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Khabib Nurmagomedov has used Umar Nurmagomedov’s latest win to push his cousin straight back into the heart of the bantamweight title conversation, while Umar himself is keeping his public stance measured on when a second crack at gold might come. Will Umar Nurmagomedov Get a Title Shot in 2026? Khabib Says He’s Ready, but UFC May Want One More Fight After Umar’s unanimous decision victory over former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 324 in Perth, Khabib posted a detailed message on Instagram, praising his cousin for logging two fights in three months and signalling that their team wants a…

This week in strategy and wargaming news, Strategos just launched, Task Force Admiral is officially launching on the 27th, and I’m going to be a part of Slitherine’s Hot Seat. Read on for more. Strategy and Wargaming To Feature In The Hotseat For the first time ever, I’m featuring myself in this weekly update of Strategy and Wargaming News. And that’s because Slitherine has invited yours truly to be a part of The Hot Seat, which is going live this January 28th, set to feature Ian Fischer, an industry veteran, better known for his work in Age of Empires 2,…

PARIS — NATO is ready to engage in a potential Arctic mission, but hasn’t started planning one as there has been no political guidance to do so, said Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, after a meeting of the organization’s top military leaders on Thursday.“We’re aware of discussions about this, of course, and therefore we’re doing some thinking about how we would organize for it, but no planning has started yet,” said Grynkewich, a United States Air Force general, at a press briefing in Brussels.Grynkewich said NATO’s military headquarters has “a ton of expertise” that could be used…

By Goran Katic January 24, 2026 Republika Srpska’s government has handed a roughly $938 million wind power project to a little-known Chinese-Singaporean consortium without a public tender, prompting questions about transparency and oversight in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Serb-majority entity. The project, which is now called the Leotar Wind Farm and planned to be constructed near the southern city of Trebinje, was granted to the company through direct negotiations rather than a competitive bidding process despite legal provisions that prioritize public tenders for concessions involving natural resources. In 2025,Republika Srpska’s government signed a cooperation agreement with a consortium composed of Zhongji Construction Group…

Veteran UFC referee Mark Smith was forced to leave T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night after tearing his ACL while officiating a fight at UFC 324. The injury, typically associated with fighters inside the cage, marked a rare occurrence for a sports official and left fans concerned when video footage showed Smith being carried out by Nevada State Athletic Commission personnel. UFC Referee Mark Smith Suffers Torn ACL During Fight at UFC 324 This appears to be the moment that referee Mark Smith suffered an ACL injury. At the very end of the final round, Mark seems to stumble while circling…

Military personnel at Naval Support Activity Bahrain initiated a $15.8 million unaccompanied housing modernization project on Jan. 12, according to a Navy release.The facelift, done in partnership with the Public Works Department Bahrain, fulfills the Navy’s “Sailors First” initiative and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Barracks Task Force initiative.The former was a set of objectives provided by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle that vowed to invest in housing for sailors, while the latter was formed by Hegseth to address long-standing issues with dwindling barracks standards.“Any investment in our sailors’ well-being is returned to us in the form of mission…

Robert Whittaker isn’t as harsh on Paddy Pimblett’s UFC 324 performance as others are. Pimblett fought for an opportunity to lay claim to the interim UFC Lightweight Championship. A win for “The Baddy” would’ve set the stage for an undisputed title grudge match against Ilia Topuria. Pimblett needed to get past Justin Gaethje, but he did not succeed. Despite Pimblett’s efforts, “The Highlight” walked out of T-Mobile Arena with the interim gold. Taking to his MMArcade Podcast, Whittaker shared what impressed him about Pimblett’s performance despite the loss. “Paddy’s heart, the grit of this kid,” Whittaker began. “I don’t care…

WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to bolster the country’s Black Sea coast defense capabilities, the Bulgarian government has approved a project to purchase the Naval Strike Missile coastal defense system for the nation’s military.The procurement, which is to be carried out as a government-to-government deal with the United States, is estimated to be worth around $205 million, according to the country’s outgoing Defense Minister Atanas Zaprianov.Following the Cabinet’s decision, the acquisition of anti-ship missiles developed by Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace will now be submitted for clearance by the National Assembly, Bulgaria’s unicameral parliament. Zaprianov said that payments for…

The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general this week rejected a Government Accountability Office report on how the Coast Guard Investigative Service and DHS OIG could address overlaps in their respective investigative jurisdictions, saying that the suggestions would “diminish” his agency’s authority.  “Your draft report’s failure to acknowledge DHS OIG’s primacy over internal department investigate bodies devalues DHS OIG’s independence, as envisioned by Congress and enumerated in the Inspector General Act and instead treats DHS OIG as just one body among equals insofar as department oversight is concerned,” wrote IG Joseph Cuffari in a letter attached to the Wednesday report. “I am…

The United States is preparing Misawa Air Base in northern Japan to support the future deployment of F-35A stealth fighter aircraft, as part of a broader effort to modernize U.S. air power in the western Pacific. According to the report by Newsweek journalist Ryan Chan, the Pentagon plans to deploy 48 F-35A Lightning II jets […]