Pete Hegseth's remarks came just hours after the US defence chief urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen ...

Asharq Al Awsat US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that Washington and Beijing would establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington DC and Beijing will open military communication channels as relations ‘have ...

Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, ...

The United States and the Philippines have formed a new joint task force to strengthen cooperation and increase military readiness in areas including the ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sought Chinese President Xi Jinping's help in efforts to resume talks with nuclear-armed neighbour North Korea on Saturday, while Xi told Lee he was willing to ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth called on Southeast Asia to strengthen cooperation in maritime surveillance including the use of ...

The meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, came after a long period of tension and estrangement.

The announcement comes the same day War Secretary Pete Hegseth met with his counterpart, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, for a ...

The U.S. Secretary of Defense said Friday he told his Chinese counterpart during talks in Malaysia that Washington would “stoutly defend” its interests in the Indo-Pacific. He also signed a new ...