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Job cuts delay Pentagon plans to expand work to prevent sex assaults and suicides

Senior defense officials say personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military

The Independent UK

'You can count on us.' German president marks 70 years of NATO membership with pledge for future

Germany's president says his country will step up in its new security role in Europe

The Independent UK

At least 68 killed in US strike on prison holding migrants, Yemen's Houthis say

The strike in Yemen's Saada governorate, a Houthi stronghold, is the latest incident in the country's decade-long war against African migrants who risk crossing Yemen for a chance to work in Saudi Arabia.

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Hegseth’s Orwellian purge strikes fear

I was one of the few Black students at the Naval Academy in the 1970s, and had more freedom than students do now

Salon

Why MAGA loves a childish tantrum

Why Nancy Mace, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller keep throwing fits on camera

Salon

Even Fox News is grilling the White House about Pete Hegseth’s ‘chaotic, weakened’ Pentagon

Trump officials are playing defense after major staff purges and sensitive leaks less than three months into the president’s administration

The Independent UK

US Says It Struck 800 Targets In Yemen, Killed 100s Of Huthis Since March 15

The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday.

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Philippines, US Test Air Defences As China Seizes Reef

Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines Sunday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defence drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: US president meets Zelenskyy at Vatican as popularity plunges at home

US president says after meeting that maybe Vladimir Putin ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’; Trump’s US polling figures slide – key US politics stories from Saturday 26 April at a glance

The Guardian - US

Hegseth Fires Dozens of Pentagon Advisory Board Members, Cites Need for 'Fresh Thinking' to 'Drive Bold Change'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed dozens of members from key Pentagon advisory boards in a sweeping move to reshape defense policymaking.

Latin Times

Vicious interpersonal conflicts among Hegseth staff cloud leak investigation

Senior officials unsure who to believe after aides fired and chief of staff quits amid look into Panama canal media leak

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Battle with judiciary escalates as FBI arrests county judge

FBI director Kash Patel accuses judge Hannah Dugan of helping an ‘illegal alien' evade arrest – key US politics stories from 25 April at a glance

The Guardian - US

FACT FOCUS: Trump credited with rising military recruitment. Growth started before his reelection

Posts circulating on social media this week have praised President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sending military recruitment skyrocketing

The Independent UK

Justice Department to resume issuing subpoenas to journalists as part of leaks crackdown, Bondi says

The Justice Department is poised to crack down on leaks of information to the news media, authorizing prosecutors to issue subpoenas to news organizations as part of leak investigations, serve search warrants when appropriate and force journalists to testify about their sources

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth says US troops ‘need to be fit, not fat’ as he attacks ‘completely unacceptable’ statistic

Pete Hegseth has said America's troops "need to be fit, not fat", after a report by the American Security Project found two-thirds of Guard and Reserve service members are overweight.

Latin Times

Hegseth Likely Targeted by 'Spyware' After Same Phone Number Used to Send Plans on Signal Connected to Facebook, Whatsapp, Experts Say

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's phone number may have been compromised, with experts noting that the number has been published on the internet, potentially allowing access to classified information and posing a risk to national security.

The Conversation

How Project 2025 became the blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term

Throughout the 2024 presidential election campaign, Donald Trump denied claims he intended to shape his second administration’s policies around Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for a renewed conservative America. But despite his repeated denials, Trump 2.0 has adopted much of Project 2025 into the White House’s agenda.

International Business Times

Hegseth's Makeup Room at Pentagon Cost Taxpayers Thousands as Admin Aims to Cut Wasteful Spending

Amid massive budget cuts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the installation of a makeup studio near the Pentagon press briefing area.

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The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel on Hegseth bringing his wife to meetings: ‘Maybe she’s his designated driver’

Late-night hosts discuss the defense secretary’s many scandals and Musk’s alleged screaming match outside the Oval Office

The Independent UK

Chaos continues at the Pentagon as Hegseth’s chief of staff leaves post after just months on the job

Former chief of staff will take on a ‘special government employee’ role within the Department of Defense

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Pete Hegseth reportedly had unsecured office internet line to connect to Signal

The revelation is the latest in a string of security breaches involving the defense secretary. Plus, Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

Euronews

US Reaper drone losses mount in Yemen as campaign against Houthis intensifies

Since the Trump administration launched the campaign on 15 March, the US has struck more than 800 Houthi targets — but senators are raising concerns about civilian casualties.

The Independent UK

US army suspends commander after portraits of Trump and Hegseth flipped to face wall at base

Col. Sheyla Baez-Ramirez was Fort McCoy Garrison Commander at base in Wisconsin

Evening Standard

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth 'had unsecured office internet connection' to use Signal in Pentagon

The revelation adds to growing concerns from Democrats and Republicans about Pete Hegseth and his handling of sensitive information

The Independent UK

‘I’ll hook you up to a f***ing polygraph test,’ a furious Hegseth told acting chair of the Joint Chief of Staff in hunt for leak: report

Hegseth threatened top staff with polygraph tests following reports that the Pentagon invited Elon Musk for a briefing on China

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