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UFC Baku has taken another hit, with a fight scrapped from the card just a month out from the event. The MMA promotion is set to make its second trip to Azerbaijan’s capital with a Fight Night event titled UFC Baku scheduled for June 27 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku. According to a report from Swedish outlet Frontkick, Andreas Gustafsson has been forced out of his scheduled welterweight bout against Daniil Donchenko at UFC Baku next month due to serious health concerns. The issue is believed to be heart-related, with the report indicating that “Bane” has been dealing…

Crafted over six years by industry veteran Yoshio Nishimura, this choice-driven adventure features art by the Odin Sphere illustrator and a score by Hitoshi Sakimoto. Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle will launch on Steam on July 9, 2026, developer Digitalis Publishing and publisher 15 Industry announced. The game is a single-player fantasy adventure built around the structure of a book, with branching choices, dice rolls, illustrated scenes, and multiple ways to handle danger. A new gameplay trailer premiered during BitSummit Mixtape on May 26. The two-minute video shows how Veritas Tales blends reading, decision-making, and role-playing systems. Players…

Sean Gallagher (46) and Ben Schuessler (42) set a new FKT (fastest known time) along the Great Wall of China, taking 82 hours and 56 minutes to complete 2,457km. They rode at an average speed of 20.6mph, crushed the previous FKT of 10 days, and averaged 300km/day. The Route Stretching for more than 21,000 kilometres in total, the Great Wall of China is an immense network of brick and stone fortifications. However, the classic west-to-east endurance route begins at Jiayu Pass and snakes for roughly 3,000 kilometres (1,854 miles) to Shanhaiguan, where the wall dramatically meets the Bohai Sea east…

The legislation was first introduced in 2019 and a companion bill has been introduced in the House. Michele Sandiford May 26, 2026 12:01 pm < a min read   A bipartisan group of senators is trying to make shutdowns more painful for the members of Congress whose votes cause them. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, requiring lawmakers to remain in Washington D.C. until spending bills are passed. It would also institute automatic 14-day continuing resolutions if spending bills aren’t approved. The legislation was first introduced in 2019 and a companion bill…

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Petach Tikva, Israel, 26 May 2026, Tiltan Software Engineering Ltd., a leading provider of simulation, 3D engine, and geo-spatial solutions, today announced that it has secured a major order as part of a large-scale Israeli UAS program. The project supports an advanced virtual and constructive simulation environment for a multi-domain unmanned aerial systems (UAS) array, designed for large-scale operational training and mission preparation in system-of-systems operational scenarios. The environment enables the integration of multiple operational platforms and mission scenarios into a unified synthetic battlespace for advanced defense applications. Tiltan will supply, as part of the project, its TOPS-NX state-of-the-art IR…

The future KD Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jali is launched at STM’s shipyard in Istanbul. (Malaysian MINDEF)Malaysia has launched the first of its three Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 corvettes at STM’s shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey, with the lead vessel to be named Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jali.Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur is studying a potential third batch of LMS vessels, which could be built domestically.The government-to-government contract for the LMS Batch 2 programme was signed in 2024, with all three vessels scheduled for delivery by the end of 2027.Based on Turkey’s Ada-class corvette design, the ships displace around 2,500 tonnes and measure…

President Donald Trump’s visit to China in mid-May was filled with carefully choreographed photo ops, diplomatic pageantry, and announcements of blockbuster commercial deals. The deeper significance of the summit, however, is that Washington and Beijing are beginning to accept that neither side can force the other into submission. After years of trade wars, technology controls, and military competition, the two countries are discovering the limits of coercion.This does not mean the two superpowers will reconcile or that they will turn back the clock to policies based on engagement. It means the beginning of a new G-2 world—a world in which…

In 2019, the Missouri River flooded at historically high levels and damaged 137 facilities, destroyed 1.2 million square feet of workspace, and flooded 3,000 feet of runway at Offutt Air Force Base. Repairing the installation cost $1.2 billion. The Trump administration and Department of Defense justified $1.2 billion in budget reductions to the U.S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Defense Department climate programs as cuts to “woke” climate or environmental initiatives, but a singular event caused sufficient damage to erase those savings.The lethality of American presence in the Pacific depends upon the resilience of bases, ports, and…

The aircraft will support expansion of NATO and Allied tactical fighter pilot training at the International Tactical Training Centre in North Bay, Ontario The contract includes six M-346 T Block 20 aircraft – with options for an additional six units – which are expected to enter service starting in 2029 Ottawa, 26 May 2026 – With a rapidly growing number of air forces dealing with the need to deliver modern training to the next generation of fighter pilots to cope with evolving operational requirements, and as combat air technology becomes more and more sophisticated, the ITPS Canada is responding with…