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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being treated for prostate cancer, the Pentagon says, after he faced criticism for waiting days to inform the White House about his extended hospitalization. SOUNDBITE
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin meets Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada in Tokyo before meeting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. IMAGES
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives at the Philippines' Department of National Defense for talks on Thursday. The two countries announced a deal to give US troops access to another four bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to counter China's military rise. IMAGES
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says "we can all do more", responding to a German journalist's question about whether or not Germany was doing enough to show real leadership in Europe, at the end of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, at Ramstein Air Base. SOUNDBITE
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary general, shakes hands with Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense, on the second day of the meeting of NATO member state Ministers of Defence. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.