Washington, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Pentagon chief orders 20% cut in number of top officers

NAMPA / AFP

2025-05-06

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said. The move is the latest major shakeup at the Pentagon under President Donald Trump's administration, which has already fired a series of senior officers this year. The memo also calls for an additional 10 percent reduction in the number of general and......

Restricted content

Law & Politics

Sydney, May 6, 2025 (AFP) - New Zealand PM proposes banning under-16s from social media

2025-05-06 03:00:30

Washington, May 6, 2025 (AFP) - Trump official says Harvard banned from federal grants

2025-05-06 03:00:29

San Salvador, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Lawyers press El Salvador over detained Venezuelan migrants

2025-05-06 02:00:39

Los Angeles, United States, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - 'Makes no sense': Hollywood shocked by Trump's film tariffs announcement

2025-05-06 01:01:08

San Francisco, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Trump plan to reopen Alcatraz mocked as inspired by the movies

2025-05-06 01:01:06

Santo Domingo, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Dominican Republic reports sharp rise in Haitian migrant deportations

2025-05-06 00:30:33

Santo Domingo, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Dominican Republican reports sharp rise in Haitian migrant deportations

2025-05-06 00:30:28

Lima, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Peru suspends gold mining in north after massacre

2025-05-06 00:30:24

Port Sudan, Sudan, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Blaze at key Sudan fuel depot after paramilitary drone strike: ministry

2025-05-06 00:30:22

Belgrade, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Serbian students demand snap elections to resolve political crisis

2025-05-06 00:00:45

New York, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - US film studio shares slip on Trump tariff threat

2025-05-05 23:30:42

Latest NAMPA photos

NKURENKURU, 29 April 2025 - A group of learners, teachers from various secondary schools, and officials from different offices in the Kavango West Region joined the rest of the nation in a march against violence against children on Tuesday. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NAMPA

LÜDERITZ, 29 April 2025 - Debmarine Namibia Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Willy Mertens. (Photo by: Josephine Simeon) NAMPA

NAMPA

GOBABIS - Senior traditional councillor Gerson Kunomundu Katjirua of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (Photo: Contributed)

NAMPA

GOBABIS - Senior traditional councillor Gerson Kunomundu Katjirua of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (Photo: Contributed)

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 April 2025 - North Korea's Ambassador Jong Song. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 April 2025 - North Korean Ambassador Jong Song (L) pictured with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during a courtesy farewell at State House on Monday. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

NAMPA

TUHINGIRENI, 27 April 2025 - Residents of Tuhingireni gathered under a tree to discuss the neighbourhood’s concerns. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 April 2025 - Heroes Acre Site Manager Helena Nengola pictured with Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

NAMPA