The US has recalled US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad to Washington to chart the path forward, Pompeo said in appearances on Sunday news shows. Asked on "Fox News Sunday" whether Afghan talks were dead, Pompeo said, "For the time being they are."
The US Chamber of Commerce on Monday warned that the Trump administration's new tariffs on imports are likely to spark a global trade war, as other trading partners have announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs against American products.
The US Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington, analysts believe.
The US had reported 1,228,608 cases as of Thursday, with the death toll at 73,431. Worldwide, the virus has infected 3,753,219 people, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.
The United States has been lobbying the UK to boycott Huawei technology over Washington's claims that it could be used to facilitate spying, claims the company has strenuously denied.
The US Department of Justice, questioning Harvard University's use of race as a criterion in its admissions process on Thursday, supporting Asian-American applicants suing the Ivy League school for discrimination.
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The US government has expanded restrictions, limiting foreign worker visas through the end of the year, which makes foreign workers, like Sun, feel the pain of job cuts.
The UK government announced it will commit 250 million pounds (9 million) to the United Nations Global Environment Facility for the protection of wild areas. It also announced the formation of the Ivory Alliance 2024, through which political leaders, conservationists and celebrities are joining forces to tackle ivory demand. The alliance will lobby for markets to be closed, and stronger enforcement of ivory legislation in key demand and transit markets.
The Ukrainian jet crash came after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard fired rockets at two bases with US troops in Iraq. Iran's government said the action was retaliation for the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani in a drone attack. He commanded Iran's Quds Force.
The UAW's leadership had previously won overwhelming approval from its rank-and-file for a strike if it became necessary.