ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * "Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown" Coming Soon from CNN Original Series, National Geographic International and Windfall Films * CNN ORIGINAL SERIES TO RELEASE DOMESTICALLY ON SUNDAY, MARCH 1 AT 9PM ET/PT  NEW YORK, NY - (February 6, 2026) - Marking the 40 th anniversary of the unprecedented tragedy, Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown tells the powerful story of the world's worst nuclear disaster in four gri more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 'Very Few People Understand What is Happening': The Iran Uprising Explained * On Dec. 28, 2025, long-simmering discontent erupted into massive, nationwide protests in Iran after shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar went on strike and closed their shops. While the immediate cause of the unrest was a collapse in Iran's currency, the protests were fueled by anger over inflation, state mismanagement of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Russia: The Price of 'Treason' State security agencies are amplifying warnings to enemies of the state using compliant pro-Kremlin journalists. By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan The Kremlin-controlled TV channel Rossiya 1 aired a documentary under the dramatic title Predatelstvo (High Treason) in early February. The program's structure was fairly simple -- essentially a s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Delivers Speech on Putin's Military Failures * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate to rebuke Vladimir Putin's failing military campaign and his vicious attacks on innocent civilians. In his speech, the Chairman called for Congress to take up the Russia sanctions b more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced three arms sales notifications detailing significant enhancements to the military capabilities of Spain, Ukraine and United Kingdom. The notices outline over $600 million in combined equipment upgrades, technical services, and sustainment support. * Ukraine: PATRIOT System Upgrades and Sustainment In a move funded by "JUMPSTART" funding from Germany, the U.S. has authorized a $105 million sustainment package for U more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on Feb. 6, 2026, by Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson at the Brookings Institution: * * * Economic Outlook and Supply-Side (Dis)Inflation Dynamics Thank you, Wendy, for the kind introduction. It is an honor to speak at the Brookings Institution./1 Today, I will start by sharing my outlook for the economy. Then, I will discuss the possible implications of that outlook for the path of monetary policy. Next, I will turn to the s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Senate and House Lawmakers: Trump Administration Risking a New Arms Race with Failure to Renew Nuclear Treaty with Russia * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee-led his Senate and House colleagues in raising urgent concerns about th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * How U.S. Presidents Have Handled Immigration: From Kennedy to Trump A look at U.S. immigration policy through the decades Peyton Lofton After two fatal shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota, Congress is once again debating how far the federal government should go to enforce immigration law, as w more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 7 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued the following news release: * * * Prime Minister Carney to welcome Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden to Canada Luxembourg is a major financial hub, a NATO Ally, and one of the largest sources of foreign direct investment in Canada. To deepen these ties, today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that Canada will welcome the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden, to Ottawa, Ontario, from February 7 to 9, 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2026, by senior research staffer Cullen S. Hendrix: * * * Is the US posing a hidden risk in the West's critical minerals strategy? The Trump administration's recent official guidance on supply chain vulnerabilities related to critical minerals reached a striking conclusion. US policymakers are acknowledging that the United States cannot achieve mineral security alone, in terms o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Announces Committee Victories in 2026 Funding Bill Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced key victories that Committee Democrats successfully secured in H.R.7148, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026." The legislation more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Hails Crucial, Lifesaving Investments In National Security, State Department Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, highlighted the critical and lifesaving investments the subcommittee made in its FY26 bill that was signed into law this week. Speaking on the Senate floor, more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 7 -- The Swedish Ministry of Defence issued the following news release: * * * Pal Jonson in Brussels for several high-level meetings On 11 and 12 February, Minister for Defence Pal Jonson will take part in the meeting of EU Defence Ministers and the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence. In conjunction with the NATO Defence Ministers meeting, a meeting will also take place within the framework of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Increased support to Ukraine will be a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11130) on Feb. 5, 2026, by defense policy analysts Hannah D. Dennis and Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: U.S. European Command (EUCOM) U.S. European Command (USEUCOM, commonly referred to as EUCOM) is one of 11 combatant commands (CCMDs) within the Department of Defense (DOD, which is "using a secondary Department of War designation," under Executive Order more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency posted the following news: * * * Ukraine - Class IX Spare Parts * Media/Public Contact: T_Outreach_PM@state.gov Transmittal No. 25-105 WASHINGTON, February 6, 2026 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of Class IX Spare Parts and related equipment for an estimated cost of $185 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the requi more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 6 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2026, by Mark Beeson to Melbourne Asia Review: * * * China and Australia: A possible pathway to collective action on climate change? It's not controversial to suggest that we live in troubled times. Even without the erratic and destructive presidency of Donald Trump in the United States, which has upended the so-called rules based international order, security was already in short suppl more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah posted the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Utah Business Owner of Urban Armz LLC Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment After Defrauding Victims $591,932 Defendant used funds meant to help Ukrainian first responders in warzones and spent it elsewhere, including on personal expenses * ST. GEORGE, Utah - A Utah man who misrepresented his business, Urban Armz, LLC, as a federal firearms license more PR