Over the past two decades, Iran repeatedly threatened to close down the waterway. President Trump underestimated Iran’s ability to do so.

The action against Nobitex and several of its executives accused it of helping the government evade sanctions and finance militants.

In Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, crowds gathered to protest a $1.4 billion luxury hotel complex on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, is one of several investors in the project.

The militant group is looking more capable now than it did when Israeli forces marched into Lebanon three months ago. Here’s how it gained an edge.

President Lee Jae Myung came to office after his predecessor, a conservative, was ousted for imposing martial law. Now Mr. Lee’s popularity is projected to ripple across other contests.

Severe thunderstorms lashed an annual church party, sending airborne an inflatable toy often found at outdoor parties, paramedics said.

After days of protests, Kenya’s high court effectively delayed the Trump administration’s plan to send American citizens exposed to the Ebola virus to a quarantine unit at Laikipia Air Base in central Kenya.

Plans for luxury resorts on the Adriatic Sea have long worried environmentalists. The developments are now a flashpoint for broader frustrations with the government.

Authorities in Britain are investigating police officers who handcuffed a student, Henry Nowak, while he was dying, in a case that been increasingly politicized.

The Canadian trade minister is visiting Washington on Tuesday to meet with the U.S. Trade Representative.