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Activists say more than 300,000 people have been detained over the course of Syria's civil war. A Syrian lawyer is trying to get the plight of detainees on the agenda at peace talks.

Demonstrators across the country are protesting against the completion of the Dakota Access pipeline. The pipeline is located near the reservation of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The federal government has halted construction, but the companies building the pipeline have asked a federal court to let them complete the project.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dr. Unni Krishnan, director of Save the Children's emergency health unit in Haiti, about concern that Hurricane Matthew's destruction could lead to a spike in cholera cases.

Members of the North Dakota congressional delegation say the acting secretary of the Army has ordered the Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement needed to complete the pipeline.

Rachel Martin talks to Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab about Secretary of State John Kerry's speech defending the U.S. decision not to veto the U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements.

About three years ago, the Islamic State was proclaimed at the Grand Mosque in Mosul's Old City. Now, Iraqi troops have opened what they hope will be a final assault to reclaim the populous area.

"Why should we believe that it's going to be different this time than it's been in the past?" Sen. Jeanne Shaheen asked Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller.

The U.S. military is wrapping up training with African armies battling ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram. In one exercise, troops from Chad secured a vital waterway and attacked a Boko Haram safe haven.

An attack on a town in Idlib province early Tuesday allegedly combined conventional and chemical weapons. After the initial strike, a hospital was reportedly bombarded as it treated victims.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with small business owner Joy Weatherup Anthis about how she views President Trump's plan for small business regulations and how they affect her construction business.