President Trump has been focusing on some of the lesser-known conflicts in the world as peace remains elusive for Ukraine and Gaza.
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Trump's lesser-known conflicts
Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.