Greg Myhre

The Caracas talks came the same day President Trump hosted Venezuela's most prominent opposition figure, Maria Corina Machado.

For now, Trump says the U.S.

will work with the interim president, Rodriguez, despite her close ties to Maduro, who was seized by U.S.

forces on January 3rd.

Greg Myhre, NPR News, Washington.

The Pentagon said a lone gunman with the Islamic State, or ISIS, carried out the shooting ambush near the ancient desert city of Palmyra.

The gunman killed the two soldiers, as well as a U.S.

civilian interpreter, and also wounded three U.S.

troops.

The Americans were on a joint mission with Syrian forces and the Syrians killed the ISIS gunmen, the Pentagon said.

U.S.

forces were sent to Syria a decade ago to combat ISIS.

The Americans defeated the group, but remnants still carry out periodic attacks.

U.S.

forces have remained in Syria to guard against a resurgence of ISIS.

Greg Myhre, NPR News, Washington.

CIA Director Ratcliffe said the suspect came to the U.S.

in September 2021.

This was the month after the American military completed its pullout from Afghanistan and the Taliban took control of the country.

The suspect, identified as Ramanula Lakanwal, age 29, worked with the U.S.