• A North Korean soldier defected to the South through the heavily guarded demilitarized zone, leading to gunfire on both sides and likely dashing any hopes for a thaw in relations. [The New York Times]

• The U.S. imposed sanctions on 52 people and entities for human rights violations and corruption. Maung Maung Soe was the first high-level Burmese general to be cited for an ongoing deadly crackdown on the Rohingya. [The New York Times]

• The wreckage of Australia’s first-ever submarine has been found, more than 103 years after it disappeared during World War I. [The New York Times]

• The former treasurer of Mexico’s governing party was arrested as part of a corruption inquiry threatening the government’s highest ranks. [The New York Times]

• A Philippine ferry capsized, but the majority of the 251 people aboard were rescued. [The New York Times]

• The police in Delhi made a startling discovery when they raided a so-called “spiritual university”: at least 200 dazed and drugged women and girls behind a series of locked doors. [The Guardian]

• The host of “India’s Most Wanted” was convicted of murdering his wife and trying to frame it as a suicide. [Hindustan Times]