The agreement, reached at the Group of 20 meeting in Osaka, Japan, represented a temporary cease-fire to give negotiators another chance to forge a permanent accord.
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G20 Live Updates: U.S. and China Agree to Restart Trade Talks
President Trump invited the North Korean leader to meet him at the DMZ on Sunday and lavished praise on Saudi Arabia’s crown prince even after the murder of a Saudi dissident.
A Breakfast Invitation Helps Rebuild a Crown Prince’s Standing
Pushed to the side the last time the leaders of the Group of 20 met, the de facto Saudi leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is back in the mainstream.
U.N. Expert Calls for International Investigation Into Khashoggi Killing
Agnes Callamard, the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings, excoriated the world body for its “paralysis” in the killing of a journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, by Saudi agents in Istanbul.
Saudi Arabia Granted Women the Right to Drive. A Year on, It’s Still Complicated.
A year after Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on female drivers, thousands of women are behind the wheel. But behind the celebrations lay larger issues.
Saudis Called Khashoggi ‘Sacrificial Animal’ as They Waited to Kill Him
A U.N. report reveals new details in the killing of the dissident journalist, and says that Crown Prince Mohammed must have been aware of the operation.
Trump’s Nominee for U.N. Envoy Appears to Differ With Him on Saudis and Climate
At her confirmation hearing, Kelly Knight Craft suggested that she would be tougher than President Trump on Saudi Arabia and that climate change is a threat.
Khashoggi Killing Inquiry Should Look Into Saudi Prince’s Role, U.N. Expert Says
A U.N. expert said that the death was “an extrajudicial killing” by the Saudi state, and that Prince Mohammed bin Salman was at least aware of the operation.
Houthis Strike Saudi Airport, Escalating Yemen Conflict
The Houthi missile wounded 26 people. Fighting between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition has escalated in recent weeks.
The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn’t M.B.S. It’s M.B.Z.
Prince Mohammed bin Zayed grew the U.A.E.’s power by following America’s lead. He now has an increasingly bellicose agenda of his own. And President Trump seems to be following him.