LONDON, England, July 9 -- The British Department for Energy Security and Net Zero issued the following news release with Member of Parliament Ed Miliband: * * * Sizewell B power plant given lifetime extension to 2055 Sizewell B power plant given 20 year lifetime extension to continue operating until 2055. From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, The Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP and Lord Vallance * Sizewell B nuclear power station to continue operating until 2055, powering millions of homes with clean, home more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 10, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Volodymyr Dubovyk: * * * A Burning Russia Warms Ukrainian Hearts It's momentum that gives Ukrainians hope. Every attack on the infrastructure facilitating Russia's war is greeted as a step forward. - For many outside observers, momentum in war is measured by red and blue arrows moving across screens, or towns changing hands, where advances are counted in kilometers. Yet from Ukraine, where front lin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by journalist and political scientist Barbara von Ow-Freytag: * * * From Theater to Stage: Ukraine Reintegrates its Citizen Soldiers Ukraine is helping veterans build their new lives, including through the dramatic retelling of their stories. - Dmytro Ilin, a jewelry business manager, joined the army immediately after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Just months later, he suffered severe head injuries and PTSD in a  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 10, 2026, by Maciej Bukowski, fellow with the Tech Policy Program: * * * Poland and Ukraine Enter a Danger Zone The past is very much alive in Eastern and Central Europe. Politicians must take care, or the consequences could be grim. - A truce is nigh. That, in a nutshell, captured the mood behind the pitch of the consultants, financiers, contractors, and political expediters who flocked to Gdansk for the 2026 Ukraine Recovery Conference  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 10, 2026, by Communications and Information Systems Director Michael Newton: * * * Russia Must Remain the Pariah of World Sports Russia has proved time and again it doesn't believe in fair play, preferring to cheat at every turn. Vladimir Putin's sportswashing cannot be allowed. - The soccer World Cup is nearing its climax, but the geopolitics of international sports are only just heating up. The executive board of the International Olymp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 10, 2026, by Oleksandr Shulga, head of the Institute for Conflict Studies and Analysis of Russia: * * * The End of Pretense: War Comes Home to Russians It is hard to gauge public opinion where dissent is outlawed, but Russians' growing concern about the war in Ukraine suggests discontent. - War has once again become the top concern cited by Russian citizens when asked to name the most pressing issues facing the country. In a May survey, t more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 11 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by policy analyst Juraj Majcin: * * * NATO delivers in Ankara, but the Alliance's European shift is just beginning NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte dubbed the summit in Ankara a "delivery summit". In many ways, it lived up to that description. It did not remove the political uncertainty surrounding US President Donald Trump's approach to NATO. However, it acknowledged that Europeans and Canadians were shaping their renewed commitment to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by Keystone Defense Initiative Director Rebeccah L. Heinrichs to the Daily Wire: * * * Trump's Hardball With NATO Gets Results In Ankara The partnership enters a stronger, more allied era. - In contrast to the opening meeting in Ankara, yesterday was a good -- even excellent -- day for President Donald Trump and NATO. And that means a bad day for Russia' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 10, 2026, by Mamie Powers, managing editor of Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia's Fuel Shortages Strike Russians at Home Executive Summary: * Russia is experiencing more fuel shortages as Ukraine focuses strikes on Russian oil refineries in Moscow and is able to reach targets nearly 2,500 kilometers (1,553 miles) inside Russia. * Officials in Russia are beginning discussions with other countries, including India, about importing oil and claim that the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by Tatiana Vorozhko, contributing editor at the Reckoning Project, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moving Past 'Spirit of Anchorage' Could Spur More Realistic Negotiations Executive Summary: * Russia continues to demand that Kyiv cede the Ukrainian-controlled parts of its Donetsk oblast, promoting the "spirit of Anchorage" to allege that the United States informally accepted Russian control of the entire Donbas region, which co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by John 'Jack' Hruby, vice president of strategy and outreach at PerceptView, Boise, Idaho, from a June 17, 2026, hearing entitled "250 Years of Main Street: Retail to Research": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit this written statement for the record in connection with the Committee's hearing titled "250 Years of Main Street: Retail more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, July 10 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * PPE, Medical Aid Reaches DRC Health Workers on Ebola Frontlines * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 436 shipments of requested medical aid to 46 U.S. states and territories and 20 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 17 million defined daily doses of medication Medications and supplies shipped this week included treatments for rare and chronic diseases, respiratory and mental health medications, personal prote more PR

LONDON, England, July 11 (TNSrpt) -- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors posted the following news release: * * * RICS: UK housing market remains subdued, but downturn shows signs of easing UK Residential Survey June 2026 - The UK housing market continued to show weak momentum in June, although the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Residential Market Survey signals that the recent downturn may be easing. RICS members expressed ongoing concerns about the impact of inflation, the cost of living, domestic pol more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of her meeting on July 9, 2026, with Hungarian civil society groups and senior government officials in Budapest, including Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Anita Orban: * * * READOUT: Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Durbin, Representative Turner Travel to Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 7/3/2026-7/10/2026 [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) met with local officials and residents in Torrington, Bristol, Salisbury, Harwinton, Plainville, and Southington to tour damage from this week's storms. "Storm damage devastated areas of Torrington. I visited some of the worst with Gov Lamont. We'll be fighting for federal aid," wrote Blumenthal on Twitter/X. "Bristol's team has  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * U.K.: Pass Genocide Determination Bill * (LONDON, July 10, 2026)-The U.K. Parliament should pass the Genocide Determination Bill, which would create a formal legal pathway for British courts to make preliminary determinations on genocide or the serious risk of genocide abroad, Fortify Rights said today. The House of Lords is scheduled to hold the bill's Second Reading on July 17. Introduced by Lo more PR

BUFFALO, New York, July 9 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB announces 2026-27 Distinguished Speakers Series lineup Graphic showing head shots of the four presenters as part of this year's Distinguished Speakers Series.  From left, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Liz Cheney, Moogega Cooper and Ella Al-Shamahi are the presenters in the 2026-27 UB Distinguished Speakers Series. By Douglas Sitler BUFFALO, N.Y. - The University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series returns for 202 more PR

VIENNA, Austria, July 10 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on July 9, 2026: * * * Ukraine: IPI condemns court ban against investigation by Slidstvo.Info Pre-publication ban stands out as unprecedented form of censorship against independent reporting - The IPI global network today raises serious alarm over the ruling by a court in Kyiv which pre-emptively banned the publication of a joint investigation by Ukrainian independent outlet Slidstvo.Info and the Anti-Corruption Action Centre (CPK), a Ukrainian NGO. Th more PR