World News at a Glance

A Town That Lives for Hockey Is Devastated by Humboldt Broncos’ Deaths

For nearly 50 years, teenage boys from across Western Canada have left their families and friends to live with strangers and play hockey for the Broncos in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, a small town whose passion for the sport stands out. On Friday, however, that relationship between town and team was shattered when the Broncos’ bus, headed for a playoff game, collided with a tractor-trailer, killing 15. While the anguish from the loss is most intense in Humboldt, the accident resonated across Western Canada, and the country, where numerous small towns provide the next step up hockey’s ladder for promising junior players.

Dozens Suffocate in Syria as Government Is Accused of Chemical Attack

Dozens of Syrians choked to death after a suspected chemical attack struck the rebel-held suburb of Douma, east of Damascus, with aid groups Sunday blaming President Bashar Assad’s government for the assault and Western governments expressing outrage. Rescue workers in Syria reported finding at least 42 people dead in their homes from apparent suffocation. Patients with burning eyes and breathing problems were rushed to clinics after the attack at dusk Saturday, medical and rescue groups said. The attack appeared to break the will of Douma’s rebels, who agreed Sunday to a deal with the government to hand the area over.

As Trump Seeks Way Out of Syria, New Attack Pulls Him Back In

Days after President Donald Trump said he wanted to pull the United States out of Syria, Syrian forces hit a suburb of Damascus with bombs that rescue workers said unleashed toxic gas. Within hours, images of dead families sprawled in their homes threatened to change Trump’s calculus on Syria, possibly drawing him deeper into an intractable Middle Eastern war that he hoped to leave. “Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Sunday. He blamed Iran and Russia for their support of the Syrian government. "Big price to pay,” he wrote.

Orban Wins Sweeping Majority, and Control of Hungary’s Constitution

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, who has set about transforming this former Soviet bloc member from a vibrant democracy into a semi-autocratic state under one political party’s control, appeared to have won a sweeping victory in national elections Sunday, with 93 percent of the vote counted. By securing two-thirds of the seats in Parliament, Orban’s Fidesz party — along with its ally, the Christian Democrats — has the power to change the constitution. Gabor Vona, the leader of Jobbik, an opposition party, conceded defeat while lamenting the tenor of the election, which he called “the hate campaign.”

For Luigi Di Maio, It’s Now or Never to Lead Italy

As he leads the Five Star Movement in negotiations to form a new Italian government, Luigi Di Maio, 31, seems to have a long political career ahead of him. But according to the rules of his party, this is Di Maio’s last shot. A rule of the Five Star Movement limits party members to two terms of elected office. Di Maio was re-elected to Parliament in March. The term limit has added an element of desperation to his bid to be Italy’s next prime minister. It has also formed another complication in the stalemate after last month’s inconclusive election.

6 Men Were Plotting Attack on Berlin Half-Marathon, Police Say

Six men suspected of plotting a possible attack on the Berlin half-marathon Sunday were detained by police amid heightened security in Germany a day after a truck attack in the western city of Munster killed two people. Authorities said Sunday that the Munster attacker, a 48-year-old German citizen who turned a gun on himself after plowing into people at sidewalk tables, did not appear to be linked to Islamist terrorism or to hold any other political convictions. But on a continent that has seen Islamic State supporters repeatedly turn vehicles into weapons to target civilians, authorities remained on raised alert.

Indian Actress Stages a Topless #MeToo Protest

There was no shortage of television cameras when Sri Reddy, an Indian film actress, took off her top. Reddy, a middling star in central India, announced Saturday that she was staging a protest against sexual harassment in the Indian film industry, one of the bolder #MeToo-type moments that the country has seen. She marched up to the offices of a film commission, stripped half-naked and stood there glaring at the cameras, hands covering her breasts. “Are we girls, or things to play with?” she asked. She was then whisked off by police to face possible charges of public nudity.