WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Africom Commander Says Continent at 'Crossroads' of Global Commerce, Security * Air Force Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command, updated Congress on the security environment of the world's second largest continent during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington today. During his opening remarks, Anderson described Africa as a continent ascending on the world sta  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 15 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following statement May 13, 2026: * * * ALG Applauds Senate Confirmation Of Kevin Warsh To Federal Reserve Chair Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Senate's vote to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chairman: "Kevin Warsh is taking over the Federal Reserve at a period of transition for the U.S. economy. His predecessor'  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Neil Holland, head of the British delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, delivered a statement in Vienna denouncing Russia's resumption of long-range strikes following a brief U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Holland condemned a mass attack on Kyiv involving more than 600 drones and 60 missiles, which damaged a school and a residential building. Holland highlighted the grave impact of the war on children, noting the United Kingdom has imposed sanc  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by veteran foreign correspondent Michael Sheridan: * * * A Global G2? Xi-Trump Summit Spurs Europe-Japan Jitters Talks between the US and China will be anxiously observed by trading powers far from the summit venue. * There are two actors offstage -- the European Union and Japan -- watching the spectacle at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing as the leaders of America and China celebra  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by senior fellow David M. Cattler: * * * It's Time the West Martialed its Economic Battalions The days when military strategy and economic policy were largely separated have passed. They must be made to walk in lockstep. * For years, Western governments treated economic security as a supporting function of national security; it was important, but secondary. Defense ministries focus  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by Tech Policy Program Director Ronan Murphy and Catherine Sendak, director of the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program: * * * Solving the Drone Dilemma Drones are powerful -- and can cause chaos. Remedies are urgent to deploy them safely. * A busy commercial airport cancels all flights twice in quick succession. The trigger? Small, remote-controlled, low-flying objects. Safe  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by Communications and Information Systems Director Michael Newton: * * * What to Watch at the US-China Summit President Trump and Chairman Xi both believe they hold the stronger hand. * Transactional. Distrustful. Limited in ambition. The upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping is shaping up as a diplomatic negotiation in wh  more

VIENNA, Austria, May 14 -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe posted the following news release: * * * Council of Europe and OSCE leadership revive extended High-Level Meetings to foster effective multilateralism * CHISINAU, 14 May 2026 -Leaders of the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) met in Chisinau on 14 May 2026 ahead of the 135 th session of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers. Fostering effective  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Countering Russia's Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act, originally introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, on May 7, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The bill aims to impose sanctions on foreign entities involved in the recruitment of African nationals for combat roles in the ongoing war in Ukraine. The initiative stems from alarming reports of Russian-backed operations targeting African citizens, luring them into the conflict un  more

LONDON, England, May 14 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * Defence delivering on diplomacy strategy as Minister visits Western Balkans and Turkiye * * UK-Turkiye industrial relationship strengthened following the landmark PS8 billion Typhoon export agreement. * Visit underscores importance of alliances and partnerships in this new era for defence. Defence Minister Lord Coaker has completed a four-country tour reaffirming Britain's commitment to Euro-Atl  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 14 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by Chief Executive, Economist Fabian Zuleeg: * * * More common European borrowing is inevitable - but will it deliver? Common borrowing is becoming unavoidable. The real question is whether Europe can turn it into a strategic instrument for coalitions of committed countries - including non-EU partners - or stumble into a rushed and divisive crisis compromise. For years, Europe has argued   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 14 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following excerpts of a discussion paper on May 13, 2026, by academic fellow Andrew Duff: * * * One Europe: why Britain belongs, and how to get there To secure its future, the European Union must expand its membership and, at the same time, deepen its own defence. The immediate priority is to help Ukraine out of its dire predicament. The return of enlargement, stalled for many years, poses challenges for other European states  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Hoyer, Fitzpatrick, Kaptur, Bacon, Keating, Kiley Statement on Securing Final Signature to Force a Vote on the Ukraine Support Act: * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05); Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chairs of the Congression  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Stand for Freedom, Democracy, and Our Ukrainian Allies * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor after the bipartisan discharge petition for H.R. 2913 - the Ukraine Support Act - received the final signature needed to compel a vote on the House Floor. Below are a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here to watch a video of his re  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by senior fellow Michael Sobolik to Free Press: * * * Trump Needs to Avoid Repeating Biden's Mistake Taiwan has been at the top of the summitry list for Chinese leaders going all the way back to 1972 when Richard Nixon shocked the world and went to China, sitting down with Mao Zedong. Today is no different.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow Can Kasapoglu: * * * Ukraine Military Situation Report | May 13 Executive Summary * Battlefield assessment: Russian forces made tactical gains in several sectors despite no changes at the strategic level, while combat continued across the Kupiansk-Kostiantynivka-Pokrovsk arc. *  more

