Lloyd James Austin III is a former United States Army four-star general who has served as the 28th United States secretary of defense since January 22, 2021. He is the first African American to serve as the United States secretary of defense. Read More
North Korea on Thursday said it will continue to ignore any contact from the United States unless Washington withdraws its hostile policies towards Pyongyang. ...
Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that Tokyo and Washington share serious concerns over China's attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas. ...
Ahead of the planned tour to South Korea by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin this week, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday threatened to scrap a military peace agreement with Seoul ...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called international alliances "force multipliers" for Washington adding that working with allies is "critical" to push back against China's aggression. ...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and South Korea next week to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world, the US Department of State said on Wednesday (local time). ...