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Sputnik News 20260125 MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The process for potentially transferring $1 billion from Russia’s frozen assets to the Board of Peace is quite simple: US banks need to execute Moscow’s payment order, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin said on Sunday. On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was prepared to direct $1 billion from assets frozen under the prior US administration to the Board of Peace. “The billion belongs to Russia, and we will issue instructions on its use as we see fit. If American banks, which are currently…

Unmanned vehicles that can withstand harsh weather for prolonged periods at sea are critical to maintain NATO’s strategic dominance in the Arctic, experts from the Center for European Policy Analysis told Defense News at a January 22 briefing.The Arctic is becoming a hotly contested environment with increasing incursions from Russian and Chinese vessels in recent years. These intrusions constitute deliberate pressure on NATO, according to Lance K. Landrum, senior fellow at CEPA, who moderated the discussion.“We could look at it from the sense of, ‘This is a major force-on-force war’ with amphibious assaults and all-domain force-on-force warfare — or we…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. India publicly unveiled what it claims to be its first long-range hypersonic missile today during a display of military power at the country’s 77th Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path in New Delhi. A product of India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LR-AShM) is seen as a way of helping keep pace with similar developments in Pakistan, as well as a means to directly counter regional rival China’s ever-growing naval surface fleet. In New Delhi today, the…

In 2022, the US Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional right of most civilians to carry concealed firearms in public for self-defense, overturning restrictive concealed carry laws in several states. Concealed carry regulations have evolved substantially through four waves of reforms, beginning with prohibitions of the practice in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to today’s permitless-carry regimes in more than half of US states. In recent decades, competing claims about whether permissive concealed carry regulations deter or exacerbate criminal violence have been studied with increasing rigor, with the weight of evidence now showing that such laws cause increases in homicide…

The solo developed Sci-Fi CRPG locks in its full launch date for PC Sector Unknown is set to leave Early Access on Thursday, February 12, marking its full 1.0 release on PC via Steam. The timing is a little unusual in a good way. When the game entered Early Access on July 16, 2025, it was already playable through its main story, with the focus shifting to polish, fixes, and usability work driven by player feedback. The full release is framed as a milestone with ongoing post-launch support planned for bug fixing and quality of life refinements. For those who…

ANAVIA HT-750 EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has been awarded two landmark contracts to supply the advanced ANAVIA HT-100 and HT-750 unmanned helicopters to the UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD). The contracts are significant as one of the world’s largest orders to date for autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UASs). Under the contracts, EDGE entity ANAVIA, a Switzerland-based company specialising in the design and manufacture of advanced UASs, will produce and deliver 76 HT-100 and 92 HT-750 rotary-wing UASs to the UAE MoD. Jon Andri Jörg, CEO of ANAVIA, said: “Our contracts with the UAE’s MoD…

Antonio Plazibat has dropped out of the heavyweight tournament. GLORY 105 is scheduled for February 7, 2026, at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands, where eight heavyweight fighters will compete in a one-night tournament to crown a new GLORY heavyweight champion after Rico Verhoeven vacated the title in November 2025. Croatian kickboxer Antonio Plazibat has withdrawn from the tournament less than two weeks before the event, forcing GLORY to make a significant last-minute adjustment to the quarterfinal matchups. The news was first broken by VechtSport. GLORY 105: Antonio Plazibat Drops Out of Heavyweight Tournament Plazibat, who holds a 23-5 record with…

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German submission specialist Frederic Vosgröne has been forced out of his scheduled bout at OKTAGON 83 in Stuttgart this Saturday, January 31, due to a shoulder injury sustained during training. The withdrawal marks a significant setback for the European promotion’s card at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, coming just five days before fight night. Frederic Vosgröne Withdraws from OKTAGON 83 Vosgröne was set to face undefeated Honduran fighter Jesus Samuel Chavarria in a catchweight bout at 87 kilograms. The matchup had generated considerable interest as both fighters entered with perfect records—Vosgröne at 5-0 and Chavarria at 7-0. According to available information, Vosgröne suffered the…

Bodyweight training keeps bumping into the same criticism: it won’t make you strong. It’s true that at a certain point, you will need external loads to build more strength. But many lifters focus on the shortcomings of bodyweight training rather than its benefits, explains Brad Kolowich Jr. “If you can’t control your own body, you don’t truly own your strength.” In his new book, The Bodyweight Blueprint, strength coach Brad Kolowich Jr. aims to dispel the myths surrounding bodyweight training and provide a blueprint for getting strong anytime, anywhere. Kolowich, a lifelong athlete and strength coach, trains high-profile bodies such…