Tornado Rips Through Towns in Southern France

An uncommonly powerful tornado destroyed dozens of homes and knocked out power to about 2,800 households.
Christian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Deported By Trump Finds New Home

Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.
U.S. Removes Syria From Its List of Terrorism Sponsors

The move lifted economic sanctions on the country, raising hopes of further recovery after its brutal civil war.
How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War

Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.
Missing From a Mass Wedding in India: Brides

A fraud case, in which dozens of grooms showed up for a wedding that never materialized, is an extreme example of scamming in a marriage industry long prone to it.
Iran May Have Little to Lose as U.S. Tries to Squeeze Its Economy

Experts warn that a campaign aimed at avoiding military escalation could instead provoke it, as Iranian leaders vow retaliation across the oil-rich Gulf.
Trump Administration to Return Diplomats to Middle East Embassies

Evacuated foreign service officers could begin heading back to their posts as early as this week, an internal document shows, suggesting Washington does not anticipate a renewal of full-scale conflict with Iran.
Man Who Told of a Childhood With Wolves Dies at 80

Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja’s improbable story of a wild youth became the subject of a study, and inspired a novel and film.
U.S. Tariffs Could Price Canadian Firms Out of U.S. and Threaten Thousands of Jobs

The 50 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on Canadian exports to the United States will make it impossible for many Canadian companies to continue to sell to the U.S. market, economists say.
Iran Pledges to Defy Trump’s Economic Sanctions

Analysts say Tehran could intensify the dispute militarily after the United States announced new efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy. One Iranian official vowed that “not a single drop of oil” would leave the gulf.