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People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 09:40, April 23, 2026 BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) — A Chinese mainland spokesperson has slammed the political maneuvering by Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities over the recent policy package unveiled by the mainland, which aims to boost ties with Taiwan. Zhang Han, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the statement on Wednesday in response to a query regarding calls from major Taiwan industries against the DPP authorities’ politicization of livelihood issues at a press briefing on the policy package. The DPP authorities responded by distorting the package as an attempt to add…

A day after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to destroy Iranian ships laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday said efforts to prevent mining are already underway. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) “has a variety of smaller Boston Whaler-size boats,” Air Force Gen. Dan Caine told reporters, including from The War Zone, during a Friday morning media briefing. “We have forces up there deterring and preventing them from continuing to [lay mines], and will continue to do so pursuant to the orders of the Secretary and the President.”…

Youssef Zalal hasn’t been screaming for a title shot just yet, but his upcoming opponent Aljamain Sterling has definitely let it be known that he believes he should be fighting for gold sooner than later.Ahead of their main event clash at UFC Vegas 116 on Saturday, Zalal acknowledged that the hierarchy for a title shot at featherweight is still technically wide open because nobody has actually been booked against reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski. For his part, Sterling has been quite vocal about his desire for a title shot, although he’s only riding a one-fight win streak ahead of his showdown…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Hanwha Ocean and Leidos Gibbs & Cox are designing a high-capacity vessel capable of carrying up to half a brigade combat team and conducting drone mothership or arsenal ship roles ahead of the company’s plans to expand its American operations.  The South Korean defense firm presented the Global Fast Sealift during their debut at Sea-Air-Space (SAS) 2026. On the surface, the 31,000-ton vessel appears to be a civilian transport vessel with its large container and vehicle storage capacity – amounting up to 800 containers and Car Equivalent Units according to a concept sheet. However, Hanwha and…

Joe Rogan has shared some interesting thoughts about the Greatest of All Time debate in the UFC heavyweight division. Rogan, who has spent years as a color commentator for the UFC, got into the topic during a conversation with rapper Action Bronson on his podcast. He shared his belief that there is no singular GOAT in the heavyweight division, as many of the weight class’s best fighters could beat each other on any given night. “I don’t think there’s a real GOAT in heavyweight, because there’s times where one guy would have beaten all the other guys,” he said. Joe…

“This part-time opportunity is an important next step toward fully integrating the talent we need into a single component,” Gen. Chance Saltzman said. Anastasia Obis April 24, 2026 5:57 pm 3 min read The Space Force has selected nearly 250 Air Force reservists in space-related career fields to transfer into part-time roles, marking a major step in the service’s effort to build a new personnel model that blends full- and part-time service instead of maintaining separate active-duty and reserve components. The move is part of the service’s broader effort to strengthen recruiting, attract top talent and provide more flexibility to…

HYROX has rapidly become one of the most popular fitness racing formats in the world. Combining running with functional workout stations, it challenges both endurance and strength in a structured, repeatable format. As participation grows, one question keeps coming up: should you train for HYROX alone or in a group? The answer is not as simple as picking a preference. Research in exercise science, psychology, and performance consistently shows that training environment has a measurable impact on motivation, consistency, effort, and outcomes. Understanding how these factors apply to HYROX specifically can help you make a smarter decision and get better…

U.S. Special Operations Command published a broad industry solicitation on Friday, calling on companies, nonprofits, and research organizations to join a new technology development initiative aimed at pushing cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of special operations forces — with a particular focus on the maritime domain and the multi-domain fight that USSOCOM believes defines the […]

From the wildly popular traveling Van Gogh exhibit to the immersive “King Tut” experience that trades artifacts for hauntingly lit and realistic tableaux, museums everywhere are departing from conventional curated collections to find new ways to engage visitors. At the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, staff hope a new augmented-reality exhibit featuring some 20 scenes from the Revolutionary War will create that fresh engagement while also building interest in the rare pieces of war history housed elsewhere in the building.“American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition,” which opens Saturday at the museum, uses the camera scanning…

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Thursday accused China and other foreign entities of engaging in “deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distill U.S. frontier AI systems,” and said that the Trump administration will be taking steps to safeguard domestic artificial intelligence products. In a memo to federal agencies, the White House office warned that these distillation campaigns — in which an attacker sends a deluge of requests to an AI model to train a knockoff version of it — are allowing bad actors to steal proprietary information from U.S. companies.“Models developed from surreptitious, unauthorized distillation campaigns like this do…