Entrepreneurs compete in the Counter-UAS technology competition Proven in Pendleton for a chance to win funding and test their innovations.

Perched atop several flights of concrete stairs, Blue Lotus Gallery is nestled beside hipster coffee shops and vintage stores in the narrow, tree-lined lanes of Hong Kong’s artsy Sheung Wan district.

Speaking to NATO allies, Hegseth suggested Kyiv should abandon hopes of winning all its territory back from Russia and NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic.