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US calls for Asia allies to boost defenses in face of China’s ‘imminent’ threat, Hegseth tells top defense forum
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday delivered a dire warning to the Asia-Pacific region and the world: China’s ...
US defence chief tells Asian allies: Raise defence spending to 5% of GDP like Europe
Pete Hegseth says at Shangri-La Dialogue not fair for Asian nations to be spending less than European peers if they face ...
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compares Donald Trump with Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew
SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday (May 31) likened US President Donald Trump to Singapore's ...
US defence chief Hegseth meets Singapore PM Wong, reaffirms strong defence ties
Hegseth also met Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue to discuss US-Singapore security ...
US pushes security ally Australia to spend more on defence
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked security ally Australia to increase defence spending in a meeting with Defence ...
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US urges Australia to increase defense spending as Canberra says nuclear submarines ‘on track’
American defense chief meets Australian, Philippine, South East Asian counterparts on sidelines of security forum in ...
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US Defense Secretary Hegseth meets PM Wong, reaffirms strong ties
SINGAPORE: The United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday (May 30), ...
Australia's Defence Minister Marles to Meet US, Japan Counterparts
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will meet with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts at an Asian ...
China snubs Asia’s largest defense forum as tensions with US simmer
China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance to meet his US and Asian counterparts as tensions simmer with Washington.