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President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imported goods, which were higher and broader than many expected. The new import taxes are expected to raise prices and slow growth in the U.S., while pushing many other countries into recession.

Federal authorities warn that a major cyberattack poses a risk to U.S. national security. Russia is believed to be behind the hacks, but the Trump administration remains silent on the matter.

The U.S. government charged two Boston-area academics with lying about their contacts with the Chinese government, and a third with allegedly attempting to smuggle biological research out of the U.S.

It is the second time the leaders are meeting this year after the Beijing summit in May.

The Trump administration is weighing whether more troops will help the U.S. defeat militants in Afghanistan. Rachel Martin talks to Gen. John R. Allen, who commanded NATO and U.S. forces in 2011-2013.

The United Nations reports the number of children killed and wounded rose 24 percent in 2016, and that all sides, including the U.S., are to blame for leaving unexploded ordnance in civilian areas.

Elizabeth Warren and two other senators are asking the bank about reports of retribution against would-be whistleblowers. The senators cite NPR reports about workers who were fired or pushed to quit.

The U.S. and China are the world's two largest polluters, but the will to do something about climate change is lower in both than in the rest of the world. In the U.S., there's a party split.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Cohen, senior fellow with the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, about what the Huawei indictment says about China's technology theft.

President Trump persuaded Guatemala to agree to keep asylum-seekers from other countries rather than let them travel north. But it's unclear whether Guatemala can fulfill the deal.