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Navantia UK debuts design for large autonomous vessel to support ‘hybrid navy’ of the future Navantia UK publicly unveiled a scale model of its new LASV75 large autonomous surface vessel concept during the Navy Leaders Combined Naval Event (CNE), held in Farnborough from 19-21 May. Story by Kate Tringham, interview by Xavier Vavasseur The concept design, dubbed LASV75, is intended to support the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) emerging ‘hybrid navy’ construct of crewed, uncrewed and autonomous platforms, the shipbuilder said. Based on a modular 75 meters-long hull and displacing more than 1,000 tonnes, the LASV75 is designed to carry out…

Building a website should feel exciting, not overwhelming. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the beta launch of the Easy Site Editor on WordPress.com, a brand new way to create and customize your site through the power of conversation. A friendlier way to edit your site We’ve been listening closely to our community, and one thing has become clear: while WordPress offers incredibly powerful tools for those who want deep control over every pixel of their site, not everyone wants, or needs, all of that advanced functionality. Many of you just want to get your site looking great and get…

03:08 23.5.2026 US Republican Senator Roger Wicker, who has backed President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran, urged Trump to allow the US military to finish what it started with its air campaign against the Islamic republic. “We are at a moment that will define President Trump’s legacy,” Wicker said in a statement issued on May 22. Trump’s “instincts have been to finish the job he started in Iran, but he is being ill-advised to pursue a deal that would not be worth the paper it is written on.” “Our commander-in-chief needs to allow America’s skilled armed…

There were no four-leaf clovers mounted to the turrets, but an Irish Defense Forces crew still managed to pull off one of the biggest upsets at the U.S. Army’s premier armor competition this month. The Irish soldiers beat American crews to claim first place in the Bradley Fighting Vehicle division at the Sullivan Cup, despite the Irish Army not operating any Bradleys of its own.The Sullivan Cup, hosted at Fort Benning, Georgia, is a weeklong event that brings together tank and Bradley crews from across the U.S. military and allied countries to test teams’ gunnery, maneuvering and maintenance skills, as…

Introduction Qualitative methods are fundamental for studying patient preferences, particularly to understand how people perceive and manage pain that is unresponsive to standard treatment. Yet there is limited literature describing how formative qualitative research can inform quantitative studies on chronic pain. Integrating patient perspectives from qualitative research helps ensure that quantitative protocols and pain measures are grounded in patients’ lived experiences. This paper details how our team, as part of a center focused on appropriate care for spinal pain, collected qualitative data about how chiropractic patients perceived pain chronicity, and how we used these findings to inform a national quantitative…

The Space Force should prepare to put active-duty troops on the moon and on space stations to counter China’s lunar and military ambitions, a new research paper argues.The Mitchell Institute’s paper, published Thursday, calls for the Space Force to prioritize the creation of a “human spaceflight” program and redefine federal, active-duty Title 10 orders to compete against China’s military-focused space initiatives—such as the reported goal of putting its Taikonauts on the moon by 2030. Although Chinese officials as recently as last month have said the country believes in the “peaceful use” of space, the paper claims future “competition for control…

Ilia Topuria has given his two cents on the upcoming Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 bout. After a five-year hiatus, McGregor is finally returning to the octagon on July 11 to run it back with Holloway in the main event of UFC 329. The bout is a five-round welterweight clash. MMA world erupts after Dana White officially announces Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return fight. [Image via UFC] During a recent interview with Carlos Contreras Legaspi, “El Matador,” while breaking down Conor McGregor’s return bout, opined that the fight will be a pure slugfest, and jokingly added that McGregor and Holloway…

Iran Press TV Saturday, 23 May 2026 8:03 AM Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed US allegations regarding a drone strike against the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, saying Washington abused the Security Council to spread false accusations against Iran and its peaceful nuclear program. In identical letters addressed to the UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres and the rotating President of the Security Council Fu Cong on Friday, Amir Saeid Iravani said that the US Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, during the Security Council meeting held on May 19 under the agenda item…

Things will take a turn for the awkward later tonight (Sat., May 23, 2026) as Adin Ross rolls out Brand Risk 14 LIVE and FREE on YouTube from inside UFC’s Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be the promotion’s first time hosting an event from UFC’s in-house venue due in part to Ross’ relationship with UFC CEO, Dana White, who plans to be in attendance.While Brand Risk 14 looks like a hot dumpster fire on paper there’s still a lot to like about Saturday’s late-night event. After all, fight fans will be able to see a former Heisman…

On June 6, 1944, over 160,000 Allied troops were sent across the English Channel onto the beaches of Normandy, France, marking the assault on Western Europe. Yet the operation, dubbed Operation Overlord, almost ended in disaster before it even began.Now, the upcoming film “Pressure,” adapted from writer David Haig’s 2014 play of the same name, is set to relieve those angst-filled 72 hours leading up to D-Day. The film stars Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces Dwight D. Eisenhower and Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”) as Group Captain James Stagg, the chief meteorologist who…