Pentagon chief urges ‘immediate’ Ukraine ceasefire in call with Russian counterpart WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday to move... Published 13 May, 2022 09:32pm
World Pentagon denies helping Ukraine ‘target’ Russian generals WASHINGTON: The US Defence Department denied Thursday that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian... Published 06 May, 2022 11:04am
World On Ukraine visit, Blinken, Austin pledge return of US diplomats, more security aid SOUTHEASTERN POLAND: Washington’s top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine... Published 25 Apr, 2022 11:00pm
World Ukraine to call for heavy arms when top US officials visit Kyiv KYIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin were set to visit Kyiv on Sunday to... Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am
World Russia renews Mariupol attacks, top US officials to visit Kyiv, Ukraine says KYIV: Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, days... Published 24 Apr, 2022 09:55am
World US to place one Patriot missile system in Slovakia: Pentagon WASHINGTON: The United States will put one Patriot missile defense system, along with US troops to operate it, in... Published 08 Apr, 2022 09:20pm
World US seeking way 'to avoid further conflict' in Ukraine: Pentagon chief WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin condemned Russia's "latest invasion" of Ukraine Tuesday but said the... Published 23 Feb, 2022 12:22am
World Russia holds nuclear drills, US says Russian forces ‘poised to strike’ Ukraine DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW: Russia’s strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin on... Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am
World Russia 'poised to strike' Ukraine, US defense secretary says VILNIUS: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday appeared to compare Russsia's military to a snake that was... Published 19 Feb, 2022 05:40pm
World US sees 'more forces moving into' Ukraine border region WARSAW: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday said Washington was seeing "more" Russian forces moving into the... Published 18 Feb, 2022 05:38pm
World Russia, US defence chiefs to speak by phone on Friday MOSCOW: Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will speak by phone with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday... Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:15pm
World Ukraine shelling renews invasion fears as Russia expels US diplomat MOSCOW/KYIV: Shelling in Ukraine on Thursday renewed Western fears of an imminent Russian invasion as US President... Published 18 Feb, 2022 10:11am
World Biden to seek more than $770bn in 2023 defence budget WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to ask Congress for a U.S. defense budget exceeding $770 billion for the... Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am
World US warns of Russian provocation after 'troubling' Ukraine shelling reports BRUSSELS: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Thursday that Russia could be looking to create a pretext for... Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:47pm
World US defense secretary heads to Europe for NATO talks, visit troops WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin heads to Brussels on Tuesday for talks with NATO allies and to visit ... Published 15 Feb, 2022 05:53pm
Print US withdraws nearly all remaining soldiers from Ukraine: Pentagon WASHINGTON: The United States is withdrawing nearly all of its remaining soldiers from Ukraine, the Pentagon... Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am
World US to send warship, fighter jets to UAE after Yemen attacks DUBAI: The United States will send a warship and fighter jets to help defend the United Arab Emirates, officials ... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
World Pentagon chief reaffirms commitment to help Ukraine defend itself WASHINGTON: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reaffirmed Washington's commitment to help Ukraine defend itself in ... Published 14 Jan, 2022 12:17am
World US defence secretary tests negative week after contracting COVID-19 WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tested negative on Sunday for COVID-19 a week after contracting the... Published 10 Jan, 2022 11:03am
Print US says ‘committed’ to defending its interests in ME MANAMA: The United States warned Saturday it was capable of deploying “overwhelming force” in the Middle East as... Published 21 Nov, 2021 02:24am
World In Middle East, Pentagon chief seeks to reassure concerned allies MANAMA: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Saturday to reassure allies in the Middle East that President Joe... Updated 20 Nov, 2021 12:17pm
Opinion US in uphill battle to challenge Russia in Black Sea On the day that two Russian fighter jets suddenly scrambled to intercept a US bomber refuelling mid-air near Crimea,... Published 23 Oct, 2021 04:01am
World Pentagon chief urges more Black Sea security cooperation BUCHAREST: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged more defense cooperation among Black Sea allies Wednesday ahead ... Published 20 Oct, 2021 05:07pm
World Russia cannot block Ukraine's NATO aspirations, US Secretary of Defence says KYIV: No third country has a veto on Ukraine's aspirations to join NATO, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told a... Published 19 Oct, 2021 04:49pm
World US defence chief in Georgia for military talks TBILISI: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin landed in Georgia Monday on the first leg of a visit to three allies on... Published 18 Oct, 2021 01:25pm
World Eyeing Russia, US defence chief heads to Black Sea region WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin headed to the Black Sea region Sunday aiming to shore up alliances ... Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:55am
Print US defence secretary tells Congress: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise’ WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Tuesday that the Afghan army’s sudden collapse... Published 29 Sep, 2021 04:01am
World Afghan army collapse 'took us all by surprise,' US defense secretary WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Tuesday that the Afghan army's sudden collapse caught... Updated 28 Sep, 2021 10:49pm
World Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in Congress WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's top military leaders are expected to face some of the most contentious hearings in... Updated 28 Sep, 2021 11:00am
World Three blasts kill at least two in Afghanistan's Jalalabad The hardline group stormed to power in mid-August, ousting the government and promising to restore security to the violence-wracked country Updated 18 Sep, 2021 04:02pm