The European Union is racing to clinch an agreement with the Americans before tariffs kick in on Aug. 1, even as President Trump has signaled he is in no rush.
There were conflicting accounts from aid officials and Palestinian officials over what happened at the food distribution hub run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Details are still scarce on the agreement, which the president said will partly walk back some of the steep tariffs he threatened on the country last week.
Israel, which has intervened in Syria in support of the Druse minority, attacked the entrance of the government military headquarters in Damascus. The death toll in four days of violence rose to more than 200, a war monitor said.
Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.