US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the ‘Asia Pacific is our priority theater’ as Marcos visits Washington, DC to ...

The US, under both Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden, has been ramping up its efforts to contain China. In 2023, it used the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement to gain access to four more ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Marcos Jr. strengthen U.S.-Philippines military ties to counter China's ...

Following a White House meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., President Donald Trump says he's reached a ...

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, ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to discuss cooperative efforts in promoting deterrence against China.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea.

Hegseth spoke during a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippines, his first stop in his first trip to Asia to reaffirm Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to the region ...

A Philippine official says 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 ...