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Apr 25, 2026 - World

Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako and four other citiesIslamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website, Az-Zallaqa. It said the attacks were carried out jointly with the Azawad Liberation Front, a Tuareg-led separatist group. Continue reading...

Apr 25, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned diplomatic mission to Pakistan involving senior envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who were scheduled to meet with Iranian representatives, outraging observers.Trump revealed the decision to a Fox News reporter, Aishah Hasnie, first, stating: "I've told my people a little while ago, they were getting ready to leave, and I said, 'Nope, you're not making an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing'."He then made a similar "all the cards" announcement on social media.The sudden reversal has drawn criticism from observers across the political spectrum. Former Obama adviser David Axelrod responded with sarcasm: "'We have all the cards,' said the @POTUS, whose casinos went bankrupt six times."Journalist Glenn Greenwald highlighted the stark contradiction in Trump's messaging, noting a complete policy reversal within 24 hours. "From: Iran is begging for negotiations so I'm sending Jared and Witkoff to: We're not sending anyone because we have all the cards," Greenwald wrote, adding that Iran has repeatedly rejected negotiations with Kushner, viewing him as "an agent of Israel."America First conservative David Pyne raised concerns about Trump's stated commitment to ending the conflict, saying: "Many Trump supporters believe him when he says his Iran war is over but his decision to continue the US naval blockade and cancel all peace talks with Iran while surging half the US Navy and USAF along with over 10,000 ground troops strongly suggest otherwise."Ex-prosecutor Joyce Vance captured the shifting messaging with a common comparison: "This is a lot like the weather in Portland, Oregon. If you don't like it, wait 15 minutes and it will change."Far-right influencer Myron Gaines chimed in, "For the r----- Fox news viewers talking about the canceled Pakistan talks. Trump didn't cancel the negotiations. Iran did. Trump is just trying to save face. This ceasefire benefits the US/Israel WAY MORE than Iran. Trump has no cards militarily and he knows it. Any half brain geopolitical commentator knows Iran has escalation dominance right now."

Apr 25, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he has cancelled a planned diplomatic mission to Islamabad, Pakistan, characterizing the journey as an inefficient use of time and resources."I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going is Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians. Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work!" Trump posted, signaling his impatience with traditional diplomatic protocols.Trump went further in his criticism of Iranian leadership, characterizing the government as chaotic and internally fractured."There is tremendous infighting and confusion within their 'leadership.' Nobody knows who is in charge, including them," he wrote, suggesting that negotiations with Iran lack clear counterparties.The president also asserted United States superiority in any future talks, despite walking back numerous threats to obliterate Iran's entire civilization."We have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!" Trump claimed, placing the burden of diplomatic engagement entirely on Iran while rejecting proactive American efforts.

Apr 25, 2026 - World

Mexico's government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country's northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico.

Apr 25, 2026 - World

Donald Trump was accused of making a "catastrophic mistake" after a New York Times report revealed how experts say Iran's nuclear powers grew under the current president.William J. Broad and David E. Sanger, who advertise that that they have written about the Iranian nuclear program for more than two decades, wrote on Saturday:"Today, international inspectors say, Iran has a total of 11 tons of uranium, at various enrichment levels. With further purification, that is enough to build up to 100 nuclear weapons — more than the estimated size of Israel’s arsenal. Virtually all of that cache accumulated in the years after Mr. Trump abandoned the Obama-era deal. That is because Tehran lived up to its pledge to ship to Russia 12.5 tons of its overall stockpile, about 97 percent. Iran’s weapon designers were left with too little nuclear fuel to build a single bomb."That story spurred alarm online, with a former Obama National Security Council staffer Tommy Vietor, saying, "Pulling out of the Iran nuclear was a catastrophic mistake."Pod Save The World's Ben Rhodes added, "It's obvious that pulling out of the Iran Deal was a catastrophic decision by Trump. Yet that decision got far less media and political scrutiny than the Deal itself."Public school teacher Justin Parmenter joked, "Art of the Deal."