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Assange supporters hold a banner to protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Friday, June 14, 2019. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to appear via a video link at court Friday, as he continues his fight against extradition to the United States, where he faces prosecution under the Espionage Act. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Julian Assange lawyer asks Australia to raise extradition with Trump administration ahead of meeting

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with reporters aboard his plane en route to Thailand, before taking off from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, July 30, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Pompeo ‘very hopeful’ US-North Korea talks will resume soon

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

A TV screen shows an image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 26, 2019. A day after two North Korean missile launches rattled Asia, the nation said Friday it had tested a &quot;new-type tactical guided weapon&quot; that was meant as a &quot;solemn warning&quot; about South Korean weapons development and its plan to hold military exercises. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea, China top Pompeo agenda on Asia trip

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

US restricts visas for Cubans involved in overseas medicine

Associated Press

Military vehicles and equipment, parts of the S-400 air defense systems, are unloaded from a Russian transport aircraft, at Murted military airport in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, July 12, 2019. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Mike Pompeo: Turkey could face more sanctions for acquiring Russian defense system

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

CORRECTS DAY OF ARRIVAL - In this handout photo released by the U.S. State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deplanes in Mexico City, Saturday, July 20, 2019. Pompeo met with his Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard on Sunday near the end of a Latin American tour. (U.S. State Department via AP)

US notes advance in Mexican migration enforcement

By AMY GUTHRIE and PETER ORSI - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unveils the creation of Commission on Unalienable Rights, during an announcement at the US State Department in Washington, Monday, July 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Let’s define human rights for the ages

By Ron Wright

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, during an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) ** FILE **

Mike Pompeo: America remains ‘a force for good in the world’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Getting human rights right

By Clifford D. May

In this Feb. 3, 2019, file photo, an Iranian clergyman looks at domestically built surface-to-surface missiles displayed by the Revolutionary Guard in a military show marking the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) ** FILE **

Iran ready to negotiate on its missiles, Mike Pompeo says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Anti-government protesters join a Stations of the Cross procession on Good Friday, carrying signs demanding the release of political prisoners in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, April 19, 2019. Good Friday religious processions in Nicaragua’s capital have taken a decidedly political tone as people have seized on a rare opportunity to renew protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)

Lawmakers call for more sanctions on Nicaragua regime

By Maggie Garred - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, during an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) ** FILE **

State Department to establish new human rights commission

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, unveils the creation of Commission on Unalienable Rights, headed by Mary Ann Glendon, left, a Harvard Law School professor and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, during an announcement at the US State Department in Washington, Monday, July 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump administration reviews human rights’ role in US policy

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Christians United for Israel's annual summit, Monday, July 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

US won’t waver from Iran pressure as nuclear deal unravels

By TAMI ABDOLLAH - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, during an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) ** FILE **

Pompeo uses Independence Day message to slam Venezuelan regime, ‘foreign profiteers’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump’s ‘unconventional’ diplomacy opens doors, Pompeo says

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

In this May 28, 2019, file photo, Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia. Shaheen told The Associated Press that the Taliban's negotiating team was set to open talks with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad. He has been in the region for several weeks meeting a legion of regional and Afghan officials, including Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

U.S., Taliban open Doha talks in fresh bid to end war

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk together before their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea said Thursday, April 18, 2019, that it had test-fired a new type of &quot;tactical guided weapon,&quot; its first such test in nearly half a year, and demanded that Washington remove Pompeo from nuclear negotiations. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Kim regime slams Pompeo, sanctions, despite ‘behind-the-scenes’ talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described the White House as "afflicted by mental retardation" on Tuesday. Mr. Rouhani and President Trump have been exchanging escalating rhetorical jabs at one another. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) **FILE**

New beginnings in the Middle East

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, walks from a helicopter with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, as Pompeo returns to his plane after an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

U.S. military says 2 service members killed in Afghanistan

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press