World News at a Glance

U.S. Pans Iran Deal and Courts Kim

The Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, often spoken of in the same breath, are now being thrust together, as President Donald Trump’s determination to kill the accord limiting Tehran’s capabilities is colliding with his scramble to reach a far more complex deal with Pyongyang. The North will be watching closely in May, when Trump will face another deadline on deciding whether to abandon the Iran deal. The same month, Trump plans to head into a negotiation with North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong Un — the first time an American president has ever spoken with the leader of that country.

The Mideast Plan Is Nearly Ready. Will Either Side Read It?

The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on its Middle East peace plan, three senior officials said Sunday, and President Donald Trump is likely to present it soon, despite having taken on another dispute, with North Korea. While the timing is still not set, these officials said, the most immediate challenge for the White House is how to roll it out so that it is not proclaimed dead on arrival. The Palestinians remain furious over the president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and they have refused White House entreaties to come back to the table.

Tours of Nazi Camps to Curb Creeping Hate

Teaching history is a pillar of national identity in postwar Germany. That is why Sawsan Chebli, a Berlin state legislator with Palestinian heritage, recently came up with an idea that is radical even by the standards of a country that has dissected the horrors of its past like no other: make visits to Nazi concentration camps mandatory — for everyone. “This is about who we are as a country,” she said. Chebli’s proposal comes at a time when Germany is grappling with the creeping rise of anti-Semitism and as the Jewish community, now numbering about 200,000, is once again nervous.

In Britain, Letters Call for ‘Punish a Muslim Day’

The anonymous letters arrived this weekend in plain white envelopes, and were sent to people in at least six communities in England. Inside was a message so hateful that it sent ripples of alarm across the country and prompted a national counterterrorism investigation. The message said April 3 would be “Punish a Muslim Day,” and that points would be awarded for acts of violence: 25 points for pulling a woman’s head scarf, 500 points for murdering a Muslim and 1,000 for bombing a mosque. Police and other officials have warned Britons to be vigilant, and counterterrorism officials are investigating.

China’s Legislature Formally Ends Term Limits

President Xi Jinping set China on course to follow his hard-line authoritarian rule far into the future on Sunday, when the national legislature lifted the presidential term limit and gave constitutional backing to expanding the reach of the Communist Party. Delegates of the National People’s Congress in Beijing voted almost unanimously to approve an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the term limit. The amendment was among 21 constitutional changes approved by the congress. Next weekend, the congress is expected to continue its show of support for Xi by voting him into a second five-year term as president.

Tillerson’s Nairobi Visit Highlights Proposed Spending Cuts

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in the midst of a five-nation tour of Africa, laid a wreath Sunday at the August 7th Memorial Park here that commemorates a suicide truck bombing 20 years ago that killed more than 200 people. In the wake of the 1998 attack, the department hired tens of thousands of security guards for posts around the world and made other changes that today cost nearly $7 billion annually, which is almost half of the $15 billion that Tillerson wants eliminated from the department’s budget.

Turkish Business Jet Crashes in Iran

A Turkish business jet carrying eight passengers and three crew members crashed into a mountain in central Iran on Sunday, killing all on board, the Iranian authorities said. The plane was carrying the daughter of a Turkish tycoon and seven of her friends on their way back to Turkey, the Turkish news media reported, just days after the jet took them to her bachelorette party in Dubai. Turkey’s Transport Ministry said the plane belonged to Basaran Holding, which is led by Huseyin Basaran. His daughter, Mina, 28, had traveled to the United Arab Emirates to celebrate her coming wedding.