US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave a speech that was extremely blunt in its assessment of the current threat from ...

China blasted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s speech at a defense forum in Singapore over the weekend, accusing him of ...

Trade frictions between Washington and Beijing have flared up after a hiatus following a meeting between U.S. Treasury ...

Shadow Finance Minister James Paterson says Australia should increase defence spending as it is in the national interest and not because “American friends” asked Australia to.

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

China’s foreign ministry has protested to the United States after what it called “vilifying” remarks made by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth while accusing the US of deliberately ignoring calls for ...

Two Southern California police officers were shot Saturday night, one fatally, after a gunfight ensued with a suspect who ...

Jacqui Lambie Network Senator Jacqui Lambie reacts to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth calling on Australia to increase ...

After US military allies in Europe were torched by Vice President JD Vance in March over military spending, free speech and ...

The US Defence Secretary is urging Australia to pump billions more into military budgets "as soon as possible".

The United States wants Australia to lift spending on defence to about $100 billion a year, with its Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warning of a "real and potentially imminent" threat from China.