Tuesday brings a heavy news day, from a tragedy in Bangkok to a political changing of the guard in Washington. There is also a dinosaur for sale and a World Cup semifinal worth clearing your evening for, so read on.

1. At least 27 killed, 22 critically injured in Bangkok bar fire (BBC News). Patrons had to run through flames to escape a packed bar in the Chatuchak district, and the toll makes this one of Thailand’s deadliest nightlife disasters in years.
2. Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to fill his Senate seat (CBS News). Days after the South Carolina senator’s sudden death, Darline Graham Nordone steps into one of the most watched seats in American politics.
3. China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall (BBC News). Typhoon Bavi is one of the strongest storms to hit the region in decades, and the scale of the evacuation shows how seriously officials are taking it.
4. Planes sent to tackle wildfires of exceptional scale near Paris (BBC News). France has never before needed to fly firefighting aircraft up from its hotter south to defend the capital region, a striking sign of how far extreme heat is reaching.
5. More than 40 kidnapped children and teachers freed after Nigerian army operation (BBC News). A rare piece of good news from a region plagued by school abductions, and the relief from families and teachers is palpable.
6. New era for Gibraltar as 118-year-old border controls with Spain are removed (BBC News). Free movement between the UK territory and Spain ends more than a century of checkpoint queues and could reshape the local economy.
7. States sue to stop the Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger (NPR). California and other states argue the deal would concentrate too much of Hollywood and TV news under one roof, setting up a major antitrust fight.
8. Meta to start manufacturing its own AI chip in September (Tech Startups). The custom chip, codenamed Iris, is Meta’s bid to cut its dependence on Nvidia as it races to double its computing power by 2027.
9. T. rex could become the most expensive fossil ever sold (BBC News). The 67 million year old skeleton is valued at $30m ahead of its New York auction, and scientists worry it will vanish into a private collection.
10. France and Spain meet in a blockbuster World Cup semifinal (Al Jazeera). Mbappe against Yamal in Dallas with a final on the line, which is about as good as international football gets.

That is the roundup for today. All credit goes to the original publishers linked above. See you tomorrow.