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| Michael Flynn, Tamil Nadu, Kim Jong-un: Your Morning Briefing | Michael Flynn, Tamil Nadu, Kim Jong-un: Your Morning Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • The police in Malaysia are searching for two women in the assassination of the half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in an attack at a Kuala Lumpur airport. | • The police in Malaysia are searching for two women in the assassination of the half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in an attack at a Kuala Lumpur airport. |
| The half brother, Kim Jong-nam, 45, lived in semi-exile and was sometimes seen in Macau. | The half brother, Kim Jong-nam, 45, lived in semi-exile and was sometimes seen in Macau. |
| South Korea’s governing party called the episode a “naked example of Kim Jong-un’s reign of terror.” | South Korea’s governing party called the episode a “naked example of Kim Jong-un’s reign of terror.” |
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| • The resignation of Michael T. Flynn as President Trump’s national security adviser has added to the impression that the White House is in chaos, and that the U.S. security apparatus is, as a top Republican said, “dysfunctional.” | • The resignation of Michael T. Flynn as President Trump’s national security adviser has added to the impression that the White House is in chaos, and that the U.S. security apparatus is, as a top Republican said, “dysfunctional.” |
| If Mr. Flynn was not entirely honest with the F.B.I. about his conversations with a Russian ambassador, it could expose him to a felony charge. Mr. Trump had known for weeks, his spokesman said, that Mr. Flynn had misled the vice president about the conversations. | If Mr. Flynn was not entirely honest with the F.B.I. about his conversations with a Russian ambassador, it could expose him to a felony charge. Mr. Trump had known for weeks, his spokesman said, that Mr. Flynn had misled the vice president about the conversations. |
| The departure dampened hopes of improving Russian-American relations, just as news broke that Moscow had secretly deployed a new cruise missile in what U.S. officials said was a violation of a landmark arms control treaty. | The departure dampened hopes of improving Russian-American relations, just as news broke that Moscow had secretly deployed a new cruise missile in what U.S. officials said was a violation of a landmark arms control treaty. |
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| • Other international pressures on the U.S. are building, as well. | • Other international pressures on the U.S. are building, as well. |
| China is urging the U.S. to enter talks with North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program — even after North Korea tested an intermediate-range missile in a significant stride — apparently sensing that Mr. Trump’s desire to make deals could break 16 years of deadlock. | China is urging the U.S. to enter talks with North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program — even after North Korea tested an intermediate-range missile in a significant stride — apparently sensing that Mr. Trump’s desire to make deals could break 16 years of deadlock. |
| And as Mr. Trump and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, meet today, a likely topic will be their hopes for an “outside-in” approach to the Palestinian conflict: collaborating with Arab countries worried about Iran, and using those relationships to press Palestinians in talks on a two-state solution. | And as Mr. Trump and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, meet today, a likely topic will be their hopes for an “outside-in” approach to the Palestinian conflict: collaborating with Arab countries worried about Iran, and using those relationships to press Palestinians in talks on a two-state solution. |
| Today’s episode of The Daily podcast asks: Could that plan actually work? Listen here if you’re on a computer, here if you have an iOS device or here for an Android device. | Today’s episode of The Daily podcast asks: Could that plan actually work? Listen here if you’re on a computer, here if you have an iOS device or here for an Android device. |
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| • Seven Hong Kong police officers were convicted of assault for beating a protester during pro-democracy demonstrations that swept the city in 2014. The beating, caught by a television crew, outraged the public. | • Seven Hong Kong police officers were convicted of assault for beating a protester during pro-democracy demonstrations that swept the city in 2014. The beating, caught by a television crew, outraged the public. |
| Separately, in the widening case of a missing Hong Kong billionaire, Beijing appears to be enforcing one of its most far-reaching crackdowns on a private Chinese conglomerate. Dozens of people employed by Xiao Jianhua have been stopped from leaving the mainland. | Separately, in the widening case of a missing Hong Kong billionaire, Beijing appears to be enforcing one of its most far-reaching crackdowns on a private Chinese conglomerate. Dozens of people employed by Xiao Jianhua have been stopped from leaving the mainland. |
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| • India’s air pollution is surpassing China’s as the deadliest in the world. | • India’s air pollution is surpassing China’s as the deadliest in the world. |
| A new study found that smog in India is causing about 1.1 million premature deaths a year, a number on the rise, while China’s rate has stabilized. | A new study found that smog in India is causing about 1.1 million premature deaths a year, a number on the rise, while China’s rate has stabilized. |
| • Toshiba announced that its chairman, Shigenori Shiga, would resign amid losses from a disastrous bet on American nuclear energy. | • Toshiba announced that its chairman, Shigenori Shiga, would resign amid losses from a disastrous bet on American nuclear energy. |
| • Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chief, told a Senate committee that U.S. job growth remained good, and increases in the key interest rate were still likely. | • Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chief, told a Senate committee that U.S. job growth remained good, and increases in the key interest rate were still likely. |
| • Credit Suisse will cut 5,500 jobs by the end of this year. | • Credit Suisse will cut 5,500 jobs by the end of this year. |
| • Some birthday: Stephen Schwarzman of the Blackstone Group threw himself a multimillion-dollar bash for his 70th, but, in a sign of changing times, it passed with little of the vilification stirred by the lavish party for his 60th. | • Some birthday: Stephen Schwarzman of the Blackstone Group threw himself a multimillion-dollar bash for his 70th, but, in a sign of changing times, it passed with little of the vilification stirred by the lavish party for his 60th. |
| • Playboy, the men’s magazine, is bringing nudity back to its pages after a year without it. | • Playboy, the men’s magazine, is bringing nudity back to its pages after a year without it. |
