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00:16 16.4.2026 A majority of the Republican-controlled ⁠US Senate voted to block a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the war in Iran until attacks are authorized by Congress. The Senate voted 52-47 not to advance the war ⁠powers resolution, underscoring President ⁠Donald Trump’s continuing support for the Republican president’s war policy more than six weeks after the launching of US and Israeli air strikes on Iran. It marked the fourth time Democrats have forced Senate votes on war powers measures since the war began on February 28. All of them have failed in the face of opposition from every Senate…

The callsign “Sandy,” used by U.S. Air Force aircraft and pilots conducting combat search-and-rescue operations, traces to late 1965. Capt. J.W. “Doc” George, a U.S. Air Force A-1 Skyraider pilot, arrived at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, as part of a CSAR replacement rotation from Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. When asked what callsign his flight would use, he suggested the one he used at Bien Hoa: “Sandy.” The name stuck, was passed to his replacement and soon became the standard callsign for all A-1 Skyraiders flying CSAR missions protecting downed aircrews.The Sandy role was later transferred to the…

Joshua Close has played a lot of roles. He’s been in FX’s “Fargo,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Netflix’s “Wayward.” But nothing quite prepared him for playing Slinger, the combat veteran at the center of the film “American Solitaire,” which hits select theaters Friday.Close drew on his own family to find the character. His cousin served multiple tours in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as a special forces member, and one conversation stuck with him. “He said he had to go back on his third tour because he didn’t feel safe at home,” Close told Military Times. “He felt more comfortable being…

Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an incredible professional development opportunity—to sit down with senior military officers and ask carefully crafted questions about everything from leadership to their unique experiences while serving, to their expectations about the future of war. In this episode, Cadet Nik Badinelli interviews retired General Daniel Allyn. Through their discussion, General Allen reflects on his unconventional path to West Point and a career defined by leadership at every level, emphasizing that true readiness is rooted in…

Sensei Ewerton Teixeira (born February 13, 1982) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and Kyokushin Kaikan karateka. Teixeira obtained his first K-1 title in 2008 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka by beating Keijiro Maeda in the final. He is training K-1 at the Ichigeki Academy Kyokushin Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan. Despite the short career for a kickboxer, Teixeira has notable wins against K-1 legends: Jerome Le Banner, Errol Zimmerman, and Musashi. After becoming the ninth Kyokushin World Champion in 2007, Teixeira entered K-1 in 2008. His first K-1 fight was against Japanese fan-favorite Yusuke Fujimoto.…

Update: Voting has closed in our latest polls for Ingrid, so you can see how everybody is feeling about her inclusion after seeing her teaser trailer below. Street Fighter 6 is now approaching the end of its third season, but the game still has one more character to add to the roster for it — and she’s one of the most intriguing divisive choices in the series. Capcom recently dropped Ingrid’s teaser trailer for Street Fighter…

On Monday, six weeks into its war with Iran, the United States imposed a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. According to conventional wisdom, the war has made Tehran realize that its control of the strait constitutes powerful leverage. In this story line, the strait turned out to be Iran’s real nuclear weapon, its potent deterrent. Because Tehran could use this chokepoint to threaten global shipping, it was able to resist pressure from the world’s most powerful air force, reject Washington’s peace demands, and ultimately gain leverage over its nemesis. Iranian leaders have repeatedly touted that leverage, while analyses…

A UFC welterweight contender has given his two cents on who should be Islam Makhachev’s next opponent and which fighter has all it takes to stop Makhachev. The two-division champion who currently sits on the 170-pound throne is also the pound-for-pound king. He is expected to make his first title defense in August. Makhachev suffered a hand injury last month, but recent training footage that has surfaced shows that the 34-year-old’s hand is healed and he is gearing up for his next bout Among potential opponents are Ian Machado Garry and Michael Morales. Islam Makhachev to return in August. [Image…

Even as Australia eyes the heady prospect of operating nuclear-powered attack submarines in the future, it is facing the challenge of keeping six ageing Collins-class diesel-electric submarines in service for many more years. This is to be tackled through the Collins Life-of-Type Extension (LOTE) programme, known as Project Sea 1450, which hopes to keep them operationally viable into the 2040s. Rear Admiral Stephen Hughes, Australia’s Head of Navy Capability, speaking to Naval News at the Indo-Pacific 2025 naval exhibition in Sydney last November, acknowledged the challenge of maintaining one submarine fleet whilst preparing to induct another. He said it is…

by Markus (Switzersland) Dear Imafuji-San,First of all thanks a lot for your great website and the may helpful Videos. Keep on that way!I kindly ask you about an personal advice about goals in Kendo in my case. I’m a single guy and close to 57 years old. Until 1991 I practiced Kendo for ca. 4 years and stopped when I was about 21 due to bad experiences in the traning and a mixture of low self esteem and other issues. I did only Iaido for myself after it. I realized what Kendo could be for me and so here we…