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North Korea Gets a Weapons Bonanza From Russia
Kim Jong-un seized on Russia’s need for support in its war against Ukraine. His reward is a rapidly modernizing military that ...
US calls for Asia allies to boost defenses in face of China’s ‘imminent’ threat, Hegseth tells top defense forum
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday delivered a dire warning to the Asia-Pacific region and the world: China’s ...
North and South Korea are in an underground war - Kim Jong Un might now be winning
The neighbouring countries have long been embroiled in a war of information. But has there been a recent shift in who has the ...
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Hegseth urges Asian allies to boost defense spending, do 'their part' in face of 'real' China threats
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Saturday for Asian allies to increase their defense spending and do their part as ...
Pentagon chief tells Asian allies: Raise defence spending to 5% of GDP like Europe
Pete Hegseth says at Shangri-La Dialogue not fair for Asian nations to be spending less than European peers if they face ...
S. Korea almost absent in Hegseth's speech at Shangri-La Dialogue
The Pentagon chief's speech at an annual defense forum in Singapore used to highlight defense cooperation with South Korea ...
‘Real and could be imminent’: Hegseth warns on China threat, says US ready to fight
In a blistering address to Indo-Pacific security officials, the US defence secretary warned China that America is ready to ...
Hegseth Warns on China Threat, Pushes Allies on Defense Spending
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed US partners in Asia to boost defense spending toward 5% of gross domestic product, ...
Hegseth tells Asian allies to up defence expenditure to match Europe’s 5% of GDP
Asian allies and partners should look to countries in Europe as a new-found example,” he said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US defence secretary urges military build-up over ‘imminent’ China threat
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth warned that a Chinese military attack on Taiwan “could be imminent” as he called on America’s allies in the Indo-Pacific to boost defence spending as a further ...
US defence chief Hegseth tells Asian allies: Raise defence spending to 5% of GDP like Europe
SINGAPORE: The US expects Asian countries to increase their defence spending to match levels that Washington expects of ...
Europe Sees China-Russia Threat as World’s ‘Greatest Challenge’
Kallas accused China of enabling Russia’s war machine, saying 80% of dual-use goods used to fight Ukraine come from the world ...