Afghan Anger Simmers Over U.S. Leaflets Seen as Insulting Islam With an image of Quranic text on a dog, American forces inadvertently offend the people they are there to help defend. By MUJIB MASHAL, FAHIM ABED and FATIMA FAIZI
India’s Modi Criticized for Following Twitter Feed Tied to Nasty Post Should influential people be held to a higher standard in choosing whom to follow? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s defenders say following someone doesn’t mean you agree with them. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
North Korea’s Trade Troubles Could Point to a Need for Cash As sanctions take effect, China is selling more goods to North Korea than it is buying, raising questions about Pyongyang’s potential cash needs. By KEITH BRADSHER
270,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar, U.N. Says Camps in Bangladesh, already crowded and underserved, are “bursting at the seams” with people fleeing the military crackdown in Myanmar. By AUSTIN RAMZY
Navy Ships Kept at Sea Despite Training and Maintenance Needs, Admiral Says Crews and commanders have little time to train and ships go without maintenance because of growing demands in the Pacific, a top admiral told lawmakers on Thursday. By ERIC SCHMITT
How the U.S. Could Respond to Another North Korean Missile Test President Trump has both military and nonmilitary options. Each has its own downside. By DAVID E. SANGER
They Thought the Monsoons Were Calm. Then Came the Deadly Floods. Despite hard experience with monsoons, many in northern India say no warning came when the floodwaters started coursing last month. Now, the death toll is rising. By SUHASINI RAJ and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Billionaire Who Accused Top Chinese Officials of Corruption Asks U.S. for Asylum The request by Guo Wengui poses a challenge to the Trump administration, which is trying to enlist Beijing on confronting North Korea and other issues. By MICHAEL FORSYTHE
Australia’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote May Proceed, Court Rules The High Court’s decision clears the way for ballots to be sent next week in the nonbinding plebiscite, which critics have called divisive and costly. By ADAM BAIDAWI
U.S. Seeks U.N. Consent to Interdict North Korean Ships The measure would fall short of a full blockade of the kind used in the Cuban missile crisis, but could set the stage for conflicts at sea.
Letter 24 So This One Time, I Overheard... In this week’s Australia Letter, a New-York-inspired call for personal vignettes, plus same-sex marriage, rejecting Australia Day, and North Korea. By DAMIEN CAVE
Lacking a Point Person on China, U.S. Risks Aggravating Tensions Aside from President Trump himself, it remains unclear who in the administration wields genuine influence on the relationship with Beijing. By MARK LANDLER
U.S. General in Afghanistan Apologizes for ‘Offensive’ Leaflet As part of an effort to turn Afghans against the Taliban, American forces distributed a leaflet that contained an image offensive to Muslims.
Fitzroy Fights Australia Day and Demands Respect for Indigenous History How a Melbourne suburb and its city council is confronting Australia’s celebration of “discovery” by European settlers. By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS
Blocked in China, Facebook Is Said to Seek a Shanghai Office The office search indicates the company is growing more positive about its prospects in mainland China, where it has been unavailable for nearly a decade. By PAUL MOZUR
In India, Another Government Critic Is Silenced by Bullets Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken journalist, was assassinated Tuesday night. Friends said she had received too many threats to count, but laughed them off. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and HARI KUMAR
Refugees’ Flight and Land Mines Spur Bangladesh Protest to Myanmar Reports that Myanmar had placed mines along the countries’ shared border led Bangladesh to issue a protest and demand “immediate measures to de-escalate” the crisis. By HANNAH BEECH and AUSTIN RAMZY
The Interpreter Bad News, World: China Can’t Solve the North Korea Problem The oft-repeated idea that China can rein in Pyongyang is based on assumptions that have not held up well in recent years. By MAX FISHER
Putin Rejects Cutting Off Oil to North Korea In a meeting with South Korea’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said an oil embargo would hurt the people of North Korea more than its leadership. By CHOE SANG-HUN
A Funeral of 2 Friends: C.I.A. Deaths Rise in Secret Afghan War The number of C.I.A. deaths in Afghanistan rivals those killed in the Southeast Asia conflicts of nearly a half-century ago. By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Afghan Anger Simmers Over U.S. Leaflets Seen as Insulting Islam With an image of Quranic text on a dog, American forces inadvertently offend the people they are there to help defend. By MUJIB MASHAL, FAHIM ABED and FATIMA FAIZI
