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The Russian Foreign Ministry says the U.S. must downsize its diplomatic staff in Russia; it's also blocking the U.S. Embassy from using two properties.

The U.S. military suspends offensive operations in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. The move is part of a deal, brokered by Shiite leaders, to have insurgent cleric Muqtada al-Sadr withdraw his militia from the besieged city. Sadr's fighters have suffered heavy casualties in recent clashes with U.S. forces. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Peter Kenyon.

A car bomb explodes near the U.S.-led coalition headquarters in Baghdad, killing four and leaving at least 25 wounded. Officials called the attack an attempt to complicate efforts to hand over power to an Iraqi interim government, slated to take place within a month. The cabinet will take over at the beginning of July, after the U.S. occupation authority is formally disbanded. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Peter Kenyon.

Two U.S. soldiers are killed when their convoy comes under attack in northern Iraq. Recent attacks on American soldiers have prompted the U.S. Army to adopt an informal system of reward and punishment. Soldiers hand out food and water in neighborhoods free of attacks, while they set up roadblocks and conduct searches in areas where violence persists. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

NPR's David Greene talks Daniel Kurtzer, who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel under President George W. Bush, about President Trump's plan to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

China is the biggest importer of U.S. recyclables, but recent policy changes by the country mean it may not be much longer.

Ambassador Taylor, who's serving as the interim head of the U.S. diplomatic mission to Ukraine, is expected to appear before a House panel participating in the impeachment inquiry into the president.

If you are born in the United States, citizenship is a birthright. But if you immigrate to this country, the work of the citizenship process culminates in the reciting of an oath.

Hong Kong residents are seeking — and being granted — asylum in the United States as the region's limited autonomy disappears under Chinese control.

NPR's David Greene talks to Mary Kate Cary, professor of Political Speechwriting at the University of Virginia, about the importance of President Trump's speech to world leaders at the U.N.