WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- American University issued the following news: * * * The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Geopolitics of Europes Critical Minerals Dependence As European dependence on critical minerals deepens, the pursuit of supply chain resilience increasingly exposes contradictions between geopolitical imperatives and normative commitments to ethical and sustainable resource governance. By Emerson Katz Europe's Mineral Dependence and the DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) occupies a central position within t more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * Andy Burnham Must Urgently Stand Up to China * By Benedict Rogers in The Spectator Since becoming prime minister just three weeks ago, Andy Burnham has focused on two key words: 'hope' and 'justice'. And yet, in a world riven by conflict, persecution and repression, he has so far had little to say on how those aspirations will translate into action in foreign policy. The fact that the first forei more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news release: * * * Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results * Revenue in the second quarter of $319.7 million, a 130% increase compared to the same period of 2025, ahead of consensus street expectations * Net Income was $14.3 million in the second quarter, compared to a net loss of $58.5 million in the same period of 2025, ahead of consens more PR

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Aug. 10 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Conduent Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results and Advances Transformation Priorities * Key Q2 2026 Highlights * Signed divestitures expected to generate $234M in gross proceeds * Revenue: $531M from Continuing Operations * Pre-tax Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations: $(57)M * Adj. EBITDA from Continuing Operations(1) : $16M * Adj. EBITDA Margin from Contin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Urge Lithuanian Leaders to Continue Bold Support for Taiwan in Joint Letter * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), and Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus sent a joint letter to the Honorable Mindaugas Sinkevicius, Prime Minister of Lithuania; Honorable Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania; Honorable Juozas  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 10, 2026, by Director Philip Luck and research intern Brad Spicher, both of the Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business: * * * What Happens if Congress Codifies Russia Sanctions? The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 gives Congress its best opportunity since 2017 to reassert a role in Russia sanctions policy. The act will move to the House of Representatives in the coming weeks after b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs, McCaul Lead Bipartisan Sanctions Effort to Cut Off the Lifelines Sustaining Putin's War * Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act targets Russia's banks, energy revenues, shadow fleet, and global enablers while strengthening the path to a just and lasting peace WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and a longtime leader in Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Brent D. Sadler, senior research fellow of naval warfare and advanced technology at the Heritage Foundation Allison Center for National Security, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * There is a comprehensive contest playing out today with China. This societal, economic, and military contest has only in recent years been acknowledged in W more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement After Introducing Bipartisan Russia Sanctions Bill in the U.S. House of Representatives * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after joining Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) to introduce the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in the U.S. House of Representatives, which requires a package of sanctions and financial restrictions that wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, McCaul, Colleagues Introduce the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) introduced the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026alongside 16 of their colleagues. This legislation -which honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on the bill for more than a year and se more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 10 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * Intel Announces Proposed $15 Billion Common Stock Offering * SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 10, 2026 - Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) today announced a $15 billion underwritten public offering of common stock. Why Now Customers continue to signal a strong and sustainable demand environment, driven by unprecedented investment in AI  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, McCaul, Hoyer, Wilson, Colleagues Introduce the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 * Toledo, OH - Today, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * McCaul, Hoyer, Colleagues Introduce the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 * WASHINGTON - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) introduced the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 alongside 16 of their colleagues. This legislation -which honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on the bill for more than more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Aug. 10 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Students Reflect on the 2026 UN Intensive Summer Seminar * The 2026 United Nations Intensive Summer Seminar brought together 30 students and professionals from 12 countries for a week of conversations about the challenges, possibilities and future of multilateral cooperation. The seminar attracted participants with a wide range of academic, professional and cultural backgrounds, including undergraduate and graduate students as well as mid-career prof more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 10 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following commentary by professor and political scientist Stefan Wolff: * * * What it means to be asked: Reflections on a mission to Ukraine Professor Stefan Wolff writes about his recent OSCE fact-finding mission to Ukraine & his findings of increased indoctrination of Ukrainian children by Russia. - On 9 July, I sat in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Permanent Council plenary meeting in the Hofburg in Vienna and, alongside two colleagu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner, McCaul, Colleagues Introduce the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Missouri) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) introduced the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 alongside 16 of their colleagues. This legislation -which honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on the bill for  more PR

MONROVIA, California, Aug. 11 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * Attacks on humanitarian workers surge under new armed conflict tactics, leaving children without life saving aid Ahead of World Humanitarian Day, World Vision calls for greater protection and accountability as new conflict tactics threaten aid workers, humanitarian access and children's survival. - London/Geneva - A child should not have to know the sound of a military drone. Yet for millions of children living through conflict, the buzz  more PR