BLAGNAC, France, April 29 -- Airbus, an aeronautics and space company, issued the following news release: * * * Airbus reports First Quarter (Q1) 2026 results * 114 commercial aircraft delivered * Revenues Euros 12.7 billion; EBIT Adjusted Euros 0.3 billion * EBIT (reported) Euros 0.2 billion; EPS (reported) Euros 0.74 * Free cash flow before customer financing Euros -2.5 billion * 2026 guidance unchanged * Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) reported co more PR

NORTH SYDNEY, Australia, April 28 [Category: Business] -- The Australian Industry Group issued the following news release: * * * Australian Industry Group welcomes new Defence Secretary Meghan Quinn * Statement from Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association, Australian Industry Group Australian Industry Group has welcomed the appointment of Meghan Quinn PSM as the new Defence Department Secretary. Ms Quinn assumes her role at a critical time for our defence capab more PR

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, April 28 -- Bayer, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, issued the following news release: * * * Bayer partners with U.N. International Organization for Migration (IOM) to fight hunger and strengthen food security in vulnerable communities Bayer to donate more than 225 metric tonnes of high-quality vegetable and corn seed to nonprofit and humanitarian organizations in 2026 / Current initiatives underway in Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya and Ukraine to strengthen food and n more PR

LONDON, England, April 28 [Category: Environment] -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * BP announces bumper profits * * Bumper profits announced as the latest analysis reveals the typical annual energy bill could climb to an average of PS2,070 from July in the hardest hit neighbourhoods across England Energy giant, BP, has today posted profits of $3.2 billion for the first quarter of 2026, significantly higher than the previous quarter's results, $1.5 billion more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: * * * Decoding the Battlefield: NPS Students Develop Solution to Support Urgent U.S. and NATO Need Dan Linehan Adversarial soldiers, vehicles, drones, and other assets communicating wirelessly -- whether stationary or on the move in the battlefield -- emit electromagnetic (EM) signals that can be detected and recorded. Because deciphering signals that are mixed together can be extremely difficult, oftentimes in more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * US partnership aligns drone innovation for national security From the skies over Ukraine to the southern U.S. border, drones are transforming the nature of global conflict and domestic security. Unauthorized unmanned aerial systems, and efforts to detect, track, identify and mitigate them, shape homeland security operations daily. Drone-delivered kinetic attacks pe more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 29 -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Experts discuss European resilience, from Orban's defeat to the Trump security threat Europe is navigating a complex period of profound change marked by democratic strain, geopolitical instability and renewed questions of identity and solidarity. These challenges were the core focus of the April 16 Keough School of Global Affairs Dean's Forum on Global Affairs more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 28 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Global IFJ study exposes worldwide systemic surveillance of journalists * The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world's largest organisation of journalists, has launched a landmark investigative study on 28 April exposing how journalists across the globe are subject to a systemic infrastructure of control through increasingly sophisticated dig more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 28 -- BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Leverkusen, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12612386 B2, initially filed May 5, 2021) developed by fourteen inventors Peter Jeschke, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany; Martin Fuesslein, Duesseldorf, Germany; Hans-Georg Schwarz, Dorsten, Germany; Joachim Telser, Wuppertal, Germany; Yolanda Cancho Grande, Leverkusen, Germany; Alexander Arlt, Cologne, Germany; Steffen Mueller, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany; Ulrich Ebbinghaus-Kintscher, more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 28 -- BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Leverkusen, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12610949 B2, initially filed July 17, 2020) developed by twelve inventors Alexander Arlt, Cologne, Germany; Hans-Georg Schwarz, Dorsten, Germany; Yolanda Cancho Grande, Leverkusen, Germany; Martin Fuesslein, Duesseldorf, Germany; Peter Jeschke, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany; Ulrich Ebbinghaus-Kintscher, Dortmund, Germany; Marc Linka, Duesseldorf, Germany; Peter Loesel, Leverkusen, Germ more PT

