Pentagon To Probe Trump Aide’s Use Of Signal App For Yemen Chat Leak Case

[ad_1] Washington: The Acting Inspector General (IG) of the US Department of Defence (Pentagon) will investigate Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal in a group chat with other national security officials to discuss military actions against the Houthis in Yemen last month, according to a letter from the IG’s office on Thursday, CNN…

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Pentagon Watchdog To Probe US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth Over Signal Row

[ad_1] Washington: The Pentagon inspector general’s office will investigate Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said. President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a scandal over the accidental leak of a group chat by senior security officials on the strikes, which targeted…

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“Clear Signal” Moscow Not Pursuing Real Peace: Zelensky On Russian Strikes

[ad_1] Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced the latest attacks from Russia, which launched over a hundred drones overnight, hours after agreeing to outlines of a Black Sea ceasefire. Zelensky spoke after the US said it brokered the agreements during talks with both sides in Saudi Arabia, as President Donald Trump pushes for…

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What Is Signal, The Messaging App Trump Aides Used To Share Yemen War Plan

[ad_1] Washington: Top Trump administration officials used messaging app Signal to share war plans and mistakenly included a journalist in the encrypted chat, spurring calls by Democratic lawmakers for a congressional investigation into the security breach. Under U.S. law, it can be a crime to mishandle, misuse or abuse classified information, though it is unclear…

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