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4 months agoUkraine updates: EU leaders back new defense spending plans DW 03/06/2025
EU loosens budget restrictions to increase military spending for Ukraine support.
The draft version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill mandates that the Pentagon create a database of all commercial vendors involved in clandestine military operations, aiming to enhance oversight and reduce counterintelligence risks.
"I think it is unequal to only conscript men," said Rosa Collet, 16. Collet, who describes herself as a feminist, opposes military conscription as a whole but believes that where it exists, it should include both men and women.
I just want to be totally direct with you. Did you leak classified information against the wishes of your superiors to media outlets? Absolutely not.
During his confirmation hearing, Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny from Senator Jeanne Shaheen regarding his past comments on women's roles in the military.