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Pentagon Orders 20 Percent Reduction in Four-Star Generals

The US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth has ordered the military and national guard to cut the number of four-star generals by 20 percent. This emerges from a memo that American media have seen.
Pentagon Orders 20 Percent Reduction in Four-Star Generals

Mike Waltz Expected to Resign Amid Signal Scandal, Expert Says

According to several sources, Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz is expected to resign. USA expert Jan Hallenberg believes it partly depends on the scandal surrounding the messaging service Signal.
Mike Waltz Expected to Resign Amid Signal Scandal, Expert Says

Trump's Security Adviser Mike Waltz Resigns Amid Chat Leak Scandal

Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving his post to become a UN ambassador instead, the President announces. Waltz is the first really big name to leave during Trump's second term.
Trump's Security Adviser Mike Waltz Resigns Amid Chat Leak Scandal

US Defense Minister Warns Iran Over Houthi Support in Yemen

The USA's Defense Minister Pete Hegseth is threatening Iran due to the country's support to the Houthi movement in Yemen. .
US Defense Minister Warns Iran Over Houthi Support in Yemen

Trump Declines Tariff Relief for Norway, Suggests Higher Payments

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has met Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the White House. Ukraine and trade were on the agenda, and the atmosphere was cheerful – but no tariff relief for Norway seems to be forthcoming.
Trump Declines Tariff Relief for Norway, Suggests Higher Payments

NATO Chief Mark Rutte Heads to US for Key Meetings

Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte is traveling to the USA for tough meetings over two days, the military alliance announces in a [press release](https://www. nato.
NATO Chief Mark Rutte Heads to US for Key Meetings

GOP Congressman Calls for Defense Minister Hegseth's Dismissal Over Security Breach

An amateur. Don Bacon is the first Republican congressman to publicly advocate for the dismissal of USA's Defense Minister Peter Hegseth.
GOP Congressman Calls for Defense Minister Hegseth's Dismissal Over Security Breach

White House Begins Search for New Defense Minister Amid Controversy

The White House has begun the process of finding a new defense minister, according to an anonymous source for the American public service company NPR. The recent turmoil surrounding Defense Minister Pete Hegseth concerns the discussion of attack plans against Yemen in chat groups on the messaging service Signal.
White House Begins Search for New Defense Minister Amid Controversy

Hegseth Faces New Chat Scandal Over Yemen Attack Plans

The USA's Defense Minister Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information about attack plans against Yemen in another chat group, reports The New York Times. In the chat, there are, among others, his wife, brother, and personal lawyer.
Hegseth Faces New Chat Scandal Over Yemen Attack Plans

US Soldiers to Be Stationed at Panama Canal Under New Deal

American soldiers will be able to be stationed at several bases along the Panama Canal, according to a joint agreement the USA has entered into with Panama. .
US Soldiers to Be Stationed at Panama Canal Under New Deal

Billion Support to Ukraine – 100,000 Drones

Hundreds of thousands of military drones are promised to Ukraine in a new billion-krone support from the United Kingdom and Norway. Germany is simultaneously launching a new cooperation to strengthen Ukraine's countermeasures.
Billion Support to Ukraine – 100,000 Drones

30 Nations Plan Peacekeeping Force for Ukraine; US Role Uncertain

Our plans are well developed and now we are increasing, promise 30 willing countries for a future peacekeeping force in Ukraine – on land, in the air and at sea. But if the USA supports is still unclear.
30 Nations Plan Peacekeeping Force for Ukraine; US Role Uncertain

Naval Academy Removes Hundreds of Books on Diversity and Justice

391 books about the Holocaust, feminism, civil rights, and racism have been weeded out from the American Navy's military academy Naval Academy's library in Maryland. .
Naval Academy Removes Hundreds of Books on Diversity and Justice

Pentagon Probes Use of Signal App for Discussing Yemen Attack Plans

The USA's defense headquarters Pentagon is initiating an investigation after, among others, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth used the app Signal to discuss attack plans against Yemen. .
Pentagon Probes Use of Signal App for Discussing Yemen Attack Plans

Rubio Affirms US Commitment to NATO, Calls for Increased Defense Spending

""Hysteria" says the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the doubts on the country's continued commitment to Nato. At the same time, the demands are repeated to allocate corresponding five percent of GDP to defence – also for the USA.
Rubio Affirms US Commitment to NATO, Calls for Increased Defense Spending

NATO Faces Silence on Turkey's Journalist Arrest Before Key Meeting

Turkey's seizure of journalist Joakim Medin raises questions ahead of this week's foreign ministers' meeting in Nato. But no answers from Nato leadership will be forthcoming.
NATO Faces Silence on Turkey's Journalist Arrest Before Key Meeting

US Pledges Strong Military Presence in Taiwan Strait to Deter China

The USA promises to maintain a military deterrent capability in the sea between China and Taiwan. During a visit to Japan, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth says that the USA will deter opponents from taking military action in the so-called Indo-Pacific region of the world - "even over the Taiwan Strait".
US Pledges Strong Military Presence in Taiwan Strait to Deter China

Judge Orders Preservation of Leaked Chat on Yemen Discussions

A federal judge announces that he will order the Trump administration to preserve the notorious leaked group chat where American government top officials discussed a near understanding of an attack on Yemen. Judge James Boasberg states that he will prevent people from deleting messages sent in the encrypted messaging app Signal.
Judge Orders Preservation of Leaked Chat on Yemen Discussions

Trump Officials' Data Leaked Online, Potential Foreign Hack Suspected

Private login information and passwords of Donald Trump's ministers and top officials are openly available on the internet – and may have been hacked by foreign power, reports Der Spiegel. .
Trump Officials' Data Leaked Online, Potential Foreign Hack Suspected

Trump Maintains Trust in Officials After Chat Leak Involving Yemen

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, still has confidence in the government leaders who discussed an imminent attack on Yemen in a notable group chat, according to the White House. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio calls the event "a big mistake".
Trump Maintains Trust in Officials After Chat Leak Involving Yemen

The Atlantic Reveals More of Trump Aides' Chat on Yemen Attack

The USA's leadership is trying to downplay the significance of the noted group chat where top government officials discussed an imminent attack on Yemen. The Atlantic then chooses to publish additional parts to clearly show what the magazine's editor-in-chief got to follow in real-time.
The Atlantic Reveals More of Trump Aides' Chat on Yemen Attack

Trump Criticizes Europe for Relying on US Defense Support

The American President Donald Trump accuses European countries of freeloading on the USA. .
Trump Criticizes Europe for Relying on US Defense Support

US Officials Discuss Yemen Strike in Leaked Chat with Journalist

A journalist was mistakenly added to a chat where a forthcoming attack on Yemen was being discussed. In the chat, there were individuals who, by all accounts, were the most powerful in the USA within security policy – including, among others, the defense minister, foreign minister, CIA chief, and vice president.
US Officials Discuss Yemen Strike in Leaked Chat with Journalist

Kristersson: US Leak Underscores Current Uncertainty

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) does not want to comment on details or content regarding the leak of the US war plans in Yemen to an American journalist in a chat. But it "highlights a degree of uncertainty".
Kristersson: US Leak Underscores Current Uncertainty
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