BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain’s defense minister on Thursday urged his counterparts from around 30 countries to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia, as questions remained over whether the United States would provide backup. Chairing the first meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing … Read more
US Defense Secretary Warns of China‘s Influence in Panama, Western Hemisphere Table of Contents US Defense Secretary Warns of China’s Influence in Panama, Western Hemisphere Hegseth Cites Security Concerns at Regional Conference Call for Regional Collaboration US and Panama Increase Security Coordination Memorandum of Understanding Signed Panama Denies New US Military Bases Background of US … Read more
Rising Tensions: China Responds to US Assertions Regarding Panama Canal Security Table of Contents Rising Tensions: China Responds to US Assertions Regarding Panama Canal Security US Official Raises Concerns Over Canal Operations China Accuses US of Defamation and Interference The Role of Chinese Companies in Panama Canal Operations A History of US Involvement and Shifting … Read more
Two months into US President Donald Trump’s second term, the liberal international order is on life support. Alliances and multilateral institutions are now seen by the United States as burdens. Europe and NATO are framed as bad business, “ripping off” the US. On his so-called “Liberation Day”, Trump also imposed 20% tariffs on all European … Read more
Archyde Defense Secretary Hegseth to Visit Panama Amidst Concerns Over Canal Security By Archyde News Desk | June 14,2024 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Panama next week to address ongoing security concerns and strengthen partnerships amidst previous administrations’ scrutiny over potential foreign influence in the Panama Canal’s operations. The visit comes in … Read more
Archyde Signalgate: How Chat Apps Emojis and Informality Blurred Lines in Trump’s White House and Beyond. By Archyde News Journalistic Team April 3, 2025 The Emoji-Fueled Security breach: A Sign of the Times? The fallout from “Signalgate” continues to reverberate, exposing not just a security lapse within the Trump administration, but also a broader cultural … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. State Department has approved a prospective sale of 20 F-16 aircraft to the Philippines, part of a larger package that includes hundreds of medium-range, air-to-air missiles, bombs, anti-aircraft guns and ammunition, worth $5.58 billion. The official notice of the sale follows U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s trip to the Philippines … Read more
Donald Trump’s national security adviser used one emoji of a clenched fist, another of an American flag and another of a blaze of fire. Trump’s Middle East and Ukraine negotiator chose two American flags, two praying hands and a flexed bicep. Other top Trump officials went for double exclamation marks and capital letters in messages … Read more
Saturday Night Live opened by addressing one of the most concerning stories yet of the second Trump administration: top officials discussing war plans in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist. Rather than texting only the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Andrew Dismukes), Vice President JD Vance (Bowen Yang) and … Read more
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked nearly every Trump administration official involved in the scandal of inadvertently providing attack plans to a journalist via a Signal group chat. On Monday, The Atlantic reported that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added the publication’s editor-in-chief to a chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth detailed plans … Read more