{
  "id": 16921889,
  "title": "Hegseth pitches US-Asean defence framework but will it be a hard sell?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/hegseth-pitches-us-asean-defence-framework-but-will-it-be-a-hard-sell",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:45:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3372484/hegseth-pitches-us-asean-defence-framework-will-it-be-hard-sell"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday proposed a new US-Asean defence framework to guide cooperation over what he called “critically important years” ahead, but offered few details on what it would entail. The proposal faces questions over whether members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will embrace a bloc-wide initiative, with analysts suggesting they would prefer…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Hegseth proposes 'ambitious' US-ASEAN defence framework at Philippine summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/hegseth-proposes-ambitious-us-asean-defence-framework-at-philippine-16872198",
        "published": "2026-10-28T08:09:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Hegseth proposes new US-Asean defence framework at Philippine summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/hegseth-proposes-new-us-asean-defence-framework-at-philippine-summit",
        "published": "2026-10-28T08:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Rajnath Singh, Hegseth review progress of India-U.S. defence pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/rajnath-singh-hegseth-review-progress-of-india-u-s-defence-pact",
        "published": "2026-10-28T12:24:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}