WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Accelerating the fight for drone dominance * JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) - In July 2025, the Secretary of War released a memorandum concerning the urgency of establishing U.S. military drone dominance. In it, Secretary Pete Hegseth described drones as the "biggest battlefield innovation in a generation" and called for the removal of red tape and the allocation of resources to bolster the U.S. milita  more

ISPRA, Italy, May 18 -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center posted the following news: * * * Fair outlook despite water stress * In short Crop conditions across Europe remain generally favourable, with winter crops developing well overall. Spring sowing campaigns are nearing completion in many regions, but cool and wet conditions have delayed field operations and early crop development in south-eastern Europe and Turkiye. Late frost events may have affected rapeseed locally i  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Georgetown University issued the following news: * * * Georgetown Celebrates the Class of 2026 at Commencement Amid Healy bells tolling and a Hoya Saxa cheer, Georgetown's commencement weekend officially began. From May 14-17, Georgetown celebrated 6,930 undergraduates and graduates who walked across Healy Lawn and earned their degrees. "To you students and the families that are assembled outside around us ... this is the moment that our faculty and staff wait for eve  more

VIENNA, Austria, May 18 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency posted the following news release: * * * IAEA Assists Austria with Nuclear Security Measures for Eurovision 2026 As tens of thousands of fans gathered in Vienna for this week's Eurovision Song Contest, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supported Austria's preparations to ensure nuclear security for one of the world's largest public events. The IAEA assisted Austria's Federal Police and Ministry of the Interior with  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 17 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister Anand to travel to Latvia, Estonia and Sweden * The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will travel to Latvia, Estonia and Sweden from May 19 to May 22, 2026. On May 19, Minister Anand will be in Riga, Latvia, to meet with Baiba Braze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, to deepen defence-industrial collaboration   more

ITHACA, New York, May 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New low-THC hemp fiber cultivar flourishes in NYS climate * The director's office at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, will soon be fitted with new flooring, made from a just-released hemp fiber cultivar bred to grow especially well in the state's climate and latitude - developed at Cornell AgriTech by Cornell researchers and grown on Cornell farms. Ursa Alta - tall bear in Latin, named for Cornell's mascot  more

PASAY CITY, Philippines, May 19 -- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Philippine Foreign Secretary Lazaro Makes Historic Appearance at Lennart Meri Conference, Champions Indo-Pacific-EU Cooperation Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro participated as a panelist at the Lennart Meri Conference held in Tallinn, Estonia, on 16 May 2026. First to speak at the panel discussion, "In This Together: New Momentum for Indo-Pacific and Eu  more

LONDON, England, May 18 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * PM to showcase how economic plan and trade deals deliver for working people * * PM welcomes businesses and workers to Downing Street to showcase how the Government's action abroad is delivering for working people at home * Reception highlights success stories of businesses expanding exports and growing as a result of stronger UK ties abroad * Event underlines how the Government's ec  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following joint testimony by Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll, and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve, from a May 12, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * 2025 was a momentous year for the United States Army. We celebrated 250 years of American Soldiers serving, sacrificing, and defending our great Nation and kicked off the next 250 years with fundamental reforms to our systems, process  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on May 18, 2026, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee: * * * Shaheen, Warren Statement on Trump Administration Extending Sanctions Relief for Russian Oil Again Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 18, 2026, with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: * * * Warren, Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration Extending Sanctions Relief for Russian Oil Again Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of State, through its agency the U.S. Mission to Ukraine, has unveiled a grant opportunity aimed at fostering technological innovation in Ukraine. The Innovation and Tech Lab grant program offers funding ranging from $85,000 to $190,000 for projects that support the development of cutting-edge solutions to local challenges. This initiative seeks to empower Ukrainian entrepreneurs and innovators by providing them with the necessary resources to advance t  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 18 [Category: Religion] -- The World Council of Churches posted the following news: * * * WCC renews call for an end to unconscionable violence of Russia's escalating attacks on civilians in Ukraine * World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, after massive waves of drone and missile attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, renewed the WCC ' s call for an end to unconscionable violence. " Impacts on civilians and their communities   more