The probe will examine whether the defence secretary complied with policy when he used the commercial messaging app.
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White House fires National Security Agency chief
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, who met with Trump on Wednesday, said Gen Timothy Haugh was fired because he was “disloyal”.
Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record
Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, is the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines in Cambodia.
‘Don’t speak, don’t film’: Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy after Turkey protests
Yasin Akrul says his arrest was a warning to stop others taking pictures of the demonstrations in Turkey.
Children among 14 dead in Russian attack on Ukrainian city, officials say
The head of the local defence council says a ballistic missile landed in the centre of a residential area.
China and US are at each other’s throats on tariffs, and neither is backing down
China’s new 34% tax on US imports shows it is ready to tussle with Trump.
‘I didn’t feel able to come forward’ – Chinese victims tell BBC about serial rapist
Police in London say PhD student Zhenhao Zou’s “offending group is far greater” than they had realised.
Are Trump’s Asia tariffs a ‘full-frontal assault’ on China
There were five Asian nations in the 10 countries and territories hit with the highest tariffs.
Marine Le Pen’s ban outraged France’s far right – and they may well take revenge
Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?
Libya expels aid groups accused of ‘African’ population plot
The groups, including the UN refugee agency, are accused of trying to change Libya’s “demographic composition”.