US defence chief shared sensitive Yemen strike plans in second Signal chat: US media

AFP - Dawn - 21/04
NYT reports Pete Hegseth shared info on same March 15 strikes discussed in earlier leak.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information on forthcoming US air strikes on Yemen in a private Signal chat group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, the New York Times and CNN reported on Sunday.

AFP was not able to independently verify the reports, which detailed what would be the second time Hegseth has been accused of sharing sensitive military information on the commercial messaging app with unauthorised personnel.

Last month, The Atlantic magazine revealed that its editor-in-chief was inadvertently included in a Signal chat in which officials, i...
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