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One more statement win could put a rising Japanese grappler directly in line for gold. Standing in his way is a hungry debutant with nothing to lose. Keito Yamakita headlines a pivotal strawweight MMA clash against promotional newcomer Koyuru Tanoue as part of the newly completed card for ONE SAMURAI 2 on August 8. The event broadcasts live from Tokyo’s Ebara Wave Arena Ota, following seven newly added bouts that round out the lineup. Yamakita has built a 5-1 ONE record on a suffocating and relentless grappling style. He has statement wins over former ONE Strawweight MMA World Champions Alex…

On July 10, 1943, the Allied invasion of Sicily — codenamed Operation Husky — put more assault troops ashore on its first day than the Normandy landings would 11 months later. Despite the scale of these amphibious and vertical assaults on the Mediterranean’s largest island, the images most carry of this campaign come from a movie: Patton. In the 1970 film, U.S. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton wins the race to Messina and waits, smirking, as British Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery’s column rolls in late. The scene is an invention that reduces the campaign to a duel between two generals’…

Paulo Costa seems keen to align with the burgeoning Matchroom MMA stable, with Ariel Helwani reportedly playing a certain role in matters, according to Matchroom figurehead Eddie Hearn. The former UFC middleweight title challenger has expressed some frustrations in recent times with the promotion, and Costa is on the precipice of the final contracted fight on his present agreement following his UFC 327 win over Azamat Murzakanov. During a conversation on The Ariel Helwani Show, Paulo Costa intimated that he felt the UFC was delaying negotiations with him deliberately as a means to get the Brazilian combatant to re-sign with…

A drill instructor assigned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was found dead in her apartment on July 17, the service confirmed.Sgt. Darilyn C. Duong, a DI with the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, was found in her apartment in Port Royal, just north of the installation. She was 25 years old.The cause of death is currently under investigation, Marine spokesperson 2nd Lt. Joshua Hartley said in a statement. “The Marine Corps extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and fellow Marines affected by this loss,” Hartley said. “At this time, it would be premature to speculate on the…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The United States will levy fresh tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners starting Friday as a temporary global duty hits its expiration date. Goods from China, the European Union and Mexico will be among those affected by the Section 301 tariff, with certain countries’ exports to the U.S. facing a 10% rate and others being hit with a 12.5% charge, per a Federal Register filing. Goods that are loaded on a vessel before Friday and entered for consumption before July 28…

After the ground stopped shaking, Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, went on state television not to mourn the dead or rally the living, but to accuse her opponents of running “media laboratories” to turn grief into unrest. And she issued a sinister warning: “there will be no social uprising here”. It was a revealing reflex – the language of rulers contemplating not the rubble, but the political ground beneath it. She was right to be wary as Latin American experiences of disasters are known to shift political trajectories.  But rarely in the simple way of protest slogans. It is tempting…

VIENNA — The European Union has authorized its naval mission in the Indian Ocean to stop and board Russian shadow fleet tankers suspected of operating under false flags, the bloc announced on Wednesday.EU member states have authorized Operation Atalanta, the union’s counter-piracy naval mission off the Horn of Africa, to begin conducting flag-verification boardings of vessels suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the western Indian Ocean. The decision, announced this week by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, extends to Atalanta a power already exercised by the EU’s Mediterranean mission, Operation Irini.Kallas made the announcement alongside news that…

On 23 July 2026, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri hosted a steel cutting ceremony for the second of two next-generation FREMM frigates of the “EVOLUTION” version, known as “FREMM EVO”, at its Riva Trigoso shipyard. The overall FREMM programme is managed by OCCAR. The ceremony brought together senior representatives from national authorities, industry partners and international stakeholders, highlighting the continued progress of one of Europe’s most successful cooperative naval programmes. The event was also attended by a Portuguese delegation led by Rear Admiral Antonio Mateus, Deputy Director of the Portuguese National Armament Directorate and Programme Board Representative. Portugal’s participation highlighted the programme’s…

Attorneys for a vacationing soldier who was shot when he was caught in a “hail of bullets” in front of the White House have filed a $25 million claim against the U.S. Secret Service.Private First Class Benjamin Del Real, Jr., 25, alleges negligence on the part of the Secret Service, accusing agents of failing to exercise reasonable care in responding to the incident of a shooter who opened fire on a Secret Service security post. The soldier and his father were visiting with Del Real’s sister, Sara, in Washington, D.C., and were walking to dinner on May 23 when they…

Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net.The COMPACT Act allows eligible veterans and certain former service members to receive Veterans Affairs-funded emergency suicide crisis care at VA and community hospitals, even if they aren’t enrolled in VA healthcare. New data obtained by Military Times show 49,341 veterans have used the benefit since 2023, but veteran advocates and suicide prevention professionals say many eligible veterans still don’t realize it exists until they experience a…