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US Defense Secretary urges Australia to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Australia to increase its defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product during a ...
US asks Australia to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP
On sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue, US defence chief Pete Hegseth and Australian counterpart Richard Marles also discussed security issues US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Australia to ...
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US defense secretary warns Indo-Pacific allies of ‘imminent’ threat from China
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, ...
China Urges U.S. to 'Stop Inciting Conflict' in Hegseth Row
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday issued a strong public rebuke of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing ...