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UNOCHA – United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Occupied Palestinian Territory UNRWA reopens health centre in central Gaza OCHA has received reports that airstrikes, bombing, shelling, navy fire and shooting in Gaza in the past 24 hours – this includes strikes in residential areas, which puts civilians in danger and adds to the immense hardship they have endured over the past 28 months. OCHA stresses that civilians are protected under international humanitarian law wherever they are, even if they cross military demarcation lines or are near them – civilians and civilian infrastructure must always be protected and…

The U.S. Navy wants long-range strike drones that can be launched from destroyers and other warships that lack large flight decks, according to a Defense Innovation Unit solicitation.The concern is that the Navy lacks enough aircraft carriers, aircraft and missiles to sustain an extended conflict against an adversary armed with long-range antiship missiles. Thus, the service is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft carriers.“Naval surface combatants are constrained in their ability to support long-range strikes over extended combat operations due to reliance on single-use missile systems, with limited…

Biological research enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) has driven transformative developments in biology but poses significant dual-use risks. In this report, the authors identify five biological functions that could be modified using AI tools: altered host range or tropism, increased genome replication, immune or medical countermeasure evasion, increased environmental stability, and increased transmission dynamics. The authors also introduce a dual-component risk-scoring tool to assess the risks of these modifications. The first component — a biological modification risk-scoring system — evaluates the impact of modifying each of the five functions. The second component — an actor capability scoring system — assesses…

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STEISSLINGEN, Germany / OTTAWA, Canada – February 10, 2026 – SatService GmbH, a Germany-based provider of advanced satellite ground systems and a subsidiary of Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY), today announced it has been awarded a contract by the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, represented by the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich, to deliver an advanced, full-service Q/V-band satellite ground station in support of scientific and modern military satellite communications (SATCOM). Under the terms of the agreement, SatService will design, manufacture, test and deliver the satellite ground station, including a high-performance 4-metre antenna system. Once complete,…

Department of Public Information . News and Media Division . New York 10 February 2026 The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. **Briefing Tomorrow Tomorrow, at 12:45 p.m., there will be a briefing here by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to present the findings of a major new study on political violence against lawmakers by the public, both online and off. The speakers will be Martin Chungong, the IPU Secretary-General, along with Rogier Huizenga, IPU Human Rights Manager. I think it will be an important and interesting report. **Deputy Secretary-General Our Deputy…

Rafael Fiziev faced a setback against Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 325, but a teammate of the former foresees a comeback as being imminent. Daniil Donchenko is the combatant in question, the TUF champ/ main stage UFC debutant has a great history of having high-level teammates train along with him, and he has previously described Fiziev as his brother. While he had a bit of a rough night at the office against Mauricio Ruffy, Fiziev is still one of the top lightweights on the planet despite the recent victory drought inside of the octagon. When detailing his thoughts on that lightweight…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Air Force’s CV-22 Osprey fleet started receiving new proprotor gearboxes last month—and officials say they’re planning a comprehensive midlife upgrade for the V-22 to address concerns over its safety and reliability.  Naval Air Systems Command’s Vice Admiral John E. Dougherty IV and Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David C. Walsh detailed the status of improvements to the Osprey during Feb. 10 testimony to the House Armed Services Committee. The committee is scrutinizing the V-22 after a series of mishaps…

Nate Diaz helped build the first ever “BMF” title fight when he called out Jorge Masvidal back in 2019 and it appears he’s ready to return to reclaim his throne as the “baddest motherf*cker” in the sport.On Wednesday, Diaz took to Twitter to stake his claim to the birth of the “BMF” title, which was introduced for his fight against Masvidal at UFC 244. The belt was effectively built as a symbolic gesture for the fight between Diaz and Masvidal but then the “BMF” championship took on a life of its own.At UFC 326, current “BMF” champion Max Holloway is…

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