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When President Donald Trump repeatedly pressed regional leaders on Abraham Accords expansion late last month — framing Arab-Israeli normalization as a debt owed and a condition for a settlement to end the Iran war — he apparently commented there had been silence on the other end of the line.Arab and Muslim states are not silent because they lack a position on normalization. Indeed, collectively they have already articulated one through the Arab Peace Initiative ­— the 2002 proposal that offered normalized relations between Israel and over 50 countries. In exchange, it required Israel to fully withdraw from occupied territories, agree…

Just two weeks after UFC BJJ 8, the promotion goes for a quick turnaround to host more Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) stars along with a light heavyweight title bout. UFC BJJ 9 happens on THURSDAY (June 4, 2026) inside the UFC’s Meta Apex venue in Las Vegas, Nevada.The event will be headlined by Mason Fowler looking to defend his light heavyweight crown against former IBJJF no gi world champ Devhonte Johnson. In the co-main event, longtime UFC star Gilbert Burns will go back to his grappling roots after retiring from MMA, and will make his UFC BJJ debut against Horlando Monteiro.…

Mark Ellis is the Executive Director of the International Bar Association (IBA). He served as Legal Advisor to the Kosovo Commission and advised the OSCE on the creation of Serbia’s War Crimes Tribunal. Dr Ellis worked alongside the ICTY, the Iraqi High Tribunal, the Cambodia Tribunal and presently with the ICC. In 2015, he was appointed to the UN Advisory Panel on Defence Counsel and in the same year launched eyeWitness to Atrocities, a mobile app for documenting war crimes. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Dr Ellis has led the IBA’s support efforts for Ukraine and, as a result, has…

The UFC owners at TKO Group Holdings announced another $150 million in dividend payouts are set to go out to investors in June as the company continues to report record revenues.This is the second consecutive quarter where TKO has sent out dividend payouts to Class A common stockholders after already paying out approximately $150 million back in March. The latest payout is for the second quarter of 2026 with investors divvying up another $150 million with stockholders being paid $0.79 per share with the dividend payments going out on June 30.The latest dividend payout comes after TKO inked numerous blockbuster…

Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck the Russian Steregushchy-class corvette RFS Boiky on the morning of June 3rd. The attack took place around 06h35 local time as part of a larger UAV strike against military and economic targets in the Saint Petersburg region . At the time of the attack, the corvette was docked at the Veleshchynsjy dockyard at Kronstadt where it was undergoing a planned maintenance since February 2026. Footage of the drone attack made available by Ukraine, shows how the corvette is struck at least twice midships just aft the superstructure. The attack was part of a larger…

The Government Accountability Office said on Tuesday that the unit overseeing the federal government’s new electronic health record system is not collaborating enough with its partner agencies to secure the software against digital threats or ensure that patient data is sufficiently protected. In a watchdog report, GAO said the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization office “doesn’t fully follow leading practices for collaboration” when it comes to the cybersecurity and privacy of data with the new EHR system. The office oversees the government’s effort to deploy one common, interoperable system across the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Defense Department, the U.S. Coast Guard…

JERUSALEM — France barred Israeli government officials from participating in Europe’s biggest defense show, prohibited the country from opening a national pavilion and restricted its arms makers from exhibiting offensive weapons, according to the show organizers and Israel’s Ministry of Defense.Following a French government decision, Israeli exhibitors at the Eurosatory defense exhibition on June 15-19 in Paris will only be allowed to showcase equipment and products exclusively intended for air, missile and ballistic-missile defense, organizer Coges Events said in an emailed statement. The restrictions apply only to Israeli exhibitors, it said.Israeli defense firms have faced restrictions at some major European…

TOKYO, JAPAN – In a world where complex water resource challenges demand innovative and resilient solutions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) convened in Tokyo from May 19-21, 2026, for their 17th technical exchange. This long-standing partnership, a cornerstone of the USACE Pacific Ocean Division’s (POD) International and Interagency Services (IIS) program, underscores a shared commitment to advancing engineering solutions for global and local challenges. This year’s exchange centered on a critical area of infrastructure: large-scale water conveyance tunnels. As USACE explores advanced solutions for flood risk management across…

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People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 08:27, June 04, 2026 To offset the reduced American capabilities, Washington expects Canada and European nations to step up in the near term, particularly in providing manned and unmanned aircraft, as well as naval vessels. BERLIN, June 3 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Department of War officials have notified allies that the United States will “rightsize” its contributions to the NATO Force Model, the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) said on Wednesday. A statement issued by the USEUCOM said the move is designed to align with Washington’s 2026 National Defense Strategy and the department’s vision for a “NATO…