World News at a Glance

In Colombia, Two Rebel Groups Take Different Paths

A crowd gathered in Bogotá this weekend as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, opened its campaign for the presidency. But at a northern port, bombs exploded as a different group continued to attack. Five police officers were killed. A faction of the National Liberation Army, the guerrilla organization known as the ELN, claimed responsibility. The contrasting scenes highlight the challenge Colombia now faces in its road to peace. While FARC has signed a peace deal with the government and entered politics, many guerrillas of the ELN seem bent on pressing their long battle against the state.

#MeToo Movement Spills Across a Border and Intensifies

Michelle Rempel was debating a sexual harassment bill in Canada’s House of Commons in Ottawa on Monday when she suddenly fell silent. “I don’t want to sit in this place and have this conversation again,” she told the chamber. “I don’t want another woman coming into my office. This needs to stop and it needs to stop now.” Monday’s frank debate about sexual harassment and politics was the latest, and most potent, response to the #MeToo movement that is sweeping Canada. Canadian women have been both inspired and dispirited by what is happening in the United States and moved to speak out themselves.

Ireland Commits to Hold Abortion Referendum by End of May

The Irish government on Monday formally committed to hold a historic referendum on abortion, confirming that a vote will be held by the end of May. The referendum on whether to repeal a 35-year-old constitutional ban on abortion will test how far attitudes have shifted in a country that was once a bastion of Roman Catholic conservatism. Speaking at a news conference after a special Cabinet meeting on the issue, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar also confirmed that the minister of health is preparing legislation to allow unrestricted access to abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy, and later in cases of rape, incest or fatal abnormality.

Strava Fitness App Can Reveal Military Sites, Analysts Say

A fitness app that posts a map of its users’ activity has unwittingly revealed the locations and habits of military bases and personnel, including those of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, security analysts say. The app, Strava, which calls itself “the social network for athletes,” allows millions of users to time and map their workouts and to post them online for friends to see, and it can track their movements at other times. The app is especially popular with young people who are serious about fitness, which describes many service members. Some security analysts have argued that the map represents a security breach.

With Tour and White House Lunch, Trump Presses U.N. Envoys on His Iran Problem

The Trump administration escalated efforts to put pressure on Iran on Monday, taking ambassadors from the United Nations Security Council on a field trip to inspect what U.S. officials called remnants of Iranian missiles and other weaponry illegally supplied to Yemen rebels. The ambassadors were also White House lunch guests of President Donald Trump, who pressed them to counter “Iran’s destabilization activities in the Middle East.” The missile fragments, along with other military equipment, were first unveiled last month by Nikki R. Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She presented them as proof that Iran had violated U.N. sanctions.

Tired of Their Veils, Some Iranian Women Stage Rare Protests

In one of Tehran’s busiest squares Monday, an Iranian woman removed her headscarf, tied it to a stick and waved it for all to see. It was no small feat in Iran, where women can be arrested for publicly flouting the Islamic requirement that they cover their hair. No one protested. In fact, she was applauded by many people. She was not alone. On Monday several other women, a total of six, according to social media accounts, made the same symbolic gesture. The were emulating a young woman who had done the same on Dec. 27 and was subsequently arrested. Activists say she has since been released.

Toronto Landscaper Killed at Least 5 Men, Police Say

A Toronto landscaper killed at least five men and hid some of their remains in planters where he worked, police said Monday. The suspect, Bruce McArthur, 66, who was arrested Jan. 18 and charged in two killings then, was charged Monday with three additional murders. Because of the access his job afforded him, McArthur may have hidden additional remains in numerous locations, Sgt. Hank Idsinga, a homicide detective with the Toronto Police Service, said at a news conference. He added that additional victims were expected to be found. “We do believe there are more,” he said.