NEW YORK, March 23 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * A Step Toward Justice for Abuses in Ukraine * As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, sustained international efforts are critical to ensure accountability for grave abuses. New findings by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine underscore why its mandate should be renewed. The commission's new report includes findings more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced breakthroughs on trade, security and research during a meeting at Parliament House, Canberra. Albanese welcomed the first woman leader to address a joint sitting of the Australian Parliament while confirming a bilateral defense and security partnership to counter global instability. The leaders committed to finalizing a free trade agreement and formalizing the par more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- British Ambassador James Kariuki, charge d'affaires at the United Nations, delivered a statement to demand that Russia end its illegal war of aggression. Speaking at a Security Council meeting in New York, Kariuki highlighted that Russia now fires over 5,000 drones per month at Ukraine, representing a fivefold increase since 2024. He called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, noting that the United Kingdom fully supports diplomatic efforts to secure the long-te more PR

STRASBOURG, France, March 20 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Building resilience to disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference Chisinau conference explores how Europe should respond to threats * A Council of Europe conference taking place in Chisinau on 20 March is examining innovative ways to combat disinformation, foreign information manipulation and interference, and hate speech, which are eroding public trust and undermining the integ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by independent researcher and analyst Natalia Hidalgo Martinez: * * * US Defense Demands are Making Europe Less Biddable The US has long wanted Europe to strengthen its defenses, but Washington may now wonder if its new-look partner will emerge as what it wished for. * Successive US administrations have called on their European counterparts to shoulder a greater share of their own defense. Those  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by democracy fellow Elena Davlikanova: * * * Ukraine's World-Beating Combat Library Opens for Business After more than a decade of war, Ukraine has unparalleled data on modern warfare, which it is making available for military AI development. * Ukraine's friends will be allowed to train artificial intelligence systems on real battlefield datasets gathered during the war with Russia, the Ministry  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 23, 2026, by Manatsu Takada, visiting fellow with the Japan Chair program: * * * Redesigning Japan's Space Security Ecosystem for a Stronger U.S.-Japan Alliance Space is becoming a foundational domain for integrated operations and deterrence within the U.S.-Japan alliance. Space capabilities--satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing, intelligence, surveillanc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 20, 2026, by CSIS Japan Chair Kristi Govella and Jane Nakano, senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program: * * * What Are the Implications of the Iran Conflict for Japan? After weeks of mounting tensions, the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, 2026, mounting a massive assault that targeted military assets and killed Iranian Supreme Leader  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 18 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary by Corina Stratulat, associate director and head of European Politics and Institutions Programme, Amanda Paul, deputy head of the Europe in the World Programme and also a senior policy analyst, Elizabeth Kuiper, associate director and head of the Health and Societal Resilience Programme, Stefan Sipka, head of Sustainable Prosperity for Europe and also a senior policy analyst, and policy analyst Samuel Goodg more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 18 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary by Chief Executive and Chief Economist Fabian Zuleeg: * * * Europe must continue - and intensify - its support for Ukraine. Not only because Ukraine is the victim of an illegal war of aggression, but because European security itself is at stake. For four years, the case for supporting Ukraine has rightly been grounded in the principles of the UN Charter: sovereignty, territorial integrity and the prohibi more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 24 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on March 19, 2026, by Media Outreach Executive Rajnish Singh: * * * Nikos Christodoulides: Strategic autonomy next step in European integration Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides addressed a special EPC Thought Leadership event in Brussels ahead of the EU Leaders' Summit, amid rising tensions in Europe and the Middle East, as the US-Israel war with Iran continues. Acknowledging the geostrategic unce more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 23 (TNSrpt) -- The European Union's European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued the following news: * * * European Region misses 1 in 5 TB cases: WHO Europe and ECDC publish new joint surveillance report * The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe today published the joint report 'Tuberculosis Surveillance and Monitoring in Europe 2026' The report reveals that the E more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * First Lady Melania Trump's Fostering the Future Together Assembles Leaders from 45 Nations and 28 Tech Entities First Lady Melania Trump's Fostering the Future Together two-day Global Coalition Summit will assemble leaders from 45 nations and 28 best-in-class technology entities. Fostering the Future Together is a global coalition of nations aligned to empower children through education and technology. First Lady Melani more PR

LONDON, England, March 23 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release: * * * Greenpeace warns Trump's threat to bomb Iran's power grid risks humanitarian and nuclear disaster * Amsterdam - Greenpeace International has condemned threats by Donald Trump to target Iran's electricity infrastructure, warning it could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe, trigger a blackout over a large part of the country and risk more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 23, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow Reconsidering Europe's Role in Ending War Against Ukraine Executive Summary: * Russian President Vladimir Putin believes negotiating an end to his war against Ukraine directly with the United States will maximize his chances of success. Putin's understanding that W more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute Hosts US-UK Transatlantic Conference on Hostage-Taking and Arbitrary Detention at the US Capitol The McCain Institute at Arizona State University's (ASU) John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative (FPPI) and the Office of Senator Peter Welch, the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, 30 October Foundation, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, convened the U more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Bacon Demand Bessent & Rubio Explain Easing of Russian Oil Sanctions Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Don Bacon sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on the Trump administration's decis more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, March 19 -- Rand issued the following commentary by senior international and defense researcher John V. Parachini to the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: * * * How to Avoid an Accidental Nuclear War with North Korea What Kim Jong Un says at the current Ninth Party Congress meeting will reveal whether there is an opening for nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration. Despite President Trump's repeated offers to meet with North Korea's leader Chairman Kim Jong Un  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar: French Aerospace Company Supports the CCP's Military Capabilities Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar has sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth concerning the operations of French aerospace company Safran in China and the French government's role  more PR

LONDON, England, March 23 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office posted the following news: * * * Joint statement from Tallinn Mechanism member states: 10 March 2026 * The Tallinn Mechanism members and observers, and representatives of the Government of Ukraine, gathered at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London on 9 and 10 March 2026. Tallinn Mechanism members have once again laid down a commitment to deliver civilian cyber security needs and project more PR

BATH, England, March 23 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Volunteer UK and US fighters in Ukraine face hidden health crises - new study * Former soldiers who have served as volunteer fighters in Ukraine experience high levels of mental and physical health difficulties yet are rarely able to access the healthcare they need, either during or after deployment, a new study finds. The research, which was led by Dr Victoria Williamson from the Department of Psychology at more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Shaheen Press Hegseth on Diversion of Military Resources to Build Immigrant Detention Centers, Demand Pentagon End Agreement with DHS * Construction of these facilities threatens to waste billions of taxpayer dollars; does not advance U.S. national security or improve the military's readiness Migrant detention centers have been likened to "concentration camps for immigrants" T more PR

LONDON, England, March 20 -- Kingston University London issued the following news: * * * World Water Day: Kingston University joins project to tackle global water pollution issue Kingston University researchers are collaborating with partners across eight countries on the EU-funded CLEANWATER Project, developing portable devices to purify freshwater contaminated with pesticides, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals and other pollutants. * Academics at Kingston University are working on a key proje more PR