India’s Modi Criticized for Following Twitter Feed Tied to Nasty Post Should influential people be held to a higher standard in choosing whom to follow? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s defenders say following someone doesn’t mean you agree with them. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
North Korea’s Trade Troubles Could Point to a Need for Cash As sanctions take effect, China is selling more goods to North Korea than it is buying, raising questions about Pyongyang’s potential cash needs. By KEITH BRADSHER
270,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar, U.N. Says Camps in Bangladesh, already crowded and underserved, are “bursting at the seams” with people fleeing the military crackdown in Myanmar. By AUSTIN RAMZY
Navy Ships Kept at Sea Despite Training and Maintenance Needs, Admiral Says Crews and commanders have little time to train and ships go without maintenance because of growing demands in the Pacific, a top admiral told lawmakers on Thursday. By ERIC SCHMITT
How the U.S. Could Respond to Another North Korean Missile Test President Trump has both military and nonmilitary options. Each has its own downside. By DAVID E. SANGER
They Thought the Monsoons Were Calm. Then Came the Deadly Floods. Despite hard experience with monsoons, many in northern India say no warning came when the floodwaters started coursing last month. Now, the death toll is rising. By SUHASINI RAJ and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Billionaire Who Accused Top Chinese Officials of Corruption Asks U.S. for Asylum The request by Guo Wengui poses a challenge to the Trump administration, which is trying to enlist Beijing on confronting North Korea and other issues. By MICHAEL FORSYTHE
Australia’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote May Proceed, Court Rules The High Court’s decision clears the way for ballots to be sent next week in the nonbinding plebiscite, which critics have called divisive and costly. By ADAM BAIDAWI
U.S. Seeks U.N. Consent to Interdict North Korean Ships The measure would fall short of a full blockade of the kind used in the Cuban missile crisis, but could set the stage for conflicts at sea.
Letter 24 So This One Time, I Overheard... In this week’s Australia Letter, a New-York-inspired call for personal vignettes, plus same-sex marriage, rejecting Australia Day, and North Korea. By DAMIEN CAVE
Lacking a Point Person on China, U.S. Risks Aggravating Tensions Aside from President Trump himself, it remains unclear who in the administration wields genuine influence on the relationship with Beijing. By MARK LANDLER
U.S. General in Afghanistan Apologizes for ‘Offensive’ Leaflet As part of an effort to turn Afghans against the Taliban, American forces distributed a leaflet that contained an image offensive to Muslims.
Fitzroy Fights Australia Day and Demands Respect for Indigenous History How a Melbourne suburb and its city council is confronting Australia’s celebration of “discovery” by European settlers. By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS
Blocked in China, Facebook Is Said to Seek a Shanghai Office The office search indicates the company is growing more positive about its prospects in mainland China, where it has been unavailable for nearly a decade. By PAUL MOZUR
In India, Another Government Critic Is Silenced by Bullets Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken journalist, was assassinated Tuesday night. Friends said she had received too many threats to count, but laughed them off. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and HARI KUMAR
Refugees’ Flight and Land Mines Spur Bangladesh Protest to Myanmar Reports that Myanmar had placed mines along the countries’ shared border led Bangladesh to issue a protest and demand “immediate measures to de-escalate” the crisis. By HANNAH BEECH and AUSTIN RAMZY
The Interpreter Bad News, World: China Can’t Solve the North Korea Problem The oft-repeated idea that China can rein in Pyongyang is based on assumptions that have not held up well in recent years. By MAX FISHER
Putin Rejects Cutting Off Oil to North Korea In a meeting with South Korea’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said an oil embargo would hurt the people of North Korea more than its leadership. By CHOE SANG-HUN
A Funeral of 2 Friends: C.I.A. Deaths Rise in Secret Afghan War The number of C.I.A. deaths in Afghanistan rivals those killed in the Southeast Asia conflicts of nearly a half-century ago. By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATTHEW ROSENBERG