US expected to impose fresh sanctions on Iran
The United States of America is expected to impose fresh sanctions on Iran on Monday, days after US President Donald Trump stopped short of launching airstrikes on Iranian targets.
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China denounces US ‘rumors’ about Huawei ties to Beijing
China on Friday denounced US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for fabricating rumours after he said that the chief executive of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd lied about his company’s ...
US still probing journalist Khashoggi murder – Pompeo
The US government will continue investigating the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a visit to Hungary on Monday.
US slams visa restrictions on Ghana
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “has ordered consular officers in Ghana to implement visa restrictions on certain categories of visa applicants,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a ...
Khashoggi: Pompeo defends Trump, says CIA still investigating killing
Pompeo said this in Washington that the US was still investigating the killing.
CIA chief to brief Senate on Khashoggi’s death
Some lawmakers were angry Haspel did not participate in a Senate briefing by Trump administration officials recently on Khashoggi’s death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Trump abruptly cancels Putin meeting
Trump said he pulled out due to tensions over Russian forces opening fire on Ukrainian navy boats and then seizing them and their crew on Sunday near Crimea, which Russia ...
Pompeo says no hard evidence Saudi prince ordered Khashoggi killing
Pompeo spoke to reporters after he and Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, told the Senate behind closed doors that weakening US-Saudi ties over the killing would hurt national security.
Erdogan receives US Secretary of State
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday met with visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Ankara, amid disappearance of a Saudi journalist, which has attracted worldwide concern.
Oil price rise towards $85 on surprise drawdown in US crude stockpiles
US West Texas Intermediate crude was $72.17 a barrel on Wednesday, while Brent crude was $81.77 a barrel.
Saudi Crown Prince behind our journalist’s disappearance – Washington Post
According to Washington Post, the 59-year-old Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2
US investors pledge to invest in Nigerian economy
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says some US investors and business men have indicated interest to invest in some sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Second summit with North Korea likely ‘quite soon’ – Trump
Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, separately said that he aimed to travel within the next three months to North Korea to organise the final details of such a meeting.
Pence, Pompeo say they did not author ‘resistance’ NYT op-ed
“I come from a place where if you’re not in a position to execute the commander’s intent, you have a singular option. It is to leave,” Pompeo told newsmen while ...
US sanctions Turkish officials over pastor’s detention
The White House Press Secretary, Sarah Sanders, said the men had played leading roles in Brunson’s 2016 arrest and detention.
Trump leaves Singapore after historic summit with North Korea’s Kim
Tuesday’s talks in Singapore marked the first time that a sitting US president had met a North Korean leader.
Trump says Kim is ‘very smart’, North Korea to denuclearise ‘very, very quickly’
Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a “comprehensive” document, following a historic summit in Singapore aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
5,000 reporters to cover Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made this disclosure on Monday.
US Secretary of State calls Buhari, reaffirms Nigeria-US relations
“The Secretary noted the longstanding relationship between the Nigerian and American people and underscored the themes of the April 30 official working visit of President Buhari to the White House.
Date, venue named for Trump, Kim summit
Trump, who made the announcement on his Twitter handle, said he and Kim would “try to make it a very special moment for world peace”
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