NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * At Least 21 Peacekeeping, Associated Personnel Killed in Malicious Attacks during 2025, United Nations Staff Union Committee Says * At Least 119 Staff Members of UN Palestine Refugee Agency Killed in 2025 At least 21 United Nations personnel -12 peacekeeping personnel and 9 civilians -were killed in deliberate attacks in 2025, the United Nations Staff Union Standing Committee on the Security and Independence  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- British Charge d'Affaires and Deputy Ambassador James Ford delivered a statement to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Vienna, Austria, asserting that Russia has shown zero credible signs of seeking peace. Ford detailed a pattern of relentless escalation, noting that civilian casualties increased by 31% over the last year and drone attacks surged to five times the previous monthly average. He highlighted systematic strikes on nearly 600 healthcare more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Art, Gold, and Putin Regime Loyalists Every aspect of life in Russia's despotic system must be controlled to ensure conformity. By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan For art-loving Muscovites, the choice has always been simple. If you admire Russian artists, you go to the Tretyakov Gallery, which looks like a giant Russian terem and houses the largest collection of Russian a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Behind the Lines: Occupied Ukraine's Information Prison Moscow is turning the screw on information in Ukraine's occupied territories, limiting access to the internet and forcing people to use Russian spy software. By Elina Beketova "The hardest thing over these years has been trying to talk during the holidays, because it's almost impossible," said 35-year-old Anastasiia, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Putin Unleashes Cold and Sickness on Ukraine Russia's deliberate and systematic attacks on Ukraine's hospitals, ambulances, and medical suppliers are causing a cascading public health crisis. By Elena Davlikanova and Lesia Orobets Combined with winter strikes on energy infrastructure, Russia's campaign of destruction is degrading essential care for the most vulnerable and i more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Europe's New Cyber Rules Target China - and US Proposed legislation attempts to reduce dependency on risky tech vendors. Good luck. By Ieva Ilves Europe depends on Chinese and American tech -- and worries about the safety of its critical telecom and IT systems. A new cybersecurity proposal focuses on protecting against not only cyberattacks, but against what European Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: National Defense] -- The Center for a New American Security issued the following news release: * * * CNAS Launches Essay Series on Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base Today, the Center for a New American Security's (CNAS) Defense Program launched a new essay series on modernizing and revitalizing America's defense industrial base to prepare the United States for potential future threats in a period of broad geopolitical instability. The initiative is led b more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Ukraine Caucus Statement on Ukrainian Unity Day * Washington, DC - Today, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), issued the following statement in recognition of Ukrainian Unity Day: "Today, we mark Ukrainian Unity Day, honoring a nation whose unity i more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Defend Charter of United Nations, Renew Multilateralism, Deputy Secretary-General Urges in Remarks to Danish Parliament * Following are Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's remarks to the Danish Parliament, in Copenhagen today: Thank you so much for welcoming me back to Copenhagen. Every time I come, I am reminded of what Denmark stands for: Steadfast commitment to international cooperation and solidarity more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 22 (TNSrpt) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2026: * * * Despite funding cuts, UNHCR responded to multiple complex emergencies last year Even as severe funding cuts put further pressure on humanitarian resources, UNHCR responded last year to a range of highly complex new emergencies as well as intensifying protracted crises that forced millions of people from their homes, according to UNHCR's 2025 Impa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Visits Ukraine-Poland Border Region to Reinforce Bipartisan Support for the People of Ukraine and NATO Allies * January 22, 2026 [JASIONKA, POLAND] - On her official visit to Poland and Portugal this week, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) traveled to Poland's border with Ukraine where she visited sites of joint NATO military logistical efforts that support Ukraine. At the Jasionka more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Dental plaque from Iron Age Ukraine provides insight into the diet of horse-back warriors Researchers have deciphered the diet of an important nomadic people in Eastern European history. By analysing dental calculus, the international team - which included Griffith University researchers - provide the first direct evidence that the diet of the Scythians included milk from horses and other ruminan more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kremlin Views the Potential Loss of Cuba as Major Symbolic Blow By Sergey Sukhankin Executive Summary: * Cuba emerged as a politically loyal but materially limited partner for Russia following the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, providing Moscow with symbolic support amid Western isolation. * Russia has derived some financial and technolog more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kremlin Using Passportization to Russify Ukraine's Occupied Territories By Maksym Beznosiuk Executive Summary: * On September 10, 2025, the Kremlin finalized its forced passportization campaign--the mass, fast-track naturalization of a territory's population by distributing passports--in the occupied territories of Ukraine to "settle their legal status" under more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 22 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * PM call with Taoiseach Micheal Martin of Ireland: 22 Jan 2026 * The Prime Minister spoke to Taoiseach Micheal Martin this morning. The leaders welcomed President Trump's announcement last night that a framework for a long term agreement on Greenland's security had been reached. Paying tribute to the NATO Secretary General's leadership alongside allies on the issue, the Prime Minister  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Peters Helps Pass Funding Package to Invest in San Diego's Infrastructure, Research, and Servicemembers * Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) released the following statement after the House passed a package of three more funding bills for Fiscal Year 2026; Labor-HHS, Transportation-HUD, and Defense Appropriations Act. Included in the language of these bills were nine o more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following Q&A on Jan. 21, 2026, by Mary Wood with Vice Dean Ashley Deeks: * * * Amid Turmoil in Iran, a U.S. Company Plays a Pivotal Role Vice Dean Ashley Deeks Discusses Use of Satellite Internet During Foreign Crises * Amid an uprising in Iran, protesters have been relying on Starlink's satellite service to bypass a government-imposed internet blackout to communicate with each other and the outside w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Stands Up for Safety & Security, Votes Against Bill That Could Fund Stafford ICE Mega Detention Center * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) released the following statement after voting against the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill. "My family and I came to this country as a refugee fleeing Soviet Ukraine with  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 22 [Category: Economics] -- The World Economic Forum issued the following news release: * * * World Economic Forum to Launch Five New Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution * * The Forum will establish five new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in France, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and India. * Each centre will work with governments and industry to deliver practical policy frameworks and pilots, address regional priorities and  more PR