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Global Times By Global Times Published: Jun 22, 2026 09:48 AM China added 10 US entities to its export control list, according to an announcement issued by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Monday.  This regulatory move, in accordance with the Export Control Law and relevant regulations on dual-use item exports, was taken to safeguard China’s national security and legitimate interests, and to uphold the country’s international non-proliferation commitments. Under the new rules, all domestic exporters are barred from supplying dual-use items to the listed entities, while institutions and individuals worldwide are prohibited from transferring or providing China-made dual-use goods…

Justin Gaethje and Arman Tsarukyan aren’t officially matched up yet, but they’re already beefing.Following Gaethje’s momentous lightweight championship win over Ilia Topuria at UFC White House, it appeared he and Tsarukyan could become fast friends with Tsarukyan’s buddy having publicly wagered $1 million on Gaethje to pull off the upset. When Gaethje forced Topuria to quit on the stool at the end of the fourth round, Tsarukyan friend’s return was reportedly a cool $5.7 million, and he vowed to buy Gaethje a truck for his troubles.“I’m not taking this truck from f*cking Arman,” Gaethje said. “There’s absolutely no way I…

The governments of the United States and China both assert that theirs is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. They also agree that the likeliest trigger for an armed conflict between them is Taiwan. In theory, then, it should come as a relief that U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan at length in Beijing last month and that the leaders emerged with a better understanding of each other’s positions.Yet the U.S.-Chinese summit was anything but reassuring. Rather, it represented Xi’s opening move in what will be a sustained effort to get the Trump…

As we all know, nothing in life, including success in your martial art, is guaranteed. However, with the right mindset and the right habits, you can stack the odds in your favor. I have found that five habits are essential for long-term success. Although I’ve seen some people fail despite adhering to a few of these behaviors, I have never known anyone to succeed without them. 1. Keep Your Center It’s been said that the mightiest person is the one who has control over his or her emotions. That’s essentially what it means to keep your center. I named my…

Media statementMonday 22 June 2026 The Hon Anthony Albanese MPPrime Minister of Australia Today the Prime Minister convened National Cabinet for the sixth time since the conflict in the Middle East began. At today’s meeting Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Fuel Supply Taskforce Coordinator Anthea Harris provided an update on Australia’s fuel security. Australia’s fuel supply outlook remains secure in the near term, however we are working hard to prepare for contingencies in the event of supply disruptions in fuel and fertiliser. At National Cabinet the Prime Minister outlined the Commonwealth’s one month extension to the fuel excise cut and…

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s newest air-to-air missile, the PL-16, could vie with an equivalent advance by the U.S. military and give the People’s Liberation Army an edge in any Asia-Pacific conflicts because of its increased travel distance and a second-wind feature, experts say.The PL-16 beyond-visual-range missile as described in social and trade media would answer Lockheed Martin’s AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) for the U.S. armed forces, analysts believe, and improve on previous generations developed in China.They say China’s missile boasts a long total flight distance estimated at 200 to 300 kilometers (124 to 186 miles) and…

Kyoji Horiguchi is experiencing a low point following his loss to Manel Kape, but he still intends to become a UFC champion one day. Horiguchi and Kape shared the Octagon this past Saturday in the UFC Vegas 119 headliner. The two weren’t strangers to one another going into the bout, as they had competed against each other back in 2017. While Horiguchi scored the submission in their first encounter, Kape got revenge in part two with a TKO finish inside the Meta Apex. Horiguchi was apologetic in a post on X following the defeat, but his spirit isn’t broken. “Thank…

Underwhelmed by the UFC’s White House event ratings? Don’t worry, UFC CEO Dana White has a bigger number coming soon.Leading up to the UFC Freedom 250 card at the White House, White predicted that the show would do Super Bowl numbers — over a hundred million viewers. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio predicted a billion viewers. And following the event, Joe Rogan claimed the event had generated over 150 million views by Monday and was still climbing.The official numbers as announced by Paramount+? A bit less impressive in comparison but still great for the streaming service. An average of…

After more than 15 years of serious strength training, Alan Thrall has reached a point many lifelong lifters struggle to accept: training does not always need to revolve around chasing bigger numbers. In a recent Youtube video, the Untamed Strength owner reflected on how his relationship with fitness has changed since stepping away from competitive powerlifting. While he still loves lifting, Thrall says he now values freedom, longevity, and consistency far more than personal records. “Looking back on the past 15 years of training, there’s not a lot that I would do differently,” Thrall said. “I made pretty good progress,…

The federal government went through tremendous changes in the late 1990s and early 2000s.The Clinton Administration’s National Partnership for Reinventing Government to streamline processes and cut bureaucracy was one of them. Then there was the Y2K threat and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.These were large momentous events that became watershed moments and elevated the role of information technology from a back-office function to a mission-enabler.Jim Flyzik, who died on June 4 at age 72, played a critical role in this transformation as a long-time IT executive at the Treasury Department and one of the government’s first chief information…