US Defense Secretary Austin cancels travel after latest hospitalization

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, DC, on February 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, DC, on February 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has cancelled a trip to Brussels where he was set to take part in meetings with other NATO defense ministers, a US official says after the Pentagon chief was admitted to a critical care unit and had to transfer his duties to his deputy.

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