World News at a Glance

Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Tunisia and Turkey; Hundreds Rescued Off Spain

Rescuers said Sunday that dozens of migrants had drowned off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey, while hundreds had been rescued off Spain, as the flow of people seeking to get to Europe continued despite tightened controls. At least 46 migrants died when their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast, the country’s Defense Ministry said. The coast guard rescued 67 others, and the operation was continuing, the ministry said. The migrants were of Tunisian and other nationalities, according to the ministry. Security officials said the boat had been packed with about 180 migrants, including around 80 from other African countries.

Planning Trump-Kim Meeting: Who Sits Where, What Will They Eat and Who Pays?

The June 12 meeting in Singapore between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to discuss North Korea’s nuclear future will require deciding countless details: the site, seating arrangements, who is allowed in the room, the number of meals and breaks, what to use in a toast between the two leaders, what gifts could be exchanged and who will pay for what. Without question, the top priority is security. As the host country, Singapore will be in charge of ensuring security in public, but the United States and North Korea will oversee the safety of their own leaders.

Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s New Leader, Returns From the Political Wilderness

On Saturday, Pedro Sánchez, 46, a Socialist leader, was sworn in as Spain’s new prime minister in a stunning and rapid turnaround for a man who returned to his party’s leadership only a year ago after being ousted in a party mutiny. Sánchez had orchestrated a parliamentary revolt, winning the backing of a majority of lawmakers to oust previous prime minister, Mariano Rajoy. Sánchez's challenge now is how to keep together an unwieldy alliance with the far-left Podemos and nationalist parties from Catalonia and the Basque region. Sánchez’s Socialist Party holds only one-quarter of the seats in Parliament.

Why Is Trump ‘Not Important’ in Mexico Election? All Candidates Are Against Him.

As Mexico’s July 1 election nears, the relationship between the United States and Mexico has been only a minor theme. During recent campaign rallies, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a former mayor of Mexico City and the front-runner in the Mexican presidential race, vowed to combat violence, decried inequality and promised wage increases for the working class. But his only mention of President Donald Trump — who has spent the past two years hectoring Mexico — was a throwaway joke. Amid the profound problems facing Mexico, Trump’s periodic attacks can feel irrelevant to many voters.

Indonesia Clamps Down on Simmering Independence Effort in Papua

Indonesia, despite its largely successful transition to democracy in 1999 after decades of authoritarian rule, continues to be criticized for the plight of Papua, which is on the western side of New Guinea Island. At least three Papuans considered political prisoners by human rights groups are serving lengthy prison sentences for promoting independence or raising the separatist flag of the armed Free Papua Movement in public. Dozens of others have been incarcerated in recent years. Human rights groups have reported a long list of abuses, including arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial killings and official corruption.

One Family’s Toll on a Cruel Day: 7 Children With Amputated Legs

Eleven members of the Mirza Gul family, 10 of them children, gathered around an unfamiliar object on the ground outside their home in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on April 29, the morning after the Taliban had fought Afghan soldiers nearby. It turned out to be an unexploded rocket and when 16-year-old Jalil tried to wrest it away from two smaller children it fell and exploded. By nightfall, four were dead, including Jalil. Seven survivors were left to bear the weight of those losses, and more: Every one of them lost a leg, and two lost both.

Brexit Nightmare: 17-Mile Traffic Jams at the Dover Border

Of the thousands of trucks that use England’s busiest ferry port at Dover each day, only a fraction carry goods from outside the European Union and are stopped by British officials for a lengthy examination. That's because Britain and France are members of the EU, removing the need for border checks on most goods. But when Britain quits the bloc, all that could change as all trucks would, in theory, be subject to such examinations. Even a modest, two-minute delay in truck processing could cause a 17-mile line of traffic, said an official with the Port of Dover.