U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Sochi, Russia Tuesday. The secretary highlighted the Trump administration's goal of the talks. Sudan's ruling military council said at least five protesters and an army major were shot dead Monday night in the capital of, Khartoum. The deaths occurred just hours after they reached a deal with protest leaders on a transitional authority. U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a report that he is considering sending 120,000 troops to counter Iran, but didn't rule out deploying "a lot more" soldiers in the future.