September 1, 2020 Venezuelan President Maduro pardons more than 100 political opponents Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has issued the largest list of presidential pardons since he came to power seven years ago.
August 28, 2020 Israel claims Turkey is granting passports to Hamas members Turkey has long been a NATO ally, but its growing support for the designated terror group Hamas is said to be fracturing diplomatic ties with both Israel and the United States.
August 28, 2020 House Foreign Affairs Committee announces contempt proceedings against Pompeo Rep. Elliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced Friday the committee would begin working on a resolution to hold Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in contempt after he spoke at the Republican National Convention this week.
August 26, 2020 Reporter points out six Obama Cabinet members spoke at 2012 DNC amid outrage over Pompeo RNC speech Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sparked an outcry among Democrats over his appearance during the second night of the Republican National Convention, but the participation of a sitting Cabinet member in such a political event is nothing new.
August 26, 2020 South China Sea tension rises amid US blacklisting, report of Beijing missile fire 'warning' The U.S. on Wednesday announced it blacklisted Chinese officials and business executives involved in the military buildup of the disputed South China Sea, further ratcheting up tensions in the region ahead of the November election -- the same day that Beijing reportedly fired missiles into the sea as a "warning" to the U.S.
August 25, 2020 Pompeo breaks diplomatic tradition with convention speech, touts Trump foreign policy agenda Breaking with diplomatic tradition, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a pre-taped speech from Jerusalem to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday – praising President Trump’s foreign policy agenda while avoiding stepping into election politics by criticizing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
August 25, 2020 Pompeo’s RNC speech under scrutiny as House subcommittee launches probe The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced Tuesday that it is investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech to the Republican National Convention -- over concerns it violates federal regulations and the Hatch Act.
August 25, 2020 UN Security Council rejects US move to ‘snapback’ Iran sanctions; Trump administration pledges to keep going The U.N. Security Council’s president on Tuesday attempted to dismiss a U.S. move to “snapback” all U.N. sanctions on Iran -- a denial that led a furious U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft to accuse the Council of “standing in the company of terrorists.”
August 25, 2020 Biden campaign slams Pompeo's speech as 'politicization of diplomacy' Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is taking aim at Tuesday night’s speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Republican National Convention, calling his address planned address from Israel while on a diplomatic mission “absolutely disgraceful” and slamming Pompeo as an “errand boy” for President Trump’s re-election.
August 21, 2020 Behind Maduro's 'bioterrorism' accusations amid Venezuelan coronavirus crackdown As coronavirus continues to rampage through already embattled Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has staunchly clamped down on all elements of civic society – going so far as to frame returnees as “bioterrorists” and a steep threat to national security.