President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to lift sanctions on Syria following last year’s fall of the Assad regime, saying the move will “give them a chance at greatness.”

Trump’s first extended overseas trip of his second term will see him talking to leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

The visit to the Gulf States comes at a crucial moment for diplomacy as U.S. officials work quickly to make trade deals following Trump's sweeping tariffs.

President Donald Trump is waging a trade war without getting approval from Congress: He declared a national emergency to slap import taxes — tariffs — on almost every country on earth.

Trump launched a trade war during his first term as well, taking particular aim at China by putting taxes on most of its goods.

The US and China said on Monday that they would both cut tariffs for at least the next 90 days, following talks in Geneva at the weekend.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on drug prices Monday before departing the White House for a four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Trump’s order includes pressuring foreign governments to pay more to pharmaceutical companies for their medications and expecting those companies to voluntarily lower their prices in the United States.

China and the United States announced a truce in their trade war on Monday after talks in Geneva that will roll back the bulk of tariffs and other countermeasures by Wednesday.

It’s unclear how quickly Americans will see lower prices and what authority the US government has to direct drug pricing in other countries.

President Donald Trump on May 12 claimed a genocide was taking place in South Africa, after dozens of White Afrikaners arrived at Dulles International Airport as refugees under Trump's order.

The Trump administration brought a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees Monday.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said those on the flight had not been persecuted.