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Senegal's sacked PM Sonko elected parliamentary Speaker in challenge to president

As speaker, Sonko could use his position to challenge the policies of the president, his one-time ally.

Threat of Deportations Leads to Risky Childbirth for Haitian Mothers

ANA MARÍA ARÉVALO GOSEN, HOGLA ENECIA PÉREZ AND LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ

Haitian women are having babies in squalid, unsupervised settings after the Dominican Republic started sending immigration agents to detain migrants at hospitals.

Rescuers in Laos Scramble to Reach 7 People Trapped in Flooded Cave

FRANCESCA REGALADO AND MUKTITA SUHARTONO

The group, which was searching for gold, has been trapped for almost a week. Divers who were involved in the 2018 rescue of a Thai youth soccer team have joined the operation.

China executes man for murdering prominent gaming tycoon

The court said the man poisoned the tycoon for sidelining him after he helped secure a deal with Netflix for the 3 Body Problem.

Eleven killed in Lebanon village as Israel intensifies strikes

Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "crush" Hezbollah.

Wave of child abuse cases shakes schools in Paris

A school assistant goes on trial accused of sexual mistreatment of children in his care, in the latest case to rock the Paris school system.

Ebola needs swift response to prevent catastrophe, says DR Congo governor

The governor of Ituri said the more time they lose, the closer the province is to disaster.

Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire

The attacks took place while Iranian and Qatari negotiators were in Doha for peace talks.

At Chelsea Flower Show, a Gnome Controversy and Some ‘Good British Madness’

REBECCA R. RUIZ

At the prestigious garden show, attendees jockeyed to buy prizewinning blooms and debated the role of whimsy as a ban on garden gnomes was temporarily lifted.

In City at Center of Ebola Crisis, ‘the Virus Is Far Ahead of Us’

DECLAN WALSH AND ARLETTE BASHIZI

The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.

Trump’s Iran Proposal Has Echoes of Half-Finished Gaza Deal

AARON BOXERMAN

President Trump’s proposal to end the war with Iran would delay tackling the most contentious issues — a tactic that has had mixed results in Gaza.

Belgium Crash Kills 4 as Train Hits School Van

KOBA RYCKEWAERT AND JEANNA SMIALEK

Two children, 12 and 15, were among those killed in the crash near Brussels, officials said. The students in the van attended a special education school.

A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea

JOHN YOON

Dong Guangping, 68, fled China at least three other times but was always sent back. His friends hope things might be different this time.

Israel Steps Up Strikes in Lebanon as U.S. Pushes for Iran Peace Deal

EUAN WARD

Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, has also kept up rocket and drone attacks on Israeli troops, as the escalations threaten to complicate diplomatic efforts.

Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout, Officials Say

YEGANEH TORBATI AND SANAM MAHOOZI

Organizations that track online traffic confirmed an uptick in activity on Tuesday, as Iranians reconnected to the global internet after a government-imposed shutdown.