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US Defense Secretary's Chief Of Staff Leaving His Job Amid Chat Leak Row
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff is leaving his job, a senior defense official said Thursday, in the latest shakeup to hit the upper echelons of the Pentagon's leadership.
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Yemen War Plan Blunder: Did Pentagon Chief Leak Chats To Family?
Before the US launched military strikes on Yemen on March 15, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared critical information about the planned attacks to a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.
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Top US Defense Secretary Put On Leave In Pentagon Leak Probe
One of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, a US official told Reuters.
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Stop "Blackmail" Against Panama: China To US
China on Tuesday refuted US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's claim that Beijing interferes in the operations of the Panama Canal.
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Trump Officials Call Europe "Freeloading, Pathetic" In Leaked Chat
US President Donald Trump accused European nations of "freeloading" Tuesday, agreeing with reported comments by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a leaked chat on Yemen air strikes.
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Trump Calls Out "Failing" NYT For "Fake News" Over Musk's Pentagon Visit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has invited Elon Musk to the Pentagon amid major cuts in spending.
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Europe Adapts To New Trump Era With Diplomatic Shifts
From Brussels to Paris to London and back to Brussels -- the frenzy of diplomacy sparked by US President Donald Trump's outreach to Moscow over Ukraine has blurred a number of lines.
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US Defense Chief Pauses Cyber Operations Against Russia: Reports
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause on all of the country's cyber operations against Russia, including offensive actions, multiple US media reports said on Sunday.
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Black Woman In Charge Of US Military Health Agency Forced To Resign: Report
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has moved quickly to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the Pentagon, arguing that they are divisive.
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Watch: Trump's Defence Pick Pete Hegseth Can't Name Countries In ASEAN
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, posed the question to Pete Hegseth.
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Rajnath Singh Meets US Secretary Of Defence On Sidelines Of 11th ASEAN Meet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin on the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 21, according to a release from the Ministry of Defence.
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Who Is Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's Pentagon Pick For Secretary Of Defense
Pete Hegseth, 44, is a TV host, media panellist and military veteran best known for his eight-year tenure with Fox News.
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Donald Trump Nominates Fox News Host Pete Hegseth As US Secretary Of Defense
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News co-host, author, and US military veteran, has been nominated to lead the world's most powerful military as secretary of defense.
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Philippines Says It's Under Pressure From China To Cede Claims In South China Sea
China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said.
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No Evidence Of Hezbollah Cash Bunker Found In Beirut: US Defense Secretary
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that he had not seen evidence that there was a Hezbollah bunker filled with cash built under a hospital in Beirut, adding that Washington would continue to work with Israel to get better insights.
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US Defense Secretary's Chief Of Staff Leaving His Job Amid Chat Leak Row
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff is leaving his job, a senior defense official said Thursday, in the latest shakeup to hit the upper echelons of the Pentagon's leadership.
-
Yemen War Plan Blunder: Did Pentagon Chief Leak Chats To Family?
Before the US launched military strikes on Yemen on March 15, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared critical information about the planned attacks to a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.
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Top US Defense Secretary Put On Leave In Pentagon Leak Probe
One of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, a US official told Reuters.
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Stop "Blackmail" Against Panama: China To US
China on Tuesday refuted US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's claim that Beijing interferes in the operations of the Panama Canal.
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Trump Officials Call Europe "Freeloading, Pathetic" In Leaked Chat
US President Donald Trump accused European nations of "freeloading" Tuesday, agreeing with reported comments by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a leaked chat on Yemen air strikes.
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Trump Calls Out "Failing" NYT For "Fake News" Over Musk's Pentagon Visit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has invited Elon Musk to the Pentagon amid major cuts in spending.
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Europe Adapts To New Trump Era With Diplomatic Shifts
From Brussels to Paris to London and back to Brussels -- the frenzy of diplomacy sparked by US President Donald Trump's outreach to Moscow over Ukraine has blurred a number of lines.
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US Defense Chief Pauses Cyber Operations Against Russia: Reports
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause on all of the country's cyber operations against Russia, including offensive actions, multiple US media reports said on Sunday.
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Black Woman In Charge Of US Military Health Agency Forced To Resign: Report
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has moved quickly to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the Pentagon, arguing that they are divisive.
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Watch: Trump's Defence Pick Pete Hegseth Can't Name Countries In ASEAN
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, posed the question to Pete Hegseth.
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Rajnath Singh Meets US Secretary Of Defence On Sidelines Of 11th ASEAN Meet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin on the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 21, according to a release from the Ministry of Defence.
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Who Is Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's Pentagon Pick For Secretary Of Defense
Pete Hegseth, 44, is a TV host, media panellist and military veteran best known for his eight-year tenure with Fox News.
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Donald Trump Nominates Fox News Host Pete Hegseth As US Secretary Of Defense
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News co-host, author, and US military veteran, has been nominated to lead the world's most powerful military as secretary of defense.
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Philippines Says It's Under Pressure From China To Cede Claims In South China Sea
China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said.
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No Evidence Of Hezbollah Cash Bunker Found In Beirut: US Defense Secretary
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that he had not seen evidence that there was a Hezbollah bunker filled with cash built under a hospital in Beirut, adding that Washington would continue to work with Israel to get better insights.
