Tragedy and tension shaped the world’s headlines today. In Bangkok, at least 27 people were killed after a fire tore through a crowded pub before dawn, with others hospitalized and authorities investigating what caused the blaze. In northeast England, two men died after entering rough seas off Seaton Carew beach to help children in difficulty, a rescue that ended with the youngsters safe but the would-be rescuers lost. Diplomatically, the US, UK and a dozen other countries used the anniversary of a landmark 2016 ruling to restate that China’s sweeping South China Sea claims have no legal basis, underscoring how unresolved the dispute remains. In sport, England cricket enters a new period as Brendon McCullum leaves the men’s Test coaching role while keeping white-ball duties, while at Lord’s India’s Yastika Bhatia made history as the first woman to score a Test century at the ground.