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(LEAD) Hegseth reaffirms strong alliance with S. Korea during 1st phone talks with Seoul's defense chief
South Korea's acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho and new U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held their first phone call ...
Korea Joongang Daily on MSN10h
South Korean, U.S. defense chiefs hold first phone conversation
South Korea's acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho and new U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held their first phone call ...
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South Korea slams Hegseth over North Korea 'nuclear power' comments
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 ...
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Pete Hegseth Moment Goes Viral as He Appears to Not Know What ASEAN Is
A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...
Opinion
My daughter leads a platoon in Korea. Does Hegseth value her service?
If I had beene one of the senators questioning Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing, this is what I would have asked: ...
Should the U.S. Defense Secretary Know What ASEAN Is? Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Appear To
During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.
Pete Hegseth’s confirmation was a massive mistake
That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...
Pete Hegseth Seems Really Confused About Where Southeast Asia Is
Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, was taking questions from Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) when she challenged him to ...
Yoon Suk-yeol detained, Pete Hegseth’s Asean gaffe, Japan sex scandal: 7 Asia highlights
From the arrest of South Korea’s Yoon to a Japanese pop star’s sex scandal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia ...
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Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense ... but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the ...
Opinion
Hegseth and Gaza: intended and unintended consequences
Tuesday's confirmation hearings on Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense and Wednesdays announcement of a cease-fire agreement for Gaza are illustrative of the elusive nature of politics.
Trump touts economic policy at rally as Senate works to confirm cabinet
In the first part, which aired last night, Trump told host Sean Hannity the social media platform TikTok is “going to stay around”, after he granted it a 75-day extension to comply with a law banning ...