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US forces struck two more suspected drug trafficking boats off the coast of South America, resulting in the deaths of six people, as announced by the Trump administration’s defence secretary, Pete Hegseth.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an aircraft carrier strike group currently stationed in Europe to the Caribbean region amid a massive buildup of US military forces in the region.

Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has angered Washington after accusing the US of killing Colombian citizens during a recent boat strike in the Caribbean Sea.

Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, abruptly dismissed the navy chief of staff on Friday, removing an aide who had been central to the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the Pentagon.

Donald Trump will order that the Pentagon be called the Department of War as it "conveys a stronger message of readiness and resolve."

US defense officials have blocked Ukraine from using US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia since late spring as part of a Trump administration effort to get Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks, according to a report on Saturday.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed the head of the Pentagon’s intelligence agency along with two other senior military commanders, three U.S. officials informed Reuters on Friday. This represents the latest action by President Donald Trump’s administration to remove officials from the Pentagon.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.

‘War plans’ shared by top Trump officials on an infiltrated Signal group chat have been published for the first time.

Donald Trump’s top national security officials texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat - but they were unaware a journalist was in the group