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A group claiming ties to al Qaeda beheads U.S. hostage Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia. The 49-year-old engineer, an employee of Lockheed Martin working on Apache attack helicopter systems in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh, was taken hostage last weekend. His captors warned they would kill him unless al Qaeda suspects were released from jail. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Knight Ridder correspondent Dave Montgomery.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and nuclear negotiator who spent decades representing Iran, about President Trump's deal to end the war with Iran.

Bruce Arena is named the coach of the U.S. Men's Soccer team a decade after he was fired from the post. Arena replaces former coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was let go on Monday.

The Pentagon announced it had attacked targets around the ISIS-occupied city of Sirte at the request of the U.N.-backed Libyan Government of National Accord.

The military strike killed Jamal al-Badawi, one of the alleged al-Qaida planners of the USS Cole bombing, more than 17 years ago. He was on the FBI's most wanted list.

The U.S. has imposed a quarter trillion dollars in tariffs on Chinese goods since the trade war started last year.

Prosecutors say the case marks the first time the U.K.'s Modern Slavery Act has been used to prosecute a U.K. national for crimes committed elsewhere.

U.S. Customs told the trade court it aims for a streamlined process in 45 days to return importers' money without requiring individual lawsuits.

Canada is complaining loudly about President Trump's decision to slap its steel exports to the U.S. with a 25 percent tariff. David Greene talks to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.

The advisories come after some citizens from European countries and Canada have been detained and deported by immigration officials while traveling to the United States.