speaking at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Ford highlighted that intensified missile and drone strikes on energy and water systems have left millions of civilians without heating during sub-zero winter temperatures. He noted that independent as more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- British Defence Secretary John Healey delivered remarks at a news conference in Denmark to announce increased security cooperation and upcoming military deployments. Healey confirmed that the United Kingdom and Denmark will launch the Lion exercises later this year, sending hundreds of troops, ships and planes across the Baltic and Arctic to deter Russian threats. The secretary for defence outlined plans to accelerate air defence support for Ukraine and establish militar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Poland Prepares for Drone War With Russia Europe needs to get on the front foot to tackle Russia's hybrid warfare, a Polish deputy defense minister warned as he unveiled details of a new anti-drone systems. By Michal Kranz Cezary Tomczyk, secretary of state in Poland's Ministry of Defense, has provided new details about a new Euros2bn (pound sterling2.3bn) anti-drone system more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Slovakia: Technicolor Culture Wars and Grayscale Economics Prime Minister Robert Fico's government is struggling to make the sums add up. By James Thomson In the Slovak media's recent year-end round-ups, mounting concern about the country's declining economic prospects and growing resentment at official corruption were encapsulated in a single word: slayada. This neologis more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 21 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled * Aspiring Defence engineers will be fast-tracked to careers in cutting-edge military technology through a new defence-focused undergraduate drone degree. The new course will open for enrolment at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) in Hereford from September 2026. The Minister for the Armed Forces, more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 21 -- The British Department for Education issued the following news release: * * * Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled * Aspiring Defence engineers will be fast-tracked to careers in cutting-edge military technology through a new defence-focused undergraduate drone degree. The new course will open for enrolment at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) in Hereford from September 2026. The Minister for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSFR) -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced several significant arms sales and support packages aimed at bolstering the defense capabilities of key international partners. The notifications detail over $1.8 billion in combined military aid and equipment sales to Bahrain, India and Ukraine. Sustaining Ukraine's Artillery and Logistics Two separate transmittals focus on urgent support for the Government of Ukraine, totaling over $203 million. In a move to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Condemns Trump's Increasingly Erratic Threats to Seize Greenland * January 20, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-a member of the U.S. Senate Committees on Foreign Relations (SFRC) and Armed Services (SASC)-today released the following statement as Donald Trump continues to escalate his outrageous threats to take over Greenland from NATO ally Denmark, inclu more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 21 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * EIB invests EUR50 million in Amber Dragon, the first-ever infrastructure equity fund for Ukraine's recovery * * EIB joins EBRD, IFC and other development finance institutions as an investor in the Amber Dragon Ukraine Infrastructure Fund I * Combined commitments at first close of around EUR200 million enable the fund to invest in projects that support Ukraine's recovery * The fund will  more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 22 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * Half a a billion investment to upgrade RAF Typhoons and secure 1,500 British jobs * * More than half a billion in funding committed this week to upgrade Britain's Typhoons - including advanced radar upgrades - securing over 1,500 UK jobs. * Defence Secretary John Healey visits Leonardo UK in Edinburgh, where hundreds of millions will be invested in cutting-edge radars manufactured in Scotland.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Rep. Sara Jacobs' Bipartisan Conflict Prevention Act * Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed Rep. Sara Jacobs' and Chairman Emeritus Michael Caul's bipartisan Conflict Prevention Act, which would institutionalize and center conflict prevention as a key part of U.S. foreign policy. The bipartisan legislation would create a permanent and dedicated s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSxrep) -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, posted the following commentary on Jan 21, 2026: * * * Ukraine Military Situation Report By Can Kasapoglu Executive Summary * Battlefield assessment: Fighting remained intense at the tactical level, but neither side made strategic-level gains. * Russia targets Ukrainian energy grid: In an attempt to weaken Ukrainian morale during the height o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kadyrov's Declining Health Spurs Succession Speculation By Rusif Huseynov Executive Summary: * Rumors have circulated throughout January that the strongman leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is suffering from kidney failure, sparking speculation about his successor and the durability of personalized regional governance in Russia amid leadership transition.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Withheld and Missing Records on Crossfire Hurricane/Russiagate Investigation Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for fully unredacted records and previously withheld or missing portions of former Special Counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the Cr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Kean, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Off U.S. Support for Russian Energy Sector * (January 21, 2026) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced the introduction of the No Aid for Russian Energy Act, legislation that undercuts the Russian war machine by prohibiting U.S. involvement in Russia's energy sector. Introduced by a bipartisan group of nine House  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * 52 Weeks of Keeping America Safe * WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump spent the first year of his presidency laser-focused on addressing Biden's wide-open southern border, which made every community in America less safe. Under his watch, Georgia's illegal immigrant population grew to be the 6th largest in the nation, and we paid a real price for his incompetence. Just ask Laken Riley's family. " more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Activities of Secretary-General in United Kingdom, 16-18 January On Friday, 16 January, the United Nations Secretary-General arrived in London to take part in the eightieth anniversary of the first meeting of the UN General Assembly in London in 1946. In the early afternoon, the Secretary-General met with Sir Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London. They discussed the role of cities in dealing with climate change. Late more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12397) on Jan. 20, 2026, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert and Army fellow Ebrima M'Bai. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) System Background The Army is developing a new maneuver short-range air defense system, or M-SHORAD, to perform short-range air defense (SHORAD). In the early 2000s, the Army divested SHORAD more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Systems and Methods for Customizing Fastener Tightness ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 20 -- An inventor from Miami, Florida, Christopher V. Beckman has been awarded a patent (No. US 12528163 B2, initially filed May 7, 2024) for "Systems and methods for customizing fastener tightness." *** Method of Preventing or Treating Viral Infections ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 20 -- VECTOR VITALE IP LLC, N more ST

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 22 -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * United Kingdom: Prime Minister Must Seek Immediate Release of Jimmy Lai and Other Political Prisoners During Beijing Visit Rights groups urge U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to prioritize human rights agenda during China visit * British Prime Minister Keir Starmer should prioritize human rights in his discussions with China's President Xi Jinping and other government o more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Got milk? Mineralized dental plaque from the Iron Age provides insight into the diet of the Scythians A team of scientists has discovered that the diets of Scythian populations living in Iron Age Ukraine relied on milk from herd animals such as cows, sheep and goats--and in one instance, horses. By analyzing 2,500-year-old dental plaque, the research team, which includes U-M anthropologist Al more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Three More Years to Go: Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Trump's First Year in Office, Underlines Continued Need to Defend Democracy * Schiff: "Someone has to stand up to this abuse of power. Someone has to defend our country and its people. Someone has to fight back. I have and I always will, because this fight isn't over. It's just beginning, and I won't back down." Washington, D.C. -In a new vi more PR