Beijing normally sends its defense minister to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore but is unlikely to this year.

At his first NATO summit, Secretary-General Mark Rutte will try to keep Donald Trump onside, Ukraine out of the spotlight, ...

Malaysia's Anwar has called for a joint Asean action plan to address the growing tariff threat. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

The first step came on April 30th when Mr Hegseth issued a memo to the army. The force had two simple priorities, he wrote: defend the homeland and deter China in Asia. The army was told to expand its ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth may have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan — but now he’s facing another battle: this time on his home turf at the Pentagon. Controversy has plagued Hegseth ...

Ever since Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, critics have called the former Fox News weekend host the most underqualified person to ever hold the position.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed Undersecretary of Defense ... reorient the DoD away from the Middle East and toward the Asia-Pacific region to counter the growing threat of China.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in April denied discussing sensitive military information with his wife and others in the Signal app. Photo: Douglas Christian/Zuma Press Defense Secretary Pete ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with El Salvador's Minister of National Defense Rene Merino Monroy at the Pentagon, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo ...