Pete Hegseth

Senior US general fired, accused of leaking classified information

U.S. Army Colonel Brett G. Sylvia speaks during an interview with Reuters at the U.S. section of a base for Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga forces in Makhmour, southeast of Mosul, Iraq, December 23, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Hegseth reassures South-east Asia of US commitment, pledges stronger defence ties

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington would back the commitment with practical cooperation.

US military boards are defying orders and letting trans troops serve

The Trump administration claims that trans troops are a costly burden on military effectiveness – a position that military findings contradict.

Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes in US a national security threat

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth alleged that Confucius Institutes were operating under disguise at US universities.

US Democratic senator probes Ukraine's loss of Starshield service

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks during a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

US’ Rubio says Ukraine interceptors may not have been delivered, but not for political reasons

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking in Mumbai, India, on Oct 20.

Hegseth meets Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel, source says

News of Pete Hegseth’s trip comes a day after US President Donald Trump endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel’s parliamentary election to be held in October.

Will the US really go through with its outlandish public execution plan?

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he wants a live stream to get people to understand “that there’s serious consequences for these types of things”.

Hegseth’s call for public execution a sign of moral decay

The lawyers for Nidal Malik Hasan are expected to argue that public execution would amount to constitutionally banned “cruel and unusual punishment”.

Pope Leo condemns death penalty as Trump ponders live-streamed execution

Pope Leo’s Oct 10 remarks follow the US Pentagon saying it would live-stream the firing squad execution of a gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009.

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