This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (13:3 - 13:3) The U.S. Faces Natural Evil and its Consequences: Christian Considerations in the Aftermath of Lahaina and in the Midst of Tropical Storm Hilary

PART II (23:1 - 23:1) ‘You are Nobodies, and Your Name is Nothing.’: Moral Evil of War Rises to the Surface of the News as Russia Turns Criminals Into Cannon Fodder

• Troop Deaths and Injuries in Ukraine War Near 500,000, U.S. Officials Say by New York Times (Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes)
• ‘We Are Not Human to Them’: Life for Convicts in Russia’s Army by New York Times (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina)

PART III (25:39 - 25:39) Camp David and the Lessons of History: U.S., Japan, and South Korea Expand Security and Economic Ties in First Leaders Summit Between the Three Countries