MANILA (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on Friday and pledged to deploy advanced capabilities to ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has arrived in the Philippines in an official visit, the US Embassy to the Philippines said Friday night.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday during a trip to Manila. The efforts reflect the strength of the US-Philippines’ “ironclad alliance, particularly in the face of Communist China ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week, for talks that will include increasing ...

The Philippines is the colony that got away ... But it was all revealed last week by Goldberg in the Atlantic: Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth texted on Signal: “We are a GO for mission launch.” And then ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to the Indo-Pacific next week, for talks that will include ...

The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year's joint military exercises, as the allies ...

U.S. military cooperation as a direct security challenge, not only in the South China Sea but also in the Taiwan Strait.

Phil Hegseth, the brother of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has a key role in the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser, the Pentagon confirmed ...

The United States will enhance its military alliance with the Philippines as it aims to “reestablish deterrence” to counter “China’s aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region, US Defense Secretary Pete ...