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The player known as iDom is perhaps best regarded for his first place finish at Capcom Cup 2019. He was able to win the entire Street Fighter 5 event using Laura, a character that most players were seemingly sleeping on at the time. Though iDom does play Street Fighter 6, it’s been well established that he’s not as fond of it compared to how much he preferred Street Fighter 5. In a recent video, iDom confirmed his opinion…

A House panel advanced a measure to increase cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli defense technology sectors after one lawmaker’s Friday attempt to halt the proposal fell flat.The United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, part of the House’s version of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill, would codify and increase military technical cooperation between the U.S. defense industry and Israel’s, as well as create a technical liaison position within the Pentagon to support the effort. The House Armed Services Committee approved the measure as part of its National Defense Authorization Act after a marathon debate on hundreds of amendments.Rep. Ro…

Global Times By Global Times Published: Jun 08, 2026 10:14 AM China’s research vessel Haiyang Dizhi-6recently completed its 16th deep-sea geological survey expedition, according to CCTV News on Monday. The mission has achieved a number of important results in areas including deep-sea geological environment investigations and the research, development, and application of key marine exploration technologies and equipment. During this expedition, the scientific team employed a variety of geological survey methods and obtained valuable first-hand data and samples, including polymetallic nodules, seafloor rocks, and near-bottom seawater. Qin Pengbo, a deputy director of the institute of applied marine geology of Guangzhou…

Vietnam’s 18.2-tonne T-1 amphibious light tank resembles the Soviet PT-76 that it is meant to replace. However, it is a domestic design incorporating improvements. (QDND)The Vietnam People’s Army’s (VPA) newspaper recently described a public review by senior military leadership of the T-1 amphibious light tank currently being developed by Factory Z125 of the Ministry of National Defence.Externally a facsimile of the original Soviet PT-76, Vietnam nonetheless claims the T-1 is an entirely indigenous design and part of a larger programme to both modernise the VPA and to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers.The T-1 is intended to replace Soviet-supplied PT-76 and…

The rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers is driving permanent changes to the geographical layout of critical infrastructure that serves as the backdrop of global competition and future wars. This includes the construction of digital megacampuses, which will become strategic high value targets, and the proliferation of new data center hubs, which could drive changes to defense planning scenarios, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. In the wake of the United States’ and Israel’s February attack on Iran’s military and senior leaders, Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes against US military bases and civilian infrastructure across the Middle East. While much…

New Zealand has been approved to buy five MH-60R naval helicopters. (Gordon Arthur)The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 5 June that the country’s State Department had okayed a sale of five Sikorsky MH-60R naval helicopters to New Zealand, as well as accompanying MK 54 torpedoes.This followed the New Zealand government’s revelation on 21 August 2025 that it had selected the MH-60R to replace a fleet of eight Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters (three of which are in long-term storage). This was the culmination of a Maritime Helicopter Replacement request for information issued on 24 April 2023.Naval rotary-winged…

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 Pentagon fulfilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s promise to slash the number of Religious Affiliation Codes used by the military to track the volume of members adhering to different religions and to shape the chaplain corps to support them. The change reduces the number of religions counted for such purposes from more than 200 to just 31. Changes include collapsing the number of identified Christian denominations to 21 and removing Pagan,…

An Israeli drone manufacturer whose production facility was struck by an Iranian ballistic missile just two months ago has announced that its G3 reconnaissance drone platform completed operational readiness and training activities with unnamed security organizations over the past two weeks, with photographs showing the aircraft carrying blurred external payloads that were obscured, apparently for […]

For months, the unification of the Lightweight titles was fairly respectful. Topuria confident asserted he was going to win via knockout, and Gaethje understandably argued otherwise — pretty routine stuff in the world of combat sports. A week ago, however, Gaethje’s father made a prediction about how Gaethje would beat up the short former Featherweight, and it struck a nerve.Since then, all bets are off. Topuria immediately fired back at Papa Gaethje, and “The Highlight” started referencing Topuria’s messy divorce. Topuria accused Gaethje of crossing a line with those comments, and then the war of words continued online shortly afterward.“Proving…

I’ve been building sites on WordPress since 2010. These days I work in marketing at WordPress.com. And somehow, until Kraków, I’d never been to a WordCamp. WordCamp Europe 2026 drew 2,458 attendees from 81 countries to the ICE Kraków Congress Centre — a stunning modern venue sitting at the edge of one of Europe’s most historically rich cities. Nearly a quarter of us were first-timers. I was in good company. The city told the story  What struck me immediately about Kraków: it’s the kind of place where history is visible, tangible, and layered. Contrast that with the ICE Congress Centre…