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In Rajnath Singh-Pete Hegseth Call, US Backs India's Right To Defend Itself
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his American counterpart amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
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US Defense Secretary's Chief Of Staff Leaving His Job Amid Chat Leak Row
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff is leaving his job, a senior defense official said Thursday, in the latest shakeup to hit the upper echelons of the Pentagon's leadership.
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Yemen War Plan Blunder: Did Pentagon Chief Leak Chats To Family?
Before the US launched military strikes on Yemen on March 15, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared critical information about the planned attacks to a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.
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Top US Defense Secretary Put On Leave In Pentagon Leak Probe
One of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, a US official told Reuters.
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Panama Says Won't Accept US Military Bases On Its Soil
Panama's security minister said his country would reject any effort to reestablish US military bases on his country's soil, slapping down a suggestion by the visiting US Defense Secretary Wednesday.
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Stop "Blackmail" Against Panama: China To US
China on Tuesday refuted US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's claim that Beijing interferes in the operations of the Panama Canal.
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Trump Officials Call Europe "Freeloading, Pathetic" In Leaked Chat
US President Donald Trump accused European nations of "freeloading" Tuesday, agreeing with reported comments by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a leaked chat on Yemen air strikes.
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In Huge White House Blunder, Journalist Added To Group Chat On War
A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and other top American officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen's Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed Monday.
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Trump Calls Out "Failing" NYT For "Fake News" Over Musk's Pentagon Visit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has invited Elon Musk to the Pentagon amid major cuts in spending.
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Europe Adapts To New Trump Era With Diplomatic Shifts
From Brussels to Paris to London and back to Brussels -- the frenzy of diplomacy sparked by US President Donald Trump's outreach to Moscow over Ukraine has blurred a number of lines.
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US Defense Chief Pauses Cyber Operations Against Russia: Reports
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause on all of the country's cyber operations against Russia, including offensive actions, multiple US media reports said on Sunday.
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Black Woman In Charge Of US Military Health Agency Forced To Resign: Report
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has moved quickly to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the Pentagon, arguing that they are divisive.
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Europe Can't Assume US Troop "Will Last Forever": Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on the continent would "last forever", as he urged them to spend more on defence.
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Senate Poised To Confirm Fox News Host As US Defence Secretary
The US Senate appeared poised Friday to narrowly confirm former Fox News host Peter Hegseth for defense secretary, with opponents saying Donald Trump's pick has nowhere near the experience for the huge job.
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Watch: Trump's Defence Pick Pete Hegseth Can't Name Countries In ASEAN
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, posed the question to Pete Hegseth.
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In Rajnath Singh-Pete Hegseth Call, US Backs India's Right To Defend Itself
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his American counterpart amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
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US Defense Secretary's Chief Of Staff Leaving His Job Amid Chat Leak Row
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff is leaving his job, a senior defense official said Thursday, in the latest shakeup to hit the upper echelons of the Pentagon's leadership.
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Yemen War Plan Blunder: Did Pentagon Chief Leak Chats To Family?
Before the US launched military strikes on Yemen on March 15, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared critical information about the planned attacks to a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.
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Top US Defense Secretary Put On Leave In Pentagon Leak Probe
One of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, a US official told Reuters.
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Panama Says Won't Accept US Military Bases On Its Soil
Panama's security minister said his country would reject any effort to reestablish US military bases on his country's soil, slapping down a suggestion by the visiting US Defense Secretary Wednesday.
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Stop "Blackmail" Against Panama: China To US
China on Tuesday refuted US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's claim that Beijing interferes in the operations of the Panama Canal.
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Trump Officials Call Europe "Freeloading, Pathetic" In Leaked Chat
US President Donald Trump accused European nations of "freeloading" Tuesday, agreeing with reported comments by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a leaked chat on Yemen air strikes.
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In Huge White House Blunder, Journalist Added To Group Chat On War
A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and other top American officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen's Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed Monday.
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Trump Calls Out "Failing" NYT For "Fake News" Over Musk's Pentagon Visit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has invited Elon Musk to the Pentagon amid major cuts in spending.
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Europe Adapts To New Trump Era With Diplomatic Shifts
From Brussels to Paris to London and back to Brussels -- the frenzy of diplomacy sparked by US President Donald Trump's outreach to Moscow over Ukraine has blurred a number of lines.
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US Defense Chief Pauses Cyber Operations Against Russia: Reports
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause on all of the country's cyber operations against Russia, including offensive actions, multiple US media reports said on Sunday.
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Black Woman In Charge Of US Military Health Agency Forced To Resign: Report
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has moved quickly to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the Pentagon, arguing that they are divisive.
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Europe Can't Assume US Troop "Will Last Forever": Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on the continent would "last forever", as he urged them to spend more on defence.
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Senate Poised To Confirm Fox News Host As US Defence Secretary
The US Senate appeared poised Friday to narrowly confirm former Fox News host Peter Hegseth for defense secretary, with opponents saying Donald Trump's pick has nowhere near the experience for the huge job.
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Watch: Trump's Defence Pick Pete Hegseth Can't Name Countries In ASEAN
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, posed the question to Pete Hegseth.
