WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * As Trump's War Surges Gas Prices, Whitehouse and Khanna Reintroduce Big Oil Profits Clawback to Provide Relief at the Pump Big Oil Windfall Profits bill would protect consumers from giant oil companies exploiting world events to jack up prices * With gas prices skyrocketing in recent days because of P more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, March 18 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Australian Automotive Dealer Association * Thank you to your CEO James Voortman for the invitation to join you for breakfast this morning. And thank you to all of you for the contribution you make to our nation. This room represents: Over 3,800 dealerships. 64,000 jobs - including 7,500 apprenticeships. Tens of billions of dollars of economic activity. And behin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the Mais Lecture at Bayes Business School, London, outlining a strategic vision for the UK economy centered on "securonomics." Reeves argued that the era of traditional globalization has ended, necessitating an active state that works in partnership with business to build resilience against global shocks. The chancellor detailed plans to transition the United Kingdom to an investment-led growth model by correct more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by senior non-resident fellow Andy Pryce: * * * UK Must Follow Allies on AI Lies The UK is constantly targeted by enemies seeking to change its politics through manipulation. It must follow the lead of France and others to take action. * France's first strategy to combat information manipulation, published in February, details four pillars: mobilizing the nation; regulating pla more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by journalist Bartosz Kielak: * * * Sausage and the Language of Belarusian Dictatorship Despite being freed by the Belarusian dictatorship, Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski says the West should recognize hostage diplomacy as a dead end. * "Does Belarusian give us more sausage?" It is a question the Belarusian dictator Aliaksandr Lukashenka once put to his own people. What does t more PR

PARIS, France, March 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * China's creeping influence on Georgia's information space * Since 2022, Beijing has been gradually strengthening its influence on Georgia's information space. Instead of opening a state media outlet in the country, the Chinese authorities rely on local intermediaries -particularly outlets that are pro-Kremlin and favour the Georgian government -to promote their narratives. Reporters Withou more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 17 -- SYLABS IP HOLDINGS, LLC, SERIES G, Reno, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 12579296 B2, initially filed June 11, 2024) developed by four inventors Adam Hughes, Ottawa, Canada; Adrian Wobito, Pefferlaw, Canada; Dmytro Harkavyi, Slavutych, Ukraine; and Michael Frisch, Innisfil, Canada, for "Data security transactions using software container machine readable configuration data." more PT

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release: * * * New DFI Report Finds Teacher Union-Affiliated Graduate Student Unions Promote Radical Activism, Antisemitism A new report from the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) finds that graduate student unions affiliated with the nation's largest teacher unions are increasingly promoting radical political activism and antisemitism rather than focusing on trad more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 17 -- SIMPLISAFE, INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1118692 S1, initially filed Sept. 20, 2023) developed by Oleksandra Rudenko, Lviv, Ukraine, for "Display panel or portion thereof with a computer icon." more PT

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Foreign Assistance: Opportunities Exist for Agencies to Improve Their Management of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Risks * Fast Facts We testified on fraud risk management in foreign assistance before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence. This testimony is based on several GAO reports, including: Foreign Assistance: USAID Should Strengthen Risk Management in Conflict Zone  more PR

LONDON, England, March 17 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Foreign Secretary statement on the Middle East conflict: 17 March * Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to update the House on the conflict in the Middle East. Since the start of this conflict, we have seen Iran fire over nine hundred missiles and over three thousand drones across thirteen countries in the region - across countries which are partners with the UK and where h more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Financial Services] -- Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank Carlo Monticelli delivered an opening speech in Warsaw, Poland, to mark the bank's 70th anniversary. Monticelli reflected on the organization's origins in post-war reconstruction and warned that Europe currently faces a structural geopolitical shock that threatens the multilateral order. The governor argued that rising economic insecurity and protectionism are straining the social fabric, m more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * International relations expert examines shifting security landscape in Europe during lecture at FSU * Florida State University's Ukraine Task Force (UTF) recently welcomed a leading analyst, lecturer and scholar on international relations to deliver a lecture and speak to classes about the everchanging political landscape of Eastern Europe. Kateryna Shynkaruk, a senior lecturer at Texas A&M's Bush S more PR

LONDON, England, March 17 -- His Majesty's Treasury issued the following news: * * * Joint statement from Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom on joint defence financing and procurement * Increased threats from hostile actors, such as Russian aggression in Ukraine, are causing global instability and disrupting the rules-based international order. Challenging times for global security call for creative solutions. A core group of NATO allies - Finland, the Netherlands, and the UK more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * McCaul Discusses Need to Revitalize DIB Amidst Global Threats * WASHINGTON - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) discussed the importance of revitalizing our nation's defense industrial base at a committee hearing titled, "Reforming America's Defense Sales."Click to watch () Full Exchange: Rep. McCaul: Mr. Chairman, appreciate you having this imp more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 17 -- The Canada Department of National Defence issued the following news release: * * * Minister McGuinty highlights armoured vehicles donation to Ukraine, visits Roshel facility in Brampton * March 17, 2026 - Brampton, Canada - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, visited the Roshel production facility in Brampton, Ontario, to highlight how Canadian industry is supporting Ukraine through the produc more PR

LONDON, England, March 16 [Category: Energy] -- Offshore Energies UK issued the following news release: * * * OEUK CEO David Whitehouse on energy security in an increasingly volatile world * Today our CEO David Whitehouse features in The Times on the current situation in the Middle East and at home. Conflict in the Middle East has highlighted again the growing challenge of where and how we get our energy. There are inescapable real-world consequences for our security of supply. Oil and g more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 17 -- Two inventors, Oleksandr Stepura, Kyivska oblast, Ukraine, and Volodymyr Stepura, Kyivska oblast, Ukraine, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12581031 B1, initially filed Sept. 26, 2025) for "Real-time video signal relay device." more PT

