BONN, Germany, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- DHL Group, a postal and logistics company, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Globalization holds firm at a record level, while the U.S. and China continue to decouple - DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026 Based on more than 9 million data points tracking international flows of trade, capital, information, and people, the report offers the most comprehensive view of globalization available. * Despite geopolitical tensions and risin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Pens Washington Post Op-Ed Warning Russia is Exploiting Iran Conflict to Target Americans and Strengthen the Kremlin Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, published an op-ed in the Washington Post warning that Russia is explo more PR

VIENNA, Austria, March 12 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on March 11, 2026: * * * Georgia: New laws threaten to paralyze independent media IPI calls for stronger international response to Georgia's crackdown on media * The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemns the Georgian parliament's adoption of a sweeping new legislative package that criminalizes foreign funding and cooperation, warning it will paralyze the operations of the country's more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Assists with Global Operation Targeting Environmental Crime and Waste Trafficking International Law Enforcement Operation Code-Named 'Custos Viridis' Disrupts Criminal Networks to Protect the Environment from Pollution Crime Note, the press release has been updated to include a disclaimer in the penultimate paragraph. * The Justice D more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Oil and Gasoline Prices Volatile Amid the Conflict with Iran * Key Takeaways 1 Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel on March 9 and reached levels not seen in four years as the conflict in Iran forced exporting nations in the Persian Gulf to cut production. 2 The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to Iranian threats has led storage facilities to reach capacity, fo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger, Colleagues Urge Any Lukoil Asset Sale to Permanently Sever Russian Control * WASHINGTON, DC -As first reported in Fox News, Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Craig Goldman (TX-12), Julie Fedorchak (ND-At Large), Randy Weber (TX-14), Pat Fallon (TX-04), and Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent applauding his and the Trump Administration's wor more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, March 11 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Russia-Ukraine War focus of new research grants * A research fellowship grant is offering researchers the chance to gain new insights into the war in Ukraine. Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) has partnered with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to offer grants that support research in the EBU Ukraine Archive, which was launched in November last year. The Archive, a reso more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Saudi Arabia Moves to Fill Its East-West Pipeline to Capacity, Adding Oil Supply to Markets * Key Takeaways 1 The impact of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is being offset by two east-west pipelines. 2 Saudi Aramco is ramping up its pipeline system to the Red Sea from 2.8 million barrels per day to about seven million barrels per day. 3 The U.A.E. has a 1.8 mil more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 11 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * Secretary General praises the close cooperation between NATO and Moldova * On Wednesday (11 March 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Mihai Popsoi to NATO Headquarters, where he participated in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council. Mr Rutte emphasised that NATO and Moldova have been partners for over 30 years and that their political dialogue and practi more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 12 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council issued the following statement: * * * UN Commission concludes that deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities, as well as enforced disappearances, amount to crimes against humanity Russian authoriti es committed the crimes against humanity of deportation and forcible transfer of children, and of their enforced disappearance, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukrain more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12397) on March 10, 2026, by Military Ground Forces specialist Andrew Feickert and Army fellow Ebrima M'Bai. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) System - SGT Stout Background The Army is developing a new maneuver short-range air defense system (M-SHORAD) to perform short-range air defense (SHORAD). On June 14, 2024, the Army design more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** System, Method, and Apparatus for Providing Optimized Network Resources ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC., Tysons Corner, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574746 B2, initially filed Sept. 23, 2025) developed by Armando Montalvo, Winter Garden, Florida, for "System, method, and apparatus for providing optimized network resources." *** Socket ALEXAND more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Circular RNA for Translation in Eukaryotic Cells ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570996 B2, initially filed March 15, 2024) developed by three inventors Daniel G. Anderson, Framingham, Massachusetts; Robert Alexander Wesselhoeft, Boston, Massachusetts; and Piotr S. Kowalski, Cork, Irel more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio. *** Battery Adapter for Power Tools ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- KYOCERA SENCO INDUSTRIAL TOOLS, INC., Cincinnati, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573861 B2, initially filed June 12, 2023) developed by Derick C. Robinson, Hillsboro, Ohio, and Anthony D. Kabbes, Cincinnati, Ohio, for "Battery adapter for power tools." *** Foldable Paper Decor ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- AMERIC more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Search Result Content Sequencing ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572961 B2, initially filed Sept. 2, 2021) developed by Tom Brown, West Chester, Pennsylvania, for "Search result content sequencing." *** Integrated Opto-Electronic Oscillator Chip as Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Frequenc more ST

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 11 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * Ukrainian rescue service leaders bring lessons in resilience to NATO * On Tuesday and Wednesday (10-11 March 2026), senior officials from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) visited NATO HQ to brief Allies on crisis management, resilience-building, and civil-military cooperation to keep citizens safe. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the group and paid tribute to Ukraine's rescue services and first res more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: At Punchbowl News Conference, Sen. Schiff Talks Iran War, Tackling AI in Congress, and Democrats' 2026 Agenda * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman for a wide-ranging conversation at Punchbowl News' 2026 Conference. The discussion included the latest on the war in Iran, including Schiff's call for public hearin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Continues Push to Hold Trump Administration Responsible for Illegal Iran War on MS NOW * "The big winner so far of the Iran war is not the United States. It's not Iran. It's not our Gulf allies that are seeing their urban, suburban facilities being bombed in retaliation. It's the Russians." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MS NOW's The Briefing wi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Speech on Trump-Epstein-Russia Triangle Goes Viral * Forty-eight-minute speech tops 2.2 million views on Whitehouse's YouTube channel Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on Thursday delivered a 48-minute speech on the Senate floor laying out a timeline of documented connections between President Donald Trump, deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and Russia more PR