Ahead of their upcoming first meeting in Canada in mid-June, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump have been surprisingly effusive in their mutual praise.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s call for allies in the Indo-Pacific region to bolster deterrence against China signals that Taiwan is at the core of the US’ strategy in the region, a Taiwanese ...

China has objected to Hegseth calling it a threat in the Indo-Pacific, the ministry added, describing his comments at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday as "deplorable" and "intended to ...

SINGAPORE: The United States has warned that China could soon use its military to shift the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region. A top US defence official said Beijing is building up its ...

SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from ...

SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, ...