14 h. ago British jets intercept Russian aircraft near NATO airspace in bid to to challenge 'Russian aggression'

RAF jets scrambled to intercept two Russian aircraft flying dangerously close to NATO airspace this week

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19 h. ago RAF jets scrambled twice in less than 48 hours to defend NATO airspace from Russia

The British Typhoons, stationed in Eastern Europe, were called into action less than 48 hours apart to prevent Russian aircraft from leaving their borders and entering Nato airspace

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21 h. ago Scots RAF jets 'scrambled twice in 48 hours to defend Nato against Putin'

The British Typhoons, currently based in Eastern Europe, sprung into action after alerts of Vladimir Putin’s jets trying to leave their borders.

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22 h. ago RAF fighter jets 'scrambled twice in less than 48 hours to defend NATO airspace from Russia'

British RAF jets have scrambled twice this week after two of Putin's aircrafts, which were appearing to trying to enter Nato airspace, caused alerts. This comes just days before the Russian dictator called for an "Easter truce"

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4 d. ago Pete Hegseth's Pentagon purge continues as THIRD official ousted amid leak scandal

A third official is out at the Pentagon as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's massive crackdown on leaks.

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5 d. ago Hegseth adviser placed on leave after investigation into Pentagon leaks

Dan Caldwell reportedly removed from building over ‘unauthorized disclosure’ amid scandal over recent leaksOne of US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was reportedly put on leave and removed from the Pentagon on Tuesday following a Department of Defense investigation into leaks.Caldwell was escorted out of the Pentagon after being identified during the investigation and subsequently placed on administrative leave for “an unauthorized disclosure”, a source told Reuters. Continue reading...

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1 week ago RAF fighter jets circling over Scotland after NATO scramble alert

The squawk alert has potentially been issued due to unauthorised aircraft in British airspace.

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1 week ago NATO fighter jets scrambled as map shows aircraft circling near Scotland

A NATO alert has been issued with fighter jets scrambled, possibly due to aircraft flying without permission, and circling near Scotland with flight trackers revealing their movements

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3 w. ago Trump threatens to unleash new global nuclear arms race with his team's 'incredibly damaging' rhetoric towards America's allies, defence expert Patrick Turner claims on new Mail podcast

Turner is a tech editor and former colleague of Jeffrey Goldberg, the journalist embroiled in the signal 'war plan' leak scandal. Listen to his interview on Mail podcast Apocalypse Now?

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3 w. ago Pete Hegseth, dogged by scandal at home, pledges US support for Manila against China

Defence secretary’s Philippines visit, aimed at bolstering ties in Asia-Pacific, comes amid rising tensions with Beijing and calls for his resignationThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has met with the Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos, in Manila saying the two countries must stand “shoulder to shoulder” in the face of the threat represented by China.Hegseth’s meeting at the presidential palace comes as he opens a tour of Pacific allies that risks being overshadowed by a mounting scandal over leaked plans for military strikes. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Senators demand Pentagon investigates Signal leak scandal in bipartisan letter

Top Republican and Democrat on Senate armed services committee urge inspector general to launch inquiryThe Republican chair and the ranking Democrat on the Senate armed services committee have written to the acting watchdog of the Department of Defense to demand an investigation into the scandal over how a senior American journalist was added to a Signal app group chat in which top government figures shared details of US airstrikes in Yemen at the weekend.Addressing Steven Stebbins, the acting inspector general at the Pentagon, the senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the committee chair, and the Democratic senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island wrote: “On 11 March 2025, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, was reportedly included on a group chat on the commercially available communications application called Signal, which included members of the National Security Council.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Who is Jeffrey Goldberg, the journalist who broke the Signal leak scandal?

Atlantic editor-in-chief added to a White House group chat discussing strike plans has history of serving in the Israeli military – and angering TrumpThough exactly how Jeffrey Goldberg ended up on a Signal group chat to discuss what were meant to be secret plans to bomb Yemen remains a mystery, posterity may render it one of recent US history’s most serendipitous chance encounters.Had the fates been conspiring to add a journalist to the forum whose presence would inflict the maximum discomfort to Trump and his circle, they could hardly have chosen a more fitting candidate. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump faces 'massive loss of authority' after 'total lies' in leaked war messages scandal

The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was minding his own business when he received an invite into a Signal messaging chat where secret war plans were being discussed by the key players in Donald Trump's team

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3 w. ago NATO scrambles to reassure Trump it can 'step up' after US defence chief berated 'European freeloading' in leaked text scandal

Mark Rutte, the Secretary General, told Donald Trump that 'now is not the time to go alone' and that 'Europe needs to know that Uncle Sam still has our back.'

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3 w. ago The Atlantic journalist at centre of Trump team's leak scandal breaks silence in bombshell interview

Jeffrey Goldberg scored a huge scoop when senior White House officials invited him into their Signal group chat, where they were discussing plans for striking the Houthi rebels in Yemen

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3 w. ago Unearthed photo of Trump security advisor Mike Waltz demolishes major claim about war plan leak scandal

A photo has been published that pokes holes into Mike Waltz's explanation for Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg being allowed into a White House group chat.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump's top officials 'have passwords leaked' following Signal chat scandal

Private details, including phone numbers and email addresses, of many of Donald Trump's senior advisors have been discovered leaked on the internet in another embarrassment for the president

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3 w. ago Donald Trump has 'got a case' for saying Europe needs to spend more on defence

Defence Secretary John Healey has suggested the US has laid down a 'challenge', it was revealed JD Dunce hated 'bailing Europe out' and Pete Hegseth said 'European freeloading' was 'pathetic'

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3 w. ago Pete Hegseth gives astonishing response to leaked war messages scandal amid soaring pressure to resign

Democratic senators on Wednesday called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign after details of his Signal chats were published in The Atlantic magazine.

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3 w. ago Republican senators break ranks to call for investigation of Signal leak scandal

Senior GOP figures warn of potential ‘significant political problem’ for Trump administration in rare sign of unrestUS politics live – latest updatesIn rare signs of unrest, top Republican senators are calling for an investigation into the Signal leak scandal and demanding answers from the Trump administration, as they raise concerns it will become a “significant political problem” if not addressed properly.“This is what happens when you don’t really have your act together,” the Alaska Republican senator Lisa Murkowski told the Hill. Continue reading...

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