US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Nigerian National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu, urging Africa's most populous nation to take steps to curb violence against Christians, the Pentagon said Friday.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Nigeria’s National Security Advisor to take urgent action to stop violence against Christians amid rising conflict.
The U.S. is mulling a host of options such as sanctions and Pentagon engagement on counterterrorism as part of a plan to compel the Nigerian government to better protect its persecuted Christian communities.
President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost. NBC News’ Gordon Lubold reports.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. government’s decision to designate Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization provides the Defense Department with “new options” to go after the alleged drug cartel, which…
Defense Secretary Hegseth, Gen. Caine were meeting privately with Nigeria’s national security adviser, after Trump threatened to send troops to defend Christians.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet top Pentagon officials in Kyiv on Thursday, his office confirmed, as reports surface of a US-backed plan that could end the war with Moscow on terms favourable to the Kremlin. The visit…
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll traveled to Ukraine this week on a fact-finding mission regarding military technology as the Trump administration explores restarting peace talks.
The agreement will expand MP's global footprint and is structured to "ensure U.S. oversight and alignment with national security objectives," the company said.
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