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US military carries out 20th strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean, 4 'narco-terrorists' killed

November 14, 2025 6:36 am

An NYT report, quoting Pentagon officials, stated that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was awaiting for video of the strike conducted by the US military before announcing it on social media.

Journalists turn in access badges, vacate Pentagon workspace as Trump admin's new press restrictions take effect

October 16, 2025 5:03 am

The defence department had set Tuesday as a deadline for the journalists to sign the new Pentagon press access policy or they would lose access to press credentials and workspaces in the Pentagon.

US news outlets, including MAGA channel, refuse to sign Pentagon's new press access rules: All you need to know

October 14, 2025 12:12 pm

The policy that was presented by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has received criticism from across the media aisle and a deadline has been set for news organisations to sign the decree by Tuesday 5pm.

What women heard in Hegseth’s remarks about physical standards

October 03, 2025 4:23 pm

Hegseth often talks about fitness standards for women, though it is unclear which ones he is referring to. Three categories of military physical tests have been given to men and women for decades.

Microsoft and OpenAI are also in negotiations to revise the terms of their multibillion-dollar investment,

OpenAI wins $200 million US defense contract

June 17, 2025 9:10 am

OpenAI said last week that its annualized revenue run rate surged to $10 billion as of June.

US Defence Secretary Hegseth shared Yemen war plans in Signal chat with family: Reports

April 21, 2025 11:11 am

The second Signal chat, accessed through Hegseth’s personal phone, reportedly included over a dozen people and was originally created during his contentious confirmation process to coordinate with close allies.

Pentagon aims to cut civilian workforce by at least 50,000 to 60,000 in Defense department

March 19, 2025 8:07 pm

However, the official said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to ensure that the jobs that are being slashed by the Pentagon doesn’t affect the US military’s readiness.

US asks Israel to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza to avoid action on military aid: Report

October 16, 2024 1:43 am

In a letter dated October 13, addressed to their Israeli counterparts, Blinken and Austin expressed the US govt's "deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza," and called for urgent actions by the Israeli govt to reverse this trend.

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Child accidentally tweets gibberish from US Strategic Command’s handle, sparks online frenzy

April 01, 2021 12:17 pm

It was later revealed that the gibberish was in fact accidentally tweeted by a young member of the account’s social-media manager's family, when the child was left unattended.