A Pentagon statement says Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth called on Australia to spend 3.5 per cent of GDP on the military.

Pacific, while seemingly having little interest in talking about the AUKUS pact. Australia needs to consider its options.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a forceful declaration of U.S. commitment to Taiwan's defense Saturday, warning of ...

There are renewed warnings about 'the largest peacetime military build-up in history' and what it could mean for Australia's ...

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has hit out at the US President and his Defence Secretary’s request to Australia for ...

China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, possessing over 600 operational warheads as of December 2024, with ...

The prime minister has rebuked the US over its decision to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, and Ukraine has carried out a massive attack on Russian air bases.

After US military allies in Europe were torched by Vice President JD Vance in March over military spending, free speech and the war in Ukraine, America’s partners in Asia warily awaited Defense ...

China’s nuclear arsenal is the fastest growing in the world, and one of the fastest growing tools in that arsenal are ...

In the most outspoken remarks yet made by any senior figure in President Donald Trump’s entourage, Hegseth insisted that ...

SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, ...

China says Hegseth ignored regional peace calls, pushed Cold War mindset, and falsely labeled China a ‘threat’BEIJING: China has protested to the United States against "vilifying" remarks ...