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Iran Press TV Tuesday, 12 May 2026 6:15 AM The Israeli Knesset has passed a new law imposing the death penalty and authorizing “show trials” for Palestinians accused of involvement in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, based on evidence extracted under torture. The law, passed by 93 votes to 0 in the Knesset, was jointly sponsored by the cabinet and opposition politicians. Israeli authorities claim it targets those involved in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood by resistance fighters in Gaza against the Israeli regime, which was carried out in response to the occupying regime’s intensified atrocities against Palestinians and the…

Bottom lines up front SIRTE, Libya—The troops moved through a rehearsal for hostage rescue and direct action against terrorist targets with the kind of discipline that comes only from serious training. What made the scene remarkable was not the tactics alone. It was who was training together.  At Flintlock 2026, US Africa Command’s (USAFRICOM’s) premier special operations exercise, Libyan forces from rival camps that had spent years on opposing sides of a civil war trained in Sirte alongside US and international partners. Libya, Italy, and the United States announced the exercise as part of a broader effort to support the…

Khamzat Chimaev may have lost the middleweight title to Sean Strickland in the UFC 328 main event last weekend at Prudential Center in Newark, but he’s still the betting favorite ahead of their proposed rematch later this year. “Borz” currently sits at -205 on the moneyline opposite +175 for “Tarzan.”That’s according to BetOnline.ag, who also has the former champ favored over one-time middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa. Chimaev opened at -500 against +375 for “The Eraser,” who now operates in the 205-pound weight class — a place “Borz” is expected to go at some point in the very near future.“The…

One Week Left Until SOF Select SOF Select is just one week away in Tampa, Florida, May 18-21. This year, SOF Select has moved to a new location, just north of the Tampa Convention Center, located in the Hilton Tampa Downtown, a short walk from the Convention Center with exhibits open Tuesday and Wednesday (19-20 May). This year you’ll have access to the latest gear from 45 of the hottest brands including: ACTinBlack Arc’teryx PRO Avon Protection Barrett Firearms Benchmade Knife Company Blue Force Gear DRIFIRE Eagle Industries Fast Metal FirstSpear Forgeline Solutions G-FORM Haley Strategic Partners Hefring Marine HUXWRX…

UFC boss Dana White has given his thoughts on the recent press conference antics of the always unpredictable Josh Hokit. Ever since his electric win over Curtis Blaydes, Josh Hokit has been talked about as one of the most interesting rising stars in heavyweight mixed martial arts. He made such an impression, in fact, that Dana White immediately booked him a fight against Derrick Lewis at the UFC Freedom 250 card next month. RELATED: UFC 328 star Waldo Cortes-Acosta shares details of recent altercation with ‘f—— idiot’ Josh Hokit at the UFC Apex Alas, Hokit is a controversial character, and…

AI World Class Benchmarks identify 75% additional performance gains across most strategic end-to-end processes MIAMI – May 11, 2026 – The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), an ROI-led AI transformation firm, today announced AI World Class enterprise performance benchmarks – a major expansion of its proprietary Hackett Process and Performance Intelligence IP that establishes the definitive standard for measuring, designing and accelerating enterprise transformation initiatives. As AI fundamentally resets the enterprise performance opportunity, organizations must move beyond tactical incremental improvement initiatives toward future-state operating models that accurately deliver transformational business impact. “Organizations must refocus their investment on critical processes that…

The U.S. Navy will fund development work on the Long Range ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Weapon, otherwise known as LRAW, for the first time starting sometime in late 2026/early 2027. Details regarding LRAW broke cover in the U.S. Navy’s Research, Development, Test & Evaluation documentation for fiscal year 2027. LRAW is to be the replacement/supplement for current vertically launched stand-off anti-submarine weapons currently employed by the U.S. Navy and it’s allies. Long range ASW capabilities are currently shouldered by the RUM-139C Vertical Launched Anti-Submarine Rocket (VL-ASROC), which consists of a booster/guidance section designed to propel a Mark-46 or Mark-54 Lightweight Torpedo…

Key leaders in the military, federal, civilian, and private sectors presented the latest research on addressing challenges to warfighter healthcare at the “State of the Science Symposium in Health Services Research in the Military Health System.” The event was co-hosted by Uniformed Services University’s Center for Health Services Research and the Defense Health Agency’s Military Health Systems Research Program, April 8-9, 2026, in Bethesda, Maryland. In his opening remarks, Dr. Richard Shoge, director of DHA’s MHSRP, outlined the program’s vision. “Military Health System research is a direct force multiplier for achieving the DHA director’s combat support mission. We’re not just…

UK Defence Secretary John Healey (left), walking with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in February 2026. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright Healey backs Starmer amid Labour revolt, urging stability UK convenes 40 ministers to push a Hormuz maritime security mission Possible Type 45 deployment, but Royal Navy capacity is stretched The UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, has thrown his support behind embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is fighting for his political future after a rebellion by Labour MPs threatens to derail the UK Government less than two years after coming to power. In a social media post…

The Lowy Institute’s After Annexation: How China Plans to Run Taiwan, authored by Richard McGregor and Jude Blanchette, delivers the clearest documented account yet of Beijing’s post-seizure governance intentions, drawn from PRC academic and policy literature published between 2019 and 2025. The authors trace a decisive shift in Chinese strategic thinking, in which Beijing no longer pursues peaceful accommodation and now frames Taiwan’s integration as a project of absorptive control requiring phased subjugation. The emphasis on “complete” unification signals that acceptable outcomes must fully eliminate Taiwan’s separate political identity rather than merely managing it. … Identity divergence is thus no…