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7 February 2026 – The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the surge in violence across South Sudan, warning that civilians and aid workers are paying a devastating price as humanitarian operations are increasingly targeted. In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq on Saturday, the UN chief said nearly 10 million people – “more than two thirds of the population” – now require life-saving humanitarian assistance and “continue to bear the brunt of the conflict”. He expressed grave concern over fighting, attacks and looting affecting humanitarian and health facilities, as well as movement restrictions and insecurity along key…

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.My father has been running longer than I’ve been alive. As his son, without understanding or explanation, he expected me to run with him. He was a Marine, but he’d been running long before he enlisted. He escaped from an abusive, alcoholic home in North Carolina at age 16. He eventually found safety and structure at Camp Pendleton.He was too young for Vietnam and separated before Desert Storm. He couldn’t fulfill the reasons why he joined…

One of the greatest karatekas and kickboxing fighters of all time – Sam Greco remembers 1994 when Seido Kai Kan Karate World Cup took place in Japan. Greco posted on his profile an interesting story about the fight with German opponent Andre Mewis, and how he entered the “beast mode” with knee shots: “When you execute one of your favorite techniques and slightly miss your mark? Okay… it was supposed to land on the inside of his left leg but unfortunately, my calculations might have been slightly off, downing my German opponent Andre Mewis unintentionally. Thankfully it wasn’t critical and…

A pair of rising bantamweights collided in the UFC Vegas 113 main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. No. 9 ranked Mario Bautista and No. 11 ranked Vinicius Oliveira headlined the fight card at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Bautista had an eight-fight winning streak snapped in his last outing, losing Umar Nurmagomedov in October. Oliveira enters the bout riding a six-fight winning steak looking to build on the momentum.Like in the co-main event, there was no touch of gloves. Oliveira took the center of the cage and Bautista delivered a kick to the body. Oliveira responded with a calf…

Here are several new screenshots for the upcoming port on the SGS engine of the most successful recent heroic fantasy boardgame from Compass Games: Burning Banners (see here on BoardGameGeek). SGS Burning Banners will be a most faithful visual and conceptual adaptation of the boardgame to the SGS engine, as we shall re-use the same art (units, map, heroes, overall look), and, of course, adjusted to the mechanisms and advantages the SGS engine can offer. It will contain all the scenarios of the boardgame, using both the basic and advanced rules. Wishlist it on Steam!  

Ian Machado Garry has given his opinion on who should fight whom next in the UFC welterweight division. Garry recently moved up to the No. 2 spot on the 170-pound list after his former opponent, Shavkat Rakhmonov, was removed from the rankings. ‘The Future,’ who suffered his lone MMA loss in 2024 to ‘Nomad,’ bounced back in 2025 and won on short notice against Carlos Prates. After that, he beat Belal Muhammad at UFC Qatar. Garry has now set his sights on the welterweight champion and pound-for-pound king, Islam Makhachev. Other than the Irishman, Kamaru Usman, Michael Morales, and Carlos…

Dorian Yates created one of the all-time best bodybuilding physiques of the ’90s with an attention to detail that saw him present the total package on stage. “The Shadow” sported shoulders, biceps, chest, back, and legs that were the envy of many of his rivals, but despite the six-time Mr Olympia’s extensive list of exercises during those “blood and guts” workout sessions, the champ never targeted his forearms directly, instead choosing to work this muscle group into his quest for building mass in other areas. Fortunately, in a recent Instagram post, the big man shared his method. Why Forearms Are…

Two brand new vehicles were unveiled in the late afternoon of Day 1 at the World Defense Show, which was inaugurated in Riyadh on 8th February 2026. SAMI Land, the land division of the Saudi giant among national defence companies, took the veil off its HEET 8×8 and HEET 4×4 in front of a crowd of interested people click on image to enlarge The late unveiling prevented us from gathering more information than what was available on the screens. The HEET 8×8 is fitted with a turret armed with a 105 mm gun. According to the company it is equipped…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has unveiled Gambit 6, the latest addition to its Gambit Series of unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs). Sponsored content by: Designed as a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), Gambit 6 introduces air-to-ground capabilities, including suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), deep precision strikes, and electronic warfare. GA-ASI President David R. Alexander noted in a recent announcement that the platform addresses critical threats in contested environments. “These are real threats, and they require real solutions,” he said. The aircraft’s modular architecture and internal weapons bay enable the seamless integration of advanced autonomy capabilities, sensors, and weapon…