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 ...

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 ...

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 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’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.

Hegseth-allies-cooperation SINGAPORE, May 31 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday announced a set of defense cooperation projects, including one that will enable South Korea ...

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.

The South Korean foreign ministry denounced Hegseth's remarks. According to English-language outlet Yonhap News, the ministry said, "Under the [non-proliferation treaty], North Korea can never be ...