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WASHINGTON (AP) — The question hangs in the halls at the Capitol: Was it worth it? Congress, which never authorized the war against Iran yet never fully objected to it, now must grapple with the consequences of President Donald Trump’s nearly four-month conflict: the lives lost, the billions spent and the national security fallout that has reordered the political dynamics in the Middle East. Ask senators what they think about the deal Trump struck to end the war, and they do not search too far for words. “Pathetic. Failure. Inevitable conclusion of a combination of never making the case to…

For most fans, Mitchell Hooper is known simply as “The Moose,” the reigning World’s Strongest Man capable of lifting weights that seem almost impossible for the average person to comprehend. But long before he stood atop the strongman world, Hooper was an entirely different type of athlete: He tried golf, marathon running, football, even endurance sports, but nothing that would signal any indications that he would one day become one of the strongest humans on the planet. That perspective may be what makes Hooper one of the most compelling voices in strength sports today. While many athletes define themselves solely…

A robotic combat vehicle carrying an autonomous laser weapon system designed to shoot down drones rolled onto the floor of a Detroit manufacturing conference this week, placing one of the most futuristic weapons concepts in modern defense squarely in the middle of America’s industrial heartland. Aurelius Systems, a defense technology company developing autonomous directed energy […]

More than 80 years after its sinking, long-buried documents in both the American and Japanese archives held the key to locating the seemingly lost location of the Japanese “Hell ship” Hōfuku Maru. Now, explorer Josh Gates, working with the Hellships Memorial Foundation, is taking viewers along for that historic journey in an all-new season of Expedition Unknown.The first episode of the two-hour event premieres on Wednesday, June 24, at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Discovery Channel. On Sept. 21, 1944, the Hōfuku Maru, alongside 10 other ships forming Convoy MATA-27, was transporting more than 1,000 Allied Dutch and…

A senior non-commissioned officer stationed at Fort Hood has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after a military jury convicted him of raping and sexually abusing two children, concluding one of the most serious criminal cases prosecuted by the Army in recent years. Sgt. Maj. Victor M. Rivera, 49, a telecommunications operations chief assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 11th Corps Signal Brigade, III Armored Corps, was sentenced June 12 by a military judge following his conviction at the Lawrence Williams Judicial Center at Fort Hood, according to the Army. The sentence represents one of the most significant punishments…

Iran Press TV Saturday, 20 June 2026 6:28 AM US President Donald Trump says Israel’s security and military position in the region depends heavily on support from the United States, stressing that Tel Aviv would have been “crushed” without American backing. Speaking about US-Israeli relations on Friday, Trump noted that American assistance has been critical to Israel’s so-called defense capabilities. “If it weren’t for my intervention, Israel would have been crushed,” Trump said, adding that Washington provides key military assets, including advanced weapons systems, the Iron Dome air defense network, and B-2 bombers. Trump also described his relationship with Israeli…

United Nations Secretary-General 20 June 2026 New York, UN Statements | António Guterres, Secretary-General As divisions deepen across our world, new and protracted conflicts are compelling millions of women, children and men to seek safety far from home. These turbulent times must be a moment for renewed solidarity and robust action to protect people displaced by conflict or persecution. That includes upholding the Refugee Convention, which has saved millions of lives since its adoption 75 years ago in the aftermath of the Second World War. On World Refugee Day, we call for stronger support for all those forced to flee,…

Charai for The National Interest: JD Vance Is Wrong: Israel Is Not Just Another Ally – Atlantic Council In the News June 20, 2026 • 10:42am ET By Atlantic Council Print this page Share this page ERROR MESSAGE HEADING ERROR MESSAGE SUBHEADING ERROR MESSAGE CONTENT ERROR MESSAGE INFO Oops… It looks like we’re having a technical issue. If refreshing the page doesn’t resolve the issue you could try clearing the sites browser cache. Pro Tip: If you’re on a laptop or desktop you can flush everything the browser currently has cached for the site by simply holding down…

Murtazali Magomedov scored an incredible Octagon debut earlier tonight (Sat., June 20, 2026) at UFC Vegas 119 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside UFC Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the undefeated featherweight finisher ended Melsik Baghdasaryan with a modified twister early in the first round.Magomedov, 26, came into Saturday’s debut as a sizeable betting favorite and for good reason. Due to his undefeated record, 100% finish rate, and knockout finish on Dana White’s Contender Series last September, Magomedov was expected to deliver the goods. That said, nobody thought “The Highlight” would turn in one of the rarest stoppages in…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Department of the Air Force has released new guidance for the policy that directs chaplains to remove rank insignia from their uniforms, an update that directs Airmen and Guardians to treat chaplains as they always have—as commissioned officers. The June 17 announcement—which applies to all Air Force and Space Force personnel—comes about three months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Chaplains Corps to replace uniform rank insignia with the…