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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An explosion injured three South Korean military officers Monday inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas, officials said. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the explosion occurred during an unspecified operation near the military demarcation line in the western section of the border buffer zone, commonly known as the DMZ. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear, the ministry said. South Korean officials did not say whether it was possible the explosion was caused by a land mine planted by North Korea, which has added mines, anti-tank barriers and other front line…

The Trump administration approached its summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in October 2025 projecting confidence, asserting that it held leverage over China as the trade deficit country in the bilateral relationship. As U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put it, “What do we lose by the Chinese raising tariffs on us? We export one-fifth to them of what they export to us, so that is a losing hand for them.” This was quickly shown to be folly. As I argued in Foreign Affairs, trade wars are easy to lose when countries depend upon an exporter for hard-to-replace inputs, yet still…

Most cost reduction programs look like a success in year one and unravel after that. Savings are booked, the initiative is celebrated and two to three years later the same costs are back. Finance asks what happened. Operations points to volume, mix, freight, tariffs. Then the cycle repeats. The two types of complexity undermining your supply chain cost program At the risk of oversimplifying, supply chain cost programs historically struggle to maintain savings over the long term for one primary reason: complexity. Complexity that has either been added intentionally to create protective redundancies or allowed to unintentionally persist past their…

U.S. Navy veteran Omar Alrabadi was recently awarded a $56.5 million judgment roughly five years after he was beat unconscious on the Las Vegas strip and sustained a traumatic brain injury that led to the end of his service. Alrabadi was attacked by multiple individuals in the early morning hours of July 31, 2021, by security guards and unknown individuals who, for reasons unknown to this day, beat the Navy sailor to the ground, knocked him unconscious, and stomped on his head six to eight times, fracturing his skull and causing hemorrhaging throughout his brain. Alrabadi was ultimately forced to…

The United Nations, international officials sometimes joke, is always in crisis. Since its inception in 1945, the organization has had to navigate deep geopolitical tensions, devastating humanitarian disasters, and periodic budget shortfalls. But as world leaders gather in New York for the annual General Assembly high-level week, the UN appears to be in particularly bad shape. China, Russia, and the United States, three of the five veto-wielding powers that dominate the Security Council, have prevented it from acting on wars in Iran and Ukraine and civil conflicts in Myanmar and Sudan. Poor countries complain that donor states have not met…

What do a rare earth mine in Brazil and a graphite mine in Mozambique have in common? Both have received significant United States government funding. The rub? Neither was subject, when the financing was committed, to the corporate governance standards that American listed companies are: an independent board, an independent audit committee, and audited disclosure to shareholders.There are strong national and economic security justifications for the recent push to use equity strategically to build secure American supply chains. Congress created the Development Finance Corporation in 2018 and the CHIPS program office in 2022, and has adopted a sharply faster pace…

UFC 331 went down last night (Sat., Sept. 19, 2026) inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. In the headlining act, Joshua Van defended his UFC Flyweight title by defeating Alexandre Pantoja via unanimous decision in what was a back-and-forth affair (full scorecards here). In the co-main event of the evening, Arman Tsarukyan ended Mauricio Ruffy’s night with a devastating knockout in the very first round (see it here). In further action, Sean Sharaf upset Gable Steveson by knocking him out 12 seconds into the fight (highlights).Who He Should Face Next: Manel KapeNow that Van has his second straight title…

A howitzer can throw a shell farther than its rival and still be the less useful weapon.That sounds backward, but artillery isn’t a drag race. A crew needs to receive a target, get into position, fire, survive the enemy’s response, and move before counter-battery fire arrives. The best self-propelled howitzers compress that whole cycle.That’s why the usual answer to “what is the most powerful self-propelled howitzer?” can be misleading. People often grab the biggest range figure and stop there.A PzH 2000, for example, can reach about 54 km with suitable extended-range ammunition, while the Archer is advertised at more than…

Home › MMA News › Ciryl Gane Reacts To UFC 334 Josh Hokit Title Bout Newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane has sent a message to the undefeated Josh Hokit. The UFC has officially promoted Gane from interim to undisputed heavyweight champion after Tom Aspinall vacated the title. The French fighter will now defend his title against Hokit at UFC 334 on November 14 at Madison Square Garden. The card was announced this past weekend, during the UFC 331 live broadcast. At UFC 334, UFC women’s bantamweight queen Kayla Harrison will finally return to defend her title against the…

Home › MMA News › Paddy Pimblett Explains Why Arman Tsarukyan May Still Miss Out on Title Shot Despite UFC 331 KO Paddy Pimblett believes there’s a strong chance the UFC may not give Arman Tsarukyan the next lightweight title shot despite Tsarukyan’s massive knockout win over Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 this past weekend. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 19: Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia reacts after a knockout victory against Mauricio Ruffy of Brazil in a lightweight fight during the UFC 331 event at Crypto.com Arena on September 19, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)…