Sweden is joining Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Finland in sending migrants back to Italy, the country where they first entered the European Union, using an EU rule called the Dublin Regulation.
Israel has opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes for Israeli settlers in a West Bank area called E1.
The United States has announced new penalties, called sanctions, meant to cut off money and trade with Iran, calling the move an 'economic D-Day.' Iran's government called the sanctions 'economic terrorism.' Washington also asked China, which buys most of Iran's oil, to help enforce the sanctions, but China publicly refused, saying they won't solve the underlying conflict.
Romania belongs to NATO, the military alliance of the US and most of Europe.
An undersea internet cable near Taiwan was damaged, and a separate study found China has been testing a bigger navy presence on the Pacific side of the island, the route allies would use to send help in a crisis.
The United States has asked allied countries and China to join a campaign of economic sanctions against Iran, part of President Trump's effort to raise pressure on Tehran during a stalled war.
Canada's trade minister Dominic LeBlanc says the country is close to a new trade agreement with the United States.
