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The seven athletes recently signed brings the total to 12 women signed for the 2026 World Fitness Tour season. The World Fitness Project has announced seven more women who have signed their 2026 Pro contract for the upcoming season. Aimee Cringle, Olivia Kerstetter, Sydney Wells, Anikha Greer, Dani Speegle, Emily Rolfe and Jennifer Muir have signed their respective contracts, locking themselves in as competitors for the 2026 World Fitness Tour. With the latest signing announcement (Rolfe and Muir were previously announced as signed athletes on January 21), the WFP now has 12 women signed to pro contracts for the upcoming 2026 season.…

Global Affairs Canada Readout February 14, 2026 – Munich, Germany – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today met with Radosław Sikorski, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Munich Security Conference, held from February 13 to 15, 2026, in Germany. Minister Anand commended Poland on its accession to the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) as an associate member, noting that this will strengthen collective efforts to counter foreign threats to democracy. Poland brings deep expertise and insights to the G7 RRM. The ministers also discussed the strength of the Canada-Poland…

Dutch State Secretary for Defence Gijs Tuinman said the Netherlands could theoretically “jailbreak” the software of its F-35 fighter jets if U.S. support were halted, according to remarks made Feb. 15 during an interview with BNR Nieuwsradio and highlighted by Clash Report. Tuinman made the comment while discussing European dependence on U.S.-managed systems tied to […]

Ukraine’s MAC HUB Owl MRAP vehicle. (Paramount Greece) The Russia–Ukraine conflict has fundamentally reshaped the continent’s threat landscape, underscoring the urgent need for force readiness. European nations increasingly recognise that access to defence equipment alone is insufficient. Local production, sustainment, and upgrade capabilities are now strategic imperatives. Ukraine’s army has had to rely on Soviet-era armoured fighting vehicles, with no modern Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles until eighteen months ago, when Paramount Greece and Ukraine’s MAC HUB entered into a strategic defence partnership to develop and produce a range of new armoured vehicles. With Ukraine’s rapidly advancing defence manufacturing…

February 15, 2026 By C. Todd Lopez, Pentagon News At March Air Reserve Base, California, today, a next-generation nuclear reactor was loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transport to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The reactor will eventually head to the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab for testing and evaluation. The Ward 250 is a 5 megawatt nuclear reactor that fits into the back of a C-17 aircraft could theoretically power about 5,000 homes. For military use, such a reactor could provide energy security on a military base ensuring the mission there need not depend on the civilian…

Bottom lines up front ABU DHABI—The inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace will be held in Washington, DC, on February 19. Expectations in the White House are high, with Trump announcing on Sunday that the upcoming gathering would unveil five billion dollars in pledged humanitarian and reconstruction aid for Gaza. “The Board of Peace has unlimited potential,” the US president said. But with the board’s novelty and ambition also comes uncertainty. It would place Gaza’s administration in the hands of a newly created international body while maintaining a significant role for Israeli security concerns. Its…

Nate Diaz is interested in returning to the UFC for “real action” fights, and he has three names in mind.The former UFC lightweight contender last entered competition in July 2024, defeating Jorge Masvidal via majority decision in a boxing match to get back for their original BMF bout in the UFC. The Stockton star hasn’t fought under the UFC banner since tapping out Tony Ferguson to then part ways with the promotion in September 2022.“I’m ready to get back in real action,” Diaz told red carpet reporters recently (via TMZ Sports). “I want to fight either McGregor 3. I wanna…

The United States Air Force has released details of a $145 million contract action to develop and integrate an Air-to-Air Dual Mode weapon based on the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) designed to counter large groups of unmanned aerial systems, according to an official Justification and Approval document published February 13, 2026. The approval […]

Rheinmetall Chief Executive Officer Armin Papperger said insufficient funding is currently limiting the volume of military aid that could be delivered to Ukraine, stating that additional weapons systems are available if financing is secured, according to remarks made in an interview with the Berlin-based media platform Table Media published Feb. 16. Speaking during the Table.Today […]

Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas. Credit: © Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. Lithuania will allocate $265m in military aid to Ukraine in 2026, Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas has said. The support will focus on air defence, drones, and long-range artillery ammunition. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Minister Kaunas outlined the aid package during the 33rd Nato Defence Contact Group session, which was held alongside the Nato Defence Ministerial meeting in Brussels. Discussions at the event included Ukraine’s most urgent…