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Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy paper, Apple Daily, says it is shutting down. Its accounts have been frozen and much of its top leadership has been arrested.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the United Nations' top humanitarian official Stephen O'Brien about his recent trip to Syria. "This will be a lost generation," O'Brien says of conditions there.

The Department of Treasury announced sanctions against top Russian officials and businesses Friday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Ambassador Daniel Fried of the Atlantic Council about the move.

Service Employees International Union California leader David Huerta was injured in a scuffle with federal agents. Sandra Diaz, vice president of SEIU-USWW California, talks with NPR's Scott Detrow.

U.S. weapons and intelligence will flow again to Ukraine as its negotiators agreed on a 30-day ceasefire with top U.S. officials. The U.S. hopes Russia agrees to the terms of the ceasefire.

In a major escalation, Israel targets Hamas leaders in Qatar, which is a key mediator in the Gaza conflict.

After canceling an earlier meeting, President Trump met with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders on Monday. Lawmakers have until the end of the day on Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.

Several top U.S. officials are in Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire and attempt to bring about a permanent end to the war. They acknowledge the next phase poses serious challenges.

The Trump administration is using different tactics that his predecessor to get the states the share the Colorado river to agree how to do it in a climate changed world.

Lawyers for James Comey and Letitia James argued in court about why the Justice Department's top prosecutor in Virginia was illegally appointed and shouldn't have brought charges against them.