ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AMERICAS CORP., El Segundo, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12556225 B2, initially filed March 13, 2024) developed by eight inventors Oleksandr Karpin, Lviv, Ukraine; Ruslan Omelchuk, Lviv, Ukraine; Igor Kravets, Lviv, Ukraine; Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Lviv, Ukraine; Thiam Poh Tan, Singapore, Singapore; Ashok Kapur, Frederick, Maryland; Victor Zhodzishsky, Potomac, Maryland; and Daniel Lee, Salt Lake City, Utah, for "Adaptive freq more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- STEELEMAT S.A R.L, , Luxembourg has been assigned a patent (No. US 12553865 B2, initially filed March 14, 2022) developed by four inventors Artemii Subbotin, Odintsovo, Russian Federation; Sergii Malynka, Dnipro, Ukraine; Georgii Sidorov, Slavutich, Ukraine; and Alexey Evdokimov, Mechnikovo, Russian Federation, for "Agile UNDT device comprising a dual EMATs/laser-pulse matrix array for scanning metallurgical objects." more PT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary by Walter Clemens, associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, and professor emeritus of political science at Boston University: * * * Can Russia Be Rescued by Disaster in Ukraine? Past Russian military defeats have presaged political change. Could the mass casualties in Ukraine help a new generation of reformers come to the fore? * Complexity science argu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2026, by Lithuanian diplomat Gabriele Klimaite-Zelviene: * * * How Nuclear Weapons Keep the Wolf From the Door Unilateral disarmament, and its sister of Western-only disarmament, remain strangely popular with some thinkers. They're wrong; it's a path to disaster. * The bus is driving past the rice fields. We, a group of diplomats, are chatty and curious. Every now and then, posters de more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary by Maksym Beznosiuk, strategy and security analyst, and William Dixon, senior associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute: * * * Saving Ukraine's Power Grid Russia's onslaught on Ukraine's power supply is not just an attempt to freeze its people into submission but a systematic attack on its military. Allies must take note. * All winterlong, Russia has rained a relentless ballistic ba more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 17 -- The United Nations World Health Organization posted the following news: * * * Conflict and instability make pregnancy more dangerous * Nearly two-thirds of all maternal deaths worldwide occur in countries marked by conflict or fragility. The maternal mortality ratio of a woman who lives in a country affected by conflict dying due to maternal causes is around five times higher for each pregnancy she undergoes compared to her peers in stable countries. A new t more PR

STRASBOURG, France, Feb. 18 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Council of Europe pledges continued support for accountability, recovery, and democratic security in Ukraine Supporting Ukraine in the peace process, advancing the Council of Europe's accountability and compensation mechanisms, as well as the democratic and rule of law reforms, which are also necessary for Ukraine's EU integration, as an investment in Ukraine's democratic security, are the key vectors of the more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- AJAX SYSTEMS CYPRUS HOLDINGS LTD, Nicosia, Cyprus has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1113770 S1, initially filed Jan. 17, 2025) developed by three inventors Oleksandr Konotopskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine; Ilshat Garipov, Haapsalu, Estonia; and Evgeniya Medvedeva, Kharkov, Ukraine, for "Cover plate for switches." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- Three inventors Oleksandr Konotopskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine; Ilshat Garipov, Haapsalu, Estonia; and Evgeniya Medvedeva, Kharkov, Ukraine, have been awarded a design patent (No. US D1113771 S1, initially filed April 7, 2023) for "Cover plate for switches." more PT

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS MEDIA'S SEAN HANNITY TO LAUNCH THE "HANG OUT WITH SEAN HANNITY" PODCAST AS PART OF NEW MEDIA EXPANSION * New Podcast to Launch in March and Feature Long-Form Interviews with Influential Voices NEW YORK - February 17, 2026 -FOX News Channel's Sean Hannity is expanding his media footprint with the launch of a new podcast for FOX News Media, "Hang Out with Sean Hann more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kazakhstan's Downgrading of Russian Language Infuriates Moscow Executive Summary: * The new draft Kazakhstan constitution downgrades the status of the Russian language by specifying that Russian exists "alongside" Kazakh rather than sharing legal equality with it, a move upsetting Moscow a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia's Hope for Trans-Atlantic Rift at MSC Disappointed Executive Summary: * Russia hoped the February 13-15 Munich Security Conference (MSC) would expose rifts between the United States and Europe through disputes over approaches to nuclear arms, Arctic security, and Ukr more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release: * * * More than a third of Ukraine's children remain displaced four years into war - UNICEF UNICEF warns that for children displaced inside Ukraine, the war has followed them, as attacks hit major cities across the country and devastate the services children rely on * More than a third of Ukraine's children - 2,589,900 - remain displaced as the war in Ukraine enters its fi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- SNAP INC., Santa Monica, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12555313 B2, initially filed Nov. 6, 2023) developed by three inventors Yurii Volkov, Kyiv, Ukraine; Egor Nemchinov, London, United Kingdom; and Gleb Dmukhin, Kyiv, Ukraine, for "Object relighting using neural networks." more PT

OXFORD, England, Feb. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam International issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam response to attack on Odesa * Last week, Russia launched massive attacks on Odesa City in Ukraine, leaving nearly 300,000 people without electricity and water. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were targeted and among those directly affected was Oxfam's Partner The Tenth of April, whose Headquarters in Odesa were severely damaged. In reaction, Oxfam Uk more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Personnel changes in the private sector - Feb. 18, 2026: * * * AAR CORP.: Dylan Wolin has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective February 23, 2026, overseeing finance, accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, and corporate development. He rejoins the company after serving as President of municipal-focused specialty vehicle businesses at Federal Signal Corporation from 2024 to 2026. Earlier, from 2017 to 2024, he led strategic and corporate development, t more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2026, by Nadia Schadlow, senior fellow and co-chair of the Hamilton Commission on Securing America's National Security Innovation Base, to Foreign Affairs: * * * . The Globalist Delusion Why America Needs to Build a New Operating System * Power shifts are never easy. A major one is now underway, not between r more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Panel to Reflect on Four Years of War in Ukraine on Feb. 27 The UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter will host a panel discussion marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Friday, Feb. 27. The event, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Isenberg School of Management, Room 210, is open to students, faculty and the broader campus community. The program will featu more PR

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Westinghouse Welcomes U.S. Financing for Poland's First Nuclear Power Plant * Funding from the Export-Import Bank of the United States is Key First Step in Securing Financing for Historic Project Cranberry Township, PA, February 17, 2026 - Westinghouse Electric Company welcomes the credit agreement between the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Travels to Kyiv to Express Congressional Support for Ukraine's Fight for Freedom * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) yesterday travelled to Kyiv, Ukraine to express support from the U.S. Congress and help Ukraine and its leaders achieve victory against Russia's brutal and unjust invasion. While in Ukraine, the senators met  more PR