WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Between a Hawk and a Buzzard: Kazakhstan's Choices on Russia Often depicted as a prisoner of geography, Kazakhstan has tailored a foreign policy known as the multivector doctrine. By maintaining positive relations with many states (especially, but not limited to, the Great Powers of Russia and China), officials have worked to preserve Kazakhstan's sovereignty. Multivectorism amounts to " hedging  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Many TB Cases May Have Gone Undetected in Prisons in Europe and the Americas During COVID-19 A new study found that reported diagnoses for tuberculosis were consistently lower than expected throughout the pandemic, even though incarceration rates remained largely consistent and TB detection among the general population managed to reverse after an early-pandemic decline. By Jillian Mc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * Compounding Devastation: The Myanmar Earthquake By Erin L. Murphy On Friday, March 28, Myanmar suffered a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake, centered near its second-largest city of Mandalay. An estimated 10,000 buildings collapsed, roads buckled, and the airport sustained damage. Reports of tremors and damage were reported from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Ind more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * The Uncertainty Tax: How Policy Volatility Will Harm the Economy By Philip Luck and Chris Borges Policy Shifts and Economic Uncertainty With less than 24 hours before sweeping new taxes on foreign goods take effect, there remains little clarity on what these policies will entail--a fitting reflection of the first few months of the second Trump administration. The more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing of ambassadors to the UK, Turkey, and Italy WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Mr. Warren Stephens to be ambassador  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Nomination WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today chaired a hearing examining the nomination of Lieutenant General (ret.) John D. Caine to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In his opening statement, Chairman Wicker underscored the tremendous re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Calls for National Strategic Data Center Plan and Cautions Against Rapid Growth as Virginia's 10th District Leads Nation in Data Center Presence Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) spoke about the impacts of data centers on Northern Virginia families at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing. Callin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Congressmen Auchincloss, Krishnamoorthi Request Investigation into Possible Sanctions Violations by Yantai iRay Technology Co. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bess more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Departments of Treasury and Justice Take Action Against Iranian Weapons Procurement Network WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice, is targeting a network of six entities and two individuals based in Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the People's Republic of  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * EP TODAY Tuesday, 1 April Debate with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen on the challenges facing the EU From 9.00, MEPs will assess the outcome of the 20 March European Council meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The summit focused on the EU's competitiveness, Ukraine, defence and security, the Middle East, the EU's next  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * EUR50 million in EIB support for Ukraine's rail border crossings and infrastructure to boost EU connectivity and trade * Upgrades on Ukraine's borders with neighbouring EU countries will help streamline the movement of goods and passengers, and reinforce Ukraine's role as a transport hub. * The project will include repairs to tracks, the relocation of wagon inspections, the reconstruction o more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 2 -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet on March 31, 2025: * * * Q&A on the 2025 Technical Support Instrument What is the Technical Support Instrument? The Commission's Technical Support Instrument (TSI) provides support to Member States to help them design and implement reforms. The TSI is demand-driven, meaning that its support follows requests submitted by the Member States. It does not come in the form of financial support but consists inste more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 2 -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet on April 1, 2025: * * * Q&A on Amendments to the Cohesion Policy Legislation What is the objective of the proposed changes to cohesion policy? Taking the opportunity of the 2025 mandatory mid-term review of the cohesion policy's 2021-2027 programmes, the Commission is proposing amendments in two fund-specific regulations (the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Just Transition Fund) to allow  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 2 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: * * * Commission proposes broader, faster EU social and employment funds The Commission is proposing to amend the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to broaden their scope and make it easier to mobilise support for workers. Under the proposed changes, Member States would gain more flexibility to redirect ESF+ funding towards skills  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 2 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Modernised cohesion policy to boost the EU's strategic priorities Today, the European Commission is revising the EU's cohesion policy to better support EU competitiveness and decarbonisation, defence and security, the Eastern border regions as well as affordable housing, water resilience, and the energy transition. The objective of this initiative is to make cohesion policy more ef more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 2 -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following news: * * * Editorial etui.news March 2025 It was once said that the man who did most, early on, for European integration was ... Josef Stalin. Whatever the truth of that, there is a case for the claim that, of all people, Donald Trump is driving European integration forward, into places where, in more normal times, integrative ideas are typically steadily ground down as member states and interest groups mak more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * First Signal, Now Gmail: Oversight Democrats Launch Investigation into Waltz and Staff's Use of Personal Gmail for Sensitive Government Work Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The National Endowment for Democracy issued the following news: * * * Freedom's Framework: The Case for Democracy Democracy's Past and Future Two hundred and fifty years ago, a handful of revolutionaries in Great Britain's North American colonies had a radical vision for a new and independent, self-governing state. Angered by the abuses of a far-off monarch, they pledged themselves to a new project based on individual rights and popular sovereignty: "that all men are  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Blumenthal Lead 50 Senators In Introducing Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) led 50 U.S. Senators - evenly divided by party affiliation - to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions would be impo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mullin Joins Meet the