
A Saudi-led airstrike hits a Yemen wedding, killing at least 20 people
Harrowing images emerged on social media of the deadly bombing, the third to hit Yemeni civilians since the weekend.

Trump renews his threat to tie border crossings to a new NAFTA deal
The president’s latest threat comes as trade negotiators are already grappling with a host of thorny issues.

NASA is baffled by the mysterious ice circles in the Arctic
Add this to the ever-growing list of things you have to worry about.

Driver in custody after van kills 10, injures 15 on Toronto street
Witnesses said the driver appeared to be acting deliberately, but police said they did not yet know the cause or any possible motive.

World briefs: The Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam is convicted for shooting at Brussels police
Plus: Nicaraguans take to streets en masse on sixth day of protests; Tour bus crashes in North Korea, killing 36; and more.

Trump begins the first state visit of his administration wooing France’s Emmanuel Macron
With Iran and a list of other tough issues awaiting them, the leaders started the three-day visit with an anything-but-ordinary double date.

A Senate panel votes to recommend Mike Pompeo as secretary of state
With that, the current CIA director’s nomination is sent to the full Senate.

Britain’s Lords defeat Theresa May for the third time on Brexit
This time, it was over an amendment to the government’s so-called European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.

Trump won’t ease sanctions without action by North Korea on its nuclear weapons
Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ comments appeared to leave open the possibility of easing the U.S.-led “maximum pressure” campaign.

Armenia’s leader, Serzh Sargsyan, quits amid protests, saying ‘I was wrong’
Thousands of people had poured into the streets to protest his political maneuvering to cling to power in this former Soviet republic.

Kate leaves hospital hours after giving birth to a royal baby boy
“The baby weighed 8lbs 7oz,” Kensington Palace announced in a tweet. “… Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.”

Treading carefully into Pakistan: Pittsburgh companies wary of risks
In 2009, it seemed like a great idea. Bryan Tamburro, a soft-spoken, steely-eyed international business consultant in Pittsburgh, launched

A suspicious factory spotlights the challenge of verifying North Korea’s nuclear promises
North Korea has a long history of concealing illicit weapons activity from foreign eyes.

A chance to reverse Brexit? U.K. business says ‘no’ to a second vote.
As a group of lawmakers tries to engineer a second referendum, business leaders are recoiling. Worse than Brexit is prolonged uncertainty.

India’s actresses are starting to seize their own #MeToo moment
Movie industries from Bollywood to Kollywood, Mollywood and Tollywood are starting to open up about the treatment of women in the business.

Hamas says a man gunned down in Malaysia was an important member
The statement raised suspicions that Israel was behind the brazen killing.

India institutes the death penalty for child rape in the wake of an 8-year-old’s brutal death
Offenders who rape girls under 12 may now be subject to the death penalty in India.

World briefs: China’s ZTE says it’s seeking a solution to America’s tech ban
Plus: Barclays CEO fined over whistle-blower scandal; U.S. human rights report labels Russia and China threats to global stability; and

Trump criticizes OPEC, calling oil prices ‘artificially’ high
Rob West, an analyst at Redburn, noted that the president may have a point: “I do see some artificiality in the prices we see today.”

Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya questions why Robert Mueller hasn’t contacted her
Ms. Veselnitskaya discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. in New York during his father’s 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency.

Met with days of deadly protests, Nicaragua’s leader vows to reverse course
President Daniel Ortega announced Sunday that he was reversing a social security overhaul that had prompted days of protests.

Iran warns it will restart ‘nuclear activities’ if Trump withdraws from the 2015 deal
A resumption, Mohammad Javad Zarif said, does not include developing nuclear weapons, because Iran “has never wanted to produce a bomb.”

Syria’s military pummels Islamic State-held districts in Damascus
It’s part of a bid to enforce an evacuation deal reached last week.

The DNC’s chairman defends its lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks
Talk show hosts were asking Tom Perez whether the suit was distracting from efforts to rebuild the Democratic Party.

Trump says North Korea agreed to ‘denuclearization,’ even though it hasn’t
The North has stopped short of saying it has any intention of abandoning its nuclear arsenal.

At least 63 people are killed in attacks on Afghanistan voter-registration centers
The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for the attack via its Amaq news agency, saying its target was Shiite Muslims.

North Korea is setting the mood for a summit with Trump
World applauds decision to freeze missile, nuke tests

In message to Trump, Europe and Mexico forge trade pact
The deal, which has yet to be formally signed, is expected to increase trade in dairy, pork, services, digital goods and medicines.

Israel's Lieberman blames Hamas over Gaza deaths
Demands grow for investigation into Israeli use of lethal force.

Inspectors get samples from suspected site of gas attack in Syria
Global chemical weapons watchdog says it has collected samples from Douma, Syria, two weeks after suspected chemical weapons attack

N. Korea, setting stage for talks, halts nuclear, ICBM tests
North Korea suspends nuclear and long-range missile tests ahead of summits, Trump responds with tweet of "big progress."

King of Swaziland proclaims his nation will be known as eSwatini
The name is not new. The king has used it on many previous occasions, including his address to the U.N. General Assembly last year.

Gaza protest draws fewer, still deadly
Four people, including a 15-year-old, were reported killed as Palestinians protested for the fourth Friday on the border of Gaza and Israel.
World briefs: President of Philippines deports critics
Plus: Airport contents for sale, Disc jockey Avicii dies, Officer: Reporters set up, Also in the world …

As doors close in America, China’s telecom giant Huawei shifts its focus to Europe
SHENZHEN, China — As trade disputes simmer, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, the No. 3 smartphone brand, is shifting its growth

Trade issues expose the limits of the Trump-Abe ‘bromance’
The president rejected the Japanese leader’s efforts to win a pass on tariffs for Tokyo and persuade the U.S. to rejoin the TPP trade deal.

As Raul Castro steps down, Cuba and America are still bound by strategic interests that remain solid
Shared policy initiatives, technical cooperation pacts and binational task forces have survived and, in some cases, even strengthened.

Russia joins a bid to win compensation over Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs
The White House says the measures are for national security reasons.

Syrian rebels give up the Damascus-area town of Dumayr to the Assad government
It was the latest in a string of handovers by rebels to the government.

Qualcomm gets a new deadline for acquiring NXP as China seeks remedies
The semiconductors company demanded a July deadline for closing the deal as regulators required additional concessions to give it approval.

World briefs: Women take fall in Nobel scandal for man’s alleged misdeeds
Plus: U.S. officials say 16 nations agree to track Venezuela corruption; volcano erupts in Kyushu; and more.

Heidi Heitkamp becomes the first Democrat to pledge support for Mike Pompeo as secretary of state
The development potentially clinches the CIA director his bid — as long as no more Republicans refuse to vote for confirmation.

Regulators will fine Wells Fargo up to $1 billion as early as Friday, reports say
The penalty would be toughest action by the Trump administration against a major bank.

Rudy Giuliani says he’s joining Trump’s legal team to seek an end to Robert Mueller’s probe
Mr. Giuliani is doing this “for the good of the country and because I have high regard for the president and for Bob Mueller.”

After Trump brings up leaving the talks, the South says North Korea removed a major obstacle
Kim Jong Un has ceased to demand that American troops be removed from South Korea as a condition for denuclearization, Moon Jae-in said.

Raul Castro’s successor, Miguel Diaz-Canel, pledges ‘continuity’ as he takes over in Cuba
“Raúl … will be key to the process of making the most important decisions on the future of the nation,” Mr. Díaz-Canel, 57, said Thursday.

Russian authorities want to ban Telegram. It’s not going as well as they’d hoped.
Officials began implementing a ban on the popular messaging platform after the company refused to hand over access to encrypted messages.
Earthquake, at least 5.5 in magnitude, strikes southern Iran near nuclear power plant
TEHRAN, Iran — An earthquake of at least magnitude 5.5 struck in southern Iran near the country’s sole nuclear power plant on Thursday

Postwar Britain welcomed workers from the Caribbean. Now, Brexit Britain wants proof they belong.
Unlike the “dreamers” at the center of similar controversy in the U.S., the Windrush families came to Britain legally.
