BRUSSELS: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told NATO Thursday (Jun 18) the Pentagon will review its force presence in Europe within the next six months, as he lashed out at allies over defence spending and their response to the Iran war."This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure

BRUSSELS: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday (Jun 18) hailed progress by NATO allies to meet defence spending vows, but said some must "do more", as he struck a conciliatory tone at an alliance meeting."Many countries following through, some that still need to do more, and we will be candid about t

NATO Chief Rutte assures that U.S. cuts to military assets do not indicate a withdrawal from European alliances.

BRUSSELS, June 17 - Other NATO members have increased their contributions to the alliance's crisis forces to fill many of the gaps left by U.S. cuts to its commitments, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BRUSSELS, June 17 - Other NATO members have increased their contributions to the alliance's crisis forces to fill many of the gaps left by U.S. cuts to its commitments, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pete Hegseth told NATO allies the US will review its military footprint in Europe over six months. The move ties Washington's future support to Europe taking far greater responsibility for its own defence.

This comes ahead of a summit with US President Donald Trump in July. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

European allies are expected to finalize talks on replacing U.S. capabilities by next month’s NATO summit.