
Mike Pompeo in Lebanon amid Trump tweet controversy
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Lebanon amid row over Trump's Golan Heights tweet.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Beirut to meet Lebanese political leaders, but his visit appears to be overshadowed by a tweet sent hours earlier by President Donald Trump, who said it was time for the US to recognise Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights. Hours later, Donald Trump tweeted again, this time announcing the rolling back of sanctions on North Korea that the United States imposed just a day ago.
Also in the programme: the adverts banned for claiming they can cure autism, and a preview of the upcoming elections in Thailand.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun. Credit Jim Young/AFP/Getty Images.
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