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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. It has changed – and is still changing – how we understand modern ground warfare. Classical NATO doctrines, developed during the Cold War before being skilled and tested in Middle Eastern conflicts, were based on the expectation of air superiority and fast-moving armoured forces. The war in Ukraine has shown that strong air defences and the widespread use of drones by both sides have made deep offensive operations difficult, resulting in a mostly static front line, except in areas where one…

Reinier de Ridder’s days in the UFC middleweight division are now over. “RDR” returned to action at UFC 326 last weekend against Caio Borralho, where he was largely overwhelmed by the Brazilian’s crisp striking and well-timed grappling responses. Although de Ridder managed to find brief moments of success, he struggled to generate consistent offense and absorbed the greater share of damage, ultimately suffering a unanimous decision defeat. This setback marked the second consecutive loss for de Ridder, who entered the bout coming off a defeat to Brendan Allen at UFC Vancouver in October, where he was forced to retire on…

Tracking down bugs in WordPress development often feels like looking for a needle in a haystack. Especially when you’re relying on var_dump() calls and manually scanning error logs.  WordPress Studio has two new debugging capabilities that make this process faster and more intuitive: Xdebug support and debug log access. Step-through debugging with Xdebug Xdebug is the gold-standard PHP debugging extension. Instead of scattering debug output throughout your code, you can set breakpoints, step through execution line-by-line, and inspect variables in real time — all from your editor. This is now available for all Studio users and is powered by WordPress…

The Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of a dangerous escalation as reports of Iranian mine-laying operations emerge, prompting the United States to respond with precision strikes against Iranian naval assets, particularly minelayers. On March 10, U.S. CENTCOM announced the destruction of 16 Iranian minelayers and multiple warships. The Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical maritime chokepoint for global energy supplies, has become the epicentre of a major international crisis. In 2024, approximately 20 million barrels per day of total petroleum liquids passed through the Strait—equivalent to about 20% of global consumption and over a quarter of…

Philippine News Agency By Priam Nepomuceno March 10, 2026, 5:33 pm MANILA — Information reportedly leaked by alleged members of the espionage ring “neutralized” by the National Security Council is not that vital to Philippine security, a ranking military official said on Tuesday. Philippine Navy (PN) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and Inspector General, Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad said in a media briefing at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City that the leaked data falls under the lowest level of the military’s information classification system. “These are classified considering the positions of the concerned personnel at the lower level…

Powerplex, Dupli-Kate and Allen the Alien have all been recently revealed for Invincible Vs. As such, there are now a total of 16 fighters revealed for the game, meaning that there are only two that have yet to be shown for the base roster. Justin Wong recently had the opportunity to get an early access sneak peek at Invincible Vs shortly after Dupli-Kate was revealed. It’s important to highlight that this video was seemingly recorded before Allen the…

Marc Ernstoff, a physician who has pioneered immunotherapy research and treatments for cancer patients, said his work as a federal scientist proved untenable under the Trump administration.Philip Stewart, a Rocky Mountain Laboratories researcher focused on tick-borne diseases, said he retired two years earlier than planned because of hurdles that made it too challenging to do his job well.Alexa Romberg, an addiction prevention scientist focused on tobacco, said she “lost a great deal” of the research she oversaw when federal grants vanished.“If one is thinking about the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ agenda and the prevention of chronic disease,” Romberg said, “tobacco…

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador will launch a major offensive against criminal organizations in three western provinces this weekend with logistical support from the United States, the interior minister said Wednesday.Speaking to a local radio station, Interior Minister John Reimberg urged citizens to observe an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew from March 15-30 in the provinces of Guayas, Los Ríos and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas — three of the most violent in the South American country.Residents under curfew need to stay in their homes and keep the roads clear to facilitate the movement of troops and equipment, he said.“We…

Germany Federal Foreign Office 10.03.2026 – Article Johann Wadephul met his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos and the Foreign Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, in Cyprus. Their talks focused on the escalation in the Middle East, the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU and joint responsibility for European security. Foreign Minister Wadephul has travelled to Cyprus on an official visit to discuss the current security situation in the Middle East with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos. Cyprus is an important and close partner for Germany in the European Union and plays a key role in European…

Bolzano, March 10, 2026 – IDV has signed the contract for the supply of the third tranche of trucks to the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, included in the framework agreement signed on December 30, 2019, for a total of over 2,900 high-mobility trucks. The first phase saw the delivery of 942 vehicles, followed by a second batch of 1,107 vehicles delivered between 2023 and 2026. The 860 vehicles of the third tranche will be delivered over the next three years. The trucks supplied to the Romanian Armed Forces are based on IDV’s High Mobility range, one-third of which will…