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| Saudi Arabia, Hassan Rouhani, Real Madrid: Your Monday Briefing | Saudi Arabia, Hassan Rouhani, Real Madrid: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • In Saudi Arabia, President Trump departed from his earlier incendiary language on Islam and called on Muslim leaders to step up their efforts to counter extremism. | • In Saudi Arabia, President Trump departed from his earlier incendiary language on Islam and called on Muslim leaders to step up their efforts to counter extremism. |
| Many leaders embraced the new tone on the president’s first overseas trip in office. For one, Egypt’s president complimented Mr. Trump on his “unique personality.” Two of our opinion writers dissected the speech. | Many leaders embraced the new tone on the president’s first overseas trip in office. For one, Egypt’s president complimented Mr. Trump on his “unique personality.” Two of our opinion writers dissected the speech. |
| Mr. Trump signaled a return to a U.S. policy built on alliances with Arab autocrats, prioritizing trade over human rights concerns and further distancing Washington from Iran. | Mr. Trump signaled a return to a U.S. policy built on alliances with Arab autocrats, prioritizing trade over human rights concerns and further distancing Washington from Iran. |
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| • Talks on containing Iran will be on Mr. Trump’s agenda today at his next stop, Israel, amid low expectations for a breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | |
| Mr. Trump is also expected to be the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem, above, one of Judaism’s holiest sites. | |
| Tomorrow, he is scheduled to visit Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, before heading to Europe. Here’s the full schedule of his nine-day trip. | Tomorrow, he is scheduled to visit Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, before heading to Europe. Here’s the full schedule of his nine-day trip. |
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| • Turkey faces indefinite rule by presidential decrees, after Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president, vowed to maintain a state of emergency until the country achieved “welfare and peace.” | • Turkey faces indefinite rule by presidential decrees, after Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president, vowed to maintain a state of emergency until the country achieved “welfare and peace.” |
| A former military aide to Mr. Erdogan is among the latest batch of soldiers facing trial over the failed coup last year. | A former military aide to Mr. Erdogan is among the latest batch of soldiers facing trial over the failed coup last year. |
| And Enes Kanter, a Turkish N.B.A. player, was briefly detained in Romania because, he said, his Turkish passport had been canceled over his criticism of Mr. Erdogan. | |
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| • In a stunning revelation from the world of espionage, our reporters learned that China killed or imprisoned at least 18 C.I.A. sources from 2010 to 2012, one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. | • In a stunning revelation from the world of espionage, our reporters learned that China killed or imprisoned at least 18 C.I.A. sources from 2010 to 2012, one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. |
| The agency still doesn’t know whether a mole is to blame or whether the Chinese hacked the covert system the C.I.A. used to communicate with foreign sources. | |
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| • Children at “forest kindergartens” in Germany climb and cook and howl like wolves in the wilderness, regardless of weather. | • Children at “forest kindergartens” in Germany climb and cook and howl like wolves in the wilderness, regardless of weather. |
| There are 1,500 such outdoor preschools in the country. We visited one in Berlin, where sticks, mud and leaves have replaced toys, and children help harvest and prepare meals. | There are 1,500 such outdoor preschools in the country. We visited one in Berlin, where sticks, mud and leaves have replaced toys, and children help harvest and prepare meals. |
| “It’s terrible that kids today know all about technology but nothing about the little bird outside their window,” said a teacher. | “It’s terrible that kids today know all about technology but nothing about the little bird outside their window,” said a teacher. |
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| • Finally, the Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 70th year with glamour, but amid increased security, and a controversy over the presence of online movies that defy tradition by not appearing in French theaters. | • Finally, the Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 70th year with glamour, but amid increased security, and a controversy over the presence of online movies that defy tradition by not appearing in French theaters. |
| Here are some style highlights from the red carpet. And we took a look at “le booing,” a cherished tradition at the festival, sometimes not meant to disparage a film. | Here are some style highlights from the red carpet. And we took a look at “le booing,” a cherished tradition at the festival, sometimes not meant to disparage a film. |
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| • “The internet is broken.” @ev, the Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, above, reflects on what went wrong. | • “The internet is broken.” @ev, the Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, above, reflects on what went wrong. |
| • Eurozone finance ministers meet today to negotiate new loans for Greece amid disagreement among lenders over how much debt relief is needed. | • Eurozone finance ministers meet today to negotiate new loans for Greece amid disagreement among lenders over how much debt relief is needed. |
