No relief for Hegseth, Mike Waltz: Pentagon to probe ‘leak’ of Yemen war plan

[ad_1] Mike Waltz and Pete Hegseth are under fire for the ‘Signalgate’. The Pentagon inspector general’s office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said. The review will also look at other defense officials’ use of the publicly available encrypted […]

Nepal lawmaker demands probe into former king’s role in protests

[ad_1] KATHMANDU: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) senior vice-president Rabindra Mishra and general secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana, a member of the lower house, were remanded in custody for five days by Kathmandu district court judge Taradevi Maharjan. The court permitted further investigation under charges related to crimes against the state. The duo were among 11 people […]

Probe into US defence leaks unlikely despite history of similar inquiries

[ad_1] Washington: FBI director Kash Patel was not part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans, but that didn’t spare him from being questioned by lawmakers this week about whether the premier law enforcement agency would investigate.Patel made no such commitments during the course of two […]