Unlike the last three NATO leaders’ summits, all following Russia’s invasion in 2022, Ukraine will not feature prominently ...

NATO chief Mark Rutte has backed Indo-Pacific countries upgrading their militaries, as Japan’s leader pulled out of attending ...

The world is watching to see whether Tehran responds to the U.S. military strikes as leaders urge Iran to negotiate.

Hegseth's predecessor, Lloyd Austin, created the group after Russia launched all-out war on Ukraine in 2022. His absence is the latest step that the Trump administration has taken to distance itself ...

Anthony Albanese may be beaten to an in-person meeting with ­Donald Trump by his deputy and Defence Minister, Richard ­Marles ...

The American military has been the alliance’s bedrock. But shifting US priorities, including in the Middle East, are putting new pressure on European allies ...

Two days after Donald Trump said he was going to give any decision on US involvement in Israel’s war with Iran a couple more ...

Trump accused both sides of breaking the agreement hours after it went into effect, saying he’s “not happy with Israel” or ...

The Ukraine Defense Contact Group was formed to help the country repel Russia's all-out invasion, but U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not attend ... told a Ukraine Defense Contact Group ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would only arrive in Brussels after it's over, and he will participate in a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Thursday ...