【Latest News: US and Australian Defense and Foreign Ministers to Hold Annual Talks】
On December 8, 2025, Washington time, the Associated Press wrote in a news release:
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and War Secretary Peter Hegseth will hold talks with their Australian counterparts, conducting the annual US-Australia talks, which are expected to focus on Indo-Pacific security. Rubio, Hegseth, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Defense Minister Richard Marles gathered at the US Department of State on Monday. Many observers also pay attention to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Gaza conflict, as well as the US crackdown on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere, which have raised questions about the use of force locally. The four are also expected to discuss the progress of the so-called "AUKUS" agreement, an agreement during the Biden administration, under which the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia pledged to build nuclear submarines for Australia. Rubio will meet with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper later on Monday.
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