World News at a Glance

Fight to Retake Last ISIS Territory Begins

The last vestige of the Islamic State’s caliphate that straddled Syria and Iraq is under attack. Members of a U.S.-backed coalition said Tuesday they had begun a final push to oust the militants from Hajin, Syria, the remaining sliver of land under the group’s control in the region where it was born. The assault is the final chapter of a war that began more than four years ago after the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, seized enormous tracts in Iraq and Syria and declared a caliphate. The group lost its last territory in Iraq last year.

Duterte Dares Military Officers to Rebel Amid Standoff Over Senator’s Arrest

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines Tuesday challenged military veterans and serving officers who oppose him to mount a rebellion, a day after the head of the armed forces warned soldiers not to take sides in the president’s standoff with a senator. The senator, Antonio Trillanes, is a former naval officer and fierce critic of Duterte. Last week, Duterte revoked an amnesty the senator had received for taking part in two brief military uprisings more than 10 years ago and ordered his arrest. Trillanes has been holed up at his Senate office for more than a week.

Hundreds of Thousands of Catalans Rally for Independence in Barcelona

Hundreds of thousands of pro-independence Catalans took over downtown Barcelona on Tuesday, in their largest show of force since a botched declaration of independence from Spain last October. The rally on Catalonia’s national day, known as the Diada, was peaceful as the demonstrators deployed along almost 4 miles of the Diagonal, the main avenue that cuts across Barcelona. This year’s rally took place in the shadow of a clampdown by Madrid after the territorial conflict boiled over last October, when Catalonia held a referendum on independence that was declared unconstitutional by the central government and Spanish courts.

Bombing of Peaceful Protest in Afghanistan Kills at Least 32

Extremists in eastern Afghanistan bombed a peaceful protest Tuesday, killing at least 32 people, officials said, the deadliest in a series of attacks in the Nangarhar province over the day. The bombings, which also struck three schools, followed a pattern of recent attacks by the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, which has publicly vowed to target educational institutions. The attack also left at least 128 wounded, according to a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar. The protesters had gathered to demand the dismissal of a police commander they accuse of involvement in arbitrary killings, robberies and maintaining a private prison.

Zimbabwe Declares Cholera Emergency as Disease Spreads in Capital

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 20 people and sickened 2,000 others in the past week, the country’s new health minister said Tuesday as he declared a state of emergency in the capital, Harare. “This whole problem is a result of blocked sewers," Health Minister Obadiah Moyo said. The government had suspended classes at schools in some suburbs of Harare. Moyo said the state of emergency would “enable us to contain cholera, typhoid and whatever is going on.” Cholera is a bacterial disease spread by fecal matter coming into contact with drinking water or food.

Hunters of Man-Eating Tigress Can Shoot to Kill, Indian Court Rules

Wildlife advocates Tuesday pleaded with India’s Supreme Court to save a female tiger known as T-1, who has evaded capture and is believed to have killed 13 people. The 5-year-old tigress has been stalking a scruffy patch of central India for more than two years, mauling herders and farmers, along with cows and horses. Wildlife advocates say she has killed only in self-defense and they cited India's strict requirements to protect the endangered animals. But it was to no avail. A two-judge panel upheld a plan by forestry officials to kill T-1 if a concerted effort to capture her fails.