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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order airstrikes on Iran over its crackdown on protesters.The carrier, along with three destroyers, “is currently deployed to the Middle East to promote regional security and stability,” U.S. Central Command said Monday on social media.The strike group was in the Indian Ocean, Central Command said, and not in the Arabian Sea, which borders Iran. It will bring thousands of additional service members to the region, which has not had a U.S. aircraft carrier…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service are warning of potential delivery delays as Winter Storm Fern blankets large swaths of the country with snow and ice and stymies transportation networks. UPS is providing pickup and delivery services as conditions permit but said some delays are possible, per the carrier’s website. The carrier said more than 3,000 ZIP codes in Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Indiana will not receive pickup or delivery services on Monday because of the storm. Disruptions are also…

Elbit Systems confirmed on January 26 that it has received a $228 million contract to supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems for the U.S. Army’s Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle upgrade program. According to the company, the contract expands ongoing deliveries of the Iron Fist system as part of the Army’s effort to improve survivability of […]

January 26, 2026 – The launch ceremony of the Italian Navy’s new Major Hydro -Oceanographic Ship (N.I.O.M .) named Quirinale , took place today at Fincantieri’s integrated shipyard in Riva Trigoso. Designed for scientific mapping and monitoring activities, the vessel will support the initiatives of the Italian Hydrographic Institute, strengthening the country’s maritime research and security capabilities. Attending the event were the President of the Liguria Region, Marco Bucci ; the Undersecretary of State for Defence with responsibility for the Italian Navy, Hon. Matteo Perego di Cremnago ; the Undersecretary of State for Defence, Senator Isabella Rauti ; the Mayor…

By Sadriddin Ashur and Merhat Sharipzhan January 25, 2026 Tensions are rising again in Uzbekistan’s eastern Andijon region, where farmers say they are being coerced into “voluntarily” surrendering their land to local authorities — plots of farmland that in some cases are later leased to Chinese investors. Uzbek officials maintain that all transfers are voluntary, fully legal, and they are not giving farmland to foreign owners, Chinese or otherwise. But farmers involved in growing cotton, vegetables, and fruit from eastern Uzbekistan who spoke to RFE/RL describe threats and late-night visits from local officials meant to pressure them into signing over…

JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems has completed the full acquisition of drone maker UAV Tactical Systems (UTACS) in the U.K., with plans to produce models for customers across Europe at the Leicester plant.UTACS was founded roughly two decades ago as a joint venture between the French Thales Group and Elbit, primarily to compete for drone contracts for the British Army. The venture’s main product was the Watchkeeper, which became fully operational in late 2018.Elbit’s full ownership of UTACS comes about a year after the British government decided to gradually phase its Watchkeepers out of service.The Israeli company’s latest drone deals include…

DIMDEX 2026 — Abu Dhabi Ship Building CEO David Massey said the company has big ambitions for the future, like increasing exports and speeding delivery times for the Falaj-3 offshore vessels for Kuwait and the BR71 MKII corvettes for Angola. The company exhibited at the large stand belonging to Emirati defense conglomerate EDGE Group at this year’s DIMDEX naval exposition in Qatar, showing off models of its vessels from the FA-400 offshore patrol vessel to the 170 M detector unmanned surface vessel. Massey sat down with Breaking Defense at the show to discuss the company — of which 49.8 percent…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Jan. 16 lambasted a decades-old contracting program that provides business opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses, calling it a breeding ground for fraud and disparaging it as a “DEI” effort.But experts and an executive from a firm that uses such contracts say the level of fraud critics like Hegseth alleged has been greatly exaggerated.Some fear the harsh rhetoric around the program signals a desire to eliminate it, which they say would hurt small businesses and the Pentagon’s ability to quickly respond to unfolding emergencies.In a video posted on social media, Hegseth described the Small Business…

In light of the surging evidence of climate change, the European Union (EU) has made climate policy a European key priority over the years by committing itself to ambitious goals (Siddi, 2020, p. 4). In December 2019, the European Commission adopted the European Green Deal (EGD), which set the target of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The EGD has introduced an array of methods and policies directed at transforming the European economy and society through decarbonization in a sustainable, just, and inclusive way (Fetting, 2020, p. 4). With this pioneering initiative, the EU does not only seek to mitigate the…

Daniel Cormier believes Justin Gaethje was clutch in a big spot at UFC 324. Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett collided with the interim UFC Lightweight Championship at stake. “The Highlight” and “The Baddy” went the distance. Gaethje earned another interim title after the judges awarded him a unanimous decision for his efforts. It was an exciting conclusion to UFC’s debut event on Paramount+. Cormier, who was a color commentator for the event, weighed in on Gaethje’s performance in a video posted on his YouTube channel (via MMAJunkie). “He walked over after the fight and said, ‘I absolutely won, right?’ and I…