FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command tech assessment teams evaluate C-sUAS during Operation Sentinel Justice 26 * CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - As drone attacks continue to shape modern conflict from the Middle East to Eastern Europe, the Army Reserve is moving urgently to ensure its formations can detect, assess, and defeat unmanned threats as quickly as possible. More than 12,000 Army Reserve Soldiers are participating in Operational Sentine more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Brendan Hanrahan, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs, from a June 18, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to join you as the nominee for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. I appreciate the trust that President Trump and Secretary Rubio have placed in me  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 22, 2026, by freelance journalist Askold Krushelnycky: * * * American Conservatives Rally for Ukraine Europeans may not know it, but leading Republicans are continuing to lobby for Ukraine and make the argument that Russia is an enemy. - A conference in Washington, DC, on June 10 gathered participants from across the conservative political spectrum. The aim? To underline that Russia is an adversary of the US, and that supporting Ukraine i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 22, 2026, by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * Literal Bridge Building: Turkey and Armenia Amid tensions with Russia, Armenia is pursuing a full rapprochement with Turkey. - The last time Turkey's border with Armenia was open, Bill Clinton was the US president and Boris Yeltsin was his Russian counterpart. Jurassic  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement in Support of Darrell Owens's Nomination for U.S. Representative to the OSCE * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in support of the nomination of Darrell Owens to serve as U.S. Representative to the Organization f more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 22 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Czechia: EFJ condemns government's plan to abolish the licence fee for public service media * The Czech government plans to replace the licence fee with state budget funding for public service media from January 2027. The proposed funding levels would represent a significant real-terms cut, with no safeguards for the independence of the public service media, no prior consultation with the broadcasters, and insufficient time for public and p more PR

LONDON, England, June 23 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * Defence Secretary's Dan Jarvis MBE MP speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference * Almost a fortnight - time flies when you're having fun. Thank you, Conference. My foremost responsibility is to our service personnel. As I speak, members of our armed forces are deployed on dozens of operations across the globe in every domain. All are serving at an increasingly dangerous moment in history. It's now my duty to make sure that we rise to meet that mo more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 23 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * Faculty Experts to Kick Off 'Understanding the World' Lecture Series on Thursday * University of Toledo faculty will share expert insights into international relations in a free, public lecture series beginning this week at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. Understanding the World, presented by the Toledo Library and UToledo's Judith Herb College of Arts, Social Sciences and Education, aims to explore international events that are transforming our wor more PR

RENO, Nevada, June 23 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news: * * * From a single patient to global impact * In laboratories at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), a rare disease that many people have never heard of is driving globally significant discoveries -changing how it's diagnosed, studied and, one day, treated. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common types of muscular dystrophy. It causes gradual muscle weakness, typically starting in the face, shoulders and u more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by senior fellow Liselotte Odgaard to 9DashLine: * * * NATO and the IP4: Caught Between Ambition and Restraint As NATO prepares for its upcoming summit in Ankara in July 2026, debates over the scope of the alliance's global partnerships -- particularly with the Indo-Pacific Four (IP4), comprising Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea -- have gained renewed urgency. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by Keystone Defense Initiative Director Rebeccah L. Heinrichs to Fox News: * * * Ukraine Is Advancing. Now Is the Perfect Time for Trump to Strengthen NATO Troop withdrawals from Germany and canceled deployments to Romania risk rewarding Russian threats, not deterring them. - The Iran war has understandably been the focus of international attention. But Russia's war agai more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on June 23, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow Church's Loss in Lithuania Threatens Its Survival in Belarus Executive Summary: * The Orthodox Church has two competing power centers: the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. The Constantinople church just achieved a small victory by enthroning a bishop  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on June 23, 2026, by Alex Horobets, a PhD candidate at the Institute of History of Ukraine, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia's War Economy Driving Corruption Arrests in Defense Sector Executive Summary: * In May, the Russian authorities placed Dmitry Semizorov, deputy general director of Uralvagonzavod, Russia's largest tank manufacturer, and Alexander Gavrilov, general director of the Krasnoyarsk-based Krasmash plant, the sole producer of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on June 22, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Ukrainian Strikes Expose Russia's Weakness Amid Growing Pressure for Compromise Executive Summary: * The June 17 and 18 Ukrainian strikes on Moscow's Kapotnya refinery undermined the readiness of the Russian public to accept the Kremlin's narrative about its steady march to victory, raising doubts about Russia more PR

