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Six wins, a contract, three straight losses, a kickboxing detour, a first-round knockout from Hyu, and now a fresh start in a new weight class. Suablack Tor Pran49 has been through every version of this career. July 17 is where he reintroduces himself. Suablack makes his flyweight Muay Thai debut against Scottish standout Stephen “El Matador” Irvine in a flyweight Muay Thai bout at ONE Fight Night 45: Lessei vs. Rabah on Prime Video, broadcasting live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, July 17. The 28-year-old opens his Muay Thai campaign at flyweight after a…

Those competing at UFC Freedom 250 will have a chance to earn $425,000 in post-fight bonus money, compliments of UFC and its partner Liberty Financial.This weekend’s UFC White House card is as high-profile as it gets. UFC CEO, Dana White, promised a Washington D.C. takeover and that’s exactly what the promotion has done. There has been some backlash and obstacles to avoid along the way, but UFC is just a day away from rolling out an epic set of fights LIVE on Paramount+ from the White House South Lawn.White, who helped plan almost everything this event has to offer, is…

An effort to create a new cyber-focused military service under the Army narrowly failed in the Senate, but the lawmaker who proposed it isn’t backing down. Last month, Defense One exclusively reported that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was spearheading a markup amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would create a Cyber Force. The effort ultimately failed by a vote of 14-13, with four Democrats and 10 Republicans swatting the amendment down. Nine Democrats and four Republicans voted in favor.“We remain optimistic about Cyber Force and the Senator will continue to push for its creation,” a Gillibrand spokesperson said.While the…

Washington is littered with the corpses of grand plans to restore the Merchant Marine. The Trump administration’s Maritime Action Plan is the latest attempt, and to its credit, the most comprehensive since World War II.The plan is the government’s blueprint to resurrect America’s commercial shipping and domestic shipbuilding industry. The goal is straightforward: build enough merchant ships and train enough civilian mariners to sustain the military through war, while cutting reliance on foreign supply chains in peace. With a $1.5 billion Maritime Security Trust Fund, Maritime Prosperity Zones, and fees on foreign-built vessels, it treats over a half-century of decline…

Global Times By Global Times Published: Jun 12, 2026 08:54 AM China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) warned that overseas espionage and intelligence agencies are using new types of spy equipment, including detection buoys, sensor-fitted marine animals, wave gliders and shipborne electronic devices, to steal China’s sensitive maritime data, noting that such activities pose serious threats to the country’s territorial, military and economic security, according to an article released by the Ministry’s WeChat account on Friday. The article disclosed more details of the new types of spy equipment. For example, a spherical ocean monitoring buoy found in a certain Chinese…

Issue Brief June 12, 2026 • 5:14 pm ET Print this page By the US–Colombia Strategic Alignment Coalition Bottom lines up front Illegal armed groups have expanded their reach across more than half of Colombia’s municipalities, showing resilience to state pressure by diversifying revenue streams, adapting operations, and consolidating control over civilian populations. The next government needs a territorially differentiated security strategy that rebuilds public-force readiness and expands state presence where armed groups have filled governance gaps.US-Colombia security cooperation should move beyond counternarcotics to help dismantle criminal governance structures and the financial networks that sustain them. Colombia, for many years…

Earlier this week, former UFC two-division champion Alex Pereira had claimed that the promotion might cut Josh Hokit after the White House event. Hokit immediately responded on X, firing back and stating that he’s signed an 8-fight contract and the UFC will never fire a surging and exciting heavyweight like him, especially after his last slugfest against Curtis Blaydes, a fight many consider a strong fight-of-the-year contender and one of the most exciting heavyweight battles in recent memory. MIAMI, FLORIDA – APRIL 11: (L-R) Josh Hokit punches Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight fight during the UFC 327 event at Kaseya…

WordPress already holds your content, media, users, plugins, and more.  But managing all of those moving pieces often means jumping between admin screens, browser tabs, and disconnected workflows. Desktop Mode, a free and open source plugin built by Automattic, gives WordPress admin a desktop-style workspace.  Windows open, resize, and stack. A dock sits on the left. Virtual desktops let you switch between workflows. It runs on top of WordPress exactly as it is: your site, your plugins, your setup, all untouched. A better way to move through WordPress Posts, pages, and media open as individual windows, so you can have…

On July 11, 2026, The Turkish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a successful firing of the AKYA heavyweight torpedo in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Denizkurdu II large-scale naval exercise. The MoD also released video footage from the activity as part of the exercise’s Distinguished Observers Day phase, showing the culminating live-fire events and subsequent damage assessments. According to the MoD announcement and information obtained by Naval News from sources, the AKYA torpedo was fired from TCG Sakarya, a Preveze-class (Type 209/1400) diesel-electric submarine that has been modernized under Türkiye’s ongoing mid-life upgrade effort. The firing was conducted against…

A PC gamer was saved by their gaming rig after a stray bullet was accidentally fired from a neighbor’s gun and hit the side of the PC, which damaged some major components beyond repair. Although the PC endured significant damage, no one was injured by the accidental gunshot. The incident came amid an expensive time for PC gaming. Since the fall of 2025, the prices of RAM and other essential components have risen exponentially over several months. However, these costs have been slightly offset by free and discounted PC games that periodically appear on various storefronts. Each Thursday, the Epic…