US officials' Signal chat released in full

Hello. The Atlantic magazine has published the full text of the group chat its editor-in-chief was inadvertently added to, where US officials were discussing plans for a strike on Yemen. Washington-based reporter Bernd Debusmann Jr hears from national security professionals about the messages' significance and sensitivity. In the West Bank, our correspondent Dan Johnson speaks to witnesses of the attack against Palestinian film-maker Hamdan Ballal. And finally, scientists discover an "awkward-looking" dinosaur.

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US officials dispute plans were classified

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attacked The Atlantic's editor-in-chief during a briefing. Credit: Getty Images

In the hours since The Atlantic published the full message exchange, various officials including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth contested whether the information shared constituted "war plans". The argument, writes Bernd Debusmann Jr, is unlikely to hold much weight with national security professionals, who have noted that the messages posted to a Signal group chat included specific attack plans and timetables that could have compromised the operation, if they had fallen into the wrong hands. He’s unpacked three of the messages in detail.

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And finally... in Mongolia

A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in the Gobi Desert. The Duonychus tsogtbaatari, as it's since been named, used its foot-long (30cm) claws to grasp vegetation to feed itself and, also, as formidable weapons. Take a look.