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Asia reckons with China as Trump pulls back

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Vorschau ansehen America’s transactional approach to Europe is carrying over to Asia.

“The era of the United States subsidizing the defense of wealthy nations is over,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

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Hegseth tempers China criticism at Asia forum

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Vorschau ansehen The Pentagon chief, in a rare omission, avoided any mention of Taiwan in a speech to Asian officials.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his address during the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore on May 30, 2026.

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Trump’s disappearing China hawks

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Vorschau ansehen The once vocal GOP wing that warned against making deals with Beijing has largely left the conversation ahead of Trump’s China summit.

President Donald Trump walks with China's Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony on May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport.

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What Beijing has learned about the US from the Iran war

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Vorschau ansehen Current and former U.S. defense officials worry headwinds from the conflict with Tehran leave Beijing with the upper hand.

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Trump’s call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon

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Vorschau ansehen The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.

U.S. Army troops simulate an attack against an enemy during a demonstration of capabilities at the Grafenwoehr training grounds on March 13, 2026, near Grafenwoehr, Germany.

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Trump says US considering reducing troops in Germany

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Vorschau ansehen There are 38,000 U.S. troops and personnel stationed in Germany, and cutting forces there would face opposition on Capitol Hill.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 3, 2026.

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Acting Navy secretary, once a political lightning rod, finds surprising support

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Vorschau ansehen Hung Cao, known as a partisan firebrand, has built credibility inside the Pentagon.

Then-Republican Senate candidate Hung Cao speaks during a rally for President Donald Trump on June 28, 2024, in Chesapeake, Virginia.

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Navy secretary is out amid Pentagon infighting

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Vorschau ansehen John Phelan sparked tensions within the department over his support for a new battleship.

John Phelan, who served just over a year in his post, had helped conceive of the new battleships to curry favor with President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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Trump weighs consequences for NATO allies on ‘naughty’ list

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Vorschau ansehen The effort is the latest sign President Donald Trump plans to make good on his threats against members not deemed “model allies."

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One pilot rescued after fighter jet crash in Iran

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Vorschau ansehen The second crew member’s fate is unknown.

An F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft flies on Sept. 24, 2024.

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Hegseth ousts top Army general

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Vorschau ansehen The departure of Army Chief of State Gen. Randy George follows a string of high-level firings under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and comes amid the Iran war.

Randy George is the latest in a line of more than a dozen top military officials that Pete Hegseth has ousted.

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Trump has threatened to leave NATO over Iran. There are few signs that’s happening.

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Vorschau ansehen A withdrawal from the alliance would require discussions with lawmakers and a defined process that does not appear to have started.

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on October 22, 2025.

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US officials tell allies Iran war could delay Ukraine weapons shipments

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Vorschau ansehen The warning comes as the U.S. burns through air defense interceptors and other weapons in its military campaign against Tehran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to attend talks during a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting outside Paris on March 27, 2026.

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Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians

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Vorschau ansehen The Defense secretary’s decision to cut offices that mitigate civilian harm faces renewed attention as the Pentagon investigates a strike that killed hundreds of Iranian children.

Smoke and fire rise amid airstrikes at the Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

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Allies fear Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought

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Vorschau ansehen European and Asian countries worry the Pentagon is burning through munitions so fast that it won’t have enough to send the weapons they have purchased.

Kids walk around an Iranian missile after it fell near Qamishli International Airport, near the Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria on March 4, 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

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GOP restrainers say Trump abandoned them

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Vorschau ansehen The president’s restraint-minded backers accuse the administration of breaking its promise.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (center) and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller pose for a group photo with officials and security leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean at the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference in Doral, Florida, on March 5.

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Pentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense

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Vorschau ansehen The Trump administration’s effort to construct a case for war after shots started flying has few historical parallels.

An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026.

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Iran strikes threaten to deplete US weapons supplies — and put American troops at risk

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Vorschau ansehen The administration already burned through significant stockpiles of air defense missiles in operations against Iran and its proxy groups.

US Airforce KC-46 Pegasus tankers and one P-8 Poseidon tankersfrom the US Navy are seen stationed at Lajes Air Base in the Azores on February 23, 2026. The United States has intensified its use of the air base amid tensions with Iran.

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Zelenskyy pushes US to intensify pressure on Russia

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Vorschau ansehen The Ukrainian leader hinted that Congress might need to step in on security guarantees.

President Zelenskyy: 'Only United States can stop Putin'

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President Zelenskyy: 'Only United States can stop Putin'

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