WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * 25th Infantry Division Leads Push for Faster, Data-Driven Capabilities * 25th Infantry Division soldiers concluded Exercise Lightning Surge 2, a weeklong event focused on evaluating the Army's next-generation command and control prototype, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Feb. 27. The operational prototyping and training event was intended to improve soldier lethality by rapidly delivering data for long-range  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2 [Category: Media] -- The European Broadcasting Union issued the following news release: * * * 29 EBU Members and licensees set to offer record-breaking coverage of Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games across Europe * The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today confirmed that 29 EBU Member broadcasters and licensees will deliver unprecedented free-to-air coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, spanning 27 European territories. This an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Shuting Pomerleau, director of energy and environmental policy: * * * Global Oil Market Implications of U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran Executive Summary * The U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent Iranian retaliatory strikes have triggered a de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz--a major oil chokepoint for 20 percent of global petroleum consumption at 20 million barrels per day, flow more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 3 (TNSrpt) -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * Bangladeshi Men Trafficked to Fight in Russia's Illegal War in Ukraine New report documents deception, coercion, and forced frontline deployment; urges Bangladesh to dismantle recruitment networks, protect survivors * The Government of Bangladesh should urgently dismantle and prosecute trafficking networks recruiting Bangladeshi men into Russia's war of aggress more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Ken Braun, managing editor and editor of content: * * * Al Gore's 30-plus years of climate errors The former VP has been reliably wrong on climate & energy for more than three decades. Just 537 votes prevented him from winning the presidency in 2000 and turning his bad plots into policy. Editorial note: This retrospective on the career of former U.S. Vice President and anti-energy advocate more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 2, 2026, 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: * * * Putin's Legacy: Nations of Widows and Orphans Vladimir Putin's attempt to destroy the Ukrainian people though an unprovoked war is also wiping out entire ethnic minorities across Russia. * The Russian leade more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, March 3 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Decrepit Conditions for Military Dogs at San Antonio Base Prompts PETA Plea to President Trump: 'Please Fund Robo Dogs! Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and 11 other military bases are the subject of a disturbing, just-released report from the Defense Department's Inspector General's office which reveals that at least four dogs used by the U.S. military died after being confined i more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 3 -- The European Union issued the following news release: * * * EU and IOM Set Course for Continued Strong Migration Cooperation in 2026 Amid a rapidly evolving mobility landscape marked by persistent crises, regional conflicts, loss of life along migration routes and rising humanitarian needs in a resource constrained environment, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) met in Brussels for their 12th Senior Officials Meeting. T more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Reed Joins Brookings for Discussion on U.S. Policy in Changing Nuclear Landscape * VIDEO: "We're in a brave new world:" Ranking Member Reed discusses U.S. nuclear policy & national security with Brookings Institution's Michael O'Hanlon WASHINGTON, DC - As Russia and China race to simultaneously modernize and expand their nuclear arsenals and with the recent expiration of the New START tre more PR

NEW YORK, March 2 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC programs disrupted in Lebanon as escalating hostilities across the Middle East put staff and clients at risk * Amman, Jordan, March 2, 2026 - The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply concerned by the escalating hostilities across the Middle East and the growing humanitarian consequences for civilians and vital civilian infrastructure. At a time when milli more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia Struggles to Find a Response to U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran Executive Summary: * The U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, which began on February 28, caught Moscow off guard because Russian officials had only anticipated a limited strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Vadim Shtepa, editor-in-chief of Region.Expert, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russian Economy Collapsing While Officials Enrich Themselves Executive Summary: * Russia's economy is in sharp decline because of the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, with nearly 30 percent of companies unprofitable in 2025 and losses of around 7.5 trillion rubles ($100 billion). * Regional governments face cr more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Feb. 27 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: * * * Medical Aid Supports Health Services in Yemen, South Sudan, and More Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 02/20/2026 - 02/27/2026 * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 514 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 14.5 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and supplies shipped this w more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Service for Human Rights posted the following news: * * * Over 80 countries pledge to defend human rights multilateralism at the UN * Delivered by Albania's Ambassador and co-led by Chile, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan and the Netherlands, the statement ** asserts that peaceful coexistence of sovereign nations and peoples, and the realisation of universal human rights, are only achievable within an international order centred on the more PR

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, March 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: * * * Teammates in Life and Service Through Civil Air Patrol From cadets to global public service, two Civil Air Patrol leaders, Ned and Chris Lee, reflect on decades of mentorship, leadership, and shared values shaping careers and family * For Colonels Ned Lee and Christine "Chris" Lee, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was never just an after-school activity. It became the foundation for a lifet more PR