Gunfire and explosions rocked Mali's capital and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups exploited worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.

After arriving on Friday, Iran's Abbas Araghchi has left Islamabad, prompting President Trump to announce that his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will no longer travel there Saturday for peace talks

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about shadow vessels, after the U.S. military's seizure of two Iranian-linked oil tankers.

Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad, and the White House says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will go there Saturday to try to "move the ball forward towards a deal."

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks, President Trump says. And, the Trump administration is easing rules on medical marijuana.

As the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports drags on, thousands of seafarers are stranded on ships, and economic shockwaves ripple around the world.

Even as the U.S. threatens military action, a senior Cuban ambassador blames Washington for the country's crisis and says Cuba is prepared for confrontation if diplomacy collapses.

The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies' exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race.

The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, ending months of political deadlock.

The incident is the latest eyebrow-raising bet on Polymarket, as allegations of rigging and manipulation continue to haunt the popular prediction market site.