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KWU SENSHI Chile experienced an outstanding weekend of technical development, examinations, and integration, bringing together practitioners, instructors, and families in a program dedicated to learning, growth, and camaraderie. The activities included Karate seminars, a technical course, Karate examinations, pending observations for 1st Dan, and SENSHI Kickboxing examinations, reinforcing the organization’s continued commitment to formation and progress. The activities were led by Shihan Francisco Filho and Shihan Emmanuel Ruarte, who shared their knowledge and experience with all participants throughout the weekend. Their presence gave special significance to the event and provided valuable opportunities for technical improvement and direct learning. The Karate…

Jon Jones has an idea of who he thinks will walk out of UFC 330 with welterweight gold. Reigning 170-pound titleholder Islam Makhachev is scheduled to attempt his first successful defense in the division when he takes on Ian Machado Garry on Aug. 15. The two will compete inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. It’ll be Garry’s first shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship. Sport24 (video via Red Corner MMA) recently caught up with “Bones” and asked for his opinion on the upcoming 170-pound title bout. Jones believes longtime announcer Bruce Buffer will be yelling, “And still” once UFC 330…

A new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public land.At stake are thousands of leases and permits covering billions of dollars of economic activity — including mining, drilling, grazing, logging, ski resorts, wind and solar projects, outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing. If successful, the lawsuit could throw the management of huge swaths of the West into chaos.Some experts fear the new legal uncertainty around federal agencies’ management authority could unleash a tsunami of lawsuits targeting everything from mining to the conservation of wildlife habitat.“They’ve opened…

News June 26, 2026 Lisa Daigle Assistant Managing Editor Military Embedded Systems A Boeing artist rendering depicts the Boeing E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) ISR platform. DELRAY BEACH, Fla. The global market for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) is projected to grow from $16.44 billion in 2026 to $21.40 billion by 2031, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% during the forecast period, according to a recent study by MarketsandMarkets, “Airborne ISR Market — Global Forecast to 2031.” Broken down by segment, the study authors project that the military/defense end user sector will grow at a faster…

By Alex Raufoglu June 27, 2026 WASHINGTON — As Moscow increasingly invokes the “spirit of Anchorage” to claim a framework for ending the war in Ukraine already exists, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has flatly pushed back, opening a fierce diplomatic battle over what actually occurred during last year’s high-stakes summit. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Bahrain, Rubio directly contradicted a coordinated wave of assertions from senior Russian officials that the August 2025 summit in Alaska produced an informal understanding on Ukraine. “There was no agreement in Alaska. There was a proposal in Alaska, but there was…

02:37 27.6.2026 Saudi Aramco on June 26 resumed oil loadings at its Ras Tanura terminal after a halt of nearly four months, according to shipping data, as it joined a rush to move cargo as the industry hangs to hopes of a return to normality. Saudi-based Aramco is the world’s largest oil exporter and one of the most profitable. The Saudi crude loadings come even as violence returned to the region on June 26 and early June27, with US forces striking several Iranian sites in response to Tehran’s reported targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.…

A U.S. Army officer who secretly gave abortion medication to a pregnant junior enlisted soldier, causing the loss of her unborn child, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty at a court-martial.Capt. Brandon Jones-Adams, 34, pleaded guilty to intentionally killing an unborn child, domestic violence, fraternization and conduct unbecoming of an officer during a military trial at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, according to a Thursday statement from Michelle McCaskill, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. Jones-Adams secretly administered Mifepristone to the soldier — who was carrying the pair’s child — resulting…

By Mark Krutov and RFE/RL’s Russian Service June 27, 2026 Moscow is building a new missile defense complex near a research institute linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughter, in what appears to be the latest effort to bolster the capital’s defenses against potential Ukrainian missile attacks. RFE/RL’s Russian Service has found that a concrete platform has been erected and Russia’s S-400 air-defense systems have been deployed on the grounds of the headquarters of the Innopraktika Foundation, a $1.7 billion government-backed project headed by Putin’s youngest daughter, Katerina Tikhonova. Located on high ground in the city center, less than 10…

Texas has the second-largest population of former military service members in the nation, with more than 1.5 million veterans. More veterans in the Lone Star State will have access to mental health services as the nation honors Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. That is due to a partnership involving the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program (EHVP), part of the Wounded Warrior Project’s Warrior Care Network. The program is especially looking to connect with post-9/11 veterans and current service members by offering free therapy sessions to combat PTSD and other military-related mental health problems. Since the collective outreach effort launched…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 13:30, June 27, 2026 BEIRUT, June 26 (Xinhua) — Israeli forces on Friday continued ground and aerial operations in southern Lebanon, Lebanese media reported. In the border town of Ain Arab, Israeli troops launched a large-scale combing operation hours after taking seven people — three Lebanese residents and four Syrian farm workers — into Israeli-held territory, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported. In a separate incident, Israeli forces advanced with military vehicles and bulldozers from the town of Hadatha toward the outskirts of Haris in the Bint Jbeil district, the report said, adding that an Israeli…