AP Spotlight America's allies alarmed by a leaked group chat about attack plans JILL LAWLESS, EMMA BURROWS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Mar 26, 2025 Mar 26, 2025 Updated Sep 29, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON — As wake-up calls go, the alarms don't get much louder.kAmp==:6D @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D D66 E96 8C@FA 492E 36EH66? E@A &]$] @77:4:2=D 23@FE 2 A=2??65 2EE24< :? *6>6? E92E 244:56?E2==J :?4=F565 2 ;@FC?2=:DE 2D 2 ;2H\5C@AA:?8 D64FC:EJ 3C6249 E92E 42DED 5@F3E @? :?E6==:86?46\D92C:?8 H:E9 (2D9:?8E@? 2?5 E96 D64FC:EJ @7 ;@:?E >:=:E2CJ @A6C2E:@?D]k^Am Government-politics Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan as 'minor glitch' DAVID KLEPPER, AAMER MADHANI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press kAmQ$42CJQ 2?5 QC64<=6DDQ H2D E96 G6C5:4E @7 @?6 tFC@A62? 5:A=@>2E 23@FE E96 5:D4FDD:@? @? 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