SURREY, England, June 16 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Air cargo cautiously welcomes US-Iran peace deal By Damian Brett The tentative peace framework reached between the US and Iran has been welcomed by forwarders, but a return to pre-war operations and fuel prices could take time. The framework agreement is set to be signed in Geneva on Friday and should see the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, an essential artery for the transport of oil that has been closed since the start of fighting in February. The closure has  more PR

SURREY, England, June 16 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Cargolux digitalises flight information By Damian Brett Cargolux has partnered with Cathay Technologies to implement a digital flight folder solution as part of efforts to advance digital flight operations. The Electronic Flight Folder (EFF) solution digitises flight information, including flight plans, load sheets, and fuel data, into a single platform. The platform also includes ops chat, a communication tool embedded within the flight workflow for coordination  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by journalist, author and filmmaker David Axe: * * * Europe Isn't Ready for AI Drones Ukraine's campaign against supply lines through the so-called land bridge to Crimea are making Russia suffer. They're also a warning to an under-prepared Europe. - In a potentially decisive campaign that began this spring, Ukraine's enormous and growing drone force pivoted to medium-range strikes targeting what is arguably Russia's biggest weak more PR

SURREY, England, June 16 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * China Airlines launches cargo AI customer service bot By Damian Brett China Airlines has added an AI customer service assistant for its cargo business that aims to speed up the answering of customer queries. The Taiwan-hubbed carrier said the Cargo AI Customer Service can understand complex questions to provide cargo owners and shipping agents with around-the-clock support. The service is built using the latest "Agentic AI technology" and is connected with the air more PR

LONDON, England, June 15 [Category: International] -- Amnesty International issued the following news release: * * * Georgia: Authorities built coordinated system to crush dissent and entrench power * Georgia is undergoing one of the most serious erosions of human rights since independence, as the ruling party increasingly resorts to authoritarian practices to preserve its grip on power amid growing public discontent over its approach to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Georgia's relationship with the European Union, Amnesty Inte more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by journalist Giorgi Menabde in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Armenian Election Results Inspire Pro-Western Forces in Georgia Executive Summary: * Georgian officials congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his victory in the parliamentary elections in Armenia, expressing hope for strengthening Georgian-Armenian ties. * Many Georgians followed the Armenian elections with great attention, even excitement, as thes more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, June 15 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * Jesse Wente - writer, broadcaster, arts leader and advocate - receives U of T honorary degree * Over a nearly three-decade-long career, Jesse Wente has emphasized the power of the arts to set agendas, shape histories and build a better future. A broadcaster, writer and advocate for Indigenous rights and representation, Wente - who is Anishinaabe and an off-reserve member of Serpent River First Nation on the north shore of Lake Huron - has pushed Canada more PR

PARIS, France, June 15 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Police violence in France: a trial that must set an example for the protection of journalists * The trial of a member of the Motorised Anti-Violence Brigade (BRAV-M), charged with intentional violence by a public official against Pierre Tremblay, a videographer for the HuffPost news website, and the destruction of photojournalist Florian Poitout's equipment during a protest in July 2023, will open on 16 June at the Paris judicial court. Re more PR

PARIS, France, June 15 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Slovenia: RSF backs referendum to overturn law that threatens journalists' sources * Slovenians have started collecting signatures for a referendum to repeal a new law that extends the powers of parliamentary inquiry committees and weakens protection for journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) supports the initiative and calls on lawmakers to withhold from applying the law since it can be used to expose reporters' sources. Slovenian more PR