Trump and Xi, Hoping to Tone Down Trade War, Agree to 1-Year Truce

After a series of attempts to de-escalate the trade war, President Trump and Xi Jinping moved to roll back many contentious retaliatory measures.

Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting

Haiti and Jamaica Assess Damage as Hurricane Melissa Barrels Toward Bermuda

The storm, now a Category 2, passed through the Bahamas this morning. Officials said 23 people have been killed in Haiti, and five in Jamaica.

Syria’s Rocky Transition Brings New Waves of Displacement

More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, the U.N. says, driven by sectarian violence and property disputes.