| • Swiss voters backed a government plan to ban new nuclear plants and subsidize renewable energy, despite additional costs for consumers and taxpayers. | • Swiss voters backed a government plan to ban new nuclear plants and subsidize renewable energy, despite additional costs for consumers and taxpayers. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Progressive Iranians seek the release of opposition figures and fewer restrictions on daily life after the landslide re-election of President Hassan Rouhani. [The New York Times] | • Progressive Iranians seek the release of opposition figures and fewer restrictions on daily life after the landslide re-election of President Hassan Rouhani. [The New York Times] |
| • Gunmen killed a German aid worker and an Afghan guard in a nighttime raid in Kabul, Afghanistan. A Finnish aid worker was abducted. [Deutsche Welle] | • Gunmen killed a German aid worker and an Afghan guard in a nighttime raid in Kabul, Afghanistan. A Finnish aid worker was abducted. [Deutsche Welle] |
| • The recent murder of two United Nations experts in the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised questions about how the U.N. operates in the world’s most dangerous places. [The New York Times] | • The recent murder of two United Nations experts in the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised questions about how the U.N. operates in the world’s most dangerous places. [The New York Times] |
| • In Spain, Pedro Sánchez returned to the leadership of the main opposition Socialist Party, seven months after party heavyweights ousted him. [The New York Times] | • In Spain, Pedro Sánchez returned to the leadership of the main opposition Socialist Party, seven months after party heavyweights ousted him. [The New York Times] |
| • Leaked guidelines reflect the difficulties Facebook has in policing content, including revenge porn and cannibalism. [The Guardian] | • Leaked guidelines reflect the difficulties Facebook has in policing content, including revenge porn and cannibalism. [The Guardian] |
| • Smoothies are delicious, but they have a downside. | • Smoothies are delicious, but they have a downside. |
| • Looking on the bright side may bolster your health by boosting your immune system and countering depression. | • Looking on the bright side may bolster your health by boosting your immune system and countering depression. |
| • Recipe of the day: Give your oven a spin and make roasted asparagus with a crunchy Parmesan topping. | • Recipe of the day: Give your oven a spin and make roasted asparagus with a crunchy Parmesan topping. |
| • Soccer: Real Madrid clinched Spain’s La Liga title. Liverpool qualified for the Champions League; Arsenal, for the first time in two decades, didn’t. | • Soccer: Real Madrid clinched Spain’s La Liga title. Liverpool qualified for the Champions League; Arsenal, for the first time in two decades, didn’t. |
| • The favorite to win the women’s title at the French Open? It’s anyone’s guess. And Andre Agassi will be Novak Djokovic’s coach. | • The favorite to win the women’s title at the French Open? It’s anyone’s guess. And Andre Agassi will be Novak Djokovic’s coach. |
| • Scorn over our coverage of the wedding of Pippa Middleton, the sister of Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, had our reporter wondering: When does an ostensibly private family event become fair game for media attention? | • Scorn over our coverage of the wedding of Pippa Middleton, the sister of Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, had our reporter wondering: When does an ostensibly private family event become fair game for media attention? |
| • Our reporters brought back tales of freezing temperatures, glacial winds and volcanic dust from Antarctica, as well as the first virtual-reality stereo footage recorded on the continent. | • Our reporters brought back tales of freezing temperatures, glacial winds and volcanic dust from Antarctica, as well as the first virtual-reality stereo footage recorded on the continent. |
| On this day in 1849, an Illinois lawyer named Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for a flotation system to lift riverboats stuck on sandbars. | On this day in 1849, an Illinois lawyer named Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for a flotation system to lift riverboats stuck on sandbars. |
| According to the National Museum of American History, Lincoln started boating as a teenager, along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. His device was never built, but a model he had produced, above, is now housed in the museum. | According to the National Museum of American History, Lincoln started boating as a teenager, along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. His device was never built, but a model he had produced, above, is now housed in the museum. |
| Lincoln remains the only U.S. patent holder to have occupied the presidency. That made us wonder: Which other presidents held unusual titles? | Lincoln remains the only U.S. patent holder to have occupied the presidency. That made us wonder: Which other presidents held unusual titles? |
| In an 1862 obituary, The Times called John Tyler “the most unpopular public man that had ever held any office” in the U.S. But the presidential historian Robert Dallek isn’t sure Tyler could claim that distinction: “There are plenty of rivals,” he said. | In an 1862 obituary, The Times called John Tyler “the most unpopular public man that had ever held any office” in the U.S. But the presidential historian Robert Dallek isn’t sure Tyler could claim that distinction: “There are plenty of rivals,” he said. |
| At least two presidents had Native American honors: Calvin Coolidge, or “Chief Leading Eagle,” became an honorary Sioux in 1927, and Barack Obama was “adopted” by the Crow Nation. | At least two presidents had Native American honors: Calvin Coolidge, or “Chief Leading Eagle,” became an honorary Sioux in 1927, and Barack Obama was “adopted” by the Crow Nation. |
| Grover Cleveland was a hangman who performed executions as a county sheriff. