India: A fire broke out at a fully occupied hotel in New Delhi, killing at least 17 people, officials said. The cause has not yet been identified.

Trade talks: President Trump said he would consider delaying the March 2 deadline, when tariffs on Chinese goods will increase sharply, if negotiations were going well. Two days of talks kick off in Beijing today and a main U.S. objective in any deal: penalties if China fails to keep its word.

Turkey: Courts are close to concluding the mass trials of thousands of security personnel and civilians accused of involvement in the failed coup attempt in 2016 that left 251 people dead and more than 2,000 wounded. The trials have widened political divisions in the country and deepened a sense of persecution among opponents of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Myanmar: A French tourist who was arrested and accused of flying a drone near the Parliament building in the capital, Naypyidaw, could face up to three years in prison, a local police official said.

El Chapo: The Mexican drug kingpin was found guilty after a three-month trial in New York that exposed the inner workings of his brutal and corrupt cartel. He faces life in prison.

Hungary: Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that women with four or more children will no longer pay income taxes, the latest incentive he’s offered to increase the country’s dwindling population and work force without allowing in immigrants.

Canada: The parliamentary ethics commissioner opened an inquiry into allegations that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to influence the criminal investigation of a Montreal-based engineering company, a case that could dent his reputation in an election year.