John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the ...

South Korea's acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho and new U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held their first phone call ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Friday with his counterparts in South Korea and Japan, vowing to strengthen military ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice ... During his confirmation process, Hegseth mistakenly called South Korea, Japan and Australia members of the Association of Southeast Asian ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made introductory phone calls on Friday to Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, is questioned during his conformation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) If I had beene one of the ...

Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald ... "has been a principle consistently upheld by South Korea, the United States and the international community." ...

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

South Korea on Wednesday said Pyongyang could “never be recognised” as a nuclear power, after US defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth used the term to emphasise the security threat posed by ...

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WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon upset key U.S. ally South Korea Tuesday when he labeled North Korea a "nuclear power" in a statement submitted to a Senate ...