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

The move comes as Washington seeks to reassure its oldest treaty ally in Asia of its “ironclad” defense commitment amid ...

Philippine authorities announced the arrests of six Chinese nationals and a Filipino suspected of spying on U.S. and ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the United States (US) remained the 'greatest force' in maintaining peace in ...

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen ...

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said the US and the Philippines must stand “shoulder to shoulder” against ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the latter’s home country on Friday to discuss strategic enhancements to geopolitical security against China’s ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to the Mutual Defense Treaty with the ...

This op-ed argues that domestic distractions have left the U.S. unprepared for a conflict with a peer enemy — China — bent on ...

Deterrence is necessary in Asia in the face of “threats from the Communist Chinese” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in ...