The New York Times - World

1. Live Updates: Death Toll Rising in Myanmar After Powerful Earthquake

   The quake shook a swath of Southeast Asia. Myanmar’s military government said 144 people were killed in just three cities. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the death toll was likely to surpass 1,000. In Bangkok, at least seven were killed in the collapse of a partly constructed high-rise building.

2. Pope Francis Came Near Death in Hospital, His Doctor Says

   In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for a while, to recover.

3. In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning

   For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen.

4. For Some Autocrats, Even Rigged Elections Can Be Too Much of a Threat

   Protests are raging in Turkey after the arrest of the country’s most prominent opposition politician.

5. Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Beirut For First Time Since Cease-fire

   The attack in the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, an area where Hezbollah holds sway, followed rocket fire toward northern Israel.

6. Ukraine Stages New Push Into Russia, Officials and Experts Say

   The small incursion targets the Belgorod region, according to Ukrainian officials, analysts of open-source intelligence and Russian military bloggers. The advance comes as cease-fire talks continue.

7. Vance Lands in Greenland, a Place That Doesn’t Want Him

   Vice President JD Vance’s trip to an island that President Trump wants to “get” is a scaled-back version of the original White House plan. “He’s not welcome,” one Greenlander said.

8. Reworked U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Proposal: What to Know

   Officials in Kyiv say the country cannot possibly accept the proposal and that new negotiations would be needed. But they have not rejected it outright, which would anger the White House.

9. Major Reform U.K. Donor Sold Weapons Parts to Russian Supplier

   The aerospace company H.R. Smith Group was an early backer of the party after Nigel Farage became leader. Reform has faced criticism over comments seen as supporting Moscow.

10. ‘Muawiya,’ a Ramadan TV Series, Stokes Tensions Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims

    The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has drawn rebukes from Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq.