Headlines- After attending high-level discussions and presenting Pakistani officials with Tehran's list of demands for ending the war, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad, Pakistan.
- US President Donald Trump has called off envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's planned visit to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
- An intercepted ship affiliated to the Iranian "shadow fleet" is being escorted back to Iran by a Navy helicopter, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
- About ten minutes after he announced on Saturday morning that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would not be traveling to Pakistan for diplomatic talks, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran sent over a new peace offer that was "much better" than what they would have worked with going into the meeting.
- On Saturday, Tuareg rebels and an Al-Qaeda affiliate took credit for synchronized operations throughout Mali.
- In the first elections since the start of the Gaza war, Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza cast votes for local councils on Saturday.
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