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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Photo: Reuters

Hegseth slams 'fat generals,' says US officers should resign if they don't support his agenda

Addressing a room full of America's top generals and admirals, summoned from around the world without explanation last week, Hegseth defended his firings of flag officers, which include the...

US President Donald Trump walks out to board Marine One to depart for Quantico, Virginia, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 30 September, 2025.

Trump says he will fire US military leaders if he doesn't like them

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks during an event at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Michigan, US, April 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

US Defense Secretary Hegseth to slash senior-most ranks of military

Israel's tactics in Gaza have caused massive civilian casualties without clear strategic gains. Photo: Reuters

Lessons unlearned: How Israel’s Gaza war mirrors US military failures

Investigators inspect the burned Tesla Cybertruck, which the police say was driven by Matthew Livelsberger, 37, an active-duty Army soldier from Colorado Springs, after it exploded in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, 2 January 2025. Photo: Reuters

Police positively identify driver of exploded Tesla Cybertruck as US Army soldier

Photo: Reuters

China slaps sanctions on 13 US military firms over Taiwan arms sale

The US and Japan flags fly together outside the White House in Washington April 27, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US military begins Japan seafood purchases to counter China ban

FILE PHOTO: A US army soldier stands with his weapon at a military base in the Makhmour area near Mosul during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani/File Photo/File Photo

US military steps up Middle East surveillance as threats to troops grow

A US special forces soldier stands in front of Chadian soldiers during Flintlock 2015, an American-led military exercise, in Mao, February 22, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

US confirms it killed senior Islamic State leader in Syria raid

US service members assist at an Evacuation Control Check Point (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 26, 2021. US Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/Handout via REUTERS

US awards $1 bn contract to boost artillery round production

'Radar anomaly' detected, but no 'object' found over Montana: US military

'Radar anomaly' detected, but no 'object' found over Montana: US military

Crew members signal to a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet preparing to take off for a routine flight on board the U.S. USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell

In Beijing's backyard, US demonstrates its military might

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US military space drone returns to Earth after 908 days in orbit