Tag: Mike Pompeo

Meng Wanzhou: Trudeau rejects calls to release top Huawei executive

BBCJune 25, 2020

Canada's prime minister is rejecting calls to step in to end the extradition trial of a Chinese Huawei executive.Justin Trudeau said doing...

Opinion: Trump’s unhinged ‘treason’ accusation against Obama

CNNJune 24, 2020

With Trump's daily diatribes it's easy to shrug this off as just the latest insult. But no American president has ever publicly accused...

Virus, Border Wall, E.U. Travel: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

New York TimesJune 23, 2020

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.Image10. And finally, NASA wants to fly a remote...

At Jerusalem’s Request, U.S. Embassy Briefly Takes Down Its LGBTQ Pride Banner

NPRJune 23, 2020

Enlarge this image A pro-LGBTQ banner is flipped over on a wall outside the U.S....

Pompeo’s Human Rights Panel Could Hurt L.G.B.T. and Women’s Rights, Critics Say

New York TimesJune 23, 2020

WASHINGTON — Inside the State Department, the definition of human rights is up for debate.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, an evangelical Christian, created...

US ex-marine Paul Whelan will not appeal Russian spying sentence

BBCJune 23, 2020

Former US marine Paul Whelan will not appeal against his 16-year jail sentence for spying in Russia, his lawyer says." does not...

Pompeo urges China to release two detained Canadians after ‘groundless’ charges

CNNJune 22, 2020

In a statement Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington was "extremely concerned" about the decision to file espionage charges against Michael...