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Three years into the country’s catastrophic civil war, Sudan’s patchwork of battlefields has hardened into something that resembles a de facto partition. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s Sudanese Armed Forces has consolidated its control over much of northern, eastern, and central Sudan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as Hemedti), dominates Darfur in the west and much of the Kordofan region in the country’s center. The factions have each established rival governments—the SAF’s between Port Sudan and Khartoum and the RSF’s in Nyala, in south Darfur—and diverging economies. Although both publicly insist that they are fighting…

Valentina Shevchenko didn’t hold back on Jake Paul after his recent fiery remarks about the current state of MMA. Jake Paul’s ongoing feud with UFC CEO Dana White reignited earlier this week when the polarizing influencer/boxer claimed that the promotion, and Mixed Martial Arts as a whole, ‘is dying’. Paul pointed to what he perceives as a lackluster UFC Freedom 250 card at the White House as a major symptom of a larger issue. Paul has been a frequent critic of the UFC’s business model and how fighters are financially compensated. He and White have traded barbs several times over…

NRP D. João II at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. Credit: Damen Shipyards Group. Damen Shipyards Group launched the NRP D. João II, a multi-purpose vessel (MPV) 10720, for the Portuguese Navy at its Galati shipyard in Romania. The launch event on 7 April 2026 was attended by representatives from the Portuguese and Romanian Naval Forces, along with the Portuguese and Dutch ambassadors to Romania. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The Portuguese Navy developed the initial concept for the MPV 10720 as…

Global Times By Global Times Published: Apr 08, 2026 09:09 AM The UN Security Council on Tuesday local time failed to adopt a draft resolution that “strongly encourages” states interested in the use of commercial maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate efforts of a defensive nature to contribute to ensuring the safety and security of navigation across the Strait of Hormuz, including through the escort of merchant and commercial vessels, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Eleven members of the Security Council voted in favor of the draft resolution, China and Russia voted against it, while Colombia…

DoW Space Test Program’s (STP) STPSat-7 payload, at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville. Credit: DoW Space Test Program. The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has deployed three experimental payloads on the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program’s Satellite-7 (STPSat-7) mission. The launch took place on 7 April from Vandenberg US Space Force Base in California, with the payloads sent into orbit aboard a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV launch vehicle as part of the STP-S29A mission. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more…

The Office of Personnel Management instructed insurers who participate in federal and postal workers’ employer-sponsored health benefits program last week to promote a series of “well care” initiatives as an effort to reduce costs as the companies prepare their offerings for this fall’s annual open season.The notice took the form of OPM’s annual “call letter” to companies that participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits programs. While proposals to reduce health care spending by focusing on preventative treatments are nothing new in this process, OPM’s self-described policy goals in its 2026 letter are noteworthy in…

Global Times (Xinhua) 08:18, April 08, 2026 UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (Xinhua) — The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a draft resolution that “strongly encourages” states interested in the use of commercial maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate efforts of a defensive nature to contribute to ensuring the safety and security of navigation across the Strait of Hormuz, including through the escort of merchant and commercial vessels. Eleven members of the Security Council voted in favor of the draft resolution, China and Russia voted against it, while Colombia and Pakistan abstained. The draft resolution…

Saudi Press Agency Tuesday 19/10/1447 Riyadh, April 8, 2026, SPA — Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki stated that five ballistic missiles launched toward Eastern Region were intercepted and destroyed. — SPA 00:41 Local Time 21:41 GMT 0003 NEWSLETTER Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list

Nearly two years after extolling the virtues of open source AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is singing a different tune.  On Wednesday, the social media magnate unveiled its first new model developed by its Superintelligence team. But this is no Llama, and you can’t download its weights. The model, dubbed Muse Spark, is proprietary with access limited to Meta’s AI portal or API access for those lucky enough to get an invite. Yep, this thing’s locked down tighter than Zuck’s private school. Detailed in a blog post, Meta described the model as the “first step on our scaling ladder and…

Sydney, Australia – 7 April 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-unmanned systems (CUxS), today announced its Q2 2026 software release, delivering coordinated updates across its RF sensing, AI, ATAK-CIV plugin, and command-and-control (C2) platforms. DroneShield’s Q2 release is focused on a single outcome: enabling operators to make faster, more confident decisions in complex and contested airspace environments. Reducing Cognitive Load Through Unified Classification and Prioritization At the core of the release is a new identity and prioritization framework designed to reduce operator burden in high-tempo environments. Drones can now be automatically classified as Friendly, Neutral, Hostile, or…