LOS ANGELES, California, July 21 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation issued the following news: * * * AHF Expands to Kyiv With Its Second HIV Clinic in Ukraine * AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Ukraine has opened the first Test & Treat Clinic for HIV in Kyiv, marking another milestone in the organization's continued expansion of free HIV services amid an ongoing war. "The opening of the Test & Treat Clinic in Kyiv marks another important step toward ensuring that HIV services are fast, accessible, and free from stigma," said Dr. Yaroslava  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins 60+ Senate Colleagues in Leading Sanctions Package Holding Russia Accountable, Honoring Senator Lindsey Graham * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Darline Graham (R-S.C.), and 59 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026. The legislation aims to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for sup more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Returns from Leading European CODEL to Examine Regional Security Challenges Tied to Russian Threats * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, returned earlier this month from leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Belgium, Moldova, Ukraine, Sweden, and Austria. CODEL Budd, which occurred prior to the 2026 North Atlantic Tre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 20, 2026, by Daniel Gaffin, program officer for congressional engagement and strategic partnership: * * * Congress: The Age of Exquisite Defense Is Ending Congress has understood that lessons from Ukraine must be incorporated into US defense planning and programs. - Lawmakers are rethinking how legislation, funding, and oversight can help the Pentagon build a US military capable of adapting to 21st-century warfare. Russia's 2022 full-sca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Sanction Russia, Honor Senator Graham's Legacy * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined more than 60 of his Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. This bill was made possible by an agreement negotiated by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and the White House prior to Sen. Graham's passing: "S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works to Hold Russian Oil Purchasers Accountable * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her Senate colleagues and Senator Darline Graham Nordone (R-S.C.) to introduce the Senator Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. The legislation would impose primary and secondary sanctions on Russia and those supporting its war in Uk more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following commentary by Senior Director Benedict Rogers to The Telegraph: * * * The West Must Heed the Warning from Taiwan: China is Threatening Global Freedom Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te has told his people to defend their democracy and resist any attempt to force the island to become part of China. Speaking to the annual conference of his Democratic People's Party (DPP), Mr Lai - elected two years ago - warned of the "re more PR

NEW YORK, July 21 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following fact sheet: * * * The UN Funding Crisis and Human Rights Work The United Nations General Assembly took a crucial step on June 30, 2026, towards easing the world body's deepening liquidity crisis by amending a longstanding rule that would have required it to refund member state contributions it had never actually received. The UN's liquidity shortfall has forced its leadership to lay off thousands of staff and cut back on lifesaving human rights, humanita more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: International] -- In a joint statement released on International Justice Day in New York, Human Rights Watch alongside over 100 civil society organizations, legal experts and former diplomats urged the administration to withdraw its campaign aimed at disabling the International Criminal Court. The coalition warned that efforts to intimidate the court or pressure state parties break promises to atrocity victims and erode confidence in the international legal system. They reaffirmed that no nation or individual is more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Emeritus McCaul on Fox News Sunday * WASHINGTON - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) joined Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss the latest on efforts to pass tough Russian sanctions, operations in Iran, and the SAVE America Act.Click to watch Excerpts from the interview: On Senator Graham's Russian sanctions bill and Ukraine's current momentum: "...Nothing would honor Lindsey's more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on July 20, 2026, by Vasif Huseynov, senior fellow at the Center of Analysis of International Relations and an adjunct lecturer at Khazar University in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * European Commission President Visits Armenia Executive Summary: * On July 2, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Yerevan as part of her South Caucasus tour, meeting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss the Arme more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on July 20, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Ukraine Ramps Up Drone Strikes in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea Executive Summary: * Ukraine has expanded its medium and long-range drone strike campaign from isolating Crimea to targeting Russian maritime logistics in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea, increasing pressure on Moscow's military supply routes, naval more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, originally introduced by Sen. Darline Graham, R-South Carolina, on July 16, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to impose comprehensive sanctions against the Russian Federation, targeting its government officials, financial institutions, and various economic sectors in response to ongoing geopolitical tensions and military actions. The bill outlines an extensive framework of sanctions designed to diminish Russian govern more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on July 20, 2026, by senior research staffer Cullen S. Hendrix: * * * El Nino could drag down the global economy by almost $700 billion or $3 trillion--and the choice is ours The US National Weather Service has announced the arrival of an El Nino, the warm phase the Central Pacific warming and cooling cycle that affects weather across the globe. The odds favor a "very strong" or (more colloquially) Super El Nino. The El Nino Southern Osc more PR

LONDON, England, July 20 -- The office of British Prime Minister issued the following news release: * * * PM call with the President of the European Commission: 20 July 2026 * The Prime Minister spoke to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, this afternoon. The Prime Minister thanked the President for her warm congratulations, adding that he was looking forward to working closely with President von der Leyen and her team. Building a closer and ambitious relationship was key to delivery in both the UK and Europe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSLrpt) -- 2026 SHIELD Working Group Report to the Governor - A report from Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Strategic Hub for Innovation, Exchange and Leadership in Defense Working Group - July 2026 (48 pages) Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Introduction ... 5 The SHIELD Initiative ... 7 SHIELD Ecosystem Engagement ... 10 A New Era for the Massachusetts Defense and National Security Ecosystem ... 12 Immediate Next Steps - The Critical Path for SHIELD ... 14 SHIELD Findings ... 17 The Federal and State Ba more ST

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 20 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * Request for assistance by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: emergency response * The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has issued a request for international assistance via NATO's emergency response mechanism, the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre. Download full details of the Request for international assistance by Ukraine *** Original text here: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/articles/news/2026/07/20/request-for-assistance-by more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute posted the following news: * * * SEI and the U.S. Department of State Help Define National Ukrainian Digital Defense Strategy * July 20, 2026- In collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, a team from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) partnered this spring with officials from Ukraine to develop a chief information security officers (CISOs) academy to better train members of the Ukrainian national government's cyber workforce. Partic more PR