| • U.S. markets were higher. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. markets were higher. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is going to the polls to elect a governor, a vote that will be as much a referendum on growing conservatism in the metropolis of 30 million people as a race between the Christian, ethnic Chinese incumbent, above, and his two Muslim opponents. [Jakarta Globe] | |
| • The prosecutor in South Korea’s corruption scandal will try again to arrest Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung, on bribery charges. A court hears the case tomorrow. [The New York Times] | • The prosecutor in South Korea’s corruption scandal will try again to arrest Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung, on bribery charges. A court hears the case tomorrow. [The New York Times] |
| • India’s Supreme Court convicted Sasikala Natarajan, the head of the ruling party in Tamil Nadu state, of corruption, ending her bid to follow the revered politician known as Amma as the state’s chief minister. [BBC] | • India’s Supreme Court convicted Sasikala Natarajan, the head of the ruling party in Tamil Nadu state, of corruption, ending her bid to follow the revered politician known as Amma as the state’s chief minister. [BBC] |
| • Malaysia, Singapore and Australia have seen a rise in internet love scammers who pledge to visit their digital darling in person — and then run into obstacles only money can solve. [Channel NewsAsia] | • Malaysia, Singapore and Australia have seen a rise in internet love scammers who pledge to visit their digital darling in person — and then run into obstacles only money can solve. [Channel NewsAsia] |
| • Australian police were warned that the Latin American street gang known as MS-13 is working with local biker gangs to tap into the country’s booming drug trade. [News.com.au] | • Australian police were warned that the Latin American street gang known as MS-13 is working with local biker gangs to tap into the country’s booming drug trade. [News.com.au] |
| • In Japan, a yakuza crime boss was sent to prison after years of delays caused by a medical condition that police now suspect was faked. [The Asahi Shimbun] | • In Japan, a yakuza crime boss was sent to prison after years of delays caused by a medical condition that police now suspect was faked. [The Asahi Shimbun] |
| • China’s central government sent a team of medical experts to investigate a top provincial public hospital where five patients were infected with H.I.V. last month. [Caixin] | • China’s central government sent a team of medical experts to investigate a top provincial public hospital where five patients were infected with H.I.V. last month. [Caixin] |
| • Herds of the endangered saiga antelope in Mongolia are being hit with a devastating disease, two years after an enormous die-off in Kazakhstan. [The New York Times] | • Herds of the endangered saiga antelope in Mongolia are being hit with a devastating disease, two years after an enormous die-off in Kazakhstan. [The New York Times] |
| • In New Zealand, excavators and dump trucks moved over 200 decomposing carcasses of pilot whales. [The New York Times] | • In New Zealand, excavators and dump trucks moved over 200 decomposing carcasses of pilot whales. [The New York Times] |
| • The threat of catastrophic flooding from the damaged Oroville Dam this week is a warning sign for California, where a network of dams and waterways is suffering from age and stress. [The New York Times] | |
| • Try this novel approach to your morning coffee: For a tastier mug, try freezing your beans. | • Try this novel approach to your morning coffee: For a tastier mug, try freezing your beans. |
| • After a woman swipes right on a man with his own bakery, she falls for both him and his bread. | • After a woman swipes right on a man with his own bakery, she falls for both him and his bread. |
| • Recipe of the day: Move on from weeknight chicken and try stuffed and seared duck breasts. | • Recipe of the day: Move on from weeknight chicken and try stuffed and seared duck breasts. |
| • South Korea is a skiing afterthought no more. The 2018 Winter Olympics is a major source of national pride and a coming-out party for the country as a winter sports wonderland. | • South Korea is a skiing afterthought no more. The 2018 Winter Olympics is a major source of national pride and a coming-out party for the country as a winter sports wonderland. |
| • And check out the glamorous life of a show dog. Our latest 360 video takes you backstage at the 141st annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. | • And check out the glamorous life of a show dog. Our latest 360 video takes you backstage at the 141st annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. |
| As unlikely as it may sound today, Canada’s Maple Leaf flag was once the center of a dispute so bitter that historians named it: the Great Flag Debate. | As unlikely as it may sound today, Canada’s Maple Leaf flag was once the center of a dispute so bitter that historians named it: the Great Flag Debate. |
| When the Maple Leaf, or l’Unifolie (French for “the One-Leafed”) was officially adopted on this day in 1965, it was after decades of disagreement that had divided the public, mostly along lines of British and French colonial roots. | When the Maple Leaf, or l’Unifolie (French for “the One-Leafed”) was officially adopted on this day in 1965, it was after decades of disagreement that had divided the public, mostly along lines of British and French colonial roots. |
| The country had flown a flag featuring the Union Jack, under which Canadian troops fought in two world wars. Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, though, wanted a banner that would unify Canadians, not just represent those with British ties. | The country had flown a flag featuring the Union Jack, under which Canadian troops fought in two world wars. Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, though, wanted a banner that would unify Canadians, not just represent those with British ties. |
| And a 1958 poll showed that more than 80 percent of the population wanted a flag entirely different from any other country’s. | And a 1958 poll showed that more than 80 percent of the population wanted a flag entirely different from any other country’s. |
| Tree references show up in other flags. Think of Lebanon’s cedar tree, or the popular use of the olive branch, as in the United Nations’ logo. | Tree references show up in other flags. Think of Lebanon’s cedar tree, or the popular use of the olive branch, as in the United Nations’ logo. |
| Canada’s maple leaf was carefully designed. Its 11 points were decided on after a wind tunnel test to see how the leaf would look flapping in the breeze. | Canada’s maple leaf was carefully designed. Its 11 points were decided on after a wind tunnel test to see how the leaf would look flapping in the breeze. |
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| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. |
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