The Chinese remarks come as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits the Philippines, which is a treaty ally of Washington.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on ...

Hegseth’s first foreign trip to Brussels last month turned tense after he ruled out Ukraine joining NATO before the Trump administration had settled the debate. Now, as he lands in Asia, the Pentagon ...

For now, it is all about showing Hegseth that the allies are ... European allies hope he may change his mind as he visits Germany, meets officials at NATO in Brussels, and visits Poland later ...

At his first stop in the Philippines, the U.S. defense secretary promised to strengthen deterrence against Chinese “threats” ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to discuss cooperative efforts in ...

Having already visited Europe, where he openly declared the United States' attention was focused on the Asia-Pacific and ...

That the Philippines was the Defense Secretary’s first stop in Asia was the strongest assurance yet that the U.S. under Trump ...

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth made his first Nato visit under the new Trump administration, discussing military aid for Ukraine amid uncertainty over future US support. The UK chaired the ...

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will give remarks from the White House Friday morning amid questions over whether the U.S. will continue its 75-year leadership of NATO and at ...

Many NATO allies would actually agree with Hegseth that getting Crimea back ... The Kremlin said Wednesday that Putin invited Trump to visit Moscow, which would mark the first visit by a US ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made the first trip to NATO by a member of the new Trump administration, as the allies wait to learn how much military and ...