As a holdover from the George W. Bush administration, Gates was a figure with unassailable bipartisan credentials, yet sounded a little like Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): "The ED (Emergency Department) used to be a sea of body bags and patient beds, with canvas sheets lining the floor - you could see them at every nook and corner. But now ...