The Elders

Kofi Annan, possibly the most beloved UN secretary-general, died on Aug. 18, 2018, at age 80, in Bern, Switzerland. After he left the UN in 2006, he joined The Elders, a group that uses diplomacy to resolve intractable problems. THE ELDERS

P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas signed a  Fatah-Hamas Unity Agreement that would lead to a unity government within five weeks.