Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.

With U.S. gas prices up, President Donald Trump's approval ratings down and the Iran war dragging on, Republicans are recalibrating their blueprint ahead of November's midterm elections.

U.S. Southern Command shared a video showing a boat floating in the water before an explosion left it in flames.

The Israeli Prime Minister said he requested a delay in the release of his annual medical record, which was made public Friday, due to the Iran war.

State visits are always carried out at the request of the British government to cement international relationships.

For the first time in two decades, Palestinians in battle-scarred Gaza are voting in local elections Saturday. And in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, voters are casting ballots for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

Palestinians have buried a pregnant woman and her two children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza. At least 13 people died in the attacks on Friday, including two men in Gaza City and eight people

France and Greece renewed their defense pact, shoring up their alliance at a time when European nations seek to further boost their deterrence strategy.