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UNRWA 26 May 2026 All information updated for 20 – 25 May 2026 [1] Days 955 – 960 since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip Highlights The Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip has seen a renewed military escalation over recent weeks, with increasing civilian casualties and displacement of people. Israeli forces have issued multiple evacuation orders as well as shelter-in-place orders in areas west of the Israeli-militarised “Yellow Line” zone, including in Gaza City, Der al Balah, Maghazi, Bureij, and Nuseirat. Shelter-in-place orders have also affected two UNRWA installations, including a school-turned-shelter in Nuseirat, hosting displaced…

Editor’s note: This is the ninth article in an 11-part series examining how the United States should organize, lead, and integrate economic statecraft into strategy, defense practice, and the broader national security ecosystem. The special series is brought to you by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and War on the Rocks. Prior installments can be found at the War by Other Ledgers page.In September 2010, after a Chinese fishing trawler captain was detained near the Senkaku Islands, Beijing halted rare-earth exports to Japan. The embargo lasted weeks. China showed, on a U.S. treaty ally, how a supply chain could be…

In situations where battlefield medical care becomes overwhelmed during heavy combat, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking toward a future in which robot medics tend to casualties. The agency envisions swarms of robots linking up to drag wounded personnel to safety. They would also inject lifesaving drugs and even shapeshift themselves to form splints around broken limbs, according to a DARPA Small Business Innovation Research solicitation. The goal is to create an “autonomous, self-deploying, wound assessing, swarm-capable, self-linking, mobile robotic solution to assist reaching and moving casualties and perform life-saving interventions at the point-of-need,” the solicitation states.…

After the nationwide average of fuel prices increased significantly due to the war in Iran, U.S. lawmakers are grappling with its effects on aviation fuel ahead of approval for fiscal year 2027’s National Defense Authorization Act request.A portion of the U.S. Air Force’s budget is set aside for the purchase of aviation fuel based on a predicted fuel price and an increase in flying hours for fiscal 2027, but that cost was estimated and submitted in their budget request before the war began, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said on Thursday at a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing.“My understanding is…

Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor is plotting a quick turnaround, win or lose, after his UFC 329 comeback fight. Conor McGregor will make his first walk to the UFC Octagon in five years when he clashes with former BMF titleholder Max Holloway at UFC 329. After a failed comeback attempt due to injury ahead of UFC 303, McGregor appears rejuvenated and motivated to make a statement after a long absence from fighting. During McGregor’s rise to stardom, he was one of the most active fighters on the UFC roster, agreeing to challenge for the UFC lightweight title just weeks…

WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” has landed. This major release makes WordPress more connected and easier to shape around the way you work.  WordPress 7.0 includes both immediate editor improvements and deeper foundational changes. Some improvements are visible right away, like visual revisions, responsive controls, and a cleaner dashboard. Others work behind the scenes are more foundational, giving plugins, tools, and AI services a more consistent way to work with WordPress over time. The result: A release that makes everyday site work smoother and opens the door to optional AI tools that actually feel a part of WordPress. For a deeper technical…

We are entering the latter half of 2026, so it’s time to gather our thoughts, look into the future, and see what it holds for the next 12 months. Things are looking kind of amazing if you love real-time strategy and turn-based strategy games. Dawn of War 4 and Total War: Warhammer 40,000 are on the horizon, Star Wars: Zero Company drops in just a couple of months, there are incredible indie titles like D.O.R.F. and Kriegsfront Tactics, and even a War of Thrones RTS that looks so good, it’s unbelievable. With that being said, join me as we take…

What exactly comes next for Rico Verhoeven?The GLORY Kickboxing kingpin may have lost to unified Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk this past weekend (Sat., May 23, 2026) in front of the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt (watch highlights), but the controversial nature of the stoppage somehow elevated Verhoeven’s stock even more.Many fans believed the kickboxing legend was either winning or at least very competitive before the referee halted the fight — a stoppage Verhoeven is now officially planning to appeal.Whether that appeal actually goes anywhere is another story.But while the combat sports world debates the ending, attention is already…

Nate Diaz had a rough outing against Mike Perry at the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card but he’s promising a much better performance when he returns to action again.On Tuesday, Diaz released a statement addressing his loss to Perry, which came at the end of the second round after the one-time UFC title challenger suffered several gruesome cuts on his head that had blood pouring down his face. As a result, Diaz’s coaches stopped the fight and Perry got the win via TKO.But Diaz laments that he had such a long layoff between fights — his last MMA bout…

A recent question prompted some reflection on the more than 45 years of fitness training I have been doing since I was 12 or 13 years old. Someone asked about my favorite workouts. Personally, I can still train regularly and do — not because I have to, but because I get to. Having an attitude of gratitude can go a long way toward helping you create what is needed most to find workouts that work: consistency. While I have favorites, some of my best workouts were the ones that I just started and finished. Nothing fancy, just done. You will…