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

United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth will visit Singapore to speak at the Institute of International Security ...

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 ...

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 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 ...