Trump’s Middle East trip: President visits UAE

President Donald Trump has arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for the final leg of his Middle East trip. At 10:30 a.m., Trump will participate in a United Arab Emirates state visit. So far, the Trump administration has reported the trip has yielded a major diplomatic breakthrough with Syria and deals for United States firms.

Putin, Trump to skip Ukraine peace talks, Kremlin says

The Kremlin confirmed President Putin will not attend Thursday’s Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul. U.S. President Trump is also skipping the summit, according to Reuters, despite urging Ukraine to accept the meeting.

Trump arrives in Middle East; stocks surge after tariff pause

President Donald Trump arrived Tuesday morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is his first stop of a four-day trip that will include visits to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The trip is also the first major overseas tour since Trump returned to the White House. The visit is largely expected to focus on business deals with the oil-rich region. In addition, U.S. stocks have surged after Trump’s top trade officials brokered a de-escalation in trade tensions with China over the weekend, dropping tariffs to much lower levels.

U.S. and China economic talks; India, Pakistan ceasefire deal

Officials from the United States and China began trade-related talks Saturday, marking the first face-to-face conversations since President Donald Trump placed new tariffs of 145% on Chinese goods. In other news, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire the same day after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.