Pete Hegseth admits he couldn’t always walk a line. So how will he hold the line when facing astute counterparts around the ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday he is seeking to hold talks with new U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete ...

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

For a man who's courted so much controversy, whose first name became a conservative chorus on X and whose nomination prompted ...

Pete Hegseth's lawyer said he "performed superbly" in his appearance before senators amid criticism after he appeared not to ...

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 ...

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one ...

Pete Hegseth appeared to try and dispel concerns in allied capitals that the U.S. could again see a more transactional ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

In a mostly party-line result that saw no Democrats vote for Hegseth, three Republicans — including former GOP leader Mitch ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday which says, "expressing a false 'gender identity' divergent ...