Stanford—Nearly 700 million people live in Southeast Asia. Insulting all of them in less than a minute seems an impossible task. But not for Pete Hegseth, the utterly unqualified Trump-appointed ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a regional passenger jet in ...

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance, including a ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 29 The Washington Post on Trump's OMB pick The White House memo announcing a federal spending freeze, rescinded Wednesday ...

US President Donald Trump has warned BRICS nations against introducing a new currency or backing an alternative to the U.S.

The US-China tech war and politicisation of tech firms are narrowing options for wary regional players As Donald Trump ...

The Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs have reaffirmed that Article 5 of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty applies to the Senkaku ...

When the long-overdue Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza War begins asking the inevitable questions about preparedness, ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump 's cabinet, nudged into the role by the tiebreaking vote of Vice President JD Vance after a handful of ...

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the ...

Trump's inauguration week order had already been on temporary hold nationally because of a separate suit, where a judge ...