Canada’s Mark Carney makes final appeal against Alberta separation ahead of referendum

Iran has signaled an openness to talks in the past, but they did not come to fruition.

President Trump prevented some new sanctions on Russia and hefty tariffs on large-scale buyers of Russian oil from taking effect late Friday, waiving portions of a bipartisan law aimed at pressuring the Russian government — as Mr. Trump seeks to ease prices by tapping Russian energy. He also waived the law's 500% tariffs on Russian goods, and halted certain other sanctions on Russia. He said the waivers will remain in place until administration officials "determine that further action is appropriate," and directed members of his administration to "monitor" countries that import Russian energy or evade sanctions.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed responsibility after two missiles struck Aden International Airport on Friday, saying they had targeted a weapons depot as well as a military command headquarters. The Aden Security Department said a Yemenia Airways flight bound for Cairo had been preparing for takeoff when the attack took place.

The new sanctions and tariffs were set to take effect in two days.