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ROC Central News Agency 04/23/2026 01:24 PM Washington, April 22 (CNA) A senior official at the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday urged Taiwan’s political parties to work together to approve a special defense budget, saying that the United States has multiple tools to provide security assistance to Taiwan. Speaking at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, John Noh, assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs at the Defense Department, cited the United States’ Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, Taiwan Defense Act, and Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative as the basis for such assistance. “We’re actively working to present options to our…

Raoni Barcelos is finally getting another chance at facing a top-ranked opponent in the octagon, battling Montel Jackson on the main card portion of UFC Vegas 116 on April 25, and he has no time to waste. The Brazilian bantamweight will turn 39 days after the match and has a couple of names to call out and fast track his rise to the top of the division.On a four-fight winning streak against Payton Talbott, Cody Garbrandt, Ricky Simon and Cristian Quinonez, Barcelos told MMA Fighting he will call for fights with Marlon Vera or Deiveson Figueiredo if he gets his…

Atlantic Council Front Page event with U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer cited in Bloomberg on the issue of transshipment under the USMCA – Atlantic Council In the News April 24, 2026 • 10:24am ET Print this page Share this page ERROR MESSAGE HEADING ERROR MESSAGE SUBHEADING ERROR MESSAGE CONTENT ERROR MESSAGE INFO Oops… It looks like we’re having a technical issue. If refreshing the page doesn’t resolve the issue you could try clearing the sites browser cache. Pro Tip: If you’re on a laptop or desktop you can flush everything the browser currently has cached for the site…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) just dropped the second promo video for the upcoming White House card this June and it’s missing all of that fancy — and often-hated — AI footage.Despite a pretty cool concept for the first official UFC White House promo video, the company received a lot of backlash for using A.I. to create some of the footage. UFC CEO Dana White came to his media team’s defense, but that didn’t help much. Fight fans simply wanted an authentic pre-fight video for one of the biggest combat events of all time.On Saturday, UFC officials revealed the second promo…

CCRattler and Adam Wagner are in the lead right now with four fight streaks. CCRattler had Mike Malott this weekend and Adam Wagner had Marcio Barbosa.Also, my nemesis BennyHillDariush is on the board.This is proving pretty tough, huh?Who you picking for this week?UFC Vegas 116 Main Event On Paramount+:145 lbs.: Aljamain Sterling vs. Youssef ZalalUFC Vegas 116 Main Card on Paramount+ (8 p.m. ET):135 lbs.: Norma Dumont vs. Joselyne Edwards155 lbs.: Rafa Garcia vs. Alex Hernandez135 lbs.: Davey Grant vs. Adrian Luna Martinetti135 lbs.: Montel Jackson vs. Raoni Barcelos265 lbs.: Marcus Buchecha vs. Ryan SpannUFC Vegas 116 Prelims Card on…

A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that enabled President Donald Trump to fire a member of their party from the agency that adjudicates federal employees’ appeals of adverse personnel actions. In 2025, the president removed Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris as well as several other Democratic leaders of independent agencies. Harris has argued that her firing violates the law, which stipulates that MSPB board members can only be removed for “inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.” A federal appeals court in December, however, determined her ouster was…

News April 24, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Stock image GREENVILLE, South Carolina. Lockheed Martin announced that Peru selected 12 F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft to modernize the country’s fighter fleet and support national defense missions, the company announced in a statement. According to the statement, the F-16 Block 70 is intended to provide Peru with a multirole fighter aircraft for air sovereignty and regional security missions. Lockheed Martin says the aircraft will also support long-term operational readiness for the Peruvian Air Force. The company states that the Block 70 variant includes radar, mission systems, and weapons…

Three U.S. aircraft carriers are operating simultaneously in the Middle East for the first time since 2003, U.S. Central Command said on Friday, marking the largest concentration of naval power in the region in decades. The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford and USS George H.W. Bush are currently operating in the area’s waterways, the command said on social media, in addition to their carrier air wings and over 15,000 sailors and Marines. Together, the three carriers bring together over 200 aircraft with capabilities ranging from electronic warfare to stealth striking. Some of the aircraft include the EA-18G Growler,…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 09:37, April 23, 2026 BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) — Reunification is the only path forward for Taiwan and is key to the well-being of the people on the island, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday. Zhang Han, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks at a press briefing in response to a recent Taiwan poll, which showed that a majority of the respondents were in favor of strengthening cross-Strait exchanges to maintain peace and stability. The poll was released following the mainland visit by a delegation of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party…

Introduction Whether you are a seasoned veteran of the hexagonal grids from the late 80s and early 90s, or a complete newcomer looking to see what the fuss is about in the real-time strategy genre, finding the right entry point into the strategy genre is a daunting task, especially if you’re looking at older titles that you might have missed when you were younger. Fortunately, we are living in a golden age of remasters and definitive editions. Developers have finally realized that the classics are classics for a reason, and they are bringing them back with modern conveniences that make…