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Pompeo meets Afghan govt, Taliban negotiator; calls for reduction in violence
Doha: US State Secretary Michael Pompeo on Saturday met negotiating teams of Taliban and Afghanistan government in Doha and called for a significant reduction in violence as well as encouraged…
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Iran says Pompeo’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ policy failed
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh on Wednesday responded to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying his policy of “maximum pressure” on Tehran had failed. “The outgoing @SecPompeo’s frustration…
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US hits Iran with new sanctions as Pompeo defends strategy
Washington: The United States hit Iran with new sanctions on Wednesday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the case that undoing the actions of the Trump administration would be…
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South China Sea is not Beijing’s ‘maritime empire’, says Pompeo
Washington D.C.: In one of the strongest attack by the United States on Beijing’s illegal territorial claims in the strategic waters of SCS, State Secretary Mike Pompeo on Saturday stressed…
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India
Pompeo hails India for banning 59 Chinese apps
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday commended India for banning 59 Chinese apps including TikTok citing a serious security risk even as he launched a scathing attack…
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World
Pompeo confident democracies will unite to face China’s challenge
New York: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that he is confident that the world’s free nations will join together to face the challenges from China to India…
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Technology
US looking at banning TikTok, other Chinese apps: Pompeo
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington was looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok. In a Fox News interview on Monday, Pompeo said that…
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Taliban must live up to its commitments made in peace deal with US: Pompeo
Washington: The Taliban must live up to its commitments made in the peace deal with the US and not attack American soldiers, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has emphasised during a…
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World
Ghani, Pompeo discuss peace efforts
Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo via video conference and discussed the Afghan peace process, a government official said. According to the presidential spokesman…
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World
US discussing restructuring supply chains with India: Pompeo
New York: With nations around the world battered by their dependence on China for vital supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington was…
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Pompeo meets UAE FM on Iran, regional issues
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday over…
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Pompeo to embark on three-day visit to Germany
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will begin his three-day visit to Germany on Wednesday, said the US State Department. Pompeo will travel to Germany from November 6-8, during which…
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Pompeo will travel to Jerusalem, Brussels after trip to Turkey
Washington: The State Department on Wednesday said that US State Secretary Mike Pompeo will travel to Jerusalem and NATO headquarters in Brussels after his visit to Turkey on Thursday with…
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Pompeo, Iraqi president discuss Turkish offensive in Syria
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke over phone with Iraqi President Barham Salih about the ongoing Turkish military operations in northeastern Syria and the situation in Iraq, said…
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US did not approve Turkey’s Syria offensive: Pompeo
Washington: The US did not give Turkey a “green light” for its offensive in Syria, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Pompeo also defended US President Donald Trump’s…
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Giving initial response to Congress before subpoena deadline: Pompeo
Washington: A US House panel official said Saturday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo failed to submit documents related to the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine before the Friday deadline…
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Democrats subpoena Pompeo over whistleblower complaint
Washington: Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over a whistleblower complaint alleging President Donald Trump’s misconduct in a phone call with the…
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Pompeo to visit European countries on ties
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Greece in the following week, said the US State Department. During the six-day trip starting from…
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Pompeo speaks to Ghani ahead of Afghan prez polls
Kabul: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ahead of the much anticipated presidential election slated to take place in the war-town country on Saturday…
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Trump to not appoint Pompeo as next NSA
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he does not plan to make Secretary of State Mike Pompeo his national security adviser. The president told reporters on Thursday (local…
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World
Islamic State persists despite territory loss: Pompeo
Washington: The Islamic State group remains a threat in Syria and Iraq, and in some areas has even gained power despite the elimination of their “caliphate”, US Secretary of State…
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