The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS ...

The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days ...

When the U.S. Senate confirmed the oft inebriated Pete Hegseth, whose own mother declared him an abusive womanizer, and for ...

He joined Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski in voting no, rebuking “failed” Hegseth as a “culture warrior” in a flaming ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

In brief remarks, Hegseth outlined what he said were his guiding principles: “Restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence.” ...

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two ...

It is no surprise that a top member of the Trump administration, like Hegseth, faces concerns, as there have been worries that the boss himself may not be keen on Southeast Asia.

Trump hates US trade deficits, loves US tariffs and is mostly indifferent, if not hostile, toward multilateral arrangements including ASEAN.

Jimmy Butler faces $3.1 million in lost salary due to nine-game suspensions this season, sparking concerns about his future ...

From the arrest of South Korea’s Yoon to a Japanese pop star’s sex scandal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia ...