France's Macron to kick off Singapore security conference with Hegseth in attendance

Open this photo in gallery: France’s President Emmanuel Macron delivers an address during a reception at the International French School in Singapore on Friday. The leader is set to open the Singapore security conference with a keynote speech on Friday night.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth are among the world leaders, diplomats and top defence officials in Singapore this weekend for a security forum that will focus on China's growing assertiveness, the global impact of Russia's war on Ukraine and the flare-up of conflicts in Asia. Macron opens the conference with a keynote…