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US House readies contempt resolution as Mike Pompeo defies subpoenas for records related to Ukraine
•The House has asked for the same documents that the state department turned over for a Senate investigation into Hunter Biden
Donald Trump administration notifies United Nations of decision to trigger 'snapback' sanctions on Iran
•Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration has discarded the 'fiction' that Iran is seeking a peaceful nuclear programme
Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China, unworthy of special US status, says Mike Pompeo
•China had undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy so fundamentally, Mike Pompeo said, that he could not support its recertification for its special pre-1997 trading status.
Qassem Soleimani killing: US House passes war powers resolution in bid to limit Donald Trump's action against Iran
•Republicans have largely supported Trump's actions, saying the president was well within his power to take out Iran's architect of proxy operations against Americans in the Middle East. The US considered Soleimani a terrorist.
Donald Trump aides call US strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-backed militia 'successful,' warn of potential further action
•US president Donald Trump was briefed by his top national security advisers following the strikes at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida
US government slaps travel bans on Chinese officials involved in crackdown on Uighurs, other Muslim minorities
•The Trump administration on Tuesday slapped travel bans on Chinese officials involved in a massive crackdown against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in its west
US Congressman Tom Suozzi issues public apology following Indian-American diaspora's outcry over Kashmir remarks
•Congressman Tom Suozzi, issued a public apology following his provocative remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, saying 'it was a mistake not to consult with some of my Indian-American friends and supporters' before writing the letter.
10th anniversary of Mumbai terror attack: Donald Trump says US stands with India in its quest for justice for 26/11 strike
•On the 10th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack, President Donald Trump on Monday said that the United States stands with the people of India in their quest for justice.
Civilians should be spared from ‘collective punishment’ caused by sanctions on a country, says UN rights expert Idriss Jazairy
•Idriss Jazairy, the UN special rapporteur on effects of sanctions on human rights, said measures that seek to block a country's trade altogether, amount to economic warfare against civilians.
Mike Pompeo defends $300 mn aid cut to Pakistan, says it didn't make satisfactory progress to fight terror
•US secretary of state Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's decision to cut $300 million aid to Pakistan, and said Islamabad did not make satisfactory progress in combating terrorism.