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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on visit in Colombia calls for cooperation in the struggle to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office amid a long-running crisis in the South American country. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges all nations to end financial dealings with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as he calls for recognition of opposition leader Juan Guaido. SOUNDBITE
The United States says it is imposing sanctions on Iran's defense ministry and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro under a UN authority which is widely contested. "For nearly two years corrupt officials in Tehran have worked with the illegitimate regime in Venezuela to flout the UN arms embargo," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells reporters. "Our actions today are a warning that should be heard worldwide." SOUNDBITE
Polish minister of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz greets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo upon arrival. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at 10 Downing Street where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson following London's diplomatically fraught severing of ties with China's Huawei and retaliation for Beijing's treatment of Hong Kong. IMAGES