Lloyd Austin heads to home after furor over ‘secret’ hospitalisation

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been discharged from Walter Reed Medical Center after 15 days of hospitalisation due to complications related to prostate cancer surgery, the Pentagon confirmed on Monday. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin(AP) “The secretary continues to recover well and, on the advice of doctors, will recuperate and perform his duties …

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Lloyd Austin was hospitalised due to complications from prostate cancer surgery

The Pentagon has disclosed that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalised since the beginning of January due to complications from prostate cancer surgery. The surgery reportedly caused infection and he had to be hospitalised at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a statement from his doctors released by The Pentagon said. Lloyd Austin was hospitalised …

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Lloyd Austin was hospitalised for infection after prostate cancer surgery | World News

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was recently hospitalised with a urinary tract infection following a December surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said on Tuesday. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.(AP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The disclosure came days after the Pentagon faced public backlash over its secrecy …

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White House assures US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will keep his position

The White House has said that US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will keep his job, despite the controversy over his delayed disclosure of his hospitalisation last week. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized earlier this week due to complications from a medical procedure, the Pentagon said January 5, 2024 at a time when Washington …

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Deputy defense secretary not told of Lloyd Austin hospitalization when she assumed his duties, officials confirm

Washington — The deputy secretary of defense was not told that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized when she assumed some of his duties on Tuesday, two defense officials confirmed to CBS News.  Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks was informed of Austin’s hospitalization on Thursday, the officials said. Hicks was in Puerto Rico …

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What happened to US Defence Secy Lloyd? Pentagon tight-lipped over ICU stay

The mystery surrounding Lloyd Austin’s hospitalisation and 4-day ICU stay has raised many eyebrows. Although the US defence secretary was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on January 1, his department wasn’t notified about his illness until Thursday. Austin’s decision to keep his severe illness and hospitalisation a secret from the White House …

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US Defense Secretary Hospitalised, Biden Not Told Till Days After: Report

Lloyd Austin took responsibility for the delays in releasing the information. (File) The sudden hospitalisation of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week has caused a row after the Department of Defense failed to disclose this news even as Washington faces a growing crisis in the Middle East. Although Mr Austin was hospitalised on January …

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Kashmir on agenda as Pakistan Army chief visits US, meets Blinken & Austin

The Kashmir issue and challenges posed by the Pakistani Taliban — or the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — are likely to have dominated discussions between Washington and Rawalpindi. “Afghanistan and Kashmir will be the hot topics. General Asim Munir is likely to have asked US officials to take notice of the Indian Supreme Court’s verdict …

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