• In Australia, a hostage siege in the Brighton suburb of Melbourne ended with police killing the gunman. Another man was found dead. A hostage and three policemen were injured. [The New York Times]

• India’s main investigative agency raided residences and offices connected to the cable company NDTV, which has carried critical coverage of the government. [The New York Times]

• The chargé d’affaires at the American Embassy in Beijing resigned in protest of the White House climate change policy. [The New York Times]

• Vnesheconombank, or VEB, is no normal bank. It is owned by the Russian government and intertwined with Russian intelligence — it’s also at the center of a U.S. investigation about possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. [The New York Times]

• President Trump pledged to overhaul the U.S. nuclear arsenal, which he called obsolete. But it is unclear if the White House can stomach the $1.2 trillion cost. [The New York Times]