Mike Pompeo
Kabul opens traditional council on release of 400 Taliban
Middle East
August 7, 2020
Kabul opens traditional council on release of 400 Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A traditional council met Friday in Afghanistan’s capital to decide whether to release a final 400…
Pompeo accuses UN body of hypocrisy after condemnation of US police brutality
World
June 21, 2020
Pompeo accuses UN body of hypocrisy after condemnation of US police brutality
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the United Nations Human Rights Council of hypocrisy on Saturday…
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
Middle East
June 17, 2020
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife and dozens of others as it vowed…
Despite virus, Pompeo in Israel to talk West Bank annexation
Middle East
May 13, 2020
Despite virus, Pompeo in Israel to talk West Bank annexation
JERUSALEM (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Israel on Wednesday for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin…
Iraq lawmakers approve government of Prime Minister-designate Kadhimi
Middle East
May 7, 2020
Iraq lawmakers approve government of Prime Minister-designate Kadhimi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Wednesday after six months without one as parties squabbled until…
WHO says has no proof from US on ‘speculative’ Wuhan lab claims
World
May 5, 2020
WHO says has no proof from US on ‘speculative’ Wuhan lab claims
The World Health Organization said Monday that Washington had provided no evidence to support “speculative” claims by the US president…
Will China Compensate the World with Trillions of Dollars?
Opinion
May 1, 2020
Will China Compensate the World with Trillions of Dollars?
The coronavirus epidemic is a global public health crisis, and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization after…
Trump speculates that China released virus in lab ‘mistake’
World
May 1, 2020
Trump speculates that China released virus in lab ‘mistake’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to…
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
Global chemical weapons watchdog the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday for the first time explicitly…
US extends Iran nuclear cooperation sanctions waivers
Middle East
March 31, 2020
US extends Iran nuclear cooperation sanctions waivers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday renewed several waivers on U.S. sanctions against Iran, allowing Russian, European and…