Mali faces unprecedented security crisis as insurgents kill defense minister; Iran-US diplomatic tensions escalate amid stalled negotiations; King Charles visits Washington amid UK-US rifts over Iran war

Mali's defense minister Sadio Camara was killed in a car bombing at his home during coordinated attacks by al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and separatist rebels, with military intelligence chief also reportedly killed in what analysts describe as exposing limits of Russian influence in the region.

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi met with President Putin in Moscow to discuss Middle East issues and proposed focusing nuclear talks on separate tracks, while Trump rejected Iran's plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without addressing nuclear concerns.

King Charles III arrived in Washington for a rare state visit aimed at mending UK-US relations strained by disagreements over the Iran war, with the visit occurring amid heightened security concerns following the White House correspondents' dinner shooting.

A suspect was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House correspondents' dinner, with Cole Tomas Allen facing potential life sentence after allegedly trying to breach security at the event.

China ordered Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, marking Beijing's most aggressive move to prevent AI talent from leaving to the US and signaling potential complications for Chinese tech founders partnering with foreign companies.

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, seeking over $150 billion in damages and a complete restructuring of the company, began in Oakland court with potential major consequences for the artificial intelligence industry.

Violence escalated across Nigeria with gunmen killing at least 29 people at a football pitch in Adamawa state, continuing a wave of attacks including an armed raid on an orphanage in Kogi, highlighting deteriorating security conditions.

A bomb blast on a Colombian highway killed 21 people and injured 56 in one of the worst civilian attacks in decades, blamed on cocaine-trafficking rebels amid pre-election violence in the country.

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused Iran of humiliating the US in negotiations, citing failed diplomatic efforts after American officials traveled to Pakistan without achieving results in talks.

Pakistan rejected Afghan media claims of Pakistani military strikes on Kunar province university, with the information ministry dismissing reports as 'frivolous and fake' amid regional security tensions.