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U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say

The move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives or conducting business.

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A recent pro-Palestinian demonstration in Dearborn, Mich. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have relatives in the United States.
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Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York

The United States generally allows foreign officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The administration’s move comes amid a new push for Palestinian statehood.

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The move by Secretary of State Marco Rubio could be aimed at weakening discussion of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations meeting.
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Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York

The United States generally allows foreign officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The administration’s move comes amid a new push for Palestinian statehood.

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The move by Secretary of State Marco Rubio could be aimed at weakening discussion of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations meeting.
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State Department Agents Join Trump’s Deployment in D.C.

The Diplomatic Security Service traditionally focused on protecting diplomats, helping secure overseas missions and managing background checks. Now it is doing beat-cop work.

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A Diplomatic Security Service agent patrolling the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington along with F.B.I. agents this month.
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State Department Agents Join Trump’s Deployment in D.C.

The Diplomatic Security Service traditionally focused on protecting diplomats, helping secure overseas missions and managing background checks. Now it is doing beat-cop work.

© Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

A Diplomatic Security Service agent patrolling the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington along with F.B.I. agents this month.
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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.

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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.

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Workers transporting coffee beans in Alfenas, Brazil. President Trump raised tariffs on Brazilian goods to 50 percent last month.
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