WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- American University issued the following news: * * * AUWCL's Dean Emeritus, Professor Claudio Grossman Discusses Human Rights and International Law in Ukraine at the European Parliament By Gabriel J. Ortiz Crespo On June 30, 2026, American University Washington College of Law Dean Emeritus and Academy on Human Rights Co-Chair, Professor Claudio Grossman, spoke on a panel at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels addressing the human rights situation in Ukraine since the 2022 invasion led by Russia. The event more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 31, 2026, by Director Benjamin Jensen and research intern Tobias Oestreich, both of the Futures Lab. Jensen is also a senior fellow at the CSIS Defense and Security Department. * * * Winning the Salvo Competition: How to Rebuild the Air and Missile Defense Industrial Base Large salvos of missiles and drones define modern war. Nightly attacks in Ukraine and recent missile exchanges in the Middle East show that the military balanc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Leaders Release Statement Urging White House Not to Wait to Restart Stalled Russia Sanctions * Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Richard Neal (D-Mass.-01), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2026, with four democratic leaders: * * * Democratic Leaders Release Statement Urging White House Not to Wait to Restart Stalled Russia Sanctions U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representatives Don Beyer (D-V more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 2 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on Aug. 31, 2026, by economist Jose E. Leandro and senior visiting fellow Paul Taylor: * * * How to finance Europe's defence surge European countries need to raise at least an additional Euros1 trillion to meet their NATO commitment to raise core defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 and an additional 1.5% for defence-related infrastructure and resilience. While some allies are racing ahead, several major European nations are falling behind because of  more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 1 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Global Partnerships Bring New Students and Scholars to U of A The U of A is welcoming a new class of sponsored and exchange students, as well as visiting scholars, to campus this fall. A total of 34 students - 16 sponsored students, 16 inbound exchange students and two visiting scholars - are beginning their academic journey at the U of A this semester. Sponsored students are international students who receive financial support from governments,  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- PLAYTIKA LTD, Herzeliya, Israel has been assigned a patent (No. US 12722082 B1, initially filed July 31, 2025) developed by seven inventors Sonya Novosolov, RaAnana, Israel; Ofer Zvi Klein, Herzlia, Israel; Danielle Chriqui Yastrov, Tel Aviv, Israel; Amit Stoler, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Maor Goldstein, Zoran, Israel; Vasyl Kuznetsov, Lityn, Ukraine; and Mykola Vasylovych Tytko, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, for "Graphical user interface for online games." more PT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Sept. 1, 2026, by visiting senior fellow Tsiporah Fried to Atlantico: * * * North Korean Missiles Expose Europe's Industrial Weakness in Air and Missile Defense In a war of attrition, Russia is drawing on North Korea to saturate Ukrainian defenses. By combining mass with international cooperation, Moscow is seeking to exhaust Western interceptor stocks before Europe and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Aug. 30, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow Paul Sracic to the Washington Examiner: * * * Energy, Infrastructure, and America's Hidden Arms Race with China In early 2022, China launched the Eastern Data and Western Compute initiative, a cornerstone of President Xi Jinping's long-standing ambition to establish Chinese dominance in artificial intelligence. The logic behin more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Mihra Rittmann, senior advisor for Central Asia: * * * Defrocked Priest's Case Goes to Trial in Kazakhstan Adequate Medical Care Lacking in Pretrial Detention - The case of Vladimir (Yakov) Vorontsov, a Russian Orthodox priest from Kazakhstan who was defrocked in 2024 over apparent retaliation for independent religious activity and public criticism of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, is scheduled to go to trial on September 11. But  more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, Aug. 31 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat posted the following news release: * * * International exchange on human rights: One week, many perspectives * What do human rights mean in different social and cultural contexts? And what are the different scientific perspectives on the current challenges? These were the questions considered by 24 Bachelor's students from five central and eastern European countries in the summer school "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Rights" held at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Er more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is giving interested parties through the end of September 2026 to request administrative reviews of antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders, findings and suspended investigations with September anniversary dates. Under the notice, parties may request reviews under ITA regulations for individual producers or exporters covered by an order or finding. Requests involving multiple companies should include an appendix listing the companies alpha more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- SNAP INC., Santa Monica, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12725350 B2, initially filed July 11, 2024) developed by three inventors Gleb Dmukhin, Kyiv, Ukraine; Egor Nemchinov, London, United Kingdom; and Yurii Volkov, Kyiv, Ukraine, for "Light estimation using neural networks." more PT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- LN9PU5M2YZN5, Lviv, Ukraine, won a federal contract award for $22,254 from the Department of State for all other business support services. Contract Award Number: 19UP3026P0786; NAICS Code: 561499; Product Service Code (PSC): X1ab; Solicitation Number: 19UP3026P0786; NONE - No Set aside used more CTR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * MICC senior leaders advance transformation at annual acquisition training * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -Senior contracting leaders from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) gathered in San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 25-28 to share operational lessons that strengthen Army readiness and examine how the command will adapt and thrive as the Army transforms. The fiscal year 2026 Senior Contracting Off more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- New York University issued the following news: * * * NYU Creates Ukrainian Studies Initiative University joins international academic network backed by Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska - New York University has established a Ukrainian Studies initiative, which will include academic programming and certification, a webinar series, and participation in the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies--an academic network launched by Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine. "NYU's academic offerings, its global presence, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide Critical Munitions to Ukraine * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce a bipartisan bill to provide critical munitions to Ukraine. The Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine's Defense Act would boost Ukrainian defense by enabling the timely and consistent delivery of high-volume, low-tech munitions Ukraine needs to defend itself against Russian aggression. The bill woul more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- OCCIPITAL, INC., Denver, Colorado has been assigned a patent (No. US 12725371 B2, initially filed May 28, 2024) developed by sixteen inventors Daniil Osokin, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation; Oleg Kazmin, Moscow Region, Russian Federation; Gleb Krivovyaz, Moscow, Russian Federation; Anton Yakubenko, Boulder, Colorado; Ivan Malin, Moscow, Russian Federation; Sergii Dubrovskyi, Kharkov, Ukraine; Dmitry Retinskiy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation; Tatiana Khanova, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation; Anna Pet more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- VIMEO.COM, INC., New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12726675 B2, initially filed Dec. 7, 2023) developed by six inventors Philip Worthington, Brooklyn, New York; Sergey Maliuk, Boca Raton, Florida; Arsenii Pugach, Omsk, Russian Federation; Denys Kliatskyi, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine; Taras Omelianchuk, Sataniv, Ukraine; and Mykhailo Smahin, Zaporizhzhiya, Ukraine, for "System, method and computer program for delivering video reactions to a livestream display interface." more PT

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued the following remarks by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: * * * Secretary-General's remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit President Sadyr Zhaparov, Thank you for your kind invitation and wonderful hospitality and organization. Excellencies, Our world is increasingly multipolar. That is a good thing and must be strengthened. Multipolarity is a condition for justice in global governance and international relations. And multipolarity is the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12040). The white paper is written by security assistance, security cooperation and global arms trade analyst Christina L. Arabia and Russian and European affairs specialists Andrew S. Bowen and Cory Welt: * * * U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine Since 2022 The United States has cooperated with European governments, the European Union (EU), NATO, and others to provide increased security assistance to Ukraine in response to R more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 1 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * War-damaged school in Kyiv oblast reopens for new academic year after EU-backed renovation * * A Lyceum in Lukashi village, Kyiv oblast, has reopened after being damaged by a Russian attack in March 2022. * The rebuilt lyceum will welcome more than 100 students back to a modern, accessible and energy-efficient learning environment. * The renovation was financed under the EIB's EUR340 million Ukraine Recovery Programme, which supports the more PR