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

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, including ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser, Hegseth’s office ...

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

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 ...

Pete Hegseth has taken his younger brother Phil on a trip in a Pentagon Boeing 747, stopping in Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, and Japan. News Reporter Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s younger ...

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 ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against Chinese aggression in the disputed ...

At his first stop in the Philippines, the U.S. defense secretary ... By Sui-Lee Wee Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used his first trip to Asia to try to reassure allies that the United States ...

MANILA, March 28 (Reuters) - 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 ...