GENEVA, Switzerland, May 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * How Bangladeshis are Being Trafficked to Fight in Ukraine * By John Quinley and Maria Tomak in Counterpoint Russia's illegal war against Ukraine is increasingly drawing in vulnerable men from far beyond Europe's borders. Among them are Bangladeshi men who were promised jobs abroad but instead found themselves on the frontlines of the Russian war of   more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Motivational speaker Sabrina Parr addresses Thiel College student-athletes * GREENVILLE, Pa.-Student-athletes at Thiel College heard from coach and motivational speaker Sabrina Parr during a recent presentation in Bly Hall focused on mental toughness, discipline and personal development. Parr, a former Division I athlete and six-time All-American, spoke to students about building resilience and preparin  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Padilla Join Bennet and Colleagues Demanding Trump Administration Resume Russian Oil Sanctions * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and 12 of their Senate colleagues in urging Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to fully resume sanctions on Russian oil and use every available tool to cut into Ru  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Join Bennet and Colleagues Demanding Trump Administration Resume Russian Oil Sanctions * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and 12 of their Senate colleagues in urging Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to fully resume sanctions on Russian oil and use every available tool to cut into Russia's war w  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- Parliamentarians for Global Action issued the following news: * * * Parliamentarians gather in Mexico City to strengthen commitment to international justice How can legislators advance international justice? This was the question members of Parliamentarians for Global Action examined on 25 March 2026, on the sidelines of PGA's 46th Annual Forum in Mexico City. Legislators have long driven progress on international justice, as evidenced by the concrete results achieved by P  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, May 6 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * PEJ, Westinghouse and Bechtel Honored with EXIM's 2026 Energy Dominance Deal of the Year Award * Financing Award Recognizes Historic Effort Advancing Poland's First Nuclear Power Plant Washington, DC, May 6, 2026 - Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ), Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel received the 2026 Energy Dominance Deal of the Year award from the Expor  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Phases Out Needed Special Student Relief (SSR) that Protects International Students from Crisis Countries The Trump administration has effectively eliminated a policy intended to support international students from countries experiencing natural disasters, war, and military conflicts, among other crises. * The United States is set to lose its last remaining Specia  more

TROMSO, Norway, May 7 -- The Norwegian Seafood Council issued the following news release: * * * Stronger Norwegian krone curbed seafood exports in April Norway exported seafood worth NOK 13.4 billion in April, a decline of NOK 742 million (5 per cent) compared with the same month last year. The decline is mainly due to a significant strengthening of the Norwegian krone. "There are several factors affecting the decline in exports in April, such as the tariff dispute with the US and the war i  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Mike Turner * "Kristina Knickerbocker has spent her life in service -to her country in the Air Force, to her patients as a nurse practitioner, and to her community in the Miami Valley. She knows what Ohio families are up against because she's lived it. Mike Turner, on the other hand, is a career politician who, after 24 years in Washington, has lost touch with his co  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ukraine Caucus Supports Ukraine Ceasefire, Calls on Russia to Demonstrate Good Faith * Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in response to Ukraine's ceasefire proposal and Russia's continued strikes that undermi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Ukraine Caucus Supports Ukraine Ceasefire, Calls on Russia to Demonstrate Good Faith Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in response to Ukraine's ceasefire proposal and Russia's continued strikes that u  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 6 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale Jackson invests in Ukraine's next generation of leaders A new program with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation brought 15 Ukrainian veterans -- soldiers, advocates, and policymakers in the making - to New Haven for a week of leadership training and exchange. Yale Jackson welcomed a cohort of 15 Ukrainian veterans to New Haven April 26-30, 2026 for an intensive leadership program designed to build on what they h  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 6 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Zuliana Lainez elected as new IFJ president at IFJ Centenary Congress in Paris On 6 May, Zuliana Lainez Otero, a Peruvian journalist and the president of the Asociacion Nacional de Periodistas del Peru (ANP), was elected president of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) at the Federation's Centenary World Congress in Paris. She is the first woman from  more