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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The State Department says it's paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran. That's according to a report sent to Congress last month and obtained by The AP on Saturday, March 12. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat
By MATTHEW LEE - AP Diplomatic Writer
Sat,03/12/22-9:35AM , 115 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau smiles while speaking to Canadian troops during his visit to Adazi Military base in Kadaga, Latvia, on March. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, File)

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As West tries to force Russia from Ukraine, endgame elusive
By MATTHEW LEE - AP Diplomatic Writer
Thu,03/10/22-11:13PM , 109 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Western leaders congratulate themselves for their speedy and severe responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they’re also scratching their heads with uncertainty about what their actions will accomplish
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Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for photographers on the occasion of their meeting, in Tallinn, Estonia, on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Blinken was meeting with senior Estonian officials in Tallinn on Tuesday, a day after hearing appeals from both Lithuania and Latvia for more support and greater U.S. and NATO troop presence to deter a feared Russian intervention. (Olivier Douliery/Pool Photo via AP)

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Blinken wraps up Baltic assurance tour as Ukraine war rages
By MATTHEW LEE - AP Diplomatic Writer
Tue,03/08/22-4:12AM , 95 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up the last leg Tuesday of a short tour of the three Baltic states aimed at reassuring the former Soviet republics that NATO will guarantee their security as Russia’s war with Ukraine rolls on unabated.
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People sleep on cots, at a reception center for displaced persons from Ukraine, at the Ukrainian-Polish border crossing in Korczowa, Poland, Saturday, March 5, 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured the center on Saturday with Polish officials. (Olivier Douliery, Pool Photo via AP)

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Blinken hears harrowing tales from refugees fleeing Ukraine
By MATTHEW LEE - AP Diplomatic Writer
Sat,03/05/22-6:13AM , 88 Reads
KORCZOWA, Poland (AP) — U.S.
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