Tag: secretary of defense
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Former Army Major and Fox-TV show host Pete Hegseth to be appointed US Secretary of Defense
A former Army Major and FOX-TV shows host will be replacing four-star General Lloyd J Austin as US Secretary of Defense. Pete Hegseth served in Iraq and Afghanistan before switching his career to media and journalism. He is known for criticising “woke” policies in the military, and is against having women serving in combat roles.…
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The US government threatens to cut weapons exports to Israel if the humanitarian situation in Gaza is not improved
The United States government has given Israel thirty days to improve the situation in Gaza, or it will face a review of its U.S. weapons provisions, which could lead to a halt in those supplies. A letter signed by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin states that US humanitarian…