- Asia Pacific, China, Donald Trump, Middle East and North Africa, Mike Pompeo, Mohammed bin Salman, Nuclear power, Nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, World news
Pompeo pressed on claims China is helping build Saudi uranium facility
Democrats write to secretary of state over claims Beijing is helping to develop yellowcake factory Congression…
- Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, South and Central Asia, US military, US national security, US news, World news
Iran reportedly paid bounties to Afghan group for attacks on Americans
Haqqani network responsible for six attacks, CNN reportsPentagon refrained from retaliation in bid to save pea…
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Hiroshima at 75: bitter row persists over US decision to drop the bomb
Historians and military differ on whether 1945 bombing ended the war and saved countless lives – or was an unc…
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Germany by far most admired country, with US, China and Russia vying for second – global poll
Annual Gallup survey casts doubt on Mike Pompeo’s claim that the US is ‘perfectly positioned’ to lead the free…
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Chinese researcher wanted by FBI flees to San Francisco consulate as US-China row deepens
Juan Tang is accused of lying about links to China military, amid tensions between Washington and Beijing afte…
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US-Russia nuclear envoys make guarded comments as talks begin in Vienna
Uncertainty surrounds talks, after Trump repeatedly tried to bring China to the tableThe US and Russia have re…
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US security officials ‘considered return to nuclear testing’ after 28-year hiatus
Discussion held this month as way to press Russia and China into agreeing arms control deal, officials sayUS o…
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Mike Pompeo, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US national security, US news, World news
Mike Pompeo: ‘enormous evidence’ coronavirus came from Chinese lab
Secretary of state does not provide any evidence to back claimTrump aide unclear on whether claim is virus was…
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Donald Trump, Infectious diseases, Trump administration, US news, US politics, World Health Organization, World news
Caught in a superpower struggle: the inside story of the WHO’s response to coronavirus
Caught between the US and China, the world health body has been unable to enforce compliance or information sh…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus outbreak, G7, Infectious diseases, United Nations, US news, World news
US awol from world stage as China tries on global leadership for size
Mike Pompeo labelling the virus ‘Chinese’ has added to lack of international cooperationCoronavirus – latest u…
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Trump privately appeals to Asia and Europe for medical help to fight coronavirus
Despite president’s rhetoric that the US would not rely on foreign nations for help, the administration has ap…
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US to cut $1bn of Afghanistan aid over failure to agree unity government
Mike Pompeo suggests funding could be restored if President Ashraf Ghani and political rival Abdullah Abdullah…
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US commander says Taliban are not keeping ‘their part of the bargain’
Marine Gen Frank McKenzie gave evidence to Congress on Tuesday, hours after US forces began pulling out of Afg…
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Afghanistan: bomb attack kills three as Taliban ends partial truce
Motorcycle with bomb explodes during football matchTaliban’s week-long ‘reduction of violence’ expired on Satu…
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US and Taliban to sign deal paving way for troop pullout and peace talks
A seven-day ‘reduction of violence’ deal will begin on Friday night, Mike Pompeo said, leading to signing of a…