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Hegseth says Nato allies ‘very close’ to raising defence spending target to 5%

US defence secretary says he expects goal of 5% of GDP in next decade to be agreed this month

The Guardian - UK

US presses NATO to agree defence spending hike

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said he thinks that the committment to the increased budget will happen this month.

Al Jazeera

Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine like ‘children fighting in a park’ in White House meeting with Friedrich Merz – as it happened

US president adds ‘sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while’ as he and German chancellor also express unhappiness with Russian invasion

The Guardian - UK

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‘These guys are idiots’: Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black call out government’s Harvey Milk erasure

Team behind Oscar-winning biopic of the groundbreaking gay politician hits back at decision to remove his name

The Guardian - US

Hegseth Slammed for 'Petty' Removal of Gay Activist's Name From Navy Ship by Conservative Columnist: 'No Way to Build Our Military'

Pete Hegseth ordered a Navy ship honoring veteran and gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk be renamed with a conservative columnist describing the move as "petty."

Latin Times

Homeland Security hits back at claims ICE agent at Martha’s Vineyard has ‘white supremacist’ tattoo

An ICE officer was spotted on the Massachusetts island last week with what appeared to be a Valknot tattoo, a Nordic symbol of the god Odin

The Independent UK

Harvey Milk was just the start, Navy to rename other ships named for liberal heroes

Vessels christened to honor Ruth Bader Ginbsurg, Harriet Tubman and Cesar Chavez added to ‘recommendation list’ for rebranding handed to Navy Secretary John Phelan

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Growing Ranks of Military Homeschoolers Get Defense Department Support

Military families have long chosen homeschooling at twice the rate of the general population.

Reason

US Defence Secretary Hegseth to skip NATO-led meeting on Ukraine military support

In a first for the US, the Pentagon chief will not attend a meeting of the group orchestrating military support to Ukraine, a Washington official told Euronews.

Euronews

Ukraine's backers meet to drum up arms and ammo. The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time

Ukraine's Western backers are gathering to drum up more weapons and ammunition for the country's efforts to repel Russia's all-out war

The Independent UK

Hegseth nixes Milk's name from Navy ship

One defense official told reporters that announcing the renaming during Pride Month was intentional

Salon

Hegseth orders US navy to strip Harvey Milk name from ship amid Pride month

Timing of announcement on ship named after prominent gay rights activist and veteran is intentional, reports say

The Guardian - US

Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship

U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move

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Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship in time for Pride Month

Defense secretary’s memo says stripping the name of the Navy veteran is part of an effort to reestablish ‘warrior culture’

The Guardian - AU

Australia must resist US bullying to increase its military spending

It’s up to Anthony Albanese to decide Australia’s budget priorities – rather than allowing us to get sucked into a contest between US and China

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: US-China trade relations falter amid fragile trade truce

Escalating war of words between world’s two-largest economies highlights unstable trade detente - key US politics stories from 2 June

The Guardian - US

Reporter says she was fired from Trump-friendly outlet after criticizing Hegseth

Correspondent for far-right outlet was fired after accusing defense secretary of clamping down on press access

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The Independent UK

Pro-MAGA reporter fired after questioning why Pete Hegseth hides from the media

OAN president Charles Herring told The Independent that “we don’t comment on employee related issues” when asked to comment on the circumstances surrounding Gabrielle Cuccia’s termination

The Independent UK

Chinese paraglider’s death-defying thundercloud video may partly be fake

American digital security firm says first five seconds of Peng Yujiang’s video contain images generated by AI

The Independent UK

Australia demands China explain ‘biggest military build-up since Second World War’

Defence minister says recent Chinese military drill near Australia was ‘disruptive’ but ultimately ‘in accordance with international law’

The Guardian - UK

China accuses US of ‘seriously violating’ trade truce

Beijing says it will safeguard its interests after Donald Trump claimed it had ‘totally violated’ agreement

Al Jazeera

US urges Australia to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP

PM Albanese says government already increasing spending and decisions will be based on defence capability needs.

The Independent UK

China vows ‘forceful measures’ after accusing US of violating tariffs truce

Beijing says it is ‘strictly implementing’ consensus reached in Geneva but US is taking steps that ‘seriously undermine’ it

The Guardian - AU

Albanese again pushes back on US demand for Australia to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth calls for Australia to boost annual military spend by tens of billions ‘as soon as possible’

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