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U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, narrowly won approval from a Senate panel on April 23, paving the way for the CIA director to become America's top diplomat.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 18 that he hoped an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be successful after a recent visit to Pyongyang by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, but warned he would call it off if he did not think it would produce results.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed CIA Director Mike Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this month ahead of a widely anticipated summit between the president and the dictator.

The UN Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting at Russia's request on the "threat to international peace" from possible air strikes on Syria by the United States and its allies.

New Zealand could become the Skripals new home although the US is the more likely destination.

Britain is considering offering poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia new identities and a fresh life in the US in an attempt to protect them from further murder attempts.

Macedonia has formally apologised to Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen of Lebanese origin, for helping the CIA to kidnap him 14 years ago under a false pretext of him being a terrorist.

Pellumb Xhufi, a former politician and historian better known for his work on Medieval history, caused shock on Wednesday when he claimed to have read CIA reports that evaluated conditions in communist era camps as "not bad".

Lawmakers and former federal officials weighed in Saturday on the firing of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe late Friday by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who served under former President Barack Obama, tweeted "this is dangerous" when referring to McCabe's ouster.

US President Donald Trump citing policy differences fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo - a move which drew applause and criticism from lawmakers and rights groups.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced he would leave office at the end of the month after learning the news of his dismissal from President Donald Trump's profile on Twitter.

Until March 31, the functions of the American First Diplomat will be performed by Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and then by Mike Pompeo, who has so far headed the CIA.