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Hegseth Sets Up Admiral Bradley As 'Fall Guy' For His Alleged War Crime

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly backed Admiral Frank Bradley while spotlighting him as the decision-maker behind a controversial September 2 boat strike that killed survivors.

International Business Times UK

‘This is Trump’s mess, start to finish’: People think Trump is trying to throw Pete Hegseth under the bus, and it might be true after what he recently said

Lately, there has been significant controversy surrounding United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. In the first week of September, under Hegseth’s command, his troops conducted a second strike on a vessel in the Caribbean that was suspected of containing drug traffickers, following a first strike that left two individuals…

The Mary Sue

UN Chief Warns AI, Tech Advances Risk Making Chemical Weapons Easier To Deploy

From data centers to robotaxis and defense technology to AI startups, rapid developments in science and technology are accelerating globally, raising new security concerns about weapons proliferation.

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Zelenskyy Backs US Peace Framework as Trump Sends Envoys to Putin and Kyiv for Final Negotiations

Ukraine says the US peace framework can become a full agreement as Trump sends envoys to meet Putin and Kyiv officials in a push to finalise a deal.

International Business Times UK

Trump sends envoys to meet Putin and Ukrainian officials after 'fine-tuning' plan

US President Trump is sending Special Envoy Witkoff to meet with Putin and Army Secretary Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials to fine-tune the plan to end the war in Ukraine.

Euronews

Warning regional threats demand more integrated defence

Defence spending needs to increase for Australia to have the robust and integrated military needed to counter regional threats, the head of a think tank warns.

AAP

Secret DOJ memo that green-lights US ‘drug boat’ strikes is based entirely on a Trump theory: report

At least 80 people have been killed in 20 strikes on alleged smuggling boats

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Sean Duffy Predicts Air Travel Will 'Slow To A Trickle' Ahead Of Thanksgiving, Says Pete Hegseth Offered Military ATCs Amid Staffing Woes

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that air travel will be significantly impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, which has entered its 41st day.

Benzinga

US troop drawdown in Romania signals wider US pivot away from Europe

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's decision to remove troops from Romania raises concerns about European security amid ongoing tensions with Russia.

Euronews

US-India Sign 10-Year Defense Pact For Regional Stability: 'Ties Have Never Been Stronger'

India and the U.S have entered into a 10-year framework agreement to bolster defense cooperation, following a meeting between Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Kuala Lumpur.

Benzinga

Hegseth refuses to meet American troops with beards during South Korea trip: report

Secretary of War continues campaign against facial hair on Pacific tour

The Independent UK

Trump Dares Congress To Take Its War Powers Seriously in Venezuela

The president bet that no one would stop him from land attacks in Venezuela. And Congress hasn’t given him any reason to think otherwise.

Reason

From warning to reality: Canada’s escalating hate crisis demands action

Widespread, unrestrained hatred and polarization in the United States recently jolted Americans when conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was gunned down in broad daylight. As thousands of attentive students at Kirk’s Utah event watched in horror, thousands more have seen it unfold online — an experience none will easily forget.

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The Independent UK

Flight tracker shows Pete Hegseth’s plane making emergency landing in UK

A flight tracker shows a plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth making an emergency landing in the UK on Wednesday (15 October).

The Independent UK

Hegseth gets the JAGs off his back ahead of push into cities as Pentagon hobbles lawyers who raise concerns

Hegseth has long expressed disdain for military lawyers and support for soldiers accused of war crimes

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Trump’s Portland crackdown plan unveiled, Dems say president’s undercover agents there to ‘create chaos and riots’

Who are Trump's secret agents of chaos?

International Business Times UK

Pete Hegseth Targets 'Fat Generals' in Military Shake-Up on Fitness and Readiness

Pete Hegseth slams 'fat generals' in fiery speech, ordering daily PT, stricter standards and biannual tests to restore combat readiness in the US military.

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Trump subjects top generals to familiar list of grievances after Hegseth says ‘dudes in dresses’ must go: Live updates

President delivers rambling address to top brass at Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, after secretary of war’s sermon on ‘warrior ethos’ met with deathly silence

International Business Times

Trump Authorizes 'Full Force' Troop Deployment In Portland

President Donald Trump on Saturday authorized the deployment of troops in the northwestern US city of Portland, extending his contentious domestic use of the military to support his mass immigration crackdown.

Axios

Trump directs troops to Portland with "full force" directive

"I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary," the president said on Truth Social.

The Independent UK

Trump tells Hegseth to send troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities using ‘full force’

Trump’s demand for Portland comes after he deployed troops to other Democratic-led municipalities, including Los Angeles and Washington, DC

Evening Standard

Donald Trump orders ‘full force’ troop deployment to Portland

It is the fourth city where the US President has staged crackdown against so-call ‘domestic terrorists’

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth says Wounded Knee veterans will be allowed to keep their medals

Secretary of war rules that U.S. troops who received America’s highest military honor for their part in the explosion of violence in which hundreds of Lakota Sioux were killed can hold onto their accolades

Benzinga

Singapore To Buy Boeing P-8A Aircraft As Tariff Pressures Mount On Trade-Dependent Economy

Singapore's Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing told U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Sept. 10 that the country will acquire four Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to strengthen its maritime security capabilities.

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