{
  "id": 17033407,
  "title": "Hegseth fires Pentagon’s top military planner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hegseth-fires-pentagons-top-military-planner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:51:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/hegseth-fires-pentagons-top-military-planner-1.500728022"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Washington: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defence official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war. Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He…",
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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."
}