World News at a Glance

Trump Alone Defends Prince on Khashoggi

As evidence piles up pointing to the Saudi crown prince’s responsibility in the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump has hardened his refusal to concede any possibility that the prince had a hand in the crime. Trump praised Saudi Arabia this weekend as a “truly spectacular ally” after the CIA concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto leader, ordered the murder. Trump said he would wait for a report on Khashoggi’s death produced by his administration before deciding how to assign blame. But he suggested the report wouldn’t establish definitively who was responsible.

Migrant Caravan Is Just Yards From U.S. Border, but Long Wait Lies Ahead

After more than a month on the move, a caravan of migrants from Central America has come to a halt a few yards from the border wall that divides Mexico and the United States. The metal barrier looms near the sports center where Tijuana’s city government has set up a shelter for the migrants, whose numbers are swelling as buses arrive almost daily. On the other side lies their goal: the United States. But it is dawning on many of them that the shelter could be their home for months if they decide to seek legal entry into the country.

With Sunken Argentine Sub Found, Families Demand Loved Ones’ Remains

A day after Argentina announced that the wreckage of a Navy submarine that vanished a year ago with 44 sailors on board had been found, several relatives of the crew members demanded Sunday that authorities spare no effort to bring the remains to the surface quickly. Their pleas raised the stakes of success for a task that government officials and experts described as herculean. Navy officials asked relatives to be patient as they try to come up with the next steps. The government also worked to tamp down expectations that retrieving the human remains could be done at all.

‘Critical’ Time for Brexit As May Battles Critics

Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday that she would hold more talks in Brussels this week over Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union while she battles twin threats at home: a possible no-confidence vote on her leadership and new resignations from her fractious Cabinet. May faces a perilous few days after her draft agreement provoked two Cabinet resignations and such widespread objections from lawmakers of all political persuasions that the document looks unlikely to win Parliament’s approval. “This isn’t about me,” May told Sky News. “This is about the national interest. The next seven days are critical.”

Candidates Vie to Replace Merkel as German Conservatives’ Leader

With three weeks until German conservatives vote on a new party leader, a race that has long been a backroom affair has made headlines. As the Christian Democratic Union seeks to replace Angela Merkel, who is stepping down, the party is aware that whoever succeeds her as party leader could become the next chancellor of Germany. The leading contenders started their campaigns in Lübeck on Thursday, the first of eight regional party conferences before delegates vote at a party congress on Dec. 7. Political analysts say the race will ultimately come down to two candidates, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Friedrich Merz.

U.S.-China Trade Dispute Rankles World Leaders

The trade dispute between the United States and China has led to a standoff at a summit meeting of Pacific Rim leaders in Papua New Guinea, leaving the gathering of 21 nations without a joint closing statement Sunday. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, known as APEC, has not ended without a joint statement since 1989, when the forum was established in Australia. Experts said the stalemate would set up a showdown at the Group of 20 conference in Argentina this month — which President Donald Trump is expected to attend — while intensifying frustration among countries caught in the crossfire.

Rich, Ancient City Is Unearthed in Greece

First, the archaeologist and her team uncovered a sarcophagus from a village in southern Greece in 1984. Thirty-four years later, an ancient road in the village led to a Roman mausoleum. Then, in October, a lost city called Tenea was found. “After I uncovered the sarcophagus, I knew I had to go back for more,” said Elena Korka, of the Office for Supervision of Antiquaries and Private Archaeological Collections in Greece’s Ministry of Culture. Excavations in Chiliomodi in the Peloponnese Peninsula began in September. Across an area stretching 733 yards, the team uncovered a residential space possibly from Mycenaean times.

A Fading Maori Town Is Pinning All Its Hopes On a Marijuana Boom

As New Zealand prepares to legalize the production of medicinal cannabis, companies are racing to secure the first and biggest slices of a market that has proved lucrative in the United States and Canada. One of those companies is also racing to save the town of Ruatoria, population 750 and falling. Hundreds of residents of Ruatoria and nearby towns have become shareholders in Hikurangi Cannabis, a startup founded by two local men, Manu Caddie and Panapa Ehau. They say they want to bring more than 100 jobs to the area in the next two years.