A car drives on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday. The Associated Press

Nation

New York

Judge halts parts of election overhaul

NEW YORK — A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.

District of Columbia

Top Court asked to OK trans ban in military

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.

The high court filing Thursday follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the policy.

World

India

Tit-for-tat spat with Pakistan ramps up

SRINAGAR — India and Pakistan have canceled visas for their nationals to each other’s countries as tensions rise.

Indian authorities said all visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be revoked. Pakistan closed its airspace for all Indian owned or Indian operated airlines and suspended all trade with India.

South Korea

Commission halts adoption fraud probe

SEOUL — The South Korean government’s fact-finding commission has suspended its investigation into the extensive fraud and abuse that tainted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program, stemming from disputes among commissioners.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirmed human rights violations in just 56 of the 367 complaints filed before suspending its investigation Wednesday night.