Jack Teixeira: US guardsman pleads guilty to leaking military secrets

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A 22-year-old guardsman has pleaded guilty to leaking military secrets - including relating to Russia's war in Ukraine - in one of the most serious US national security breaches in years. Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, signed a plea agreement on Monday that calls for prosecutors to recommend a prison sentence between 11 and 16 years and eight months. He was charged with six counts of wilful retention and transmission of national defence information under the Espionage Act. The agreement spares Teixeira a sentence of up to 60 years in prison. He smiled at his...