US warns North Korea must take ‘irreversible’ steps to denuclearize

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, April 29, 2018. Photo - Reuters US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, April 29, 2018.

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'She burns facts and uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye': Sarah Huckabee Sanders is left on the verge of tears after Michelle Wolf attacks press secretary during vicious Correspondents' Dinner speech that Trump skipped He's behind you! Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti can't hide his delight as he photobombs Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway on Correspondents' Dinner red carpet 'It turns out that the president is the one p***y you're not allowed to grab': Michelle Wolf's funniest jokes and most biting barbs on President Trump, Congress and the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Kim Jong-un says North Korea will shut down its nuclear test site NEXT MONTH and insists he will not fire missiles at the US in huge victory for Trump and the peace talks Crowd chants 'Nobel, Nobel' during Michigan rally as Trump boasts he had 'everything' to do with the North ... (more)

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'She burns facts and uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye': Sarah Huckabee Sanders is left on the verge of tears after Michelle Wolf attacks press secretary during vicious Correspondents' Dinner speech that Trump skipped He's behind you! Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti can't hide his delight as he photobombs Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway on Correspondents' Dinner red carpet 'It turns out that the president is the one p***y you're not allowed to grab': Michelle Wolf's funniest jokes and most biting barbs on President Trump, Congress and the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Kim Jong-un says North Korea will shut down its nuclear test site NEXT MONTH and insists he will not fire missiles at the US in huge victory for Trump and the peace talks Crowd chants 'Nobel, Nobel' during Michigan rally as Trump boasts he had 'everything' to do with the North ... (more)

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'She burns facts and uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye': Sarah Huckabee Sanders is left on the verge of tears after Michelle Wolf attacks press secretary during vicious Correspondents' Dinner speech that Trump skipped He's behind you! Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti can't hide his delight as he photobombs Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway on Correspondents' Dinner red carpet 'It turns out that the president is the one p***y you're not allowed to grab': Michelle Wolf's funniest jokes and most biting barbs on President Trump, Congress and the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Kim Jong-un says North Korea will shut down its nuclear test site NEXT MONTH and insists he will not fire missiles at the US in huge victory for Trump and the peace talks Crowd chants 'Nobel, Nobel' during Michigan rally as Trump boasts he had 'everything' to do with the North ... (more)

Pompeo to Middle East as Iran Deal Hangs in the Balance

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018. After making his diplomatic debut in Brussels at the NATO foreign ministers meeting, new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins a swing through the Middle East Saturday.

Pompeo sworn in as secretary of state, dashes off to Europe

Mike Pompeo took over as America's top diplomat Thursday after being confirmed by the Senate and sworn in across the street minutes later. The new secretary of state immediately dashed off to Europe in an energetic start befitting the high-stakes issues awaiting him from Iran to North Korea.

Pompeo Begins Mission with NATO Meeting in Brussels

New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a powerful signal to NATO allies, traveling to Brussels for Friday's ministerial meeting just hours after being confirmed. "I hopped straight on a plane and came straight here," Pompeo told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Mike Pompeo narrowly confirmed to be secretary of state

The Senate narrowly confirmed Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state on Thursday, clearing the path for him to take over as the top U.S. diplomat just as President Donald Trump faces high-risk moments on Iran and North Korea. Pompeo, the outgoing CIA director, secured support from 57 senators, with 42 voting no - one of the slimmest margins for the job in recent history.

Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as Trump’s second secretary of state in bipartisan vote

Six Democrats and one independent voted to confirm former CIA director Mike Pompeo as the 70th US secretary of state - and the second to serve under President Donald Trump. Despite objections from dozens of Democrats who have expressed concern about his record of hawkish foreign policy positions and controversial comments about Muslims , the Republican-controlled Senate narrowly voted 57 to 42 to approve Pompeo as the nation's top diplomat.

Why Japan doesn’t want South Korea serving Kim Jong-un a map mousse

Amid hurried preparations for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's meetings with the president of South Korea on Friday, even the dessert menu is making Japan nervous. Upon learning of plans to serve Kim a mango mousse decorated with a map of the Korean Peninsula that includes islands over which Tokyo claims sovereignty, Japan's Foreign Ministry lodged an official complaint with its neighbour.

Iranian official puts Trump on notice about nuclear deal

President Donald Trump and Iran's top diplomat have traded sharp warnings, with Trump threatening "bigger problems" than ever if Tehran restarts its nuclear program. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif put the president on notice, telling The Associated Press if the U.S. pulls out of the nuclear deal, Iran "mostly likely" would abandon it, too.

Senate committee paves way for Pompeo to become top U.S. diplomat

A U.S. Senate committee approved the nomination of President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Monday after a Republican senator who had been opposed threw his support behind the CIA director in the face of party pressure. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination on a party-line vote, with all 11 Republicans backing him, nine Democrats opposed and one Democrat, Chris Coons, voting "present" because one Republican was at a funeral out of town.

Macron, Merkel expected to push Trump on keeping US in Iran nuclear deal

French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrived at the White House Monday evening to the pomp and circumstance typical of a state visit, the choreography of which he is expected to balance against a delicate diplomatic effort to persuade President Donald Trump to remain in the Iran nuclear deal. Macron, along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel are making back-to-back visits with the president this week in a last-minute lobbying push to prevent the president from potentially sabotaging the agreement.

Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn’t.

Trump is claiming that North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim, but that's not the case. President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un.