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US Defense Secretary Hospitalized

The United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, has been hospitalized for symptoms of a bladder issue, leading to the transfer of duties to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. The development was confirmed by Pentagon Press Secretary Major Gen. Pat Ryder on Monday.

Montenegro to send members of its armed forces to Kosovo, Afghanistan

Montenegrin Defense Minister Predrag Boskovic says the country is on target to spend 2 percent of annual economic output on defense by 2024, in keeping with a promise to expand military budgets as the United States offers an increase in its own defense spending in Europe.

Mattis: NATO allies must increase spending or …

US Defense Secretary James Mattis delivered an ultimatum to NATO allies during a visit to Europe - increase their military spending, or see America "moderate its commitment" to the alliance.

"I owe it to you all to give you clarity on the political reality in the United States, and to state the fair demand from my country's people in concrete terms," Mattis said.

Kammenos talks with US counterpart in Washington called off

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos will not be meeting his US counterpart Thursday as the encounter has been called off by Washington, sources told Kathimerini Tuesday.

Kammenos had been due to meet Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on his latest visit to the USA but will not hold talks with him or Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work.

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