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following news release: * * * DesJarlais: Strategic Forces Are Central to Homeland Defense & Peace Through Strength U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, submitted the following opening remarks for the record at a hearing on the U.S. Strategic Forces posture in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep DesJarlais'  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [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  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "FY27 Strategic Forces Posture": * * * Thank you, Chairman DesJarlais. I also want to welcome our witnesses and thank you for your continued service to our country during this difficult time with a new war every few weeks. Before we begin, I wanted to take a moment to welcome Admi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 17 -- PEOPLE.AI, INC., San Francisco, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12579104 B2, initially filed Aug. 19, 2024) developed by three inventors Sergey Surkov, Foster City, California; Mykola Pavlov, Kharkov, Ukraine; and Andrii Kvachov, Kiev, Ukraine, for "Systems and methods for matching record objects to electronic activities using indexing." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 17 -- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12579620 B1, initially filed Sept. 29, 2023) developed by seven inventors Amir Chernykh, Kyiv, Ukraine; Alexander Zarichkovyi, Kyiv, Ukraine; Dmytro Zhuk, Berlin, Germany; Roman Pukhtaievych, Kyiv, Ukraine; Oleksii Karbachevskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine; Julie Loch, Los Angeles, California; and John Santhosh Kumar Mathiyas, St. Ives, United Kingdom, for "Techniques for obfuscating video gen more PT

LONDON, England, March 17 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * The UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue * On 17 March 2026 United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met to discuss the UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue. The dialogue provides a comprehensive framework for jointly achieving the UK and Ukraine's shared objectives and further strengthening our bilateral relationship. It ensures the progress of commitments made in  more PR

LONDON, England, March 17 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * The UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue * On 17 March 2026 United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met to discuss the UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue. The dialogue provides a comprehensive framework for jointly achieving the UK and Ukraine's shared objectives and further strengthening our bilateral relationship. It ensures the progress of commitme more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Allows Russia a 30-Day Waiver to Sell Sanctioned Oil * Key Takeaways 1 The Trump administration has issued Russia a 30-day waiver to sell its sanctioned oil and petroleum products that are currently stranded on ships at sea. 2 Ukraine and some of its allies have expressed concerns because ongoing sanctions have been reducing Russian income, but the Treasury Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * Key Takeaways 1 Member states of the IEA have agreed to release 400 million barrels of strategic reserves in the wake of Iran's closure and mining of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The U.S. share will be 172 million barrels over four months, beginning next week in conjunction with other members more PR

LONDON, England, March 17 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * UK-Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial Collaboration Declaration * We, the President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Meeting in a spirit of unity, shared responsibility, and strategic partnership, and guided by our common commitment to peace, security, and global stability, Recalling the long-standing fr more PR

LONDON, England, March 17 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * UK-Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial Collaboration Declaration * We, the President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Meeting in a spirit of unity, shared responsibility, and strategic partnership, and guided by our common commitment to peace, security, and global stability, Recalling the long more PR

LONDON, England, March 17 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * Ukraine Defence Partnership set to boost global production and national security * * President Zelenskyy set to visit Downing Street today as leaders agree new military partnership and announce new AI Centre of Excellence in Kyiv * Comes as UK and Ukrainian personnel continue to provide defensive drone support to partners in the Gulf in the wake of indiscriminate Iranian attacks * more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, March 17 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * University analytics center rebrands and relaunches to help illuminate its field * As the world presses onward into a realm of new technologies and advanced artificial intelligence, humankind's ability to skillfully analyze systems - and, more specifically, the ways in which those systems can succeed or fail - has taken on an even enhanced significance. Radford University's Center for Applied Analyti more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 17 -- LOGITECH EUROPE S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland has been assigned a patent (No. US 12581035 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2024) developed by ten inventors Oleg Ostap, Camas, Washington; Henry Levak, San Mateo, California; Kostiantyn Verhun, Ternopil, Ukraine; Ihor Dutchak, Skalat, Ukraine; Sergii Naumov, Frywald, Poland; Pawel Wrobel, Marcinowice, Poland; Miguel Angel Maestre Trueba, Portland, Oregon; Anurag Bansal, Seattle, Washington; Volodymyr Ostap, Camas, Washing more PT

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 17 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * War is hell - tax big gas greed The Australian Conservation Foundation has called on the federal government to immediately place a 25% war profits tax on all Australian gas exports. The horrifying attacks on people and mass disruption in the Strait of Hormuz are causing extreme volatility in global energy markets - and Australian gas corporations are, shockingly, reaping huge re more PR

COVENTRY, England, March 17 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick joins UK universities to transform crisis response and expand refugee inclusion in Higher Education * The University of Warwick has joined forces with a group of ten UK universities and sector organisations to launch the Global Response Platform (GRP), a new, sector-wide approach that will enable higher education institutions to coordinate actions in response to crises affecting students more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen Schiff Recaps Trump's Broken Promises to Not Start New Wars, Lower Costs on MS NOW's Morning Joe * Schiff: "We're at war right now, and I think it is important for us to push back on what the president is doing, because it is raising the costs on the American people and putting our soldiers and our Marines now in harm's way." Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif more PR

ROME, Italy, March 17 -- The United Nations World Food Programme posted the following news release: * * * WFP projects food insecurity could reach record levels as a result of Middle East escalation * Roughly 45 million more people could be pushed into acute hunger this year if conflict persists  * Global numbers of food-insecure people could reach levels last seen at start of Ukraine war * Import reliant countries in Africa and Asia face the steepest potential rise in hunger risk * The  more PR