VIENNA, Austria, May 15 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency posted the following news release: * * * IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been relying on a single off-site backup power line for more than seven weeks, as the IAEA continues negotiations with both Ukraine and the Russian Federation to secure a temporary localized ceasefire needed for essential repairs to off-site power infrastructure, IAEA Director General   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following briefing note on April 9, 2026 by Josh Runciman entitled "Australians sharing in windfall LNG profits? A no-brainer." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings A tax on LNG exports amid surging global prices and the prospect of windfall profits could help fund cost-relief and fuel-shifting measures to protect Australian consumers exposed to rising oil prices. Surging LNG prices followi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following briefing note on March 27, 2026 by Walter James and Michiyo Miyamoto entitled "Japan's diversified LNG procurement strategy cannot fully shield it from global price spikes." Here are the key findings: * * * Despite government claims that Japan is insulated from the direct impacts of the Strait of Hormuz closure, the country still faces several risks due to its exposure to global liq  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on April 8, 2026 by Dennis Wamsted entitled "The misguided stampede to build gas power plants." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings Consumers face significant risks from spikes in natural gas prices caused by weather and geopolitical events; these risks rise in relation to the amount of new gas-fired capacity added to the grid. Rising LNG exports will lead to additiona  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on May 7, 2026 by Alasdair Docherty and Arjun Flora entitled "Rethinking Germany's hydrogen-led transition." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings Germany's hydrogen demand is likely to fall at or below the bottom of official projections, as direct electrification offers a more cost-competitive path across heating, transport and power. The financing model for Germany's h  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on May 14, 2026, by Paul Goble, former special advisor to the Secretary of State and a specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kazakhstan Now Building More Powerful Drone-Based Army Executive Summary: * Kazakhstan--which already has the strongest army in Central Asia--has committed itself to a two-year program of military modernization to be in a po  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by analyst Kassie Corelli in its Eurasia Daily Monitor : * * * Vladimir Putin Creating 'New Oprichnina' Executive Summary: * Independent Russian investigative journalism platform Important Stories published a report on May 4 about the growing split among Kremlin elites. Russia's security apparatus's inability to protect the top military leadership is reportedly one of the causes of the conflict.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 13, 2026, by Beka Chedia, professor of political science for the independent research institute Varieties of Democracy in the Political Science Department at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and a political scientist from Tbilisi, Georgia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Georgian Patriarch Election Fuels Kremlin Interference Claims Executive Summary: * The Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC  more

LONDON, England, May 14 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Joint Statement on the invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism: May 2026 * [Delivered in French] The Russian Federation's full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine is in its fifth year. Russia's illegal occupation of parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions is now in its fifth year, while its illegal occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Meeks, Fitzpatrick, Hoyer, Bacon, Keating, Kiley Statement on Securing Final Signature to Force a Vote on the Ukraine Support Act * Washington, DC -Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congressman Greg Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Co-Chair of the Cong  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Delivering the King's Speech from the House of Lords, King Charles III detailed the government's legislative priorities focused on strengthening the United Kingdom's energy, defense and economic security in a volatile world. The address introduced a wide-ranging agenda including the European Partnership Bill to bolster trade ties with the European Union, the Energy Independence Bill to scale up renewable energy, and the nationalization of the steel industry. His Majesty e  more

LONDON, England, May 14 -- His Majesty's Treasury issued the following news: * * * Labour Markets Evaluation and Pilots (LMEP) Fund: funded projects * About the fund The Labour Market Evaluation and Pilots Fund provided funding to government departments to carry out research that improved the government's evidence base on what works to improve labour market outcomes. It was announced at Spring Budget 2023. HM Treasury administered this funding in collaboration with the Evaluation Task Fo  more

