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Mădălin Mihai

ANKARA Already under fire over a text chain including details of an imminent military attack with a reporter inadvertently in the loop, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing fresh criticism for bringing his wife to sensitive meetings with foreign military officials where confidential topics were discussed, local media reported on Friday. Jennifer Hegseth, a former Fox News producer who is not a Defense Department employee, attended a March 6 meeting at the Pentagon with UK Defense