US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cuts short Asia trip

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his upcoming Asia trip, the State Department announced, amid President Donald Trump's hospitalisation following his COVID-19 diagnosis. The top US diplomat was expected to visit Japan, Mongolia and South Korea, but according to the Department's announcement on Saturday, he has canceled the Mongolia and South Korea legs of the trip, reports CNN. The announcement by Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said Pompeo would work to reschedule those countries on another Asia trip later this month. Pompeo will depart for Tokyo on Sunday as originally scheduled. (IANS)

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