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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday that thousands of North Korean troops currently stationed in Russia are expected to enter combat against Ukraine “soon.” Speaking during a visit to Fiji, Austin said around 10,000 North Korean soldiers are believed to be in Russia’s Kursk region, near the border with Ukraine, where they are being […]
The United States Department of Defense has confirmed that American troops are supporting Philippine operations in the South China Sea through the “US Task Force Ayungin,” whose existence only came to light when US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III mentioned it on social media. But Philippine security officials stressed that the little-known unit was limited […]
Nearly every weekday morning, a device leaves a two-story home near Wiesbaden, Germany, and makes a 15-minute commute along a major autobahn. By around 7 am, it arrives at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne—the US Army’s European headquarters and a key hub for US intelligence operations. The device stops near a restaurant before heading to an […]
“Nie wiem o żadnych szczątkach istot pozaziemskich, czy oznakach życia lub technologii pozaziemskiej w naszym posiadaniu” – powiedziała wicerzeczniczka Pentagonu Sabrina Singh. Odpowiedziała w ten sposób na zeznania byłego urzędnika resortu w środowym wysłuchaniu w Izbie Reprezentantów. Na zdjęciu: Pentagon /Shutterstock Nie wiem nic o tym, by Departament […]
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s SitRep, where we also had to Google “Who is Pete Hegseth?” Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: A Trump enforcer heads to the Defense Department, the president-elect reportedly asks Putin not to escalate in Ukraine, and the death toll in Sudan’s civil war may be even worse than […]
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise pick of Pete Hegseth, a television host and army veteran, to be his Pentagon chief is expected to inject more unpredictability into the already fragile US-China military relationship, according to analysts. Hegseth, 44, is a Fox News political commentator and a military veteran who served tours of duty in Iraq […]
A former aide to President-elect Donald Trump said that Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who was nominated for secretary of defense this week, would get “outmaneuvered” by top leaders at the Pentagon. Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin described Hegseth, an Army National Guard combat veteran, as “a nice guy,” adding that […]
United States President-elect Donald Trump has picked Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth, a pro-Israel and Iran hawk, to serve as his defence secretary, lauding him as “tough, smart and a true believer in America First”. The 44-year-old’s nomination to lead the world’s most powerful military has come in for criticism from the […]
In its final months, US President Joe Biden’s administration has decided to allow American defence contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair Pentagon-provided weaponry, US officials said on Friday, in a significant policy shift that aims to aid Kyiv’s fight against Russia. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the contractors […]
The number of North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region has risen by about 2,000, the Pentagon said on Monday, bringing the total in the area bordering Ukraine to some 10,000. “We think that the total number of DPRK forces in Russia … could be closer to around 11 to 12,000”, with “at least 10,000 […]