Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/author/migrateduser-440/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:43:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/author/migrateduser-440/ 32 32 US Army chief of staff fired by Hegseth, sources say https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/04/03/us-army-chief-of-staff-fired-by-hegseth-sources-say/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:43:49 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=689237 Washington, April 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three U.S. defense officials told Reuters, in the latest purge among the Pentagon’s most senior ranks. Even as Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has moved quickly to reshape the department, firing a general during wartime

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]]> US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2025/10/15/us-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat-off-venezuela-kills-six-trump-says/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:02:28 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= A boat floats off the coast of Venezuela in this screen grab taken from a video released Oct. 14, before what U.S. President Donald Trump said on a post on Truth Social was a US strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat. (Donald Trump via Truth Social/via Reuters)

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]]> Trump says US struck another alleged Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2025/09/16/trump-says-us-struck-another-alleged-venezuelan-drug-vessel-killing-three/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:18:32 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= A combination image shows two screen captures from a video posted on the X account of The White House on Sept. 15, depicting what US President Donald Trump said was a US military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States, the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in recent weeks. (The White House/Handout via Reuters)

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]]> Trump administration pushed out US military health agency head, officials say https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2025/03/01/trump-administration-pushed-out-us-military-health-agency-head-officials-say/ Sat, 01 Mar 2025 09:08:59 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (Reuters) – U.S. Army Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, the head of the military’s health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army, was forced to retire on Friday, two sources told Reuters. The move comes just a week after President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

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]]> Transgender US service members to be removed from military, Pentagon memo shows https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2025/02/27/transgender-us-service-members-to-be-removed-from-military-pentagon-memo-shows/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:55:06 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= A demonstrator holds a trans flag during a rally in support of trans youth at Seattle Children’s hospital, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that denies federal funding for pediatric gender-affirming care, in Seattle, Washington on Feb. 8. (David Ryder/Reuters)

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]]> How transgender troops prepared to fight Trump’s new policy https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2025/01/29/how-transgender-troops-prepared-to-fight-trumps-new-policy/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:54:08 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Angela Troska, Coast Guard, embraces Vivian Jaquith, Navy, as they chat with Erin Krizek, Air Force, while Emily Shilling, a commander in the U.S. Navy and president of SPARTA talks with Sarah Klimm, retired Director of Maintenance and Production Control at the U.S. Marine Corps, during a meet-up with members of SPARTA, a non-profit resource for transgender people who have served or are serving in the military, at Red Bear Brewing Co., in Washington on Jan. 19. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

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]]> Trump to take aim at DEI, COVID expulsions in military, Hegseth says https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2025/01/28/trump-to-take-aim-at-dei-covid-expulsions-in-military-hegseth-says/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:26:27 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= US President Donald Trump reviews the troops in Emancipation Hall of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., during his Inauguration ceremony on Monday, January 20, 2025. (Greg Nash/Pool via Reuters)

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]]> Corruption may have disrupted Chinese military modernization goals, Pentagon report says https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2024/12/19/corruption-may-have-disrupted-chinese-military-modernization-goals-pentagon-report-says/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:59:32 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= FILE PHOTO: A giant screen shows news footage of military drills conducted in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan, by the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), in Beijing, China October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

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]]> US publicly announces submarine move to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2024/08/12/us-publicly-announces-submarine-move-to-middle-east-amid-israel-iran-tensions/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:05:16 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as the region braces for possible attacks by Iran and its allies after the killing of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah. While the USS Georgia, a

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