US defense chief Lloyd Austin released from hospital
Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from Walter Reed hospital, he said Monday, after two weeks of treatment that he initially concealed from other top officials including President Joe Biden, leading to calls for his removal from office. Austin kept Biden and lawmakers in the dark about being diagnosed with prostate cancer for weeks, and did not inform them for days about his hospitalization on January 1 for complications from his treatment. While the situation has been a headache for Biden, putting him on the defense and providing an opening for Republican a...