A new Signal scandal. Personnel nightmares. A torrent of leaks and condemnations. It’s almost as if he was a terrible choice ...

U.S. military cooperation as a direct security challenge, not only in the South China Sea but also in the Taiwan Strait.

Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on Friday and pledged to deploy advanced capabilities to its partner to ...

Philippines — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s ...

US defense chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world ...

Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces have opened annual combat drills that will include simulating the defense of ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday during a trip to Manila. The efforts reflect the strength of the US-Philippines’ “ironclad alliance, particularly in the face of Communist China ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. greets U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on his arrival to the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines, March 28, 2025. Credit: X/Pete Hegseth China ...