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Three weeks into the U.S. war with Iran, it seems increasingly evident that President Donald Trump and his administration miscalculated how Iran would respond to attacks.Besides appearing unprepared by the escalation of war, the president has offered contradictory statements on the U.S. rationale for bombing Iran, including that Iranian missiles could “soon” rain down on American cities.The administration’s inconsistent rationale for waging war was laid bare on March 18, 2026, when Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee and declined to say whether her agency had made an estimate of if and when Iran would threaten the U.S. mainland.“It is not the intelligence…

A potential superfight between welterweight champion Islam Makchachev and lightweight champion Ilia Topuria was never actually close to coming to fruition for the White House, according to Makhachev’s manager Ali Abdelaziz.The agent told TMZ that the promotion reached out to him asking about the possibility, but then changed plans before he was able to pass the offer along to the welterweight champion. In the end, Topuria will unify the lightweight belts on the June 14 card against interim titleholder Justin Gaethje, another fighter managed by Abdelaziz.“I got called about Ilia to fight Islam,” Abdelaziz said. “It was middle of the…

Irish star Paul Hughes is off of PFL Belfast due to an injury.Hughes announced Wednesday via Instagram that a knee injury has forced him out of his April 16 lightweight bout against Jay-Jay Wilson, which was to headline the event in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Watch Hughes’ statement below.“Without going into too much detail, I picked up a knee injury in preparations and having explored every option it just isn’t possible for me to carry on training,” Hughes said. “I’ve consulted with my team alongside top professionals and unfortunately this injury cannot be pushed through anymore. I will be having surgery very…

Somewhere in a defense ministry, someone is drafting a policy on whether to permit AI-assisted software development in defense procurement. The sentiment is understandable, but the policy is unfortunately unenforceable because the code is already there.In April 2025, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella told an audience that 20 to 30 percent of code in some Microsoft repositories is now AI-generated. The figure cannot be independently verified — as multiple analysts have observed, there is no reliable method to measure AI-generated code in a repository after the fact. If Microsoft cannot trace it in their own repos, national defense organizations…

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor seemingly confirmed his return to the octagon on Wednesday with a social media post. The Irishman was expected to return at UFC 303 against Michael Chandler in June 2024, but pulled out of the fight citing a toe injury. “The rumours are true,” McGregor wrote on Instagram. “Mr. Confidence returns to save fighting again! Call your grandma! Nanny, we did it! “Watch and pay me. F— you, pay me. You fat Irish p—-, you don’t have my money. I put your brain to sleep. See ya’s in the Casinos after, the Mac loves yas all, I got love…

Arabelle Solutions (a subsidiary of the EDF Group) has been selected by Naval Group to provide the propulsion turbines for France’s future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, recently named the France Libre. The carrier is the successor to the Charles de Gaulle and is scheduled to enter service in 2038. Reclaiming the “Arabelle” technology (formerly Alstom/GE) as a purely French asset for national defense is of strategic importance. Arabelle Solutions, a global leader in steam turbine technology for nuclear power plants and naval propulsion systems, has been selected by Naval Group to provide the turbines for the nuclear propulsion system of the…

Since 2020, Russia has been expanding its presence in the Sahel region, seizing the initiative from Paris and Washington and enhancing its standing across sub-Saharan Africa. Recognizing that mounting instability and popular anger with incumbent regimes provided an opening to exploit, the Kremlin capitalized on the first of the region’s coups, in Mali, and supported those that followed, in Burkina Faso and Niger. In doing so, Moscow has signaled to global audiences that it retains a degree of freedom of action abroad despite efforts by the United States and Europe to isolate it after its invasion of Ukraine.Meanwhile, Russian national…

Tariff changes are reshaping cross-border logistics, and have a growing impact on air cargo operations, says Scott Sangster, general manager of logistics service providers at Descartes.

Training legs effectively without access to a squat rack is not only possible, it can be highly productive when done correctly. Many people assume that heavy barbell squats are essential for building strength and muscle, but research shows that muscle growth depends more on total mechanical tension, volume, and effort than on specific equipment. This means you can develop strong, muscular legs at home using smart exercise selection, proper technique, and progressive overload. This guide explains how to train your legs at home with a science based approach. You will learn how muscles grow, which exercises work best, and how…

Firefox 149 is here, and although we’ve already talked about one of the big new features on the way, the release version has some others that will be very welcome. We looked at the new split view function a few weeks ago, along with the info on how to enable it in versions of Firefox back to 146 from last December. That’s probably the most visible new feature, but we don’t want to repeat ourselves, so if you missed it, go read that. However, we did miss one handy little UI feature. When you’re in split view, one pane is…