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The Trump administration wants to remove people from overseas posts by this weekend
The US has reportedly started withdrawing its Agency for International Development (USAID) personnel who’re stationed overseas. Many employees at USAID have been locked out of their work phone and email accounts and put on leave in recent days, WIRED reported. This comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would review USAID’s activities…
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America must face up to Israel’s Extremism
The US has called on Israel “to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories including Gaza Strip”, in an apparent reference to Hamas’ takeover of the region last year. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote in a letter to Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that the “unilateral removal of the Palestinian people from their…
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It was innovative Storytelling in 2023
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a recent interview that he’s “quite confident” Israel will attack Iran in response to the drone strike in Iraq. He added, “I’m pretty confident that we’ll do it. I think we will.” Pompeo further said that he’s “pretty sure” Iran will not allow any aircraft to carry…
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The US defense secretary arrived in Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza
The US is “dismantling” Hamas in the Gaza Strip and will continue to “underscore the need to protect civilians from harm & enable the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. He added that he will meet with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel’s…
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Global science should not be treated as a bargaining chip
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the Department of State “will continue to work with our friends and allies in the Asia-Pacific region to address their challenges”. Pompeo added, “We are confident that we can build on the progress that has been made in our bilateral relationship during the past several years.”
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The first big question of the White House race is going to be answered by Haley
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he will run for President in 2020 if he is able to win the Republican nomination. “I’m going to run to make sure that we have a country that works for everyone,” he added. Pompeo, a former Congressman from Kansas, was appointed to the State…
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Turner says he prefers a ‘trigger-happy’ approach
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said that China’s use of a high-altitude balloon to spy on the US is “brazen”. Pompeo further said, “We are working with our intelligence agencies and our allies to ensure this doesn’t happen again.” He said the US has been in contact with China over the incident. The US said…
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Russia accused the U.S. of a proxy war in Ukraine during Zelenskyy’s visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday arrived in Washington DC for talks with US President Joe Biden. Zelenskyy will meet Biden, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes. Zelenskyy’s visit comes a week after he announced that Ukraine would not enter into talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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The papers under review will not be rejected by eLife.
US President Donald Trump has ordered Secretary of state Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to “take appropriate actions” to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. Trump’s order comes amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, with over 2 lakh cases reported in the past week. The US accounts for…