World: News and Reviews from The Washington Post

In France, are soldiers outside the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre really worth it?
Still reeling from terrorist attacks, the government has put in place measures that critics call superficial.

Former Polish presidents lead thousands in opposition march
Poland’s two former presidents are leading tens of thousands in the latest march in Warsaw against the policies of the right-wing government as they mark 27 years since the ouster of communism.

Beer to flow through city as Belgian pipe dream comes true
The idea may have seemed mad, but after all, the beer is called the Madman of Bruges — or Brugse Zot in Dutch.

Activists asks Brazil interim president to pay for cleanup
A leading Brazilian biologist who has fought for the cleanup of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted waterways called Saturday on interim President Michael Temer to release emergency funds to pay for the dredging of toxic lagoons hugging the Olympic Park.

Nigeria says it seizes $10.3 billion in looted money, assets
Nigeria has seized more than $10.3 billion in looted cash and assets in the past year under President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign, the information minister announced Saturday.

Pope scraps abuse tribunal for negligent bishops
Pope Francis on Saturday scrapped his proposed tribunal to prosecute bishops who failed to protect their flocks from pedophile priests and instead established new legal procedures to remove them if the Vatican finds they were negligent.

Bombings kill 15 in and around Iraqi capital
Iraqi officials say bombings targeting a police checkpoint, a restaurant and two markets have killed 15 people and wounded more than 40 in and around Baghdad.

The Latest: Hong Kong student groups quit Tiananmen vigil
The Latest on the 27th anniversary of the Chinese military’s bloody June 4, 1989, crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square (all times local):

Correction: Guatemala-Prosecutor story
In a story May 30 about Guatemala naming a new attorney general, because of a translation error The Associated Press erroneously reported that she replaced the previous chief prosecutor. In Guatemala the attorney general is the government’s top lawyer but does not have prosecutorial powers. The story also misspelled her first name, Annabella.

France suspends 5 military for Central African violence
The French Defense Ministry has suspended five members of the country’s forces in Central African Republic for violence against two of the citizens they were sent to protect.

Italian oil company Eni’s CEO meets with Libyan premier
The CEO of Italian oil giant Eni has traveled to Tripoli for the first time since July 2014 to meet with the new head of Libya’s U.N.-backed government.

Congo, home of ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ mourns Ali’s death
Congo’s government is mourning the death of boxer Muhammad Ali and remembering with warmth his famous “Rumble in the Jungle” fight there.

Seine water levels decrease again after Paris flooding peaks
French authorities say the water level of the Seine river in Paris started to decrease Saturday after reaching its peak overnight, the highest in nearly 35 years.

Afghanistan, India inaugurate major dam
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have inaugurated a multi-million-dollar dam in western Afghanistan that will bring power and irrigation to vast tracts of the war-torn country.

Ali’s death rekindles memories of ‘Thrilla in Manila’ fight
From boxers to left-wing activists, Filipinos in this boxing-crazy nation on Saturday grieved the death of Muhammad Ali, which brought back fond memories of the epic 1975 “Thrilla in Manila” fight between Ali and Joe Frazier.

Egypt begins trial for head of journalists union, 2 members
Egypt has put on trial the head of the journalists union and two board members for spreading false news and harboring reporters wanted by authorities.

5 things you need to know about Peru’s presidential election
The front-runner is the daughter of a jailed Peruvian strongman. Her opponent is a Wall Street wonk. Voters will decide between them on Sunday.

Britain fears tragedies along its own coast as more migrants drown in the Mediterranean
“It’s starting to become a very similar situation to that seen in the Mediterranean,” said the president of France’s coastguard.