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Iran Press TV Sunday, 14 June 2026 6:52 AM Fighters from the Hezbollah resistance movement have confronted Israeli forces as they were attempting to infiltrate into areas in southern Lebanon, targeting troop and vehicle concentrations with barrages of rockets and kamikaze drones. In a series of statements on Sunday, Hezbollah announced that its fighters detected an Israeli military convoy that had moved into the southern town of Majdal Zoun, located in the Tyre district. The resistance fighters then carried out an ambush, employing light and medium weapons alongside rocket-propelled grenades in an operation that lasted for about two hours. Hezbollah…

Global Times By Xinhua Published: Jun 14, 2026 12:11 PM Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, held talks with Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on Saturday. Noting that China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors, Wang said that China attaches high importance to ties with Mongolia in its neighborhood diplomacy, and actively promotes good-neighborliness and friendly cooperation between the two countries. Wang said that China is willing to continue to be a trustworthy and reliable partner to Mongolia and to…

This article is part of a series published by the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and the GeoStrategy Initiative of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security exploring the nexus between US security and economic interests across Africa. The previous edition can be read here. For three decades, US administrations primarily viewed Somalia as a counterterrorism problem. That instinct was necessary and understandable, given that al-Shabaab remains among al-Qaeda’s most capable affiliates and that Islamic State-Somalia (ISIS-S) has grown increasingly relevant to transnational jihadist networks. Moreover, the memory of October 1993, when eighteen US service members were killed by Somali militia…

Daniel Cormier found himself at the center of a strange social media controversy ahead of UFC White House.Twitter was buzzing Sunday evening over an alleged conversation between Cormier and Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, in which Eric supposedly asked Cormier for inside information on tonight’s fights. Multiple social media accounts posted screenshots of the alleged direct messages, claiming that Cormier later tweeted and deleted the exchange.The allegedly deleted Cormier tweet read, “I’m probably going to get a lot of flak for bringing this to light, however I refuse to stay silent. The UFC is a sport that…

This week has been one of the most important weeks of all time for the strategy and wargaming genres. In fact, I cannot recall a week when we received so much major news in such a short amount of time. We now know a lot more about Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Company of Heroes – Definitive Edition Is Coming in 2026, a release window also exists for Star Wars: Zero Company, and even Stronghold 4 is an actual thing! Let’s dive straight into it! Total War: Warhammer 40,000 New Details During the PC Gaming Show, a host of new details…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. In another indication of the growing military and economic importance of the Arctic, Russia and NATO are increasing their buildup of forces and facilities in the region. Recent media investigations found that Russia is constructing new bases near Finland to eventually house tens of thousands of troops while NATO on Saturday stood up a long-planned new battalion battlegroup. It is a force that will operate in Finland and Sweden as a deterrent against Russia. TWZ has frequently reported how Russia, and to a lesser extent China, have moved aggressively…

The historic UFC Freedom 250 event, which takes place on the South Lawn of the White House, is just a few hours away, and several notable figures in the MMA community have given their two cents on who they think will win in the main and co-main events. In the UFC Freedom 250 headliner, undisputed UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria will lock horns with current and two-time interim 155-pound title holder Justin Gaethje. The UFC’s official Instagram account reached out to several fighters, MMA personalities, and champions via DM to get their predictions for this lightweight title unification bout. Mackenzie…

Ilia Topuria will fight in a lightweight title unification bout this weekend at UFC Freedom 250, and a teammate who holds gold in the PFL has weighed in on this matchup. Salah Hamli is the combatant in question, and the PFL MENA champion from 2025 trains out of the same gym that Ilia Topuria does. When asked for his thoughts on the UFC White House clash with interim champ Justin Gaethje vying for Topuria’s lightweight title on June 14th, Hamli said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “Yeah. When I enter my gym, my first famous person I see, my first UFC…

Fitness is easy to talk about but surprisingly difficult to measure. Many athletes spend years training hard without a clear understanding of where they stand physically. They track workouts, compare leaderboard scores, and chase personal records, yet often overlook the most important question: how fit are they, really? Fitness is multi dimensional. Strength matters, but so does endurance. Power is important, but so is mobility. Cardiovascular fitness, body composition, work capacity, and recovery all contribute to athletic performance and long term health. This is why benchmarks matter. They provide objective standards that allow athletes to assess strengths and weaknesses, monitor…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Ocean shippers are frontloading cargo to mitigate rising shipping costs and anticipated tariffs, according to the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associate’s Global Port Tracker. June import volumes are expected to increase by 14.3% year over year, indicating an earlier peak season. Higher costs from tariffs and fuel prices expected in August are leading retailers to bring in merchandise early, NRF VP of Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said in the release. “The current import surge will likely last into…