The world in brief

In today's edition: a rising earthquake death toll, Disney's earnings, and North Korea's military show

Too vast to handle

The scale of the disaster in Turkey and Syria keeps growing. Tens of thousands may be dead, and the governments cannot cope

Lessons from the spy-balloon

China and America are drifting towards a cold war. Their distrust is turning into something far more disruptive

Broke, broken, brokest

A balance of payments crisis is tipping Pakistan's fragile economy over the edge. The country is at rist of default

<Reference: Economist>