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.
WorldPrime 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".
Swedish politicsGoals, weapon types and attack sequences. In a chat group on the messaging app Signal, American ministers discussed the US's attack plans against the Houthis in Yemen - and included an American journalist by mistake. A security breach of great magnitude, notes intelligence expert Jörgen Holmlund.
ConflictsA journalist ended up in a chat group where the US government discussed imminent military attacks. Frustrated tones are heard from the White House, but President Trump downplays the whole thing as a minor blunder.
World politicsThe American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg accidentally gained access to the American military's plans to attack targets in Yemen, reports The Atlantic, where Goldberg is editor-in-chief. The Democrats want to see a "full investigation" of the incident.
WorldEurope can gather sufficient funds to replace the USA's dwindling interest on the continent, according to experts. The great challenge lies rather in converting the support into military strength. The defence industry is already running at high gear – but with the right measures, we can catch up with Russia. It is possible to accelerate, says Kjell Engström at the Defence University.
WorldToday, USA's President Donald Trump is gathering his closest men to discuss Ukraine, reports The New York Times.
ConflictsThe USA's defence headquarters Pentagon is sending an additional 3,000 soldiers to the border with Mexico, as part of President Donald Trump's ambition to stop illegal immigration.
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