NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Baruch College issued the following news: * * * Baruch Graduate Student Selected for Rockefeller Institute's Fellowship on Immigrant Integration Yuri Lyashenko, a graduate student from Baruch College's Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, has been selected for the highly competitive Fellowship on Immigrant Integration, a research-focused program run by the Rockefeller Institute of Government. Lyashenko (MPA '26) is among eight emerging researchers from SUNY more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Europe's Bazooka Could Hit US Tech In response to US tariff and territorial threats, Europe has loaded its trade bazooka. Silicon Valley could be the first casualty. By William Echikson and Ronan Murphy Until now, Europeans have backed away from confronting Washington, fearful of losing American security support and aid to Ukraine. They signed a lopsided trade deal, accepti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Visits Yuma Proving Ground, Showcases Innovative Military Testing and Technology * ***Click here for media resources. YUMA, AZ - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) got an up-close look at next generation technology the U.S. Army is developing at the Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in Arizona. The Army's premier large-scale test and evaluation center is a cornerstone of America's national securi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12611) on Jan. 21, 2026, by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist. * * * DOD Replicator Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction Replicator, unveiled on August 28, 2023, is a Department of Defense (DOD) initiative to field thousands of uncrewed systems by August 2025. (DOD is now "using a secondary Department of War designation more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Secure Support For Illinois Priorities In Recently Passed Package Of Three Government Funding Bills The package included Commerce, Justice, and Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment government funding bills  * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 24 -- The European Union issued the following news release: * * * EU Leaders meet to discuss recent developments in transatlantic relations Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participated in an informal European Council meeting this Thursday, in which EU Leaders gathered to discuss the recent developments in transatlantic relations, their implications for the European Union, and coordinate on the way forward. The Leaders mainly discussed Greenland and Arctic sec more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Finland's Prime Minister Should Confront Repression in China Visit * Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's scheduled January 25-28 visit to China, accompanied by over 20 Finnish business leaders, is the latest in a wave of trips by democratic governments seeking closer trade relations with Beijing. Recent visits by leaders from Ireland, Sweden, France, Germany, and Canada follow a familiar scri more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release: * * * Former Zynex, Inc. Executives Charged with Health Care and Securities Fraud and Related Offenses A federal grand jury in Rhode Island has returned an indictment, unsealed today, charging the former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Zynex, Inc., a medical device company, with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, securities fraud, more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. 24 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency posted the following news release: * * * IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was reconnected to its last remaining backup power line on Monday after successful repairs were completed under a temporary ceasefire negotiated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. The backup 330-kilovolt (kV) line wa more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- BAE Systems issued the following news release: * * * Investment to deliver advanced new radar for Royal Air Force Typhoons The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth pound sterling453.5 million for the full production of a new advanced radar for UK Typhoon aircraft. The contract follows a successful programme of development and testing, enabled through long-term UK investment, and marks a major step forward in the Royal Air Force's (RA more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Votes To Pass Final Appropriations Funding Legislation, For National Health, Defense, Transportation And Housing Priorities And Secures Nearly $11 Million For 7 NW Ohio Community Funded Projects * Washington, DC - On Thursday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted to pass H.R.7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the final funding legislation funding for FY2026 which will now head  more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Jan. 23 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued the following news release: * * * Prime Minister Carney builds resilient partnerships and attracts new investments at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting As the global economy shifts, Canada's new government is focused on what we can control: we are diversifying our trade partnerships and attracting massive new investments to build a stronger, more sustainable, more resilient economy. As part of this mission, the Prim more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Russia's large-scale strikes in Ukraine leave newsrooms working in the dark and the cold Ukrainian media outlets are fighting extreme winter weather conditions, Russian strikes and power cuts, to keep the public informed. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has spoken with several newsrooms in Kyiv, commends their courage and urges the international community to step up economic support s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13159) on Jan. 22, 2026. The white paper is written by energy policy specialist Michael Ratner, international trade and finance analyst Michael D. Sutherland and Russian and European affairs specialist Cory Welt. Here are excerpts: * * * Russia-China Natural Gas Trade The Russian Federation (Russia) is a major energy exporter, while the People's Republic of China (PRC) is the more PR

STRASBOURG, France, Jan. 24 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: Council of Europe, European Union agree to set up advance team The Council of Europe and the European Union have signed an agreement on the financing of an advance team to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, within the framework of the Council of Europe. The aim of the joint project is to create a team to p more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Cuts Lose; Larsen and Congress Fund Jobs, Education and Health Care * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after voting yes yesterday on a package of three Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) spending bills. The package passed the House with bipartisan support on a 341-88 vote and now heads to the Senate for consideration. "These funding bills will create jobs, ex more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 23 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * The 360: Greenland, Europe, NATO and a new world order While President Trump referenced a framework agreement with NATO and toned down rhetoric on seizing Greenland before leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Stella Ghervas, professor and the Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History at UCLA, says the episode has already had serious effects. Ghervas talks about a more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 23 -- The British Ministry of Justice issued the following news: * * * UK marks first anniversary of 100 Year Partnership in Kyiv with new backing for reform and reconstruction * * Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and Business and Trade Minister Chris Bryant have today visited Kyiv for the 100 Year Partnership summit. * Visit comes as UK Government commits PS20m to bolster Ukrainian energy infrastructure and the Deputy Prime Minister meets families impacted by dron more PR

NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 24 -- The NATO Allied Command Transformation issued the following news release: * * * Ukraine's Warfighting Experience Informs NATO's Transformation Discussions in Brussels This week in Brussels, Allied Command Transformation convened Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) and senior NATO leaders to examine how Ukraine's warfighting experience is reinforcing and accelerating the Alliance's approach to deterrence, defence, and future conflict. The high-level meeting brought together nea more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 24 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026, by Mark Beeson to Global Policy: * * * Policymaking in troubled times: The long and the short of it Spare a thought for beleaguered policymakers in some of the world's less powerful states. The democratic variety in particular have to try and convince voters that they have real agency in a world dominated by increasingly assertive and--in America's case--unpredictable great powe more PR

MONROVIA, California, Jan. 23 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * Ukrainian Children Cut Off from School and Heat in the Coldest Winter Kyiv - Ukrainian children are facing their coldest and most dangerous winter since 2022. With schools closed until February in Kyiv and other regions, hundreds of thousands of children are cut off from education, safe spaces, and essential support. Repeated attacks on energy infrastructure have left homes, schools, and hos more PR