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Secretary Of Defense Mark Esper On ISIS Fight And Middle East Status

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Defense Secretary Mark Esper at the Pentagon about the United States' suspended fight against ISIS and where things currently stand in the Middle East.

European Countries Trigger Diplomatic Provision Of Iran Nuclear Deal

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sanam Vakil, deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House in London, about European countries' actions around the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, talks to reporters Tuesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. The same day, the U.K., France and Germany announced they were lodging a dispute against Tehran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPoA, better known as the Iran nuclear deal.

'Left With No Choice,' European Allies Put Iran On Notice Over Nuclear Deal Breaches

France, Germany and the U.K. say they are lodging a dispute against Tehran. While they voiced hope for the nuclear agreement's survival, the clock is ticking — and renewed sanctions may be looming.

New Study Finds That 4.2 Million Kids Experience Homelessness Each Year

Those numbers are growing: About half of the youth who dealt with homelessness, experienced it for the first time, according to the study. Schools are often at the front line of this issue.

Protesters demonstrate over the U.S. killing in Iraq of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 4.

Opinion: The Danger From Iran Didn't Die With Soleimani

We should be very worried about the new risks we will confront in a world where senior government officials are considered fair game, writes former diplomat Brett Bruen.

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga was a high school senior when she entered the Manzanar internment camp. Now 92, she points to the place in Manzanar, near Death Valley in California, where she lived.

At 92, A Japanese-American Reflects On The Lessons Of Internment Camps

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga was at a Los Angeles high school when she and other Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps. Decades later, her efforts helped lead to an official apology.

Afghan Army commandos attend their graduation ceremony after a 3 1/2-month training program, at the Commando Training Center on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday.

Opinion: In Iran Crisis, Iraq And Afghanistan Risk Becoming Collateral Damage

As this high-stakes situation plays out, the danger is that Iran's fragile neighbors, Iraq and Afghanistan, will become collateral damage, writes the head of the United States Institute of Peace.

An Air Force team moves a transfer case containing the remains of one of the young sailors killed after a Saudi military student opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola last month. Officials are expected to soon announce that about 20 Saudi military students will be expelled from the U.S.

U.S. Officials: More Than 20 Saudi Students To Be Expelled In Wake Of Fla. Shooting

Following the December attack on a naval air station, the Pentagon has suspended training of all Saudi military students, as investigators conduct a review of the more than 800 students in the U.S.

Tsai Ing-wen's victory is a sign that Beijing's efforts to co-opt Taiwan's political and commercial institutions instead mobilized a younger, more pro-independence electorate.

Rebuking China, Taiwan Votes To Reelect President Tsai Ing-wen

More than 8 million voters cast their ballots for Tsai, who defeated a populist mayor running on a platform of closer ties to Beijing.

Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said, seen during a 2010 ceremony in Muscat, died at the age of 79 after suffering for years from an undisclosed illness. After a half-century reign, he has been succeeded by Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

Omani Sultan Qaboos, Who Ruled Oman For Half A Century, Dies At 79

The long-serving monarch named his successor, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, who was sworn in as sultan Saturday. Under Qaboos, the tiny Middle Eastern state took on an outsize role in regional diplomacy.

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