South Korea’s Defence Minister and Mr Hegseth will discuss combined defence readiness against North Korea. Read more at ...

Hegseth is due to attend the annual Security Consultative Meeting on Tuesday. The visit comes as Washington considers making the role of US troops in South Korea more flexible, which Seoul has ...

Hegseth and Ahn also visited the Panmunjom border village, where an armistice was signed to pause the 1950-53 Korean War. Ahn’s ministry said the visit “reaffirmed the firm combined defense posture ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone along the border with North Korea as part of a trip to South ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula on Monday afternoon, the last stop on his Asia trip aimed at deepening regional security ties to counter ...

US President Donald Trump may have hoped for an impromptu talk with his old friend Kim Jong Un during a recent trip to Asia, ...

As President Donald Trump danced on the tarmac in Malaysia, met Japan’s Emperor in Tokyo, and accepted a gold crown in South ...

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot ...

US President Donald Trump has signaled his willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his ongoing trip ...