Britain has announced one of its toughest measures against Israeli settlement activity in decades, moving to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank while accusing violent extremist settlers of carrying out what the British government now describes as the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians in parts of the territory. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced the dramatic shift in Parliament on Tuesday, saying Britain could no longer condemn settlement expansion while allowing products and businesses connected to those settlements to participate normally in the British economy. The measures go considerably further than simply removing a few products from supermarket shelves. Britain plans to restrict certain businesses and financial services that facilitate settlement expansion, prohibit advertising in the UK for property in the settlements, sanction individuals involved in extremist settler violence and refuse new export licenses for goods that materially...

  The extraordinary case of Lindsay Clancy took another unexpected turn Tuesday when her defense attorney publicly appealed to President Donald Trump for help, just days after a Massachusetts jury failed to reach a verdict on whether Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three young children. Attorney Kevin Reddington , appearing on Good Morning America in his first major interview since the mistrial, directly addressed the president and asked him to consider a pardon for his client. There is, however, an enormous legal obstacle: Trump does not have constitutional authority to pardon Lindsay Clancy for the charges she currently faces. Clancy is being prosecuted under Massachusetts state law , while a president’s pardon power extends to federal offenses. Reddington acknowledged that problem later Tuesday and explained that his appeal was really about something broader—persuading Trump to use his political influence in a case the president has already publicly discussed....

  Saudi Arabia is threatening a forceful military response after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched dozens of ballistic missiles and drones into southern Saudi Arabia , striking energy infrastructure and other sites, injuring at least 73 people and setting fires at facilities belonging to the world's largest oil exporter. The attacks on Tuesday hit areas including Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran , according to Saudi officials. Women and children were among those injured. Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry confirmed that several energy-sector facilities were hit and that fires forced some operations to be temporarily halted. The Houthis claimed responsibility, describing the barrage as a large-scale, long-range operation involving ballistic missiles and drones. The group said it targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco and presented the attack as retaliation for recent Saudi military action in Yemen. The scale of Tuesday's assault is par...