World News at a Glance

Trump Pressures Saudi Arabia to Increase Oil Production

President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that he had once again leaned on Saudi Arabia to increase oil production by as much as 2 million barrels a day. The Trump administration has been signaling that it wants to take much of Iran’s oil exports off the market, and worries about the loss of that oil have been pushing up oil prices. Analysts say that Saudi help in making up for lost Iranian crude oil will be crucial to Trump’s efforts to contain Iran while not forcing prices up too high to cause political damage in the United States. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was selling Friday for over $79 a barrel.

Spain’s Migrant Wave Grows, Even as Europe’s Subsides

Shortly after taking office in June, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain welcomed 630 migrants from the Aquarius, a rescue ship that had been turned away by Italy and Malta. But Sánchez is under pressure to stem a sudden influx of migrants crossing from Morocco on inflatable boats. The number of unauthorized migrants arriving in Europe from Africa, the Middle East and Asia has fallen sharply since 2016 — except in Spain, where it has soared. On Thursday, Spain’s interior and foreign ministers met with their Moroccan counterparts to discuss migration after two weeks in which more than 2,000 migrants made the crossing by boat.

More ‘Sonic Attacks’ on Americans in China

The State Department has evacuated at least 11 Americans from China after abnormal sounds or sensations were reported by government employees at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, the consulate in Shanghai and the embassy in Beijing, officials said. The cases in Guangzhou — and now possibly Shanghai and Beijing — are similar to a wave of illnesses that struck Americans working at the embassy in Havana, Cuba, beginning in fall 2016. Another American there was reported last week to have symptoms, bringing the total number of those afflicted by what have been described as “sonic attacks” to 25.

Syrian Offensive Leaves Thousands Stranded at Jordan’s Closed Border

Thousands of families fleeing a Syrian government offensive in Daraa were stranded at the Jordanian border Saturday, unable to either return home or escape the violence because passageways to the neighboring country had been sealed. Humanitarian organizations have called on Jordan to open the border to Syrians fleeing violence. The new offensive by Syrian government forces aims to regain control of one of the country’s last two rebel-held territories. Jordan and Syria’s other neighbors, Lebanon and Turkey, have borne the brunt of the exodus of millions of refugees who have fled across the borders during the past seven years of war, which has displaced nearly 12 million people.

With Mexico’s Election Near, Its Crime and Its Assassins Go More Local

Voters will fill more than 3,400 local, state and federal posts Sunday in Mexico’s largest general election. It is also perhaps the most violent electoral season in modern Mexican history. At least 136 politicians and political operatives have been assassinated since fall, according to Etellekt, a risk analysis firm. In the run-up to the vote, much of the focus has been on the presidential contest. Yet for the millions of people in the most violent parts of the country, elections for local office may have the biggest impact on their daily lives. And organized crime groups have all but decided many of those outcomes already.

Belgium Honors Congo Leader It Helped Overthrow

Belgian officials imprisoned Patrice Lumumba as a rabble-rouser. When, shortly afterward, he became the first prime minister of an independent Congo, they supported a military coup that culminated in his killing. On Saturday, 58 years to the day after Lumumba declared his country’s independence, they named a square in Brussels after him. The cheering crowds at the ceremony Saturday, however, masked Belgium’s complex relationship with its former colony. Most Belgians have at least one ancestor who played some role in colonial-era Congo, and Belgium has officially admitted involvement in Lumumba’s death. The renaming of the square is Belgium’s latest effort to come to terms with its colonial legacy.