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Alabama woman who joined Islamic State in Syria sues to return to U.S.
The father of an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria filed suit against the Trump administration Thursday in an effort to allow her return to the United States. Ahmed Ali Muthana argues in the suit, filed in federal court in Washington, ...
U.S. top envoy Pompeo hints that North Korea sanctions could be eased without full denuclearization
The U.S. will not move to ease economic sanctions on North Korea until it is confident that the nuclear weapons threat from Pyongyang has been "substantially reduced," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. Pompeo didn't elaborate, but his comment seemed to leave open ...
An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won't be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday. Her lawyer is challenging that claim. In a brief ...
Heather Nauert out of running for U.N. ambassador, says U.S. State Department
Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially nominated, has withdrawn from consideration, the State Department said. Nauert, a State Department spokeswoman, said in a department statement that "the past two months have ...
Mike Pence slams European allies, urges them to quit Iran deal and stop busting sanctions
The Trump administration lashed out at some of America's closest traditional allies Thursday, accusing Britain, France and Germany of trying to bust U.S. sanctions against Iran and calling on European nations to join the United States in withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal. In an ...
China: Nations deem Huawei security threat out of economic self-interest, offer no proof
The U.S. and other countries have not presented any conclusive evidence that Chinese telecoms gear maker Huawei Technologies threatens their national security and are merely stirring fears out of self-interest, a Chinese government spokeswoman said Wednesday. Huawei's critics are conjuring up threats and misusing state ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin posed a threat to democracies worldwide as he arrived in Slovakia, the latest stop on a Central European charm offensive aimed at curbing the growing influence of both Moscow and ...
Pompeo warns allies that permitting Huawei products could hinder cooperation with U.S.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned U.S. allies Monday against deploying equipment from Chinese telecoms gear manufacturer Huawei on their soil, saying it would make it more difficult for Washington to "partner alongside them." The United States and its Western allies believe Huawei Technologies' apparatus ...
Mike Pompeo says U.S. is 'not covering up' Saudi slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday denied Washington was "covering up" the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and promised further action. "America is not covering up for a murder," Pompeo told reporters in Budapest when asked about criticism by a senior Democrat. The ...
The Islamic State group has not been defeated in Syria and continues to pose by far the most significant threat of any terrorist group, U.N. sanctions monitors said Wednesday, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim that IS is nearly wiped out. There are between 14,000 and ...
U.S. won't shirk in fight against Islamic State despite Syria pullout, Pompeo assures coalition
America will not cede leadership of the fight against the Islamic State group, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, as he tried to allay fears that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw forces from Syria could imperil gains against the militants there and ...
Trump says Mike Pompeo is not leaving Cabinet for Senate race
President Donald Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is "absolutely not leaving" the Cabinet even as top Republicans make a pitch for him to run for the Senate in Kansas. Pompeo, who served four terms in the House and was Trump's CIA director before ...
