Pentagon
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military. He also suggested more firings could come. “Nothing about this is unprecedented,” Hegseth told…
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Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, acknowledged Tuesday he is “not a perfect person” but was defiant in the face of multiple allegations surrounding his past conduct during a contentious confirmation hearing. Hegseth dismissed the allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017 as false and part of a “coordinated smear…
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Pete Hegseth went on the offense in Congress and in the media Wednesday, trying to salvage a nomination to lead the Pentagon that has been pushed to the precipice by allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking. In private meetings with lawmakers, interviews and a combative social media post, Hegseth is waging what looks like…
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Western leaders say North Korea has sent around 10,000 soldiers to help Russia’s military campaign. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the deployment of thousands of North Korean soldiers to Russia is pushing the war beyond its borders. “There is only one conclusion — this war is internationalised,” the Ukrainian leader said on Telegram on…
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The Pentagon has said it cannot confirm reports the US has begun retaliatory strikes in the Middle East. Fox News reported a US defence official as saying airstrikes have begun on Middle East targets from “multiple platforms”. But ABC News said the strikes, which targeted Syria, were not launched by the US. Both Central Command…
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The Defense Department said Thursday that it shifted responsibility for the prosecution of all major military crimes to independent attorneys in a move intended to strengthen accountability. The new Offices of Special Trial Counsel will handle prosecutions of 13 major crimes to include allegations of sexual assault, murder, manslaughter, kidnapping and domestic violence. Sexual harassment…
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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters Friday that the U.S. doesn’t have “firm indications” that Russia is planning a so-called “false flag” operation to justify use of chemical or biological weapons, but that it is something officials think “could happen that we want to watch out for.” “We’re watching this as closely as we can,”…
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U.S. military leaders on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to choose diplomacy over war as tensions continue to rise concerning Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Western defense officials reported Moscow was sending medical units to the Ukrainian front, where roughly 100,000 Russian troops were positioned and ready to invade if called upon. “We…
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