AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 14 -- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) issued the following joint letter with 130 organizations: * * * Joint letter: A just and equitable critical minerals future Towards a new era of fair, rights-respecting and accountable mineral governance - On 14 July, the UN Secretary-General will meet in New York with Member States, the private sector, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples to advance international cooperation on critical energy transition minerals. This high-level meeting i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary on July 13, 2026, by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * Iranian Vigil for Graham Outside Embassy Iranians held a candlelight vigil in London outside the U.S. embassy to honor South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away on Saturday evening at 71 after serving four full terms in the U.S. Senate. The longtime Republican Congressman was a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and was known for his foreign policy acumen. As reported by more PR

NAPLES, Italy, July 13 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: * * * CTF 68 Holds Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony * ROTA, Spain - Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68 held a combined change of command and retirement ceremony at Naval Station Rota, July 10, 2026, which marked the transfer of leadership from Capt. Jeremy Wheat to Capt. Leslie Slootmaker and celebrated Wheat's retirement after 26 years of naval service.  "It's been an honor to serve alongside the women and men of CTF 68," said  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On The Passing Of Senator Lindsey Graham * July 12, 2026 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC): "I was with Lindsey last week at the NATO Summit in Turkiye. At a private dinner at the Ambassador's residence, he was working every Senator on a strategy to end the war in Ukraine. Typical Lindsey. "Lindsey was more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 14 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on July 13, 2026, by senior visiting fellow Chris Kremidas-Courtney: * * * Europe may be closer to deterrence than it realises Wars in 2026 are priced in pain tolerance. Russia has discovered this in Ukraine, the US in the Persian Gulf, and Israel in its own neighbourhood. The same dynamic that is making military power less decisive also means European deterrence is closer to its grasp. - Are wars still winnable? Russia has been unable to prevail in a more PR

NAPLES, Italy, July 13 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: * * * Exercise Sea Breeze 26-2 Opens with Focus on Interoperability as a Combat Capability * Portland, United Kingdom - Exercise Sea Breeze 26-2 kicked off in Portland, United Kingdom, today. Naval forces from Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkiye, NATO Maritime Allied Command (NATOMARCOM), Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and The United States are all participating.  The secon more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Foundation for Defense of Democracies submitted a public comment letter underscoring the need for the U.S. Department of Defense to enhance its oversight of defense contractors and subcontractors amid an anticipated expansion of defense spending. The organization highlights how opaque corporate ownership, particularly through shell companies, poses serious risks including procurement fraud, theft of technology, and foreign adversary infiltration of the defense industrial base. The foundation's analysis points to past more ST

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Walkinshaw's Bipartisan Bill to Honor Gerry Connolly Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman James R. Walkinshaw's (VA-11) bipartisan legislation to name a United States Postal Service facility in Fairfax, Virginia in honor of the late Congressman Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, whose decades of public service transformed Northern Virginia and inspired generations of public servants. The legislation designates the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Emeritus McCaul on ABC's "This Week" * WARSAW, Poland - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) joined Martha Raddatz on ABC's "This Week" in the wake of Sen. Lindsey Graham's passing to honor his legacy and enduring friendship. McCaul was interviewed from Warsaw, Poland, following his own trip to Ukraine, where he visited with Ukrainian troops near the front lines of the war and receiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 13, 2026, by journalist Giorgi Menabde in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Georgia Weighs Diplomatic Cost of Mourning Khamenei Executive Summary: * Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili traveled to Tehran on July 3 to attend the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. * The visit has divided Georgia's political class, with critics arguing that the delegation's rank and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 13, 2026, by strategic policy specialist Maksym Beznosiuk in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia Expands Youth Militarization (Part One) Executive Summary: * Russia is expanding military training in schools, increasing basic military instruction in grades 6-11 as of September 1 and adding drone and artificial intelligence training to prepare students for military service. The Kremlin is also introducing a class on the "Spiritual and Mora more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on July 13, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia's Virtual Retreat in War Against Ukraine is Accelerating Executive Summary: * Perceptions of Russia's war against Ukraine are shifting, as the impression of stalemate gives way to Ukraine's growing military-technological edge and Moscow's visible strategic drift. * The North Atlantic Treaty Organizatio more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition * We, the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom recognizing the growing threat posed by ballistic missiles and the increasing importance of defence capabilities for the security of the European continent, announce today the initiation of the establishment of a purely defensive  more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 -- London Business School posted the following news: * * * Dean Sergei Guriev: Pressure is mounting on Russia despite battlefield stalemate * Professor Sergei Guriev, Dean of London Business School, has said Russia is facing mounting economic and political pressure despite the war in Ukraine remaining largely at a military stalemate. Speaking to CNBC's Europe Early Edition, Professor Guriev argued that while Russia's economy is unlikely to collapse, the Kremlin is increasingly being forced to divert resources towar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following statement on July 12, 2026, by Chairman Emeritus Cindy McCain on the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina: * * * "My heart is broken. Lindsey was one of my dearest friends, a brother in service, and a cherished member of our 'Three Amigos.' Through the years, we shared countless conversations, challenges, laughs, and memories that I will carry with me forever. I am grateful beyond words for his friendship and for the privilege of serving alongside  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Statement on the Sudden Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the news of the passing of Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. "I am shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Senator Graham. We shared a strong interest in defending Ukraine and, to the surprise of many, in c more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 13 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO Secretary General attends meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris * On Monday (13 July 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attended a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris. The meeting was co-chaired by the President of France Emmanuel Macron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer, together with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. They were joined by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Secretary General stresse more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on the Death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the sudden passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC): "I send my condolences to the people of South Carolina and the extended Graham family on the sudden loss of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. Lindsey and I did not see eye to eye on many more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Refugee charity cuts jobs after drop in core income sources * A prominent refugee charity has cut almost a fifth of its jobs after seeing a drop in its core income sources. Refugee Action confirmed this week that 20 people from its 93-strong workforce left the charity, some through voluntary redundancy, after a restructure which ended in May this yea more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * UK and EU strike Russian cyber networks with new sanctions * * New sanctions target the Russian state's persistent and increasingly reckless attempts to sow chaos and division across Europe. * UK and EU hit back with first joint cyber sanctions package, as they attribute Russia's cyber-attack on Poland. * UK sanctions and exposes Russian state and cybercriminal proxies carrying out malicious attacks across Europe and  more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * UK leads Europe with contracts for low-cost air defence systems * * The Ministry of Defence has awarded PS3.16 million to three suppliers to develop low-cost interceptors designed to shoot down drones. * The programme is part of a five-nation European effort to counter large-scale drone and missile threats. * Contracts will support jobs across SMEs based in Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Bristol and Stevenage. The Ministry of Defence has awarded more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, July 13 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Undersea Leaders Exchange Bold Ideas at 38th Submarine Technology Symposium * As undersea warfare enters a more contested and fast-moving era, leaders across the U.S. Navy, allied nations, industry, and academia are racing to rethink how submarines fight, adapt, and survive. That urgency drove discussions at the 38th annual Submarine Technology Symposium (STS), held May 5-7 at the Johns Hopkins Ap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Releases Outstanding DOJ Oversight Requests Ahead of Nomination Hearing of Todd Blanche Whitehouse's letter from last month has yet to receive any response Unanswered questions relate to DOJ's cushy treatment of Ghislaine Maxwell, Patel's private jet use, changes to bend the justice system to Trump -  U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released a letter sent in l more PR