Hegseth risked US troops by sharing strike details on Signal, Pentagon watchdog finds

[ad_1] US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back in the political hot seat as the Pentagon’s watchdog alleged he put American personnel and missions at risk by using the Signal messaging app to share sensitive details about a strike targeting Yemen’s Houthi militants.Trump administration officials used the encrypted app Signal to coordinate sensitive military strikes […]

Kill them all: Why Pete Hegseth’s ‘order’ is a feature, not a bug, of American cowboy justice | World News

[ad_1] Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speak before President Donald Trump arrives to pardon the national Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble, during a pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Frederick Forsyth has created many memorable protagonists, […]

‘Lethal kinetic strike’: US strikes another boat carrying ‘drugs’, kills 4 aboard – Watch

[ad_1] US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that the US military carried out another strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean. According to Hegseth, the boat was carrying drugs, and all four people on board were killed. The action is part of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign against drug cartels operating […]

Explained: US Shutdown Showdown – How Donald Trump plans to pay American troops

[ad_1] President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth before speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Even as the federal government shutdown drags into its third week with no end in sight, President Donald […]

Military shakeup: Pete Hegseth fires navy chief of staff Jon Harrison; praises ‘service to department’

[ad_1] US defence secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday dismissed Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison, a powerful aide who had overseen a major reshaping of the service’s bureaucracy. The abrupt removal came shortly after the Senate confirmed Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao earlier this week. “He will no longer serve as Chief of Staff to the […]

‘Criminal activity’: Portland police seek public help to hunt woman accused of assault near ICE facility; DLO lost sight of suspect

[ad_1] Police are asking the public for help locating a woman accused of assault near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Oregon, after one of the agency’s “dialogue liaison officers”, sworn personnel responsible for maintaining a safe space for protesters, lost sight of her.Portland police said that just before 8.45 pm on […]

‘There are two N-words’: Donald Trump refers to racial slur while discussing nuclear weapons; advises not to use ‘either of them’

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump referenced a racial slur while speaking to top US military leaders during a speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on Tuesday, drawing attention for his unusual choice of words.During the 72-minute address, Trump said he had “moved a submarine […]

‘If women can make it’: Pete Hegseth calls for ‘gender-neutral’ fitness rules; signals fewer women in combat roles | World News

[ad_1] US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) US defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced new directives for the military, including implementing gender-neutral physical fitness standards and eliminating what he described as “woke” culture from the armed forces. The announcement came during an in-person meeting with military officials at the Marine Corps base […]

‘Enemy within’: Trump drops mask, tells US military to quell civil disturbances; says will fire generals he doesn’t like

[ad_1] In a darkly authoritarian tone, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he would fire top US military leaders if he didn’t like them. “I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m going to fire them right on the spot,” Trump […]

Hegseth is said to have summoned US military brass from across globe

[ad_1] Defence secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned scores of generals and admirals from around the world to meet on short notice next week at a Marine Corps base in Virginia but has not disclosed the reason for the gathering, four US officials said Thursday. The unusual directive, which has been filtering its way through military […]