CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * At UChicago event, Russian journalist Maria Pevchikh talks Kremlin investigations and Navalny's legacy * For the past five years, journalist Maria Pevchikh has kept an eye on the political elites of her native Russia from a state of self-exile. Pevchikh is the head of investigations at the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), a watchdog group created by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves updated the House of Commons regarding the government's economic response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East following meetings with the International Monetary Fund. Speaking in the House of Commons, Reeves emphasized a policy of negotiation and de-escalation while announcing measures to strengthen energy security, including an increase in the Electricity Generator Levy from 45% to 55%. The chancellor detailed ef more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Jennifer Chapman, British Minister of State for International Development and Africa, said during the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund 2026 Spring Meetings in London that the World Bank must evolve to better reflect the modern world by increasing the decision-making power of nations that rely most on the institution. Chapman advocated for an extension of the bank's climate strategy and a 45 percent finance target while stressing the need to end global co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Kevin J. McNamara, managing director of the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies: * * * The EU: A Bias Against Central and East Europe The expansion of the European Union to include former Soviet bloc countries was supposed to herald a new dawn of opportunity and unity, but Eastern and Central Europe have been kept from the top table. * The EU has spent decades  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Emir J. Phillips, associate professor of finance at Lincoln University: * * * Poland: Fast Becoming Europe's Defensive Linchpin With ports, roads and pipelines that keep Europe moving, Poland matters much more than realized. * As tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have reminded the world, strategy is shaped not only by firepower and finance, but by chokepoints, corridors,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 21, 2026, by policy analyst Fuad Shahbazov: * * * Russia Scents Iran War Opportunity in South Caucasus As Azerbaijan and Armenia discuss trade cooperation, Russia is muscling in. Baku should beware of Moscow's charm offensive. * On April 15, the Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan and Russia issued a joint statement on the shooting down of Azerbaijani Airlines flight 8243 by Russian air def more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to examine the posture of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea amid growing global instability, including ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Says Iran and Russia have a "Shared Disdain of Freedom" * Helsinki Commission hearing on "Iran's Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine" WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, questioned experts and said lessons can be learned from the rela more PR

STRASBOURG, France, April 22 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Mihai Popsoi outlines Moldova's Presidency priorities ahead of Chisinau ministerial meeting Moldovan Foreign Affairs Minister speaks at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe * During its Presidency, the Republic of Moldova has sought to strengthen the Council of Europe's capacity to adapt to new realities in an increasingly uncertain world: "It must not only react to crises, but act ahead of more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 21 -- SYLABS, INC., Reno, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 12608475 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

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 21 -- SIMPLISAFE, INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1122951 S1, initially filed July 5, 2024) developed by nine inventors Jessica Pitocco, Arlington, Massachusetts; Nadeem Hussain, Worcester, Massachusetts; Alice Chiang, Arlington, Massachusetts; Irene Lee, Boston, Massachusetts; Stephanie Leathe, Wenham, Massachusetts; Oleksandra Rudenko, Lviv, Ukraine; Hanyu Gong, Foster City, California; Mo Zhu, Boston, Massachusetts; and Madel more PT

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following written testimony by Christina Sharkey, senior advisor at Edge Partners, and former international trade specialist at the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Foreign Commercial Service, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Helping American Businesses Win Abroad: Strengthening U.S. Commercial Diplomacy": * * * I. Opening Statement Chairman, Ranking Memb more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 21 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU partners with American Councils to provide online AI training to research faculty in Ukraine * A new collaboration between Florida State University and nonprofit educational organizations is opening doors for Ukrainian scholars, empowering them with vital AI skills that can drive innovation and resilience in higher education. The Anne Spencer Dave's College of Education, Health, and Human Scienc more PR

NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Harnessing Outrage to Rein in the Cruel Weapons of War * On a brisk spring morning in April 2022, hundreds of Ukrainian civilians crowded in and around a train station in the eastern city of Kramatorsk. They were anxiously waiting for trains to take them to the relative safety of western Ukraine as Russian forces attacked and advanced. Videos captured the scene: people sipped tea, gathered t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Jules "Jay" W. Hurst III, acting undersecretary of defense comptroller and CFO, and Lt. Gen. Steven P. Whitney, director for force structure, resources and assessment of the U.S. Department of War Joint Staff, held a press briefing at the Pentagon to detail the fiscal year 2027 defense budget request. Hurst announced a $1.5 trillion proposal aimed at supercharging the defense industrial base and expanding production of major weapons systems across every warfighting doma more PR

LONDON, England, April 22 -- The International Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * IBAHRI warns the global rollback of women and girls' rights demands urgent attention The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing and defending the fundamental rights of women and girls around the world as mounting evidence points to a concerning reversal of progress in multiple regions. The last year has seen a significant  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At CSIS, Fischer Outlines Strategic Forces Priorities * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined strategic deterrence experts at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) to discuss consequential issues defining the future of U.S. strategic forces and her priorities as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee's Strategic Forces Subcommittee. Watch the fu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell at SAC-D Hearing on FY27 Budget Request for National Guard, Reserve Forces * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserves Forces": With the FY27 appropr more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern professor awarded Fulbright for AI health care plan * Northeastern faculty member receives Fulbright to advance AI in health care; will spend semester in Canada As part of the semester abroad, Anand Nair plans to develop and test an AI-enabled remote patient monitoring system. by Tanner Stening April 21, 2026 It may have only been recently that the concept of supply chains entered i more PR

LONDON, England, April 21 [Category: Energy] -- Offshore Energies UK issued the following news release: * * * Offshore Energies UK responds to the Energy Secretary's speech at the Good Growth Foundation today * Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has responded to the speech delivered today by Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, which outlined lessons learned from the recent geopolitical crises in Ukraine and the Middle East. OEUK has been clear that the lesson of s more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 21 -- An inventor from Kyiv, Ukraine, Marina Stupina has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1122588 S1, initially filed Dec. 11, 2024) for "Pair of metatarsal pads." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 21 -- SILVACO, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12608532 B2, initially filed Sept. 23, 2021) developed by five inventors Nikolay Grudanov, Kyiv, Ukraine; Valery Bobovsky, Kyiv, Ukraine; Igor Lopanenko, Kyiv, Ukraine; Yuri Levsky, Kyiv, Ukraine; and Alexander Grudanov, Kyiv, Ukraine, for "Physical verification workflow for semiconductor circuit designs." more PT

NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Saudi Arabia: Surge in Executions Over a Decade * (Beirut)- Saudi Arabia 's execution of more than 2,000 people over the last decade in many cases violates Saudi and international law and belies the government's claims of reform, 36 groups including Human Rights Watch said today. The following is their statement: Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia Surpasses 2,000 Executions Under King Salman As of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Resolution to Set Record Straight on Democrats' Sham Trump Impeachment * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Sen. Rick Scott filed a resolution on Democrat's sham 2019 impeachment attempt against President Donald Trump based on new evidence released last week by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Senator Rick Scott said, "The ODNI declassified report released by D more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 21 -- CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12608103 B2, initially filed Sept. 20, 2024) developed by three inventors Roman Ogirko, Lviv, Ukraine; Vasyl Mandziy, Schyrets, Ukraine; and Oleksandr Karpin, Lviv, Ukraine, for "Touch sensing." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Backup and Restore of Resources Located Within a Remote Object Store ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 21 -- Three inventors John Ethan DeGraaf, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania; Sangramsinh Pandurang Pawar, Bedford, Massachusetts; and Rajesh Rajaraman, Acton, Massachusetts, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12608282 B2, initially filed June 3, 2024) for "Backup and restore of resources loca more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Oral Irrigator With Back Flow Prevention ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 21 -- KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 12605238 B2, initially filed July 24, 2020) developed by eight inventors Joldert Maria Boersma, Zuidhorn, Netherlands; Jason Daniel Miller, Seattle, Washington; Jay Wolfer, Kirkland, Washington; Le Gia Pham, Bellevue, Washington; Egbe more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report on April 9, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2025/26 U.S. wheat this month is for slightly higher supplies, marginally lower domestic use, unchanged exports, and higher ending stocks. Supplies are raised entirely on higher imports, based on reported Census data through February. Domestic use is lowered, all on reduced seed use in more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 21 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Voices Podcast: Ukraine-Palestine discussion on award-winning Solidarity Centres supporting journalists during war * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) with Europod released their first episode of the Voices podcast "Journalism in War: Solidarity Beyond Borders". Recorded in March during the third edition of Voices Festival, it explores the challenges journalists face when reporti more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 21 [Category: Religion] -- The World Council of Churches posted the following news: * * * "We want to do everything possible so that the world will not forget Ukraine" * On 20 April, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, together with Peter Prove, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, and Rev. Prof. Dr Vasile-Octavian Mihoc, WCC programme executive for Ecumenical Relations and Faith and Orde more PR