U.S. top envoy Pompeo backed Tokyo over wartime labor issue, Japan government sources say
Pompeo also called on Japan and South Korea to hold talks to find a forward-looking way to resolve their differences, sources said.
Trump's no-worries stance on Kim's missile provocations under strain
For the fourth time in two weeks, North Korea has tested an increasingly sophisticated, hard-to-track missile system that could wipe out South Korean and Japanese cities — not to mention U.S. forces based in both countries. Yet Donald Trump says he's not worried. The president ...
Trump administration to seek Britain trade deal after Brexit
The Trump administration will pursue a free-trade agreement with Britain as soon as possible after it leaves the European Union, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday as the country's new foreign secretary made his first official visit to the United States. Pompeo also thanked ...
U.S. seeks to renew Pacific islands security pact to foil China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday negotiations have begun with three Pacific island nations to renew a national security agreement that would help Washington counter growing Chinese influence in the region. Under the terms of the deal, known as the Compact of Free ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left Thailand on Saturday with his hopes for resuming nuclear talks with North Korea dashed, while facing an escalating trade war with China and a potentially devastating breakdown in relations between key American allies Japan and South Korea. After ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday pushed Japan and South Korea to resolve their bitter dispute over trade policy and wartime history as bad blood between the Washington allies threatens to undermine their ability to respond to security threats. After a three-way meeting ...
Pompeo calls for 'standstill agreement' to give feuding Japan and South Korea time to cool off
A trade dispute between South Korea and Japan is threatening to spiral out of control, and both governments want the White House on their side. Now it seems their private messaging has helped spark a reaction from the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...
Top U.S. envoy to North Korea to attend ASEAN forum, as speculation of sideline talks grows
The U.S. special envoy to North Korea, Stephen Biegun, will join Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Thai capital for meetings on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum this week, in a move that could signal possible talks ...
U.S. willing to hold three-way talks with Japan and South Korea on sidelines of ASEAN forum
A senior U.S. official on Friday expressed willingness to hold a trilateral foreign ministerial meeting with Japan and South Korea on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings next week in Bangkok. Foreign Minister Taro Kono, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ...
Tokyo agrees to keep working with Washington and Seoul on issue of North Korea
Foreign Minister Taro Kono agreed Friday to maintain close bilateral and trilateral coordination with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts, a day after North Korea launched short-range missiles. The agreement was reached as Kono held separate telephone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...
Tehran says it arrested 17 Iranians allegedly recruited by CIA but Trump calls claim a lie
Iran on Monday announced the arrest of 17 Iranians it accused of spying on the country's nuclear and military sites for the CIA and said some of them have been sentenced to death. President Donald Trump accused Iran of lying. The arrests happened over the ...
Mike Pompeo praises slowed migrant flow in meeting with Mexico's Marcelo Ebrard
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday thanked his Mexican counterpart for increased immigration enforcement by the country that Washington said is leading to fewer migrants entering the United States. The meeting confirmed a considerably calmer tone in U.S.-Mexican relations than in early June, when ...
