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The octagon was in London, England for this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 270: Evloev vs. Murphy event at the O2 Arena. The fight card was headlined by a featherweight bout between top contender Movsar Evloevand No. 3 ranked Lerone Murphy.UFC London Post-Fight Press Conference

The Trump administration’s workforce cuts and an ever-increasing number of Freedom of Information Act requests have deepened challenges for already strained federal offices charged with overseeing FOIA processing. Annual FOIA reports and related chief FOIA officer reports, released by the Justice Department in recent weeks, offer insights into an unprecedented year for federal FOIA offices. While governmentwide FOIA backlogs have been on the rise for years, the workforce reductions in 2025 compounded existing challenges facing FOIA offices, the reports show. Most FOIA offices are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and other automation technologies to streamline the FOIA process and make…

By Rikard Jozwiak March 20, 2026 The United States announced on March 19 that it is easing sanctions on several Belarusian companies, including Agrorozkvit, Belaruskali, and its marketing arm, the Belarusian Potash Company, after a deal was agreed to release 250 prisoners being held in Belarus. The measures have been in place since 2021 when the regime of authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko forced a commercial jet en route from Greece to Lithuania to land in Minsk to detain Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich and his partner Sofia Sapega. The easing of sanctions and the prisoner release, the latest in a series…

Order of Kings blends real-time combat with SLG-style strategic depth.By pre-registering, you’ll earn 5-Star Commander Yu Ji and an Exclusive Avatar Frame, in addition to milestone rewards.The game will launch on March 27, 2026. DW Studio has announced their latest 4X real-time strategy title, Order of Kings, with pre-registration currently live and a launch scheduled on March 27, 2026. A closed beta test for this title took place on February 6, 2026. Get ready to outsmart your enemies with real-time troop control and tactics Order of Kings is a sandbox strategy set on a fully 3D topographic battlefield, and this…

The U.S. Air Force identified hundreds of service members who were involuntarily discharged for declining the COVID-19 vaccine and allowed eligible veterans to be entitled to some upgrades, boosting their ability to return to service without a waiver, service officials announced Thursday.The Air Force Review Board Agency conducted the review and upgraded personnel records nine months ahead of the deadline set by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a December 2025 memorandum, according to an Air Force release.In that memo, Hegseth directed a “proactive review” of personnel records across the service branches to identify those who were involuntarily discharged for refusing…

The U.S. military employed 5,000-pound penetrator weapons against underground Iranian storage facilities holding coastal defense cruise missiles and related support equipment during the latest phase of Operation Epic Fury, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine confirmed Thursday.“As reported by U.S. CENTCOM yesterday, the US military dropped 5,000 pound penetrator weapons into underground storage facilities storing coastal defense cruise missiles and other support equipment,” Caine said at a Pentagon briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “These weapons are bespokely designed to get through concrete and/or rocks and function after penetrating those barriers.”Coastal defense cruise missiles, which Iran has deployed along its…

We have you covered for all of today’s UFC London results, including the main event between Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy. Evloev (19-0 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since earning a unanimous decision victory over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 310 in December of 2024. The undefeated Russian has won all of his last nine fights by way of judges’ decisions. Meanwhile, Lerone Murphy (17-0-1 MMA) most previously competed at last August’s UFC 319 event, where he scored a brutal first-round knockout victory over Aaron Pico (see that here). ‘The Miracle’ has gone 8-0-1 inside of…

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The U.S Army officially activated the Transformation Decision Analysis Center during a ceremony held Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The event marked the inactivation of the DEVCOM Analysis Center and The Research and Analysis Center, combining their expertise to strengthen the Army’s ability to plan and achieve future force capabilities. Lt. Gen. Michael McCurry, commanding general, Futures and Concepts Command, served as the virtual host of the event, while Brig. Gen. Robert Born, commanding general, Combat Capabilities Development Command, provided local hosting onsite support. The activation ceremony underscored the importance of TDAC’s…

Luke Riley picked up another win inside the Octagon at UFC London, defeating Michael Aswell Jr. in the evening’s co-main event. While Aswell had a solid start to the opening round, Riley’s boxing slowly took over, sealing a 1-0 lead for the Brit following the first five minutes. It was a repeat performance from Riley in round two as he repeatedly tested the chin of Aswell. Riley also did an excellent job of controlling the Octagon, giving him a solid 2-0 lead going into the third and final stanza. Despite being in desperate need of a finish, Aswell showed little…

To counter the rapidly evolving threat from hostile unmanned aircraft systems, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has championed a groundbreaking enterprise-level agreement to provide a cutting-edge command-and-control solution through a strategic action. Awarded by Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, the initiative directly addresses the critical interoperability challenge that has hampered joint and interagency counter-unmanned aircraft system operations. By establishing a common technological backbone, this agreement paves the way for an integrated, multilayered defense network that will allow warfighters and federal agents to seamlessly share data, coordinate responses and neutralize threats faster and more effectively. “This is a decisive…