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Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon on Tuesday, warning that a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could spark a regional war and urging a diplomatic solution. More than eight months of war in Gaza has heightened tensions across the region, with Israeli forces and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah exchanging fire on a near-daily basis. "Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a regional war, with terrible consequences for the Middle East," Austin said. "Diplomacy is by far the best way to prevent mor...
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Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers sharply criticized Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday over the failure to inform the White House about his hospitalization earlier this year for complications from cancer treatment. Both Democrats and Republicans expressed dismay over the secrecy, but the House Armed Services Committee hearing ultimately shed little light on why information had been withheld from other top officials. "It's totally unacceptable that it took three days to inform the president of the United States that the secretary of defense was in the hospital and not in control of the P...
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Washington (AFP) - The Pentagon said Monday that privacy concerns contributed to the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's cancer treatment, but that it found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing or obfuscation. Austin controversially kept US President Joe Biden in the dark about his prostate cancer diagnosis for weeks, while the commander-in-chief and Congress were not told until days after he was hospitalized on January 1 for complications from his treatment. "Nothing examined during this review demonstrated any indication of ill intent or an attempt to obfuscate," the Pentag...
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Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from hospital on Tuesday, after undergoing treatment under general anesthetic for bladder issues as he battles prostate cancer, the Pentagon said. "He is recovering well and resumed his full functions and duties today at 5:00 pm (2200 GMT)... Secretary Austin will recuperate and perform his duties remotely from home for a period before returning to work at the Pentagon later this week," his office said in a statement. Austin's latest health scare came weeks after it emerged the 70-year-old had kept recent hospital stays secret a...
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Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologized on Thursday for concealing his prostate cancer diagnosis and hospitalization from President Joe Biden, the rest of the government, and the American public. Still in recovery, Austin continues to suffer from leg pain and said he used a golf cart for transportation inside the Pentagon ahead of the rare solo press conference. The defense secretary has come under heavy political fire from Republicans over his undisclosed absence at a time when the United States faces a spiraling crisis in the Middle East. Austin said he has not con...
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Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday apologized for concealing his prostate cancer diagnosis and hospitalization from President Joe Biden and the rest of the government. "I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis," he told a press conference. "I have apologized directly to President Biden." Austin effectively vanished from the public eye in late December and early January after suffering complications from treatment for minor prostate surgery on December 22. Even the White House was not informed about Austin's hospitalization until January 4, whi...
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Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is likely to make a "full recovery" from prostate cancer and his prognosis is "excellent," two doctors said after he was seen at Walter Reed hospital for a follow-up appointment. Austin controversially kept US President Joe Biden in the dark about the cancer diagnosis for weeks, and did not inform either the commander-in-chief or Congress until days after he was hospitalized on January 1 for complications from his treatment. "Secretary Austin was seen today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a scheduled post-prostatectomy su...
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Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday made his first appearance since being hospitalized for complications from cancer treatment -- a stay he concealed from both the White House and Congress for several days. Austin, who was admitted to Walter Reed on January 1 and spent two weeks in the military hospital, spoke via videolink from his residence at the opening of a meeting on aid for Ukraine's fight against invading Russian forces. "The security of the entire international community is on the line in Ukraine's fight. I am more determined than ever to work with our alli...
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Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from Walter Reed hospital, he said Monday, after two weeks of treatment that he initially concealed from other top officials including President Joe Biden, leading to calls for his removal from office. Austin kept Biden and lawmakers in the dark about being diagnosed with prostate cancer for weeks, and did not inform them for days about his hospitalization on January 1 for complications from his treatment. While the situation has been a headache for Biden, putting him on the defense and providing an opening for Republican a...
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Washington (AFP) - The Pentagon inspector general's office said Thursday it will investigate Lloyd Austin's failure to report his hospitalization to the rest of the government, as the defense secretary faces mounting criticism over his silence on his health. Austin kept President Joe Biden and Congress in the dark about his prostate cancer diagnosis for weeks and did not inform them about his hospitalization at the beginning of the year, leading to growing calls for him to resign or be fired. The situation is a major headache for Biden in an election year, putting the president on the defensiv...
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