But South Korea was almost absent in this year's Shangri-La Dialogue speech by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, adding to concerns that the monthslong absence of a fully elected leader in ...

South Korea's acting defense minister, Kim Seon-ho, speaks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by phone from Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 31, 2025. (South Korean Ministry of National Defense) ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington on Jan ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has officially confirmed for the first time that it intends to apply NATO’s defense spending guideline — 5 percent of the GDP — to South Korea.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not expected to stop in South Korea during his upcoming Indo-Pacific trip, a South Korean defense official said this week, as the country remains in political ...

Pete Hegseth’s drinking while working for Fox News was concerning, some former colleagues said. Impeachment efforts are underway for South Korea’s president after he declared martial law.

South Korean officials interpreted Hegseth's comment as showing possible U.S. recognition of North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, a status granted only to five countries under an international ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth underscored the need Friday for the United States to work together with South Korea, Japan and other allies "shoulder to shoulder" to establish deterrence needed to ...

Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 2024. South Korea was quick to dispute Hegseth's characterization ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, ... My daughter is at this minute leading a field artillery platoon stationed along the demilitarized zone in South Korea.