{
  "id": 11209649,
  "title": "‘No beardos, no weirdos’: Hegseth deepens Pentagon purge as China channels reopen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/no-beardos-no-weirdos-hegseth-deepens-pentagon-purge-as-china-11209649",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:52:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369478/no-beardos-no-weirdos-hegseth-deepens-pentagon-purge-china-channels-reopen"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As Beijing and Washington take tentative steps to keep a military crisis from erupting, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is reshaping the top ranks of the American military while facing questions about his own future at the Pentagon. Hegseth told junior officers and sergeants on Wednesday that the military had already cut its generals and admirals by 10 per cent and planned to cut another 10 per…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "‘No beardos, no weirdos’: Hegseth deepens Pentagon purge as China channels reopen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/no-beardos-no-weirdos-hegseth-deepens-pentagon-purge-as-china",
        "published": "2026-10-01T13:52:15.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}