The news conference occurred during a NATO meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 13. However, no credible evidence existed to confirm the rumor that Hegseth drank alcohol at ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth admonished NATO allies Thursday both to “take primary responsibility” for the defense of Europe — and that spending anything below 5% of annual gross domestic ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not expect to join NATO or return to it’s pre-2014 borders as President ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Several NATO allies stressed on Thursday that Ukraine and Europe must not be cut out of any peace negotiations as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the United ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that as the U.S. aims to "revive the warrior ethos," European members of NATO also should follow suit and bolster defense efforts. "NATO should pursue these ...

We must make NATO great again,' Hegseth said ... His two days of talks in Brussels are part of a flurry of visits to Europe by top US officials, culminating with Vice President JD Vance ...

"I want to be clear about something as it pertains to NATO membership not being a realistic outcome for negotiations," Hegseth said Thursday at the NATO Defense Ministerial meeting in Brussels.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday visited Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to see U.S. migrant detention operations up close, amid reports that the Trump administration is struggling ...

The Dutchman was selected for the role of NATO chief thanks to his reputation as a “Trump-whisperer”. If the Europeans hoped ...

Speaking at a defence summit in Brussels, Hegseth said the US would no longer "tolerate an imbalanced relationship" with its allies and called on Nato members to spend much more on defence.

Throughout his trip, the Pentagon chief emphasized the need for increased defense spending among NATO allies. Echoing President Trump's previous calls, Secretary Hegseth urged NATO members to ...