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On Dec. 19, Olympic gold medalist and former two-time heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua stopped Jake Paul in the sixth round at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Ten days later, while visiting Nigeria, Joshua’s life was turned upside down when the car he was traveling in was involved in a deadly crash. The accident killed two of Joshua’s closest friends, his personal trainer Latif “Latz” Ayodele and his strength and conditioning coach Sina Ghami. Joshua suffered  non-life-threatening. Joshua released a lengthy video statement on Thursday titled, “My Brothers Keeper For Life” opening up about the tragedy for the first time. “I’ll be…

The Senate passed a spending package on Friday, based on a compromise reached between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats. Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED January 30, 2026 6:36 pm 3 min read Agencies are preparing for an imminent government shutdown, as lawmakers advance a spending package that would likely end the funding lapse by Monday. An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson told Federal News Network that agency guidance on a potential funding lapse been “ongoing” this week, and that it would direct impacted agencies to begin shutdown procedures once funding runs out Friday at midnight. “We always prep agencies for a…

The planned reorganization of the Veterans Affairs health system should result in improvements to VA medical facilities, increased oversight of hospitals and clinics and better access to care at the VA and with civilian providers in the department’s community networks, VA officials said during appearances before Congress this month. In what will be the largest reorganization of the Veterans Health Administration since the 1990s, the VA plans to restructure VHA’s administration, realign staff and resources and invest in medical facilities. At the same time, the VA will award new contracts for community care — its program that covers medical care…

The United States has approved a possible $9.0 billion Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles, with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency formally notifying Congress on January 30. According to the State Department determination, Saudi Arabia has requested the purchase of 730 PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles along with […]

International Organization for Migration News – Global 30 January 2026 Geneva/Aden, 30 January 2026 — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is responding to an alarming level of renewed insecurity in eastern Yemen that has forced new waves of families to flee their homes. Many have arrived in Ma’rib Governorate, where severe shortages of shelter, clean water, and essential services are putting newly displaced communities at immediate risk. As a new surge of displacement continues, many newly arrived families are living in overcrowded shelters, makeshift structures, or with host communities already under pressure. Ma’rib hosts some of Yemen’s largest displacement…

On February 20, 21, and 22, the city of Varginha, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, will host the SENSHI Kickboxing Course, led by Shihan Francisco Filho, President of KWU SENSHI America and one of the world’s leading references in Kyokushin Karate and high-performance full-contact combat. The course will take place at Templo KWU SENSHI Varginha Academy, under the responsibility of Sensei Rafael Lima, further strengthening the technical development and expansion of SENSHI Kickboxing in the region. Over the three days of activities, the course will focus on the technical and tactical development of SENSHI Kickboxing, offering participants the…

Here’s a look at all the brand-new RPGs and turn-based strategy games that have launched over the past few days on PC and console. This is the final recap of the month before we head into February, which I’ll say right now could end up being one of the strongest months of the year in terms of major releases. In any case, you’ll only have to wait until Monday, as I already have a dedicated article scheduled. That said, let’s focus on something more tangible: new games you can jump into right now, in whatever form you prefer, to make…

As Iran confronts the aftermath of mass state violence and braces for the possibility of U.S. strikes, debate over the country’s future has intensified. What distinguishes this moment is not simply the scale of repression, but the convergence of internal exhaustion and external pressure that has narrowed the regime’s margin for political error. It has accelerated a question that could once be deferred: how political authority will be reorganized after the supreme leader, and through what means. That question has now been raised explicitly by President Donald Trump. The answer will shape not only Iran’s internal trajectory, but the stability…

USS John F Kennedy departing for a period of time at sea undergoing builder’s trials. Credit: HII New US supercarrier heads out for initial builder’s trials to test ship’s system, ahead of handover expected in 2027 The USS John F Kennedy is the second of a planned ten Ford-class aircraft carriers, forming the centrepiece of the US Navy The ongoing manufacture of the Ford class has been delayed due to costs and shipyard capacity The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS John F Kennedy (CVN79), departed the Newport News shipyard in Virginia on 28 January to begin builder’s sea…

The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.With a weekend shutdown looming, Trump made the rare deal with Senate Democrats on Thursday in the wake of the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. Under the agreement, the Homeland Security money will continue at current levels for two weeks while lawmakers consider Democratic demands to unmask agents, require more…