Topic: Mike Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended his inspector general ouster and the Trump administration's approach to Russia during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Thursday.

China's military says its naval force is conducting high-intensity training in the South China Sea.

The United States has imposed a new series of sweeping sanctions targeting those the Trump administration accuses of aiding the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Trump administration has sanctioned two former Venezuelan officials, accusing them of having abused their positions for personal gain at the expense of the Venezuelan people.

Chinese hackers have infiltrated the Vatican ahead of an anticipated negotiation over a 2018 deal that saw China gain more control over the Catholic church in the Asian country, a private cybersecurity firm said Tuesday.

The defense team for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange alleged Monday during a court hearing that U.S. officials may be using his extradition case for political ends.

Fighting for survival, the theocratic dictatorship in Iran is trying to negotiate a $400 billion bailout from China.

The historic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, reopened Friday as a mosque for the first time in 86 years after it was repurposed for decades as a museum.

China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in southwestern Chengdu, as U.S. agents took over Beijing's Houston consulate less than an hour after diplomats were ordered to vacate.

The Trump administration on Thursday announced it has blacklisted two brothers close to the family of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accusing them of supporting his regime.

A Chinese researcher wanted for a visa violation has taken refuge in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, U.S. officials said, adding tension to the deteriorating relationship between the world's two largest economies

The United States has announced it is offering a reward of up to $2 million for information that leads to the arrests or convictions of two Ukrainian hackers.

The Chinese government on Wednesday threatened retaliatory "countermeasures" after U.S. officials abruptly ordered the closure of Beijing's consulate in Houston.

The Trump administration on Tuesday offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Maikel Jose Moreno Perez, Venezuela's chief justice of the Supreme Court.

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority banned live streaming app Bigo and issued a "final warning" against TikTok citing complaints of "immoral, obscene and vulgar content" on the apps.