WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- British Ambassador James Kariuki, charge d'affaires at the United Nations, pledged continued backing for global legal institutions during a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York. Speaking on the international rule of law, Kariuki highlighted the vital roles of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court in maintaining peace and accountability. He noted that the United Kingdom contributed additional voluntary funds to several Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Jan. 25, 2026: * * * What We Learned From the Greenland Affair There are lessons to digest for both the US and Europe. By Alina Polyakova If you asked anyone a year ago what urgent international challenge would be top of mind for global leaders gathered at Davos 2026, no one would have said Greenland. Yet, in the lead-up to the Forum, President Trump's focus on the world's largest island ensure more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * The Key Theme of Davos 2026? Ice The Trump reality show barreled into the Swiss Alps with a roar that drowned out critical developments in Ukraine and Iran. By Matthew Kaminski Comparing notes with a fellow journalist on the last night of this year's Davos extravaganza, it was clear that from a professional point of view, this had been the most fun and interesting either on more PR

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 27 -- Electronic Information for Libraries issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * EIFL renews agreement with Taylor & Francis EIFL has renewed an agreement with Taylor & Francis, for three years until 31 December 2028. The agreement includes discounted access to journals and waived and discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs). DISCOUNTED ACCESS TO READ The agreement includes discounted access to 2,001 journals in various disciplines. Libraries in 11 E more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * First Lady Melania Trump to Ring Opening Bell of the New York Stock Exchange First Lady Melania Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, following an impactful first year of leadership as First Lady of the United States during the second term of the Trump Administration. Over the past year, Mrs. Trump has taken action to advance a results-driven agenda that is center more PR

LYON, France, Jan. 26 -- INTERPOL issued the following news: * * * Global operation safeguards 4,400 potential trafficking victims, detects 13,000 irregular migrants * LYON, France - A global operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the safeguarding of 4,414 potential victims of human trafficking and the detection of 12,992 irregular migrants across 119 countries. Operation Liberterra III (10 to 21 November 2025) saw the arrest of 3,744 suspects, including more than 1,800 for human tra more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 26 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release: * * * Human rights and energy: EU must not replace Russian gas with US imports, Greenpeace warns * Brussels - As the European Union (EU) ministers rubber-stamp the EU's ban on imports of Russian gas, Greenpeace Belgium activists warn them not to replace Putin's gas with Trump's. The activists inflated 10-metre-long representations of Pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Georgia Hopes to Reverse Venezuela's Recognition of Occupied Territories By Nino Lezhava Executive Summary: * Venezuela is among a small group of states--alongside Syria, Russia, Nicaragua, and Nauru--that recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia's territories occupied by Russia, as independent countries in 2009. * Tbilisi has an opportunity to convin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Japan Deepens Cooperation with Central Asian States By Vusal Guliyev Executive Summary: * Japan and the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan met in Tokyo on December 20, 2025, announcing the CA+JAD Tokyo Initiative. * The initiative is a new framework aimed at promoting Japanese industrial and logis more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Ukraine Becomes World Leader in Unmanned Ground Vehicles By Taras Kuzio Executive Summary: * Russia's war against Ukraine has transformed Ukraine into the world's leading innovator in unmanned warfare, expanding from aerial and naval drones to large-scale production and battlefield deployment of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). * Ukraine's UGV ecosystem comb more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Protecting Our Future by Remembering Our Past * The late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." As the leader of one of America's closest allies who fought against the Nazis just three generations ago, his words are a powerful reminder that even the darkest stories in our history books are at risk of repeating themselves if we fail t more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Rule of Law 'Cornerstone of Global Peace', Secretary-General Stresses at Security Council Open Debate, Calling for Renewed Multilateral Leadership * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the Security Council's open debate titled "Reaffirming the international rule of law: Pathways to reinvigorating peace, justice and multilateralism", in New York today: I congratulate Somalia on its P more PR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee names 232-member 2026 U.S. Olympic Team The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced the 232-member* 2026 U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. The Opening Ceremony will take place Friday, Feb. 6, with competition beginning Wednesday, Feb. 4 and  more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 27 -- The British Department for Energy Security and Net Zero issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future Energy Secretary Ed Miliband signs a historic clean energy security pact. From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP * Energy Secretary signs historic clean energy security pact - the Hamburg Declaration - with European leaders at the North Sea Summit i more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 27 -- The British Department for Business and Trade issued the following news release: * * * UK marks first anniversary of 100 Year Partnership in Kyiv with new backing for reform and reconstruction The UK is stepping up its support for Ukraine as both countries mark the first anniversary of the landmark 100 Year Partnership. From: Ministry of Justice, Department for Business and Trade, Sir Chris Bryant MP and The Rt Hon David Lammy MP * Deputy Prime Minister David Lam more PR