LONDON, England, June 23 -- Kingston University London issued the following news: * * * Kingston University academic shortlisted for national award for Kingston Council-backed project supporting migrant communities A senior lecturer in pharmacy and public health from Kingston University has been shortlisted for a University Alliance Award for her work supporting migrant and refugee communities to integrate into life within the borough. Dr Ghada Elkhoury was named a finalist in the Regional Impact category of the annual higher education awa more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 23 -- PLUTO INC., West Hollywood, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12666098 B2, initially filed Feb. 11, 2025) developed by seven inventors Spencer Shanson, Menlo Park, California; Pavlo Kalmykov Vasilievich, Kharkov Oblast, Ukraine; Jonathan Michael Jesperson, West Hollywood, California; Adrian Chiu, West Hollywood, California; Bryan Randall Fish, West Hollywood, California; Jonathan Jovan Gwiazda, Carlsbad, California; and Sonia Priya Hashim, Saratoga, California, for "Methods and systems for generatin more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 23 -- NICE LTD, Ra'anana, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12664161 B1, initially filed June 25, 2025) developed by three inventors Semyon Kleinerman, Netanya, Israel; Peter Lifshits, Kedumim, Israel; and Pavlo Osikovskyi, Gnivan, Ukraine, for "Methods to fine tune simple query language generation from natural language input." more PT

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 23 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO delivers training for Ukraine's public affairs teams * For the first time (3 June 2026), NATO led a public affairs training course for personnel from Ukrainian security and defence institutions. The course was as part of a multi-year strategic communications project funded through the NATO Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine (CAP). Joint training with NATO is intended to help Ukraine enhance its communications efforts by sharing standard practices and tools. more PR

BONN, Germany, June 23 -- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change issued the following news: * * * Secretary-General's special address at London Climate Action Week * The below remarks were delivered by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at London Climate Action Week on 23 June 2026. Dear friends, Thank you for your warm welcome - and Michael Bloomberg, thank you for your kind words - and for your longstanding and outstanding leadership on climate action. You are helping turn ambition into real progress for peopl more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 23 -- WACOM CO., LTD., Saitama, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12663887 B2, initially filed July 15, 2025) developed by Viktor Kremin, Lviv, Ukraine, and Andriy Ryshtun, Lviv, Ukraine, for "Stylus to host synchronization using a magnetic field." more PT

SYRACUSE, New York, June 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell's National Security Management Course Prepares Military Leaders From international law to executive power, Maxwell's national security studies program tackles the defining security questions of the moment. Cort Ruddy The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs' National Security Management (NSM) course recently brought together 40 high-ranking officers, noncommissioned officers and civilian officials from the U.S. defense establishment for  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 23 -- NICE LTD., Ra'anana, Israel has been assigned a patent (No. US 12665968 B2, initially filed June 26, 2024) developed by three inventors Viktor Lesko, Vinnytsia, Ukraine; Vitalii Rozbyiholova, Zarvantsi, Ukraine; and Pavlo Osikovskyi, Gnivan, Ukraine, for "Total screen recording system and methods." more PT

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, June 19 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Expert comment: Bank of England holds interest rates In response to the Bank of England yesterday holding interest rates at 3.75%, University of Salford macroeconomic experts, Dr Tony Syme and Dr Charles Nimoh, share their thoughts. Dr Tony Syme, macroeconomic expert at the University of Salford, comments: "For the fourth time in a row, the Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75%, and for once that is the right call. "Two of the nine more PR

COVENTRY, England, June 23 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick hosts leading international conference on the future of lifelong learning and celebrates sector award success * The University of Warwick has hosted the UALL-SCUTREA 2026 Conference, bringing together international delegates to discuss the future of lifelong learning, while Warwick's Centre for Lifelong Learning received a sector award for excellence. The annual UALL-SCUTREA 2026 Conference brought together higher education leaders, re more PR

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, June 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Westinghouse Announces Department of Energy Partnership to Jumpstart Large-Scale Nuclear Supply Chain * Washington, D.C., June 23, 2026 - Westinghouse Electric Company announced today its intention to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) on the American Nuclear Supply Chain Loans. The program will enable investment in nuclear supply chains and accelerate depl more PR

COVENTRY, England, June 23 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * What can business leaders learn from AI regulation in Ukraine? * The use of AI in the workplace is moving faster than most organisations can govern it. The challenge is not only technological speed but also organisational diffusion. AI is spreading through everyday software, employee experimentation, vendor platforms, and department-level decisions before many companies have agreed on who is responsible, what uses are acceptable, or ho more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Ukraine's Defense Arsenal Using Seized Russian Sovereign Assets * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Seized Assets for Battlefield Equipment and Readiness (SABER) Act, legislation that would amend current law to allow Ukraine to purc more PR