Pompeo blasts China, Iran for response to virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hit out at China and Iran for their response to the outbreak...
Pompeo says South Africa land seizures would be ‘disastrous’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — America’s top diplomat on Wednesday asserted that South Africa’s plan to allow expropriatio...
US lawmaker defends meeting with Iran FM in Munich
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chris Murphy on Tuesday defended a weekend meeting he held with Iran’s foreign minister in Europe...
US sanctions Russian oil trading firm for role in Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions Tuesday on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil...
Ethiopia says US plans ‘substantial financial support’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — America’s top diplomat in his final Africa stop on Tuesday discussed political reforms with Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winni...
Pompeo in Africa visit praises Angola’s moves against graft
JOHANNESBURG — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his latest Africa stop on Monday praised Angola’s president for his actions against corruption, ...
US secretary of state visits Senegal to start Africa tour
DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration is working to determine what level of American military forces is n...
Trump says he might keep others from listening in on calls
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he might end the long-running practice of letting other administration officials listen in on p...
Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich
WASHINGTON — Some of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as two high-level national security officials hea...
Pompeo warns nation’s governors to be wary of China
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned America’s governors on Saturday to be wary of China, which he said was targeting individual U.S. st...
Pompeo message in Europe, Central Asia trip: Beware of China
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The countries Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited on a five nation-tour over the last week varied from longtime ally Britain...
After NPR dust-up, Pompeo defends press freedom abroad
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — For the past four days, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been calling for authoritarian governments in eastern Europe an...
US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that it can and will reduce vio...
Pompeo says US can supply Belarus with 100% of oil, gas
MINSK, Belarus — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that the United States is willing and able to provide Belarus with 100% of its oil ...
Pompeo plays clean-up in Ukraine as Trump trial nears end
KYIV, Ukraine — As the Senate lurched toward a vote to acquit President Donald Trump on impeachment charges, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo played cle...
US hits Iran with new sanctions, keeps some waivers in place
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday that it will continue — at least for now — its policy of not sanctioning foreign companies that wo...
Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out in anger Saturday at an NPR reporter who accused him of shouting expletives at her after she as...
Pompeo heads to Ukraine next week to meet with president
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine next week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump'...
US officials cite deterrence to defend lethal drone strike
WASHINGTON — For all of the Trump administration’s insistence that the threat of an “imminent” attack led to the American drone strike on Iran’s top g...
Dole endorses western Kansas congressman in US Senate race
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Senate candidate Roger Marshall won the endorsement Monday of political icon and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, ...
Trump ups Iran accusations, says 4 US embassies targeted
WASHINGTON — Confronted by persistent questions about his military action in the Middle East, President Donald Trump and his top officials offered a s...
US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republi...
US blames Iran for Ukrainian jetliner downing, pledges probe
WASHINGTON — The U.S. promised “appropriate action” Friday in response to its assessment that an Iranian missile was responsible for downing a Ukraini...
With Pompeo out, GOP can’t dodge Kansas Senate race headache
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's declaration Tuesday that he won't run for Senate in Kansas returned some Republicans to worrying that th...
US won’t grant Iran foreign minister visa for UN visit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. won't issue Iran's foreign minister a visa to travel to the United Nations later this week, contending there was not enough time...
Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump'...
US strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death
WASHINGTON — The U.S. carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia blamed for a rocket attack that killed ...
Film explores Ronstadt’s life, wide-ranging music career
NEW YORK — Between the Kennedy Center Honors and a CNN documentary about her life debuting on television New Year's Day, Linda Ronstadt is taking a ca...
Pompeo gets a new deputy amid speculation of a Senate run
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a new deputy, assuring a degree of continuity at the helm of U.S. diplomacy should he resign for a pot...
US denounces Iran rights abuses, imposes sanctions on judges
WASHINGTON — The United States is imposing sanction s on additional senior Iranian officials for human rights abuses as the Trump administration incre...