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May 16, 2020

Pompeo says China poses real 'risk' to US, in new interview

In yet another push from the federal government to highlight the nefarious nature of Communist China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a radio interview on Saturday that the country's actions pose a real "risk" to the safety and security of the United States. 

May 16, 2020

Belarus to receive its first US oil shipment, in move to wean off Russian supply

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday that the United States will send its first shipment of 80,000 tons of crude oil to Belarus, which has sought new means of obtaining oil supplies after a monthslong pricing dispute with Russia.

May 14, 2020

US blames ISIS branch for Afghanistan hospital attack that killed 2 newborns

The United States blamed radical Islamic militants and not the Taliban on Thursday, for an attack against an Afghan hospital that killed at least 16 people, including two newborn children. 

May 13, 2020

Pompeo discusses West Bank annexation with Israel's Netanyahu: 'There remains work yet to do'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to discuss the annexation of the West Bank, along with the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan.

May 13, 2020

Pompeo says Iran is attempting to ‘foment terror’ amid coronavirus outbreak

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that Iran is trying to “foment terror” while the world struggles to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic, a report said.

May 12, 2020

Pompeo condemns 'horrific terrorist attacks' in Afghanistan, calls hospital raid that killed 13 'act of sheer evil'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned two separate attacks on a hospital and funeral, respectively, in Afghanistan Tuesday and called on both the Afghani government and the Taliban to work together to seek justice.

May 6, 2020

China refuses to allow international coronavirus investigators until 'final victory' over outbreak

China announced Wednesday that it will not invite international investigators to probe the origins of the novel coronavirus until the disease is fully defeated and a "final victory" is won.

May 6, 2020

DeSantis says China needs to 'pay' for trying to 'screw over the rest of the world' by hoarding PPE

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called out China on Wednesday, accusing the asian nation of trying to siphon personal protective equipment (PPE) in a way that would deprive the rest of the world from obtaining it during the coronavirus pandemic.

May 6, 2020

Ilhan Omar signs on to AIPAC-backed letter to support extending UN arms embargo on Iran

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has found a rare point of agreement with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), as she has put her name to a bipartisan letter backed by the organization that calls for extending an arms embargo on Iran.

May 5, 2020

EU to call for independent investigation into coronavirus origins, spread

The European Union isn't taking sides in the coronavirus origin fight between the United States and China... yet. The EU said the bloc and its 27 member states will co-sponsor a resolution that calls for an independent investigation into the origins and spread of COVID-19 - a move its foreign policy chief described as "standing aside from the battlefield between China and the US."