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US denies Sri Lanka army chief entry over war crimes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 03:49 AM

Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, whose appointment last year drew wide international criticism, will be ineligible to visit the United States, as will his immediate family, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Read more »

Pompeo warns Silicon Valley on China ahead of trade pact

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 11:19 AM

The US top diplomat said he was not discouraging firms from heading to China, insisting that the Trump administration wants "American companies to get rich doing business there." Read more »

'Shot across the bow': US increases pressure on UK ahead of key Huawei decision

Jack Stubbs and Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:44 PM

Britain is expected to make a final call on how to deploy Huawei equipment in its future 5G networks later this month. It has been weighing US-led allegations that Huawei's telecoms equipment could be used to spy against Britain's relationship with Beijing and industry warnings that banning the firm outright would cost billions of dollars.   Read more »

Pompeo was behind Trump's leap to assassinate Iran general

Edward Wong and Lara Jakes, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 08 08:26 AM

WASHINGTON — Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was the loudest voice in the administration pushing President Donald Trump to kill Iran’s most important general. This week, he is back in his role as the nation’s top diplomat, trying to contain the international crisis the general’s death created. Read more »

PH ready to repatriate Filipinos in Iraq amid escalating tensions: embassy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 11:02 PM

In a statement Tuesday, the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad advised Filipinos requesting repatriation, or any other forms of assistance, to contact them. Read more »

DFA warns Pinoys not to travel to Iraq, as tensions in region escalate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 01:46 AM

The DFA has advised Filipinos in Iraq to coordinate with the Philippine Embassy there and their employers in the event that a mandatory evacuation is necessary. Read more »

Washington urged to look at UN report to identify De Lima jailers

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 04:26 PM

A provision in Washington’s new spending law tasks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to apply penalties against these officials under the Global Magnitsky Act, which includes preventing them from entering and freezing their assets in the country. Read more »

'Presidents are not kings': Court says White House must comply with impeachment subpoenas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 09:03 AM

WASHINGTON - A Washington appeals court judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's top aides must comply with subpoenas issued by the impeachment investigation against him.   Read more »

Ukraine widens probe against Burisma founder to embezzlement of state funds

Ilya Zhegulev, Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 07:47 AM

KIEV - Ukraine has widened its investigation into the founder of energy company Burisma to include suspicion of embezzling state funds, Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka said on Wednesday. Read more »

Top levels of Trump administration in on Ukraine pressure, says US diplomat

Patricia Zengerle and Andy Sullivan, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 21 09:20 AM

WASHINGTON - A senior U.S. diplomat on Wednesday described broad involvement at the upper levels of the Trump administration in a pressure campaign against Ukraine, giving testimony that for the first time put the secretary of state and vice president at the heart of the impeachment probe against President Donald Trump. Read more »

In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 07:51 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday, in the latest pro-Israel shift by Washington. Read more »

First impeachment transcripts go public as White House stonewalls

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 08:07 AM

Witness transcripts in the impeachment probe into Donald Trump were made public for the first time Monday, with the former US ambassador to Kiev telling investigators she felt threatened by the president in his call to Ukraine's leader. Read more »

State Secretary says US must confront China's Communist Party

David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Oct 31 04:41 PM

He said President Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election next year, had sounded the alarm about China from his very first day in office. Read more »

Pope Francis, top US envoy agree on protection of Christians in Middle East

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 07:01 PM

Pope Francis and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on the importance of protecting the rights of Christian minorities in the Middle East during a meeting at the Vatican on Thursday, the US State Department said. Read more »

Top US envoy blasts China over Uighur Muslims during Vatican visit

Philip Pullella and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Oct 02 08:12 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blasted China over its treatment of Uighur Muslims, during a Vatican conference taking place in the shadow of a political crisis back home. Read more »

US, Gulf allies discuss response to Saudi oil attack blamed on Iran

Stephen Kalin and Maha El Dahan, Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 06:07 PM

The United States has discussed with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies possible responses to an attack on Saudi oil facilities they blame on Iran and which US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described as an act of war on the kingdom. Read more »

US, Southeast Asia to hold 1st ever joint maritime drill

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 24 06:15 PM

Washington has traditionally been the dominant naval power in Southeast Asia and its re-engagement with the area comes as a deteriorating trade war with China threatens to engulf the global economy. Read more »

Islamic State persists despite territory loss: US top envoy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 11:22 PM

WASHINGTON - The Islamic State (IS) 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 Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. Read more »

US top diplomat rips into China, urges ASEAN to trust in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 06:52 PM

BANGKOK, THAILAND - US top diplomat Mike Pompeo on Friday implored Southeast Asian nations to trust in US values, delivering a withering takedown of Chinese-style development, comments Beijing later swatted away as "meaningless." Read more »

Pompeo jabs at China's 'bad behavior', says US will enforce Iran sanctions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 11:39 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said "decades of bad behavior" from China have hampered free trade and prompted tariffs and other action from Washington. Read more »