Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder.
President Trump is on his way to Asia.
He left the White House late last night telling reporters that he's looking forward to his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
We want to take care of our farmers.
We have a lot to talk about with presidency and he has a lot to talk about with us.
I think we'll have a good meeting.
Trump's face-to-face meeting with President Xi is set for next week in South Korea as trade tensions escalate after Trump threatened new 100 percent tariffs on Chinese products starting on November 1st.
That's after China imposed new export controls on rare earth minerals used in technology.
Trump's first stop, however,
is in Malaysia where he will attend the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Trump is also expected to visit Japan.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is accusing the U.S. of, in his words, fabricating a new war.
The U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier and its strike group to the waters off South America.
After conducting 10 airstrikes on vessels, the Trump administration accuses of carrying drugs.
Maduro has repeatedly accused the U.S. of attempting to drive him from power.
Tensions also rising between the U.S. and Venezuela's neighbor, Colombia.
President Trump has accused Colombian leader Gustavo Petro of being an illegal drug dealer.
The U.S. is sanctioning Petro, his family, and his foreign minister.
They're being accused of being involved in the drug trade, as Julia Carnero reports.
The sanctions were imposed against Colombian President Gustavo Petro,