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Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador

A collection of U.S. reports on human rights offenses trimmed or omitted past language on violations in El Salvador, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and Israel, all seen as partners by President Trump.

© Fred Ramos for The New York Times

The Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March. El Salvador has faced criticism over high incarceration rates and overcrowding of prisons.
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Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador

A collection of U.S. reports on human rights offenses trimmed or omitted past language on violations in El Salvador, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and Israel, all seen as partners by President Trump.

© Fred Ramos for The New York Times

The Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March. El Salvador has faced criticism over high incarceration rates and overcrowding of prisons.
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Trump Wields Tariffs as a Force in Diplomacy, to Questionable Effect

The president has threatened more tariffs on Russia and its trading partners and has imposed harsh ones on India and Brazil to try to sway matters of war and politics.

© Dado Galdieri for The New York Times

Workers transporting coffee beans in Alfenas, Brazil. President Trump raised tariffs on Brazilian goods to 50 percent last month.
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Trump Wields Tariffs as a Force in Diplomacy, to Questionable Effect

The president has threatened more tariffs on Russia and its trading partners and has imposed harsh ones on India and Brazil to try to sway matters of war and politics.

© Dado Galdieri for The New York Times

Workers transporting coffee beans in Alfenas, Brazil. President Trump raised tariffs on Brazilian goods to 50 percent last month.
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Trump Administration Told Taiwan’s President to Avoid U.S. Stopover

The Taiwanese leader canceled U.S. transit visits after being urged to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit.

© Chiangying-Ying/Associated Press

President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, last month. He suffered a political setback on Saturday when a recall campaign aimed at removing several opposition lawmakers failed.
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Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Halt Fighting That Has Killed Dozens

U.S.-backed talks to end the border war, in which militaries have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands, began on Monday in Malaysia.

© Pool photo by Mohd Rasfan

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, center, Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia, left, and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, taking part in talks on a possible cease-fire between Thailand and Cambodia, in Malaysia on Monday.
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