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Syria's interim president says the now departed Iranian forces were damaging to his country and also posed a threat to the wider Middle East.

On Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah exchanged some of the heaviest cross border fighting in months.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with New York Times reporter Julian Barnes about his reporting that President Trump knew about the whistleblower complaint when he released aid to Ukraine.

The women's figure skating individual event got underway at the Beijing Olympics. It's the highlight of any Games, but is now layered with drama with the inclusion of Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

In Northern Ireland, preacher and politician Ian Paisley died on Friday. Robert Siegel speaks with Paisley's biographer, Ed Moloney, about his legacy.

The Pentagon is ramping up its support of Ukraine in its war against Russia. The Defense Department is sending another $3 billion to Ukraine. That brings total U.S. aid to more than $13 billion.

Ukrainian President Zelensky is coming to Washington Tuesday to make a plea for Congress to approve more money to help in the country's war against Russia.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and retire. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with The Atlantic's Nancy Youssef.

The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. U.S airlines are once again bracing for possible delays in commercial aviation.