LONDON, England, May 14 -- The British Cabinet Office issued the following news: * * * Labour Markets Evaluation and Pilots (LMEP) Fund: funded projects * About the fund The Labour Market Evaluation and Pilots Fund provided funding to government departments to carry out research that improved the government's evidence base on what works to improve labour market outcomes. It was announced at Spring Budget 2023. HM Treasury administered this funding in collaboration with the Evaluation Tas  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on May 13, 2026, with Amnesty International: * * * Poland: Stop cooperating with ICE on unlawful returns of Ukrainians Amnesty International and Human Rights First today published a joint letter to Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior urging an end to the Polish government's cooperation with the US administration's unlawful mass deportations of immigrant communities. According to information gathered by Amn  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 15 -- The European Union issued the following news release: * * * President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, travels to France to participate in the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis will travel to France to participate in the G7 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors which takes place on 18-19 May in Paris. The G7 meeting will be chaired by the French Presidency of the G7. The Eurog  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Coons presses Secretary Hegseth on Iran strategy at hearing: "How do I explain to my constituents the cost of this war?" U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers on the Trump administration's strategy in the war with Iran and the administration's alienation of key alli  more

LONDON, England, May 14 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Reforms to secure British borders to be agreed by Foreign Ministers in Moldova this week * * The UK will be able to take stronger action against illegal migration as Council of Europe Foreign Ministers, including Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, are set to agree an updated interpretation of Articles 3 and 8 of the ECHR today * The UK has led diplomatic efforts alongside li  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, May 14 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Over 3,500 Children Killed or Injured in Ukraine War with Numbers Rising This Year KYIV - Over 3,500 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the start of full-scale war over four years ago with an uptick in child casualties this year, according to a Save the Children an  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on May 13, 2026, by Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel with Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * QUESTION: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, here we are on board Air Force One, where we're headed to China. These meetings are very critical. I mean, my first question: Do you view China as our top geopolitical foe? SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah, it's both our top political challenge geopolitically, and it's also  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: President Trump is Always Working to Secure Deals for the American Farmer * Senator Marshall Joins Wake Up America on Newsmax Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Newsmax's Wake Up America to discuss the importance of President Trump's trip to China and the impact of his ongoing trade negotiations for American Agriculture. He also highlighted his bill  more

LONDON, England, May 15 (TNSrep) -- Shell plc, an oil and gas company, issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * Shell publishes reports on Payments to Governments, and Climate and Energy Transition Lobbying Today, Shell publishes its 2025 Report on Payments to Governments. This report provides a consolidated overview of the payments made to governments by Shell plc and its subsidiary undertakings (Shell) for the year 2025, as required under the UK's Reports on Payments to In   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * United States Pledges Additional $1.8 Billion in Life-Saving Humanitarian Funding to OCHA's Humanitarian Reset & Shares Powerful Results from the Trump Administration's UN Humanitarian Reform Agreement Today, building on the tremendous success of the Trump Administration's landmark December 2025 "Humanitarian Reset" framework agreement between the United States and the United Nations Offic  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 15 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * SUNY honors three at Upstate with Distinguished Faculty Rank Three Upstate faculty--Gregory Conners, MD, MPH, MBA; Stewart Loh, PhD, and Sherard Tatum, MD--have been named SUNY Distinguished Faculty by the SUNY Board of Trustees. The three will be recognized and honored at the Upstate Convocation Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 4 p.m. in Weiskotten Hall. The campus communit  more

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France, May 15 -- Eutelsat, a French satellite operator company, issued the following news release: * * * THIRD QUARTER AND NINE-MONTH 2025-26 REVENUES * Third Quarter Operating Verticals revenues of Euros283.7m, up 0.9%/1 year-on-year * Sustained double digit growth1 in Connectivity, driven by LEO-enabled solutions, up 65% year-on-year * Successful conclusion of comprehensive refinancing strategy * Full Year 2025-26 financial objectives confirmed * Paris - Eutelsat   more

NEW YORK, May 14 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US Foreign Aid Cuts Harm Human Rights Globally * (Washington, DC) - The United States government's abrupt cuts to nearly all US foreign aid in 2025 harmed the global human rights movement and countless people at risk, Human Rights Watch said in a 42-page paper issued today. " Every Autocrat's Dream: A Global Snapshot of the Human Rights Harms of US Foreign Aid Cuts " examines the immediate con  more