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following opening statement from an April 22, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region": * * * Today, we continue our posture hearings with INDOPACOM and U.S. Forces Korea. As we meet, our adversaries are deepening their cooperation. China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are working together to challenge the United St more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 28, 2026: * * * Meeks Issues Statement Following King Charles' Joint Address to Congress Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following His Majesty King Charles III's Joint Address to Congress: "It was a great honor to serve on the escort committee for His Majesty  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: A Defeat for Putin is a Victory for America and for All Free People Around the World * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks at the House Committee on Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the FY 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Bill on his amendment to provide $500 million to support Ukraine. Below are videos and t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: * * * Middle East War to Spark Biggest Energy Price Surge in Four Years * Commodity prices forecast to rise by 16% this year, fueling inflation and slowing growth WASHINGTON, April 28, 2026 - Energy prices are projected to surge by 24% this year to their highest level since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as the war in the Middle East sends a severe shock through global commodity markets, according to the World more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, April 28 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Press conference - Parliament House, Canberra * ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Thanks for joining us. Today, Australia pauses to remember the 35 people whose lives and futures were stolen from them at Port Arthur 30 years ago. We think of everyone whose world was shattered by the loss of those innocent victims. We think of, and thank again, the first respon more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer: Let Us Be Mindful of the Signals We are Sending to Our Adversaries * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the House Committee on Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the FY 2027 National Security, Department of State Bill more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * Ranking Member Shaheen Welcomes King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed the visit of His Royal Highness King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States. "I warmly welcome King Charles  more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Roper Center announces 2026 student scholars advancing public opinion research The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research has announced its 2026 cohort of student scholars, supporting emerging researchers whose work advances the study of public opinion and its role in shaping policy and society.  The center appointed three Kohut Research Scholars and one W.E.B. Du Bois Research Scholar. The program supports  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Wyden Continues Inquiry into Treasury Mishandling Iran War Fallout as Bessent Dodges Key Questions Top Bessent Aide Previously Told Committee Staff that Treasury Failed to Plan for Economic Consequences of Trump's Iran War; Bessent's Response to Wyden's Initial Inquiry Did Not State Otherwise * Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Me more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * State, Foreign Operations Funding Bill Forfeits American Influence to Adversaries while President Trump Pursues Deadly, Costly War with Iran and Furthers the Cost-of-Living Crisis Today, the House Appropriations Committee passed on a party-line vote the Republicans' 2027 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs fund more PR

LONDON, England, April 28 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * The United Kingdom remains steadfast in its commitment to media freedom around the world: UK statement at the UN * Let me begin by congratulating the Department of Global Communications on its 80th anniversary. Amid a backdrop of heightened geopolitical tension and conflict, the need for facts and truth has never been more important. We are proud to support the Departmen more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * The West is worth saving, Boris Johnson tells Cornell students * From the Strait of Hormuz to university campuses, Americans and Europeans must stand together against autocratic regimes seeking to suppress freedom and prosperity, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a Cornell audience on April 27. "Things are bumpier and more difficult when we are divided and when we squabble, as we have done so o more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 28 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * Ukraine to get EIB guidance on advancing priority infrastructure projects in areas such as roads, railways and energy * * EIB to advise Ukraine on developing key infrastructure under the Ukraine FIRST project preparation initiative, jointly developed with the European Commission and the EBRD. * New advisory accord aims to turn large-scale infrastructure plans into projects ready for finan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following testimony by Brandon M. Williams, under secretary of Energy for nuclear security, and administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, from an April 22, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 29 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Expert explains why the war in the Middle East is making fertilizer more expensive One of the concerns that has come out of the Iran War is its impact on growing crops. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, about 30 percent of global fertilizer trade passed through the Strait of Hormuz in 2024. The ongoing conflict in that region has resulted in rising costs and concerns for food produce more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 27 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * The Yellow & Blue Podcast | Community, Careers and Cheese: Bel Brands and SDState | S2E5 Listen on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/70COt59RonBBbZgX407MkN?si=1WJMJCniRxa3KZVEmRB9ZQ&nd=1&dlsi=be233776fc034d5a) Bel Brands USA is making a major investment in Brookings, committing $200 million to expand its facility and double production of its iconic Babybel cheese. Production is increas more PR