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The city in northeastern Syria has been the self-declared capital of the Islamic State. U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are reported to be on the verge of taking the city back from ISIS.

Ambassador Charles Kushner called the French foreign minister after failing to show up to a summons following Trump administration tweets about the beating death of a far-right activist in France.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Demetri Sevastopulo of The Financial Times about the State Department offering tanker captains millions of dollars if they do not deliver their loads to Iran.

The memo, written by the head of asylum at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, notified officers that immigrants at the southern border are ineligible for asylum, with a few exceptions.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post after Iran said it arrested 17 Iranians accused of spying for the U.S. American officials expressed skepticism.

The saber-rattling out of the White House on Iran is getting a lot louder. Saudi oil ships mysteriously attacked. What’s actually going on?

Pittman is the first woman and the first African American to lead the law enforcement agency, U.S. Capitol Police confirm to NPR. She has served with the force since April 2001.

U.S.-China relations hit another low as the Trump administration attempts to ban Chinese apps and sanctions top Hong Kong officials for curtailing the city's autonomy.

President Trump's G-7 trip will take place as tensions rise between the United States and some of its closest allies, including French President Emmanuel Macron.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, about the shooting deaths of two Israeli embassy staffers in D.C.