The Taliban have freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison. That's weeks after they announced an agreement with U.S. envoys on a prisoner exchange. The Taliban's deputy spokesperson identified the man as Amir Amiri, but did not provide details on his detention. An official familiar with the release said Amiri had been detained since December 2024 and is on his way back to the U.S. The official spoke anonymously, as they were not authorized to discuss details with the media. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed Amiri's release.

Officials have put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave a day after federal immigration agents arrested him because they said he was in the country illegally. The Des Moines school board voted unanimously Saturday to place Superintendant Ian Roberts on paid leave during a three-minute-long special meeting. The board said Roberts was not available to carry out his duties for the 30,000-student district and stated that officials would reassess his status after getting more information. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said agents detained Roberts on Friday because he was in the country illegally, didn’t have authorization to work and was subject to a final removal order issued in 2024.

United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program have been reimposed. This puts Tehran under new pressure as tensions remain high in the wider Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. At the U.N. General Assembly this week in New York, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tried a last-minute diplomatic push to stop the sanctions. However, Iran’s supreme leader boxed in their efforts by describing diplomacy with the United States as a “sheer dead end.” Meanwhile, efforts by China and Russia to halt the sanctions failed Friday.