Unimpressed with their rarefied surroundings, the stray cats eventually wandered off without incident, leaving the stage to the dignitaries gathered in Turkey.
The investigation continues into the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday, and in Germany, a major soccer match was cancelled Tuesday after a bomb threat.
The White House will soon send Congress its proposal to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A Colorado town that hosts a federal and state prison debate taking in the detainees.
Steve Inskeep talks to Mary Beth Long, former assistant secretary of Defense and current adviser to NATO, about the Islamic State's terror campaign, and the efforts underway to combat the threat.
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Marine Le Pen, a French politician who is the president of the far-right National Front, the largest political party in France in 2014.
In an interview with Morning Edition, the Republican senator criticized the administration's strategy against ISIS, following the president's remarks Monday.
Traces of explosives were found on the wreckage. All 224 passengers and crew were killed in last month's crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. An affiliate of ISIS claimed responsibility.