NORTH SYDNEY, Australia, April 16 [Category: Business] -- The Australian Industry Group issued the following news release: * * * 'Steady as she goes' 2026 National Defence Strategy must match strategic intent * "Today's release of the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program (IIP) is an important update to Australia's Defence planning and an important step in continuing to build the capability and sovereign industrial base the nation needs," Innes Willox, Chief Execut more PR

LOS GATOS, California, April 17 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * 'The Law According to Lidia Poet': How Italy's Beloved Legal Show Left a Mark on the Country It's time to say goodbye to Lidia Poet. The series, inspired by the true story of Italy's first female lawyer, recently wrapped its third and final season. The case may be closed on The Law According to Lidia Poet, but we're looking back at the footprint production left across the country it called home. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Massive Impeachment Whistleblower Referred for Prosecution By Logan Sekulow The DOJ just received criminal referrals to prosecute the whistleblower and the ex-Inspector General (IG) who conspired to impeach President Donald Trump over his phone call with the president of Ukraine by using secondhand testimony of so-called witnesses who weren't even in the room. As reported by Fox News: The Offic more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, April 17 -- The Australian Department of Defence issued the following joint news release by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry and Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy: * * * 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program Today, the Albanese Government has released the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program. Together, these documents set out the Government's plan to res more PR

TUNIS, Tunisia, April 17 (TNSrpt) -- The African Development Bank posted the following news release: * * * The crisis in the Middle East could cost Africa 0.2 percent in economic growth in 2026. The crisis in the Middle East is impacting global economies, with growth in African countries forecast to decline by up to 0.2 percent. This is according to a joint policy document presented on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, in Washington, D.C., by the African Union Commission, the African Development Ban more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: If We Were Playing Poker, the Iranians Have No Cards and America Has Them All * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss the latest on the Iran war and energy prices. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on the success of the U.S. military: I'm cheering for the good guys. It's remarkable what the U.S. military  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations released the following testimony by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James H. Adams III, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Defense Intelligence Enterprise - Challenges, Priorities, and Resourcing for Fiscal Year 2027": * * * Chairperson Jackson, Ranking Member Crow, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to provide the Defense Intell more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSLrpt) -- Could defence cooperation generate a spillover effect for Turkiye-EU relations? - A report from European Policy Centre, Brussels, Belgium - April 2026 (8 pages) - Authored by Demir Murat Seyrek * * * The European Policy Centre issued a report examining Turkey's evolving political and economic landscape, focusing on the government's strategic positioning amid domestic challenges and shifting international dynamics. The report analyzes governance trends, economi more ST

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * From Joyce to Alaska: A Russian Scholar's Expanding Inquiry * Bryn Mawr College Russian scholar Jose Vergara tried to read James Joyce's tour de force Ulysses in high school and gave up. Luckily for his field, he had another go in college and made it through, eventually focusing his doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin on the influence of Joyce on Russian writers. "I've read it several ti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Statement on Criminal Referral of Impeachment Whistleblower * Washington, DC-Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes today released the following statement: "The whistleblower who made Congress aware of Donald Trump's efforts to extort Ukraine and falsely smear his opponent followed all the rules and demonstrated courage and principle. No amount of sycophantic lickspi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 16, 2026, by senior fellow Luke Coffey to the National Interest: * * * Black Sea-Caspian Region and the Eurasian Chessboard Washington would benefit from starting to view the Black Sea, the Caucasus, and the Caspian Sea as an integrated region. * The war launched by Russia against Ukraine in Februa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Human Rights First issued the following news with the Amnesty International Ireland: * * * Ireland: Stop Unlawful ICE Removal Flights through Shannon Airport Today Amnesty International Ireland and Human Rights First published their joint letter to the Ministers for Transport and Foreign Affairs and Trade urging an end to the U.S. administration's use of Shannon Airport as a refuelling stopover for unlawful removal flights by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 16, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Baku Expands Military Cooperation with Neighbors, Worrying Moscow Executive Summary: * Since 1991, the former Soviet republics have developed their own militaries as part of their state-building processes and in many cases formed security ties not only with each other but also with count more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 16, 2026, by Belarus Democratic Forum co-organizer Dmitry Bolkunets in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Potential U.S.-Belarus "Big Deal" Could Strengthen Eastern European Security Executive Summary: * March saw a surge in Belarus-U.S. diplomacy. Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed that he received an invitation to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding a "big deal" and the Unite more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Russia Hits Ukraine with Largest Airstrike This Year * WASHINGTON (April 16, 2026) - On Wednesday night, Russia fired 19 ballistic missiles, 25 cruise missiles, and 659 attack drones, making this their biggest attack on Ukraine this year. The airstrikes resulted in fatalities in major cities like Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia. The bombing came four days after a brief Easter ceasefire more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 16 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO Secretary General visits Czechia to discuss Euro-Atlantic security with Prime Minister Babis * On Thursday (16 April 2026), NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, had talks in Prague with the Prime Minister of Czechia, Andrej Babis. They discussed the current security environment, defence investment, production, and Ukraine. The Secretary General welcomed Czechia's commitment to the Alliance. Speaking after the meeting, more PR

LONDON, England, April 16 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * Re-opening the Strait a global responsibility, Prime Minister set to tell world leaders * * Critical discussions on the Strait of Hormuz are set to be hosted in Paris today, as the Prime Minister and President Macron of France chair a virtual meeting of the new Strait of Hormuz Maritime Freedom of Navigation Initiative * Security cooperation, critical supply chains and support to ind more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent's Meeting with European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis Today, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met with European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis. Secretary Bessent and Commissioner Dombrovskis discussed the conflict in Iran, during which the Secretary highlig more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent's Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko Yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. Secretary Bessent underscored President Trump's efforts for a lasting peace for Ukraine, and highlighted the United States' support for Ukraine's new IMF program and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Sounds the Alarm, Calls for U.S. Air Force to be Prioritized in NDAA * WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a combat-tested fighter pilot and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, delivered a forceful call to action before the House Armed Services Committee, urging the committee to make investing in and strengthening the Air Force a top priority in this year's National Defense more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks for Nominations Hearing for Key State Department Positions Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, entered opening remarks into the record for a committee hearing on the nominations of John Breslow to be Ambassador to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Curtis, Tillis, Rosen Urge Taiwan's Legislative Yuan to Strengthen Taiwan's Defense and Advance Supplementary Budget Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Curtis (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter to Taiwan's L more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Durbin, Wicker, Bipartisan Senators Host Ukrainian Prime Minister Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Co-Chairs of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and a bipartisa more PR

PARIS, France, April 16 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Council of Europe Development Bank posted the following news: * * * Social investment is the key to economic stability in Europe, writes Euronews. * Here's why. By Alexandra Leistner, Euronews Turning off the news these days can feel like a necessary pause from the chaos we live in: A war in Europe and another on its doorstep, a political shift towards defence spending, as well as nationalism and protectionism, and the global  more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 16 -- The Department of Finance Canada issued the following news release: * * * Statement by the Group of Creditors of Ukraine * The representatives of the Group of Creditors of Ukraine (GCU) and the Government of Ukraine signed on April 16, 2026 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the suspension of debt service due by Ukraine until the end of February 2030, corresponding to the duration of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme approved by its Executive Bo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Oil and Petroleum Is in Demand * Key Takeaways 1 The Iran conflict has led to higher premiums on U.S. oil production as markets have shifted from oversupply to a supply shortage. 2 The world now relies less upon oil than it did in 1973, dropping from 51% of global energy to 34% in 2024. 3 Estimates are that 136 million barrels of oil and petroleum products are locked in more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 16 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * UNC Deputy Commander Hosts NATO Permanent Representatives SEOUL, Republic of Korea -Australian Lt. Gen. Scott Winter, Deputy Commander of United Nations Command (UNC), hosted a delegation of Permanent Representatives to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday April 15, for an orientation. The primary goal of the orientation  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senate Blocks Fourth Attempt by Sens. Schiff, Duckworth, Booker, Kaine to End Trump's Illegal War in Iran * Schiff: "The simple truth is that this administration has no idea how or when this war will end. It is hard to end a war when you are not clear on why you began it." Washington, D.C. - Today, a majority of Senate Republicans again voted to block a resolution to end President Trump' more PR