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As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Washington this week, the Taiwan Strait, the waterway that has long been a flashpoint between the two countries, has seemed remarkably quiet. Chinese fighter jets regularly cross the centerline between Taiwan and the mainland. Chinese warships maneuver to the east of the island. And Beijing uses its coast guard to continually harass ships in the area. Yet for nearly a year, Beijing has avoided the large-scale military exercises that had become a regular feature of its coercion of Taiwan after former U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s…

Deckbane is a roguelike deckbuilding game that mixes poker hands with turn-based combat.You can can collect treasures, recruit 30+ heroes, and team up with more than 50 pets.The game is now available on iOS for $4.99 following its PC launch earlier this year. 圆圆 陈 has announced the launch of their new roguelike deckbuilding game, Deckbane: Deckbuilder & Poker, now available on iOS for $4.99. Developed by Soong, the indie strategy title first arrived on PC in April 2026 and has now made its way to mobile. Build your deck around poker hands and powerful heroes So, Deckbane: Deckbuilder &…

A person was found dead in a burnt vehicle at the edge of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, early Wednesday morning. Members of the 96th Security Forces Squadron found the burnt vehicle with the deceased individual inside while on a routine patrol at 4:30 a.m. local time on Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard, according to a base release. Next of kin notification is currently underway, per the statement. The base did not release the identity of the individual or say if they are affiliated with the installation. The incident is under investigation by the Air Force Office of…

Poland will fulfill a longtime goal of hosting a permanent U.S. military base, a Polish defense leader said Friday, adding that the two countries are nearing an agreement to jointly develop weapons.“We understand that decision has been made,” Paweł Ksawery Zalewski, secretary of state at Poland’s Ministry of National Defence, told an audience in Washington, D.C.Asked for comment, a Pentagon spokesman said, “We have nothing to announce at this time.”The Polish government first sought a U.S. military base within its borders in 2018, when it offered to name it after President Donald Trump. Trump, at the time, said that he…

“Breaking news, Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn are trying to pull out of this fight. They’re saying they’re not going to fight now. They’re little shithouse cowards. It’s mainly to do with Eddie Hearn’s ego. He’s making up a million different things, and threatening they’re not going to fight, we’re not going to fight, we’re not going to fight. You little coward. AJ, pull your finger out you little white-flagged, yellow-bellied coward.“Now we’re coming home. Now I’m coming home. The Gypsy King is coming back to the United Kingdom to thrash you in front of all my fans in Wales,…

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The 8th Theater Sustainment Command hosts the Initial Exercise Sustainment Conference, a sustainment-focused planning conference in preparation of Talisman Sabre 2027 on Fort Shafter, Hawaii from Sept. 21-25, 2026. TS27 is a biennial-bilateral exercise between Australia and the United States, with multinational forces participating throughout Australia. The exercise integrates joint combat readiness, multi-domain operations, and interoperability among participating allies and partners, providing an environment to train and validate the ability to plan, synchronize, and execute combined joint operations. “When you look across the exercise campaign plan, this one sits …one of the signature keystone events where…

Frederic Vosgrone has no idea what makes him a star, but life hasn’t been the same since the moment he first entered the Oktagon cage in April 2025.The Dutch fighter was 3-0 in the sport when he made his promotional debut against Jorick Montagnac, making it clear that grappling was his go-to thing in MMA when he grabbed Montagnac’s leg like his life depended on it. It paid off, as he took his opponent to the ground and got the tap with an arm-triangle choke. That sequence went viral almost immediately.Vosgrone saw his Instagram page go from 4,000 followers to…

Background Investment in mental health treatment for children has grown substantially, but whether this reflects more treatment recipients, higher spending per user, or both has not been examined. Objective To estimate trends in mental health expenditures, probability of use and expenditures per user for US children aged 2–17 from 2004 to 2023. Methods Two-part models were estimated to predict inflation adjusted health expenditure data from the 2004-2023 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (unweighted N=153,622) to assess overall trends and variation by age-group and insurance coverage. Findings Total annual mental health expenditures increased from $10.9B to $37.9B, rising from 4.4% to 8.1%…

The Australian Army has retired its fleet of 22 Airbus Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters. (Gordon Arthur)After a final flyover of Darwin on 24 September 2026, the Australian Army has stricken its remaining Airbus Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters from active service.Just a single troop of Tigers – believed to be four helicopters – was still flying in Darwin with the 1st Aviation Regiment. However, that regiment is now focused on inducting 29 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters.Major General David Hafner, Commander Army Aviation, noted, “Our soldiers, aircrew and maintainers have achieved an extraordinary transition from the ARH Tiger to the Apache,…

FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Governor Wes Moore and Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, the 31st adjutant general of Maryland, hosted the Maryland National Guard’s activation ceremony for the 628th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion at historic Fort Washington Park, located along the Potomac River in Prince George’s County, Sept. 13, 2026. The 628th IEW Battalion provides multi-domain intelligence analysis and exploitation, targeting support, and collection capabilities to enable the 28th Infantry Division’s operations across the air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace domains. “Maryland is leading the future of national defense, and the 628th is the first National Guard intelligence and…