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01:39 7.7.2026 United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a shipping security monitor, said late on July 6 that it had received a report of a tanker being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman, causing a fire. No injuries or environmental impacts were reported, UKMTO said. It said the vessel was traveling south of the Strait of Hormuz about 8 nautical miles off of Limah, Oman. The investigation into the incident was ongoing, it added. No further information was immediately available. Citing a US official, Axios reported that ⁠Iran’s Islamic ⁠Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) fired at least…

Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health John Bartrum left his job Monday after less than seven months on the job.Bartrum, who announced his resignation to staff June 30, did not provide a specific reason for leaving the VA’s top health job, other than saying he looked forward to “focusing on my family and my health” and supporting the administration’s efforts “in the private sector.”A retired Air Force Reserve major general, Bartrum was nominated to the post June 2 by President Donald Trump and confirmed Dec. 18 by the Senate in a 53-43 vote.Bartrum became the first under secretary of health…

Finland, Norway and Latvia have signed a Statement of Intent concerning development and cooperation related to Patria TRACKX armoured tracked vehicles at the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara today, on 7 July. The purpose of the Statement of Intent is to share information on the further development of the Patria TRACKX vehicle and the results of field trials, and it enables the participating countries to explore potential joint procurements of the vehicle as well as joint development. Co-funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF), Patria TRACKX is a new-generation armoured tracked vehicle developed through the multinational Future Highly Mobile Augmented…

ANKARA — NATO will add up to five MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles to its network of aerial sensors, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said during the alliance’s Defence Industry Forum here today.Built by Northrop Grumman, the MQ-4C Triton is a high-altitude, long-endurance UAV specifically designed for maritime surveillance over vast stretches of sea.According to Rutte, the aircraft will help NATO detect threats early, protect sea lines of communication, and support operations in demanding regions, such as the High North. “These aircraft can fly for long periods at high altitude and cover large areas, including over open water, more efficiently than most…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 09: Anthony Hernandez reacts after a submission victory against Roman Dolidze of Georgia in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 09, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) The UFC returns to Sacramento on Saturday, Aug. 22, with both the main and co-main events officially announced along with several new fights added to the card. In the main event, Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez makes his return to action when he faces Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues in a five-round fight at middleweight. The fight serves as Hernandez’s…

Tèja VanWicklen is a writer and self-defense consultant specializing in realistic violence prevention, with a focus on training for women and parents. She has over thirty years of experience studying multiple martial arts along with edged weapons, firearms, wilderness survival, biomechanics, and health-related fields, and has worked in stunt performance and choreography. She is the author of the book Reimagining Women’s Self-Defense: Protective Offense, which supplies martial arts and self-defense instructors with frameworks for recognizing predatory intent and structuring effective protective responses. The second part of our talk with Q&A from my Patrons is here. Summary Tèja VanWicklen describes her…

UFC lightweight contender Benoit Saint-Denis cleared the air about his health as fans speculate he’s suffering from a staph infection. Benoit Saint-Denis will look to make a statement against former lightweight interim title challenger Paddy Pimblett in the UFC 329 co-main event this Saturday. UFC 329 is headlined by Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the Octagon against former BMF titleholder Max Holloway. Saint-Denis has won four fights in a row since back-to-back losses to Renato Moicano and Dustin Poirier. He most recently finished Dan Hooker at UFC 325 to move up the lightweight rankings. Ahead of UFC 329, Saint-Denis gave…

Picture a place so vast that you could drive for miles without ever leaving its boundaries. There are Army installations in the United States that stretch across hundreds of thousands, even millions, of acres, with their own neighborhoods, airfields, hospitals, schools, training grounds, and enough infrastructure to resemble small cities. Calling them a simple “base” hardly does them justice.When people search for the biggest Army Base in America, they’re often thinking about sheer size. But acreage tells only part of the story. A truly significant Army base is measured not just by the land it occupies, but by the soldiers…

Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA Division I Heavyweight champion Gable Steveson makes his highly anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut this weekend against Elisha Ellison at UFC 329, which goes down Sat., July 11, 2026, inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.And oddsmakers are expecting a complete destruction.Steveson is now the biggest betting favorite in UFC history, sitting at -2800 on DraftKings. On some other sportsbooks, such as FanDuel, the line has ballooned as high as -4000.But do the odds make sense?Considering Steveson is fighting one of the lowest-ranked fighters on the UFC roster, it is not hard to…

The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.After a day in which huge crowds mourned Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the holy city of Qom, U.S. Central Command announced that it had begun a series of strikes intended to impose what it called heavy costs. “Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” CENTCOM said on X. Iranian media reported…