International

Trump says U.S. struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he’d launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after he spent weeks decrying the group for targeting Christians.
Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, U.S. official says
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. Word of the pursuit comes as the Trump administration appears to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. The tanker pursuit Sunday was confirmed by a U.S. official.
One Minnesotan's search for a violin lost during the Holocaust
After the death of her mother, Eva Neubeck went on a mission to recover a missing family heirloom: a 200-year-old violin.
Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10
Israel’s military says troops fired a mortar shell into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, in the latest incident to rock the tenuous ceasefire with Hamas. Health officials on Wednesday said at least 10 people were wounded, and the army said it was investigating.
Inside the Trump administration’s man-made hunger crisis
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
Jewish Minnesotans condemn fatal mass shooting at Hannukah event in Australia
Sunday marks the first day of Hanukkah for Jewish people around the world. But many will be gathering with heavy hearts after at least 15 people were killed in what Australian officials say was a “targeted attack” on the Jewish community in Sydney over the weekend.