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Critics are calling for the Obama administration to adopt a more aggressive Syria policy. Scott Simon talks with Kori Schake of Stanford University about putting more U.S. troops on the ground there.

David Greene talks to Washington Post reporter Elizabeth Dwoskin about Microsoft blocking some fake websites designed by Russian hackers to target think tanks in favor of sanctions against Moscow.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Heather Williams, an Iran intelligence expert at the Rand Corporation, for context on the current situation between the U.S. and Iran.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Julie Gerberding, Merck Chief Patient Officer and former director of the Centers for Disease Control, about whether the nation is ready for a large-scale virus outbreak.

More than three years ago, the Egyptian military, using U.S.-made helicopters, mistakenly attacked a group of tourists — killing 12 people and wounding an American woman.

Facebook is beginning to enforce a ban on white nationalist content this week. The move comes as Australia, Germany and other countries pass tough laws to curb hate speech.

The U.S. Congress has done little to stop the war in Yemen. Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana about why he's so troubled by America's role in that war.

The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia's war in Ukraine is running at a "reduced tempo" and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months.

In a statement, the Pentagon announced on Thursday that an American service member in Syria died from injuries suffered in an IED blast. The victim's name has not been released yet.

A nuclear-capable B-52 flew over Osan Air Base, an hour south of Seoul, in a show of force. Tensions between North and South Korea have been high since North Korea's recent nuclear test.