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Bottom lines up front On the evening of June 24, Venezuela experienced a destructive “doublet”: two devastating quakes struck less than a minute apart, their epicenters in towns less than two hundred miles west of Caracas. The earthquakes were some of the most powerful in more than 125 years. As of July 8, the death toll stands at 3,811, and the number injured at 16,740. That number is expected to rise. US Geological Survey modeling in the days following the earthquakes indicated there was a 44 percent probability of the total number of casualties exceeding ten thousand. La Guaira, a…

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 329 results, including the main event rematch between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway. McGregor and Holloway originally met way back in August of 2013 in a featherweight contest, with ‘Notorious’ emerging victorious by unanimous decision. This time around their fight will be taking place at welterweight. Conor McGregor (22-6 MMA) will be competing for the first time since July of 2021, where he suffered a first-round TKO loss at the hands of longtime rival Dustin Poirier. The Irish star earned his most recent victory at UFC 246 in January of 2020,…

FORT BLISS, Texas — When it comes to defending the vast Pacific Ocean, the Army is usually going to take a back seat to the Navy, at least until the fight hits land. But in an effort to increase its advantage in the Joint fight in the Pacific, the Army has created the 7th Infantry Division Multi-Domain Command-Pacific. Two exercises in June, Pacific Fury and Valiant Shield, in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations has allowed the U.S. Army Futures and Concepts Command and two assessment teams from the U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command to look at the 7ID…

The Army has developed a new technique for cutting rifled grooves inside 155mm howitzer barrels that officials say could extend cannon life, improve performance and reduce manufacturing costs.The process, demonstrated earlier this year at the Army’s Benét Laboratories in New York, uses electrochemical machining, or ECM, to carve the barrel’s 48 spiral grooves without the cutting tool ever touching the steel.Officials said the no-contact technique leaves the bore in ideal condition for bonding a protective coating that shields the barrel from the extreme heat and erosion generated during firing.“The protective coating applied to the bore is the primary defense against…

There is nothing like that sweet, juicy first bite of a ripe peach on a summer day. Even for bears.The luscious fruit’s lure was seemingly so overpowering for one young black bear this week that it abandoned the wilderness and ventured through the sliding doors of an Alaskan commissary. In a video widely circulated on social media, the hungry bear sauntered around the front section of the Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson’s Exchange, or JBER, shopping mall at 9:00 am before settling on a peach, savoring its ambrosial succulence and promptly leaving the building.Maria Galvez, a spokesperson for the 673rd Air Base…

MEDFORD, Ore. – Seventeen Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, traded their weapons systems for shovels, stain brushes and weed eaters during a community service project at the Salvation Army Hope House here, July 11, 2026. Working alongside volunteers from a local business, the Soldiers dug trenches for sprinkler lines, spread bark, planted trees and shrubs with guidance from a local arborist, built walking paths, cleared weeds along the roadside and stained new benches for placement throughout the property. “They are an organization that is helping to rehabilitate and…

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The Czech Army held a handover ceremony on July 10 at the 73rd Tank Battalion’s base in Přáslavice, a garrison town in the Olomouc region of eastern Czechia, marking the delivery of the final Leopard 2A4 in a fleet that now totals 42 tanks. The Leopard 2A4 is an earlier variant of Germany’s Leopard 2 […]

As orbital dual‑use infrastructure proliferates through the expanding global space economy, states and private actors are increasingly taking advantage of the blurred line between the civilian and military use of space technologies. Given that commercial and governmental capabilities are increasingly tightly intertwined, and that orbital systems are “dual‑use by design”, it has become inherently difficult to determine the true intentions guiding the deployment of a space asset, thus making it hard to determine who should be held accountable for its actions. These challenges create an environment where the purpose, control and end‑use of space assets remain ambiguous. Given the lack…

The UFC 329 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video above at MMAFighting.com.UFC officials will announce the winners of the “Fight of the Night” and the “Performance of the Night” bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.UFC President Dana White will also wrap up the event, discuss star’s performances, and possibly talk about what’s next on the UFC calendar, during his scrum with the media.The UFC 329 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after…