Press, Highlights the Return of Real Leadership "We have terrorist organizations coming after the United States everywhere because the Biden administration has done nothing for four years." Washington, D.C. -On Sunday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined NBC's Kristen Welker on Meet the Press to discuss the Trump administration's return to peace through str more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Iranian Company and Two Iranian Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and for Scheme to Procure U.S. Technology for Iranian Attack Drones Concurrent Action with Department of the Treasury Targets Illicit Iranian Weapons Procurement Network A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Hossein Akbari, 63, and Rez more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Lawler Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Michael Lawler delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 2 -- Occidental Petroleum, an oil and gas, exploration and production company, issued the following news release: * * * Occidental Announces Results of Offer to Exercise Warrants at a Temporarily Reduced Price HOUSTON -- April 1, 2025 -- Occidental (NYSE: OXY) today announced the results of its offer to exercise Occidental's outstanding publicly traded warrants (the "Warrants") at a temporarily reduced price of $21.30 per Warrant (the "Offer"). The Offer expired at 5:00  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12538) on March 31, 2025, by Dominick A. Fiorentino and Taylor N. Riccard, government organization and management analysts: * * * Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Reporting on Apportionments Congress enacts annual appropriations and other budgetary legislation to provide agencies with budget authority, which allows them to spend federal dollars. To prevent agencies from prematurely e more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Parliament urges the EU to defend its interests MEPs debated trade, defence, security and competitiveness with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen (c) European Union 2025 - EP On Tuesday, MEPs discussed trade, defence and competitiveness with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen, pushing for action to strengthen the EU economy and defence. European Council President Antonio Costa stressed the leade more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 31 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Parliament urges the EU to defend its interests MEPs debated trade, defence, security and competitiveness with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen (c) European Union 2025 - EP On Tuesday, MEPs discussed trade, defence and competitiveness with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen, pushing for action to strengthen the EU economy and defence. European Council President Antonio Costa stressed the lead more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 1 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Rainey: Soldiers 'Phenomenally Adept' at Innovating Soldiers' ingenuity and curiosity are informing and driving Army transformation efforts, the commander of Army Futures Command said. Through the Army's transforming in contact initiative, "we've put kit in the hands of soldiers, and [we're] getting user feedback," Gen. James Rainey said. "The closer you are to ge more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Remarks at Hearing for Nominee for Ambassadorships to the United Kingdom, Italy and San Marino and Turkiye WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of Warren Stephen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces Resolution Condemning Domestic Terrorist Attacks Against Tesla and Elon Musk Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) introduced a House Resolution condemning the wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars and dealerships. Since President Donald Trump tasked Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 -- The Council of the European Union posted the following news release: * * * Report by President Antonio Costa to the European Parliament plenary session Two weeks ago, we concluded a very productive European Council. We addressed many crucial issues, including our support to Ukraine, defence, and migration. And, at a time when people's concerns focus on their economic situation, on wages, on quality jobs, on the twin transition, Leaders do not lose sight of the ur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Russia's Optimistic Outlook in Post-2035 LNG Strategy Faces Long-Term Challenges By Sergey Sukhankin Executive Summary: * The European Union's 14th sanctions included restrictions on the transshipment of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) through EU territory to third-party countries. The sanctions related to contracts signed before June 24, 2024 came into effect on March 26. * Russia's LNG industry faces sig more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Russia's Sanctions Demands: A Riddle Wrapped in an Enigma When the United States announced a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea, Moscow responded with extra demands. The Kremlin's wishlist was not only very odd, but it included concessions that were impossible for the US to deliver. Moscow might have deliberately dragged out negotiations to test what exactly US Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Siberian River Diversion to Central Asia May Finally Be Coming By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Central Asians have long called for Russia to divert water from Siberian rivers to help them address water shortages, which are a result of rising demand and global warming. * These calls have been rebuffed because Russians have feared that it would harm their country, but this is changing because global warming a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * U.S. Preemptive Concessions Gain Nothing From Russia in Ukraine Ceasefire Talks (Part Two) By Vladimir Socor Executive Summary: * Moscow is drawing Washington into an incremental, conditions-tied process, instead of a quick and unconditional ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine. The U.S. White House has agreed to "help" Russia mitigate certain Western sanctions--including U.S. ones--that affect Russian agr more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, April 2 -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news on April 1, 2025: * * * Vision Highlights: Intel Spotlights Customer Deployments on the Main Stage Intel executives, customers and partners take the stage on Day 2 to showcase client and enterprise solutions in action. On the second day of Intel Vision, more than 700 customers and partners came together to hear directly from more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump's Peace Through Strength Is Correcting Course, Driving Results After four years of foreign policy failures, President Donald J. Trump and his administration have made tremendous progress in restoring safety and security at home and abroad by implementing Peace through Strength. All we really needed was a new president. * After President Trump demanded action, Mexico committed 10,000 of its own troops to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Yes, Open Ukraine's Nuclear Sector to Foreign Investment President Trump's March 19 proposal of US involvement in running Ukraine's nuclear plants will be decried by some as another effort by the US to plunder the country. But there are some clear benefits to opening up Ukraine's nuclear industry to private and foreign investment. It could help Ukraine, secure clean power for Europe, advance Ukra more PR