{
  "id": 16591263,
  "title": "Pentagon chief Hegseth to visit Philippines to meet US allies at Asean events",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/pentagon-chief-hegseth-to-visit-philippines-to-meet-us-allies-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T11:03:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372182/pentagon-chief-hegseth-visit-philippines-meet-us-allies-asean-events"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to the Philippines this week to meet regional allies, the Pentagon announced on Sunday. The visit comes amid a push by Washington to tighten security ties in the Indo-Pacific ahead of an expected meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in southern China. Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has faced criticism from Democrats and some…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}