Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world:

Why Putin Thinks Russia Has the Upper Hand

As he heads to Alaska for talks with President Trump, Vladimir Putin projects confidence that his edge on the battlefield will secure a peace deal on his terms. It’s the result of a yearslong re-engineering of his country’s military and economy.

A Year After Revolution, Hope Turns to Frustration in Bangladesh

A year after the revolution that ousted the autocratic leader of Bangladesh, there are concerns about the slow pace of change in the country, with a promised election still months away, a struggling economy and familiar problems persisting.

Sudan, Battered by War, Is Hit by Its ‘Worst Cholera Outbreak’ in Years

The cholera ward in Tawila, Sudan, was overflowing the first week of August, a grim sign of what the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières said in a release on Thursday was “the worst cholera outbreak the country has seen in years.”

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