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While a convoy of its fighters and families rambles through Syria, the Islamic State is losing ground in important cities to forces backed by the U.S. and others from the Syrian government.

Migrants rescued at sea are heading to Spain after Italy's interior minister closed all ports to migrants. David Greene talks to David Beversluis, a doctor aboard the ship Aquarius.

Talk of a possible deal comes as Palestinian health officials say Israeli fire hit another hospital in Gaza, and dozens of premature infants from Al-Shifa hospital are evacuated to Egypt.

Critics bashed Martin Amis' Yellow Dog, a novel that tells the competing stories of a thug, a king, a tabloid hack and an airplane flight. But author Ben Masters says you should ignore the naysayers and pick up this surprising, supple novel. In fact, Masters says, it's a "small 21st-century masterpiece."

Richard Holbrooke, the new U.S. special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan, will attend the international security conference in Germany over the weekend. Then he'll go on to Pakistan. While India isn't officially in Holbrooke's portfolio, he'll stop there, too.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, about the Biden administration's $14 billion proposal for emergency military aid to Israel.

The judge conceded that weapons like AR-15s are commonly used by criminals, but said the guns are importantly also owned by people who obey the law and feel they need firearms to protect themselves.

An increasing number of Syrian soldiers are quitting the army and joining anti-government activists, according to reports from the central city of Homs. For now, the protests remain peaceful, though warnings of an armed response grow.

Here are a few things to look for if you're trying to distinguish the age of your bottle of bubbly or the method by which it was made. And if you just want to get the most bang for your buck when it comes to preserving the bubbles, consider how you pour.

Investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu has been arrested by police and held without charge for over a week, drawing criticism from advocacy groups over a worsening climate for independent journalism.

And some of the ones that failed will likely be back next year.

Bangladesh's army chief says he'll form an interim government after the long-serving prime minister fled the country amid outrage over violent crackdowns against students.

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn is taking refuge in Lebanon. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post Tokyo Bureau Chief Simon Denyer about what has happened since Ghosn's 2018 arrest.

Leaders of NATO countries gather this week in Washington to mark the alliance's 75 years of history and chart its future — which looks to be dominated by conflict with Russia and how to respond.

If Milton brings heavy winds and a powerful storm surge to the area, the debris from Helene could become hazardous to people, homes and the environment.

The newest food benefits program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture will officially launch in the summer of 2024. The deadline for states to sign up was Jan. 1.

A new report from Amnesty International details mental health problems, including suicidal behavior, among people held on the island. People trying to enter Australia by boat are refused asylum.

President Trump indicated that potential deals between the pipeline companies and the federal government would be renegotiated, with the goal of allowing construction to move forward.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to math historian Glen Van Brummelen about his finding that the decimal point appeared in the 1440s, earlier than thought.

North Korea had already promised to dismantle part of the site. Now, with fanfare, it's offering to let the world watch — which analysts say is not that much of a step forward.

The letter states the NCAA enforcement staff has begun an investigation into the football program. Names of investigators were redacted, and Jaden Rashada was not mentioned.

Jonathan Glazer's film depicts the family of Auschwitz camp commandant Rudolf Höss — they go about their daily routines while a massive machinery of death grinds away next door.

An American who spent four days in Egyptian jail tells the story of how he was caught at one of the government's now-infamous spot phone searches.

The health system says it is making progress restoring its network. Meantime, the chain's Florida facilities are seeing patients, although delays should be expected due to the transition to paper records.

It's the final few days of an historic election in Mexico -- one that could see the country elect a woman president.