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Saifullah Paracha, 75, was held at the U.S. facility for 18 years without ever being charged. He arrived in Pakistan on Saturday.

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf swore in a caretaker government Friday to run the country until elections take place in January. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is visiting to try to convince Musharraf to end the state of emergency, free political prisoners and resign as army chief of staff.

The U.S. imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods. China responded by doing the same — beginning what many say is a crippling trade war between the world's two largest economies.

The Trump administration is keeping its promise to cut the number of refugees the U.S. will accept. This comes at a time when the world is dealing with the worst refugee crisis since World War Two.

Senior officials representing the U.N. Security Council's permanent members, and Germany, meet in London to discuss Iran's nuclear program. The meeting could initiate new negotiations between Iran and the EU. Iran, reportedly, would like to make direct contact with the U.S.

Trade talks with China have stalled, after an inconclusive visit to Beijing by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. China is threatening to scrap an agreement to import more U.S. goods, if the U.S. goes ahead with tariffs.

President Trump said the U.S. would remove its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and said a deal will be signed on Friday.

India is an important ally to the U.S., but the Trump administration has twice postponed high-level talks with the country over the past year — citing scheduling conflicts.

The U.S. has a new mission in Syria: keeping the country's oil fields away from Syrian and Russian forces.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Bellinger, former State Department legal adviser, about the possibility of Julian Assange being extradited to the United States.