Plane carrying Pete Hegseth forced to land in UK due to crack in windshield

Plane carrying Pete Hegseth forced to land in UK due to crack in windshield

US defense secretary was returning from a brief trip to Brussels, and everyone onboard was safe, Pentagon said A plane carrying Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft’s windshield, the Pentagon said, adding Hegseth was safe. “The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe,” Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said in a post on X. Continue reading...

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons Gaza ceasefire – live updates Palestine’s most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, was beaten unconscious by Israeli prison guards and his family fears for his life, his son has said, citing evidence given by former Palestinian detainees released this week as part of the ceasefire deal. Arab Barghouti said his 66-year-old father was assaulted by eight guards on 14 September as he was being transferred between Ganot and Megiddo prisons. Continue reading...