HAIFA, Israel, April 20 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "The pain is one - The pain of lives cut short in an instant" * Bereaved families, members of the Technion community, and distinguished guests. The week that begins with Holocaust Remembrance Day and ends with Memorial Day is the saddest and most difficult in the Israeli calendar. These are harrowing days of sorrow, pain, remembrance, and soul-searching, culminating in the siren that m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: * * * Asymmetric Advantage -- NPS Innovators Develop Low-Cost Counter-Drone Technology On a warm and windy day in May 2022, two hostile drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), suddenly popped up above McMillan Airfield at Camp Roberts, California. An AquaQuad drone was quickly dispatched from the opposite end and, no sooner than it was in position, immediately launched an automated cyber-attack from 1,000 met more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, April 21 -- The Australian Department of Defence issued the following news release: * * * Albanese Government to invest up to $7 billion in counter drone defence The Albanese Government will more than double investment in counter drones for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with up to $7 billion allocated under the Integrated Investment Program (IIP) over the next decade. As part of the major boost in investment, the Albanese Government today announced two initial contr more PR

UPTON, New York, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Muon g-2 Experiment Pioneers Win Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Recognition honors experiments and scientific collaborations at three institutions that explored the subtle wobble of a subatomic particle Editor's note: The following news release is being issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, DOE's Fermi  more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 21 (TNSxrep) -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following report on April 20, 2026, by Senior Ottawa Economist David Macdonald: * * * The end of Pearson's dream: The devastating impact of federal cuts on international aid Fast facts Former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson's 1969 vision was for Canada to contribute 0.7 per cent of its Gross National Income (GNI) to international assistance. This goal, adopted in 1970 by the UN for all developed co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Kateryna Odarchenko, president of the PolitA Institute for Democracy and Development, also a political consultant and partner of the SIC Group Ukraine: * * * Ukraine and the Future of War The asymmetry of the Ukraine war has driven radical changes in weapons and those who wield them. The West should learn the lessons. * When a Ukrainian drone commander suggested new recruits more PR

STRASBOURG, France, April 20 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Secretary General Alain Berset on official visit to the United Kingdom Discussions to focus on international law, democratic security and migration * The Secretary General of the 46-member Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will pay an official visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 April. Speaking ahead of the visit, the Secretary General said: "The United Kingdom was a driving force  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by visiting fellow Astrid Chevreuil, former visiting fellow Gine Lund Bolling and former intern Sara von Bonsdorff, all of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program: * * * Nordic Nukes: Seeking Strategic Agency in Uncertain Times Following French President Emmanuel Macron's March 2 speech at Ile-Longue, most Nordic countries--Sweden, Denmark, and Norway--have expressed i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by director and senior adviser Mona Yacoubian and senior fellow Will Todman, both with the Middle East Program. Will Todman is also the chief of staff of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department. * * * The United States Withdraws from Syria | State of Play State of Play, a podcast and commentary series produced by the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Departmen more PR

DECATUR, Illinois, April 20 -- Millikin University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Mark Tonelli's 'Brasiliana' Project Blends Global Music, Film, and Performance Learning * DECATUR, Ill. -For Mark Tonelli, music has always been about connection -but his latest project takes that idea across continents, cultures, and artistic mediums. Tonelli, Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Guitar Studies in Millikin University's School of Music, has released "Brasiliana," a new album  more PR

BRONX, New York, April 21 -- The Fordham Political Review posted the following commentary on April 19, 2026, by Amelia Felice: * * * The Food Crisis Behind the War The US-Iran War has dominated headlines over oil and energy prices, but a slower, much more devastating crisis is unfolding in the background. Fertilizer is not getting through the Strait of Hormuz; therefore, a global fertilizer shortage threatens to affect billions of people at the grocery store and on the farm. Fertilizer is ess more PR

BRONX, New York, April 18 -- The Fordham Political Review posted the following commentary by Thomas Tisdale: * * * Trust the Process: How the NBA, Congress, and the Kremlin Learned to Love the Appearance of Reform Every institution eventually faces the same choice: fix the problem or fix the appearance of the problem. The NBA, to its credit, has been refreshingly transparent about which one it is doing. One third of the league is actively tanking--losing games deliberately in pursuit of a hi more PR

DOVER, Delaware, April 21 -- Gov. Matt Meyer, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Governor Meyer Nominates Robert Storch to be Delaware's First Inspector General Governor Matt Meyer today announced the nomination of Robert P. Storch to serve as the first Inspector General for the State of Delaware. "For far too long, Delaware's institutions have lacked the independent oversight that Delawareans deserve," said Governor Matt Meyer. "With a seasoned leader li more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by senior fellow Luke Coffey to Arab News: * * * A Blueprint for Ambitious Ukraine-Gulf Ties The Iran war has created multiple geopolitical challenges and uncertainties but also some opportunities. One of these is the role that Ukraine has been playing as a promoter of global security in recent weeks. Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The Trump Administration Takes Actions Stemming From the Conflict With Iran * Key Takeaways 1 The Trump administration's blockade of Iranian ports has been successful so far, with movements of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowly increasing. 2 Iran had indicated that the strait would be completely open due to the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, only to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow Finds No Escape From Predicament in Partnership With PRC Executive Summary: * Russia's usually close relationship with the People's Republic of China (PRC) appears to be experiencing a distinct lull. Russia's continued dependence on the PRC implies a r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Taras Kuzio, professor of political science at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and an associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Ukrainian Military Offers Lessons Learned to NATO (Part Two) Executive Summary: * Ukraine's most important battlefield lessons have much to teach the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N more PR

LONDON, England, April 20 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Japan-UK Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue 2026 - Joint Statement * Japan and the UK are the closest of friends and partners, connected by our shared values of freedom, democracy, rule of law, fundamental human rights, and free, open and fair trade. As Enhanced Global Strategic Partners, a status confirmed by the Hiroshima Accord issued in May 2023, we reaffirmed our com more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, April 19 [Category: Education] -- Carthage College issued the following news: * * * Lorin Bucur '26 receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship for Taiwan * After graduating from Carthage, Lorin Bucur '26 will leave the Midwest for Taiwan to spend a year teaching at a school on a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. Lorin has a way with words. She's been a leader in the Carthage Model United Nations organization and has made important contributions to tha more PR

STRASBOURG, France, April 21 -- The Parliamentary Assembly, an arm of the Council of Europe, issued the following news: * * * PACE President, opening the spring session: 'in a time of crises, the world's hope lies with Europe' PACE President Petra Bayr, opening the spring plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, has called on Europe and its parliamentarians to show determined and principled leadership in the face of the pattern of crises on  more PR

LONDON, England, April 20 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, charge d'affaires at the United Nations: * * * Russia is the one that must de-escalate and engage in meaningful dialogue: UK statement at the UN Security Council * The Council meets today because Russia continues to violate the Charter it is bound to uphold. Russia's invasion of Ukraine was not forced. It was, and continues to be, a deliberate ac more PR

VIENNA, Austria, April 20 -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe posted the following news release: * * * Strengthening regional security focus of OSCE Secretary General's participation in Antalya Forum * VIENNA, 20 April 2026 - The OSCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioglu participated in the fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum this week, joining heads of state and government, foreign ministers, senior officials and experts from around the world to address pressing global more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Preston Wells Griffith III, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. representative to the Vienna office of the United Nations and to the International Atomic Energy Agency, from an April 16, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen and distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the President's nominee to serve  more PR