China said on Tuesday it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to heighten the concerns of the United States and allies Australia and New Zealand about growing Chinese influence in a region traditionally under their sway.

In upstate New York, political figures, civic organizations, and military and civilian experts have combined forces in an effort to prevent the sinking of the ship that bears the name of the family whose sacrifice proved a rallying cry during World War II.

Three explosions at a high school in western Kabul killed at least six people and injured a number of students, Afghan security and health officials said.

The three days that comprise Good Friday through Easter Sunday were marked by violence in multiple Swedish cities as riots erupted after members of Stram Kurs, a far-right Danish political group, burned Qurans.