Low water levels have led to a traffic jam at one of the world’s busiest maritime passages. The bottleneck demonstrates how accelerating climate change is threatening global supply chains.

In a June 6 presidential runoff, Peruvians will choose between divisive candidates whose campaigns have raised concerns about the country lurching into extremist policies and democratic backsliding. …

The murder of Haiti’s embattled president stands to deepen the country’s political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

Violence between rival Shiite factions has raised concerns that Iraq’s weak government is facing prolonged political upheaval.

Even if French President Emmanuel Macron is able to fend off the challenge from his far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen, he could struggle to form an effective government.