[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to inform the White House both times he was hospitalized and transferred authority to run the Pentagon to his deputy, military officials said Monday, episodes…
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Hospitalization Deepens Mystery of His Absence
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 7, 2024 5:32 pm ET WASHINGTON—The Pentagon’s No. 2 official didn’t learn that her boss was hospitalized Jan. 1 until four days after she had assumed some…
Biden Didn’t Learn for Days That Pentagon Chief Was in Hospital
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 6, 2024 10:55 pm ET Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spent time in an intensive care unit after entering a military hospital on New Year’s Day, but…
Red Sea: more shipping firms suspend traffic
[ad_1] DUBAI: Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said Monday they had attacked two “Israeli-linked” vessels in the Red Sea in solidarity with Gaza, as more companies halt transit through the troubled…
Here’s how the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea threaten the global supply chain
[ad_1] A container ship sails through the new section of the Suez Canal in the Egyptian port city of Ismailia, 135 kms northeast of the capital Cairo on October 10,…
US, South Korea revise deterrence strategy over North Korea threat
[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea and the United States during talks on Monday revised a bilateral security agreement aimed at deterring North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile threats, South Korea’s defence…
U.S. Defense Chief Rebukes China as Warships Transit Taiwan Strait
[ad_1] Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was “deeply concerned” about the two rivals’ ability to manage a crisis. [ad_2] Source link
U.S. seeks meeting with China defense minister after being spurned
[ad_1] The Pentagon is seeking a meeting between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart in Singapore next month, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Biden…
US urges Turkiye, Hungary to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid
[ad_1] MUSKÖ: Washington on Wednesday urged Turkiye and Hungary to quickly ratify Sweden’s NATO membership bid, which has been blocked for months due to a series of disputes with the…