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Pete Hegseth accuses Nato countries of ‘free riding’ in combative address
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor June 18, 2026

US defence secretary addresses allies in latest attempt to get Europe to raise military budgetsPete Hegseth has announced a review of US military presence across Europe, in a combative address to Nato allies where he threatened to cut force numbers in …

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Is the Iran ceasefire over? What the latest US attacks tell us
ByJonathan Yerushalmy June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

A wave of US strikes represents the gravest test yet of the fragile truce. Here’s what happened, what officials are saying and whether the deal can surviveMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US has launched strikes across southern Iran for a second co…

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Trump claims hostilities have ended in Iran in letter to congressional leaders
ByLauren Gambino May 1, 2026

President seemed to suggest that legislative deadline to approve war no longer applies as Democrats push backUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump said in a letter sent to congressional leaders o…

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Pete Hegseth’s Iran war messaging echoes sermons from his extremist church
ByJason Wilson April 26, 2026

US defense secretary’s openly Christian nationalist church continues to have growing influence in the White HouseOn 17 April, at a briefing on the Iran war, secretary of defense Pete Hegseth told reporters he had been “sitting in church with my family”…

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Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to resume talks on Iran war
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

White House says its Middle East envoys will meet Tehran’s foreign minister in IslamabadMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump is sending his Middle East envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to resume negotiations to end the war wi…

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Trump news at a glance: president urges Hezbollah to act ‘nicely and well’ as Israel-Lebanon ceasefire begins
ByGuardian staff April 17, 2026

Trump says 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon will be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week – key US politics stories from 16 April at a glanceDonald Trump has announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon to be followed by a meeting …

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Hegseth says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to finish job of destroying Iran energy grid
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington April 16, 2026

US defense secretary said Iran’s energy infrastructure is ‘not destroyed yet’ at presser where he also lambasted the mediaIran’s energy infrastructure is “not destroyed yet” and the US is “locked and loaded” to finish the job, Pete Hegseth, the defense…

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This week saw humanity at its worst. Artemis II told the opposite story | Flynn Coleman
ByFlynn Coleman April 13, 2026

We send the voice of the dead across space as an act of continuity and care, while on Earth we tally the bodies. Which do we choose to become?Four people are sleeping 19,000 miles from the moon when the voice of Apollo 13’s commander arrives.“Hello, Ar…

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’He’s mentally unstable’: Iranian American in Congress condemns Trump’s war and pushes for his removal
ByDavid Smith in Washington April 10, 2026

Democratic representative Yassamin Ansari says the war has only more deeply entrenched the Iranian regimeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump is an “evil human being” who “wants to be an emperor” and…

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Thursday briefing: What difference will the ceasefire in the Middle East make, and will it hold?
ByMartin Belam April 9, 2026

In today’s newsletter: The truce offers a reprieve after weeks of turmoil, but unresolved disputes and competing interpretations of what was agreed, threaten to pull the region back toward crisis at a moment’s noticeGood morning. On Tuesday, just a…

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