World News at a Glance

Turkey Names Saudi Operatives It Says Killed Dissident Journalist

One is the chief of forensic evidence at Saudi Arabia’s internal security agency, another is an officer in the Saudi special operations forces, and two others appear to be members of the Saudi royal guard. They are four of 15 men that Turkish officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, have identified as Saudi operatives who flew last week to Istanbul in pursuit of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist and political dissident, who has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate on Oct. 2. Turkish officials say Khashoggi was killed at the consulate and his body was dismembered — an allegation the Saudi government has vehemently denied.

With Arrest in Journalist’s Killing, Bulgaria Rebuts Talk of Political Motive

A man has been arrested in Germany and charged with the rape and murder of a Bulgarian journalist, authorities in Bulgaria announced Wednesday, saying that there was no indication that she had been killed because of her work. The man who is suspected of assaulting and killing the journalist, Viktoria Marinova, was identified as Severin Krasimirov, a 20-year-old with a petty criminal history, who fled after the attack. Marinova was the host of a cable TV show. Fears that the murder of Marinova, 30, might have been related to her work contributed to enormous international pressure on Bulgaria to bring the killer to justice.

Soaring Rice Prices Are Dulling Duterte’s Luster in Philippines

Through controversy after controversy, President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has always been able to count on his appeal among the nation’s poor. But with prices soaring for staples like rice and the country’s inflation rate at a nine-year high of 6.7 percent, he faces deepening discontent from the base of his support. Experts say the country’s food agency has become paralyzed by infighting and Duterte’s administration is being widely accused of mismanagement that has steadily worsened inflation and threatened to slow the economic growth that Duterte has prioritized.

Chinese Spy Arrested and Is Brought to U.S. for Prosecution

A Chinese intelligence official who was arrested in Belgium on April 1 was brought to the United States to face espionage charges, Justice Department officials said Wednesday, in a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s effort to crack down on Chinese spying. The extradition of the officer, Yanjun Xu, a deputy division director in a regional office of China’s Ministry of State Security, was the first time that a Chinese intelligence official was brought to the U.S. to be prosecuted. He tried to steal trade secrets from GE Aviation, according to law enforcement officials.

U.K. Appoints Minister for Suicide Prevention

Months after appointing its first minister for loneliness, Britain named a minister for suicide prevention as part of a new push to tackle mental health issues. Prime Minister Theresa May announced the appointment of health minister Jackie Doyle-Price to lead government efforts to cut the number of suicides and overcome the stigma that prevents people with mental health problems from seeking help. About 4,500 people take their own lives each year in England, and suicide is the leading cause of death for men under age 45, according to government research.

Flash Flood Kills at Least 10 on Mallorca

Flash floods caused by torrential rains killed at least 10 people on the Spanish island of Mallorca and burst the banks of a river, washing away vehicles and engulfing a town in muddy water. Hundreds of emergency workers, with the help of helicopters and sniffer dogs, searched for other victims. The flood hit Tuesday night and cut off the town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, which is home to about 8,000 people. A regional official told a Spanish radio station that the victims included a British couple who had been traveling in a taxi that was caught in the flash flood.

South Korea Considers Lifting Sanctions Against North Korea

South Korea said it was considering lifting a sweeping embargo on bilateral trade and exchanges with North Korea, despite Washington’s efforts to keep the economic noose on the North until it denuclearizes. On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha suggested that South Korea was becoming increasingly willing to ease its own sanctions against the North to encourage its denuclearization. South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, has dangled large investment and joint economic projects as an incentive. But he has vowed to honor U.N. sanctions and refrain from significant economic cooperation with the North unless it starts denuclearizing.

Wild Boars in Hong Kong Prove Not Every Pig in the City Is Babe

Unbeknown to most visitors, the green hills surrounding Hong Kong’s skyscrapers are alive with wild boars, which regularly spook hikers and joggers on walking trails, and sometimes wander into urban areas to dumpster dive. On Tuesday, three wild boars sauntered down a sidewalk near the Hong Kong equivalent of New York's Times Square before officers shot them with a tranquilizer gun and released them into parkland on the city’s fringes. Authorities have tried for years to stabilize Hong Kong’s wild boar population through licensed hunting and other measures, yet “wild pig nuisances” rose to 738 last year from 294 in 2013.