News of the Day From Across the World, Sept. 17

1 Tunisia election: Jailed media magnate Nabil Karoui and independent law professor Kais Saied without a party are advancing to the runoff in Tunisia’s presidential elections, the electoral authority announced Tuesday. The electoral commission said the two candidates came out on top in the first round of voting Sunday. Saied had 18.4% of the vote and Karoui 15.6%. The date for the runoff hasn’t yet been announced. Neither candidate has ever held political office. They beat out two prime ministers and the candidate for the moderate Islamist party Ennahdha, Abdelfattah Mourou, whose party is the biggest force in Tunisia’s parliament. He placed third with 12.8%.

2 Channel swimmer: An American cancer survivor has succeeded in her remarkable quest to swim across the English Channel four times in a row. Sarah Thomas, who is from Colorado, completed the feat Tuesday after more than 54 hours of swimming. The 37-year-old completed treatment for breast cancer last year. She was cheered by a small crowd as she arrived in Dover. She was given champagne and chocolate to celebrate. She has dedicated the swim to “all the survivors out there.”

3 Gambling bust: The Philippine immigration bureau says its agents, backed by troops, have arrested 324 Chinese accused of involvement in illegal online gambling and other crimes in a raid on eight hotels and other establishments in a western province. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the Chinese were arrested Monday in Puerto Princesa city in Palawan province. The Philippines, backed by Beijing, has launched a crackdown on Chinese who enter the country as tourists and then work for online gambling operations, which are illegal in China. Last week, Philippine immigration agents arrested 277 Chinese in a raid on an online...