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Hong Kong company denies that it failed to pay Panama under a contract to operate its canal ports

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate, which is embroiled in U.S.-China tensions over its Panama Canal port assets has denied allegations that it had failed to pay about $1.2 billion to the Central American country

The Independent UK

Hegseth says China's military presence in western hemisphere is 'too large'

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has again put China at the center of U.S. priorities in the western hemisphere, one day after calling the world power a threat to the Panama Canal

The Independent UK

Dozens reported dead in Gaza after Israeli strike on residential block – as it happened

Fatalities from Israeli strike in Shujaiya area of Gaza City now at 29, local health authorities said

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US Will Not Let China Disrupt Panama Canal: Pentagon Chief

The United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday.

International Business Times

US Defence Secretary claims China poses an ongoing threat to the Panama Canal

Hegseth's visit comes amid tensions over US President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the United States is being overcharged to use the Panama Canal and that China has influence over its operations.

Euronews

Trump fires US military official at NATO - after she appeared on a ‘woke’ list

Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield – a combat veteran and helicopter pilot – was fired over the weekend

The Independent UK

US defense secretary credits Panama with improving security cooperation after meeting with president

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has credited Panama President José Raúl Mulino with improving security cooperation between their nations after the two men met

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The Latest: Trump is expected to sign executive orders to boost coal

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline

The Independent UK

Trump team considering using drones to attack Mexican cartels on their own turf: report

Officials have reportedly discussed the possibility of using drone strikes to combat Mexican drug cartels

The Independent UK

Pentagon Chief Fires US Military Representative To NATO

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a senior US officer assigned to NATO, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, saying her removal was due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Firm Did Not Uphold Panama Canal Ports Contract: Panama Audit

The Hong Kong firm in charge of two ports at either end of the Panama Canal -- which sparked US President Donald Trump's threats to seize the waterway -- has flouted the terms of its contract, according to Panamanian audit results released Monday.

International Business Times

Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at Nato. She appeared on a ‘woke’ list

U.S. officials say Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend by the Trump administration

The Independent UK

GOP senator believes there would be less ‘fake news’ if violence were used against reporters

Oklahoma’ Sen. Markwayne Mullin began his diatribe by alluding to the historical shooting of Kentucky Congressman William Taulbee by news reporter Charles Kincaid in 1890

The Independent UK

Democrats call for halt of military academy book purge - Roll Call

Two members of the House Armed Services Committee reached out to service academies amid concerns over the removal of books from libraries.

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Salon

What’s behind a pocket square matters

Hegseth’s clothing reveals he believes military rules don’t apply to him

The Independent UK

Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week

The Independent UK

Former Trump official explains the reason he believes the administration is using Signal

The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat with administration officials discussing attack plans last month

The Independent UK

Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for the canal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to meet its leaders following recent U.S. allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the critical Panama Canal shipping lane

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The Conversation

‘Signalgate’: how the US government creates and guards its secrets

The conundrum of when classified information is not deemed top secret is at the heart of the recent “Signalgate” controversy in which the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, shared plans for a military attack on Yemen using Signal, a messaging app.

The Guardian - US

I worked in Trump’s first administration. Here’s why his team is using Signal

Using the platform was dangerous and wrong – but officials appeared to prioritize shielding themselves from litigation

International Business Times

Trump Fires NSA Director Timothy Haugh After NSC Shake-Up Tied To Laura Loomer

Haugh was not involved in the controversial Signal group chat about a military operation in Yemen, but testified last week before the House Intelligence Committee about the risks of using Signal for sensitive discussions.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Tariffs send US markets tumbling to worst day since Covid crash

Dow, S&P and Nasdaq among markets feeling share price pain while Trump insists ‘markets are going to boom’. The key US politics stories from 3 April

Salon

Pentagon launches probe into Signalgate

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to send secret military plans over a mobile app is under new scrutiny

International Business Times

Pentagon Watchdog To Probe Defense Chief Over Signal Chat Row

The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, the watchdog said Thursday.

Euronews

Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth's use of Signal to convey Yemen strike plans

The use of the app came to light when a journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to a Signal text chain by national security adviser Mike Waltz.

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