Pompeo says U.S. too often absent from central Europe
The United States should not let Russian President Vladimir Putin “drive a wedge between friends and NATO”, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
Michael Wilson, ex-Canadian foreign minister who negotiated NAFTA, dies
Michael Wilson, Canada’s former finance minister and U.S. ambassador, who led the negotiations on the original NAFTA trade deal, has died at 81, the University of Toronto, where Wilson last served as chancellor, said on Sunday.
Coalition warplanes hit last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria
U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State’s last stronghold in eastern Syria and hundreds of civilians fled the besieged enclave on Monday as U.S.-backed fighters pressed their campaign to seize it.
Pompeo warns allies Huawei presence complicates partnership with U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cautioned allies on Monday against deploying equipment from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on their soil, saying it would make it more difficult for Washington to “partner alongside them”.
Four injured as military helicopter crashes in Turkey’s Istanbul: governor
Four soldiers were injured when a military helicopter crashed in a residential neighborhood on the Asian side of Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul on Monday, the city’s governor said on Twitter.
Acting Pentagon chief supports Kabul role in peace talks
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Monday it was important for the Afghan government to be included in talks to end the country’s 17-year war, an involvement that the Taliban has so far rejected.
Venezuelan opposition envoy says Brazil will send aid to border
Venezuelan opposition envoy Maria Teresa Belandria was received as her country’s official ambassador in Brazil on Monday and said Brazil’s government would provide all possible support to get humanitarian aid to the border.
U.S. still probing journalist Khashoggi murder: Pompeo
The U.S. government will continue investigating the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a visit to Hungary on Monday.
Defiant Iran taunts U.S. as revolution turns 40
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marched and some burned U.S. flags to mark the revolution’s 40th anniversary on Monday as Iran’s leaders showed off a newly developed ballistic missile in defiance of U.S. efforts to curb their military power.
Exclusive: East Libyan force wants to take El Sharara oilfield by talks
East Libyan military forces are in talks with protesting state guards to take over the nation’s largest oilfield El Sharara peacefully and pass it to the state oil firm, a commander said on Monday.
