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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has canceled a planned visit to Berlin on May 7, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said, citing scheduling reasons.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on April 4 he is "very confident" the U.S. and Turkey "will find a path forward" amid an ongoing row about Ankara's decision to procure an advanced Russian air defense system.       

The national security apparatus of the United States is a huge machine that incorporates a myriad of officials - from the commander-in-chief and members of his cabinet, to ambassadors and desk officers, to military and intelligence personnel.

An Australian extremist killed multiple Muslim worshippers during prayers on March 15, authorities said, in an apparently livestreamed attack that forced the New Zealand city of Christchurch into lockdown.

In the Polish capital Warsaw, an international conference on Peace and Stability in the Middle East, chaired by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Chaptutovic, is held.

70 countries are participating in the forum, and Bulgaria is represented by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva.

Nearly 7700 US flights were canceled or postponed yesterday due to a winter storm.

Hundreds of flights have been hit at the busy international airports of New York and Chicago.

The worst is the situation at New York's La Guardia International Airport, where 497 flights were canceled and 89 flights were postponed, the BNR reported.

The United States is still probing the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Feb. 11, as U.S. lawmakers continued to demand stronger U.S. action to punish the perpetrators.

A drone briefly disrupted air traffic Tuesday at Newark airport, one of New York's three major hubs for air traffic, US officials said.
There were no further drones sighted, and arrivals were allowed to resume after a "short" suspension, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman told AFP.