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Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, is taking Trump's anti-China narrative on the road as he tours Asia. In Vietnam on Friday Pompeo was a bit more reserved in his rhetoric as he called for stronger bonds between Vietnam and the US.

China has accused the US of bullying other countries into taking sides between it and the US. Chinese comments came after a US official said Sri Lanka must make difficult but necessary choices, an apparent reference to the country's ties with China..

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed in comments before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the "tide is turning' in favor of the US and against China. He says that he has seen more international support for US policies on China in recent days.

The Trump administration cut $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan on Monday. This followed an visit to the capital Kabul by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

It is now a year since the US announced that it regarded Juan Guaido as the recognized ruler of Venezuela. In late January last year Guaido declared himself the legitimate president of Venezuela replacing the elected president Nicolas Maduro.

Even though the Trump administration has not yet signed the peace deal with the Taliban on Afghanistan, there are signs that he will do so the most recent being a new interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Doha - As the new round of peace talks between the Taliban and the US get underway in Doha there are reports that a peace deal could be reached soon. The deal could include the US withdrawing 5,000 troops as an initial cut.

Washington D.c. - Mike Pompeo US Secretary of State confirmed Monday that the Trump administration plans to reduce the number of US ground troops in Afghanistan before the 2020 election. However the timing and size of the reduction are not yet settled.

Taliban and US rewriting the draft agreement to verify that all foreign troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan and the Taliban will ensure that neither Al Qaeda ISIS or other terrorists will operate from the country.

Kabul - In a surprise visit to Kabul, the Afghan capital, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that the US is willing to remove troops from Afghanistan after more than 18 years of presence in the country.

As US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Russia on Tuesday he made many demands on the Russian government with the main one being that Russia take action to prove that it would not interfere in the 2020 US elections

Washington - After US President Trump vetoed a Congress bill that challenged US involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended US participation before the veto is dealt with by the US Senate.

Choe Son Hui the vice foreign minister of North Korea has blamed the United States for the failure of the recent Hanoi Summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

Washington - Like a bolt out of the blue, the Trump administration announced on Monday it is cutting the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year to 30,000 - despite calls from global humanitarian groups that this year’s cap of 45,000 was too low.