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Trump changes the Department of Defense’s name to ‘Department of War’
United States President Donald Trump has signed an order changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War in all executive statements.
In a signing ceremony from the Oval Office on Friday, Trump said the name change was part of a larger shift away from a “woke” ideology within the department. He added it would beckon in a new age of military victory.
“So we won the First World War. We won the Second World War. We won everything before that and in between. And then we decided to go woke, and we changed the name to Department of Defense,” Trump said.
“We should have won everywhere. We could have won every war, but we really chose to be very politically correct or woke.”
Administration officials said the name “Department of War” would be used in official White House correspondence and public statements. But a more permanent change would require Congress to pass new legislation.
To that end, Trump added he would ask Congress to codify the name into law.
The new name has been widely interpreted as a reflection of a more aggressive foreign-policy posture under President Trump.
Since taking office for a second term, Trump has overseen bombing campaigns in Yemen, Iran and the southern Caribbean Sea.
Those military actions come despite an inaugural promise to be “a peacemaker and a unifier” while in office.
[Aljazeera]
Bangladesh 136 in 38.1 overs (MD Rifat Beg 31; Sebastian Morgan 3-28, Manny Lumsden 2-18) lost to England 137/3 in 24.1 overs (Thomas Rew 59*, Ben Mayes 34; AL Fahad 2-37) by seven wickets.
The price of gold has risen above $5,000 (£3,659) an ounce for the first time, extending a historic rally that saw the precious metal jump by more than 60% in 2025.
It comes as tensions between the US and NATO over Greenland have added to growing concerns about financial and geopolitical uncertainty.
US President Donald Trump’s trade policies have also worried markets. On Saturday he threatened to impose a 100% tariff on Canada if it strikes a trade deal with China.
Gold and other precious metals are seen as a so-called safe-haven assets that investors buy in times of uncertainty.
Demand for gold has also been driven by a range of other factors including higher-than-usual inflation, the weak US dollar, buying by central banks around the world and as the US Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates again this year.
Wars in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as Washington seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, have also helped push up the price of gold.
On Friday, silver topped $100 an ounce for the first time, building on its almost 150% rise last year.
[BBC]
West Indies wristspinners, Micah McKenzie and Vitel Lawes, combined to take six wickets on a surface that had plenty of turn and bite to close out a rain shortned contest against Ireland. Opting to bat first, the West Indies innings had earlier been held together by keeper-batter Jewel Andrew at No. 3 – his 66 off 82 consisted of four fours and four sixes, the majority of which came in the company of Jonathan van Lange,, during their fourth-wicket partnership of 67.
Jewel departed just six overs after van Lange, in the 33rd, and the rest of the batters struggled. No one besides him managed to cross the 30-run mark. Reuben Wilson scalped up van Lange, before returning to take out two lower-order batters to finish with figures of 3 for 50, closing out the innings with West Indies bowled out for 226.
His effort, complemented by James West’s economical 2 for 24 off seven overs, gave Ireland a realistic chance at chasing down the total. West also opened the batting for Ireland and top-scored for them, hitting a 55-ball 45 that was littered with eight boundaries. By the time he was Lawes’ first victim of the innings, in the 18th over, Ireland sat at a comfortable 82 for 2.
However, the going just got worse from there: Ireland lost four wickets to McKenzie, who spun his way through the middle order. Lawes held back his best over for his final one of the match, fizzing out Oliver Riley with its first ball, and then turning the ball prodigiously against Wilson and Bruce Whaley.
Ireland were on 164 for 7 by the time they played out Lawes’ over, needing an unlikely 62 off the final ten overs. The rain had the final say when it interrupted the match and delivered the final blow to Ireland’s hopes. The DLS par score had shot way past Ireland’s total, and when no further play was possible, West Indies walked away with a convincing spin display and a 25-run win to boost their chances in the Super Sixes.
Brief scores:
West Indies Under 19s 226 in 46.5 overs (Jewel Andrew 66; Reuben Wilson 3-50, Luke Murray 2-37, James West 2-24) beat Ireland Under 19s 164 for 7 in 40 overs (James West 45; Mica McKenzie 4-36, Vitel Lawes 2-41)by 25 runs (DLS method)
[Cricinfo]
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