NEW YORK, Jan. 29 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Welcomes Overdue EU Designation of IRGC as Terror Organization * American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomes today's decisive political decision by EU Foreign Ministers at the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the European Union to designate the Iranian regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terror organizati more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10814) on Jan. 28, 2026, by Cory Welt, Russian and European affairs specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * Belarus: An Overview Belarus, located in eastern Europe, is a close ally of Russia. Belarus's leader, Alexander Lukashenko, has served as president for more than 31 years. Belarus's already substantial dependence on Russia increased further starting in 2020, when a governme more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Ankur Narayan, British counsellor for politico-military affairs, addressed the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Vienna to highlight the mounting human and economic toll of the invasion of Ukraine. Narayan argued that a Russian victory is not inevitable, citing over 1.2 million total Russian personnel losses and a 2025 fiscal deficit that reached five times its original forecast. The counsellor noted that Russia is being forced to slash social spend more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * The Battle to Maintain Ukraine's Water Supplies Moscow's onslaught is depriving Ukrainians of water as well as heat and light. Post-war rebuilding will have to include massive investment in pipes and processing plants. By Pippa Crawford Russia's winter wave of strikes on Kyiv and other cities has left swathes of Ukraine without power as temperatures plunge, and the attacks  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 30 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Cyprus Presidency debriefs European Parliament committees on priorities Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council. Cyprus holds the presidency of the Council until the end of June 2026. This text will be updated regularly as the hearings take place. Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee On 26 Jan more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 29 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news: * * * Danish municipalities and foreign policy - what can and can't they do? * The use of foreign flags on municipal property, names such as Palestine Square and municipal boycotts of certain goods: The debate about how far municipalities can and should go when global conflicts affect local values is highly topical. 'The main rule is that municipalities cannot conduct foreign policy,' states Karsten Nau more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Wilson Center (or The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars), a policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for the policy community, issued the following news: * * * Dispatch from Taipei: Looking to the Grassroots in Uncertain Times * Key voices in Taiwan are pleased with recent significant wins in US-Taiwan ties, but there is clear anxiety ove more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Dow launches Transform to Outperform to raise the competitive industry benchmark for productivity and growth to enable improved returns * Targeting at least $2 billion near-term Op. EBITDA improvement * Actions aim to radically simplify the Company's  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 29 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * EIB provides an additional EUR50 million to Naftogaz to keep Ukraine's energy system resilient through winter * * This urgent winter financing strengthens Ukraine's energy resilience amid continued attacks on critical infrastructure * The operation builds on the EIB's earlier EUR300 million loan and the EUR127 million EU grant enabled through Norway's Ukraine Facility contribution to reple more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 29 [Category: Media] -- The European Broadcasting Union issued the following news release: * * * First Superstar Icons revealed for historic 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour * The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is excited to unveil the first Eurovision Icons set to headline the groundbreaking official 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour \- Alessandra (5th - Norway 2023), Guy Sebastian (5th - Australia 2015), Helena Paparizou (Winn more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following written testimony by Simon R. Hankinson, a senior research fellow in the Center for Border Security and Immigration at the Heritage Foundation, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * My name is Simon Hankinson. I am the Seni more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Craigg Adelman, deputy inspector general for audits at the Homeland Security Department, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * Chairman Cornyn, Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Padilla, Ranking Member Durbin, an more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Poll: North Carolinians Respond with Approval Ratings for Officials, Government Institutions * HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 29, 2026 - In the latest High Point University Poll, North Carolinians gave President Donald Trump an approval rating of 41%, while 48% disapproved. In the same poll, North Carolinians gave Governor Josh Stein a job approval rating of 44%, with 24% expressing disapproval. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Giving North Caucasus Veterans Land in Homelands Could Trigger Conflict By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Programs giving land to North Caucasian veterans of Russia's war against Ukraine in the North Caucasus are exacerbating ethnic tensions in those land-short republics, especially in cases where those who are not given land are a different nationality than more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kremlin Continues to Eliminate PMCs and Semi-Autonomous Volunteer Units By Alex Horobets Executive Summary: * The October 2025 disbandment of Espanola--the Russian private military company (PMC)--and the killing of Stanislav Orlov, its leader, by Russian security forces during his attempted arrest in December 2025 are a part of Moscow's effort to dismantle se more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 29 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * OSCE Moscow Mechanism Invocation: Georgia: January 2026 * I am delivering this statement on behalf of the following delegations: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Ukraine, the United Kingd more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 29 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * Powering Europe: EIB Group invests a record EUR100 billion to support shared prosperity, security and European values * * Financing for energy security rose to a record in 2025, with EUR11.6 billion invested in European grids, and mobilising around a third of the total energy transition investment * Biggest ever financing programme for startups, scale-ups and tech infrastructure consolidat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Risch, Shaheen Shadow Fleet Bill Passes Committee U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on the passage of their SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee business meeting. "Today, our co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Risch Shadow Fleet Bill Passes Committee Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on the passage of their SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee business meeti more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 30 -- SOAS, University of London issued the following "In the Media" news: * * * SOAS in the Media: January 2026 Explore the highlights of SOAS experts in the media discussing key issues and topics this month. For more updates, follow our SOAS press account on BlueSky (@soaspress.bsky.social). * * * Shaping social sciences, humanities and the arts * SOAS Provost Professor Joana Newman wrote for QS Magazine on social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and  more PR

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news: * * * Sun Chemical Implements Price Increase on Nitrocellulose Containing Products in Latin America Sun Chemical Packaging and Graphics will implement a price increase across its portfolio of nitrocellulose containing products in Latin America, driven by sustained and significant increases in nitrocellulose costs. The adjustments take effect immediately, or as stipulated in existing customer agr more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 29 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2026, at the Norad Conference, Oslo, Norway, regarding structural efforts to end war as a tool of international relations: * * * Your Royal Highness, Distinguished participants, Hard power is back in fashion - and ordinary people are bearing the brunt. The use of force to solve international disputes is more frequent and more normalized than at any time in more PR