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Monday's emergency meeting follows the launch of Turkey's anti-terror operation in northern Syria. Turkish warplanes and troops attacked Kurdish fighters who have been armed and trained by the U.S.

The Trump administration is increasingly using economic sanctions to try to influence behavior in North Korea, Venezuela and Russia. But the strategy doesn't always work — and can backfire.

There have been at least a dozen naturalization ceremonies in Ohio since the beginning of this year.

The settlement resolves lawsuits alleging the federal government mismanaged tribal land, resources and money. The Obama administration says it has now settled more than $3.3 billion in such suits.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. prosecutor Berit Berger about Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal. Alex Acosta, the U.S. labor secretary, faces scrutiny for his past role in brokering the deal.

The controversy around a gender discrimination lawsuit has forced U.S. Soccer Federation President Carlos Cordeiro to resign. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Christine Brennan of USA Today.

A U.S. major general tours a remote outpost of troops along the Iraq-Syria border, where U.S. Marines and soldiers fire into Syria to hit ISIS targets and help secure the relative calm in Iraq.

The sanctions target four mid-level commanders and two units — but they failed to satisfy senators and activists alike, who say the U.S. has a ways to go to hold Myanmar accountable for its crimes.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former China trade negotiator Amy Celico about the outcome of the meeting between President Trump and China's President Xi over U.S. and China trade tariffs.

Russia's Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.