In 2016, two climbers perished near the summit, where their bodies lay frozen for a year. This is the story of the journey to bring them home.

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• India’s governing party fended off concerns about the economy to easily win two state elections, a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

His Bharatiya Janata Party is criticized for stoking religious divisions but showed continued strength. Still, there were cracks, with some weakening in Gujarat, one of India’s most industrialized states, where Mr. Modi was a celebrated chief minister.

“The arrogance of the B.J.P. has been tamed a bit,” one analyst said.

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• Secretary of State Rex Tillerson revealed details about secret U.S. planning on North Korea, surprising the White House.

In a speech last week, Mr. Tillerson said the U.S. would seize the North’s nuclear weapons and then quickly withdraw to South Korea if Kim Jong-un’s government ever showed signs of collapse. That would effectively cede the North to China, which would likely deploy its own troops to locate warheads. Mr. Tillerson said that Chinese officials had discussed the scenario — typically taboo in China — with the U.S.

The North has as many as 50 warheads, and there are fears they could be launched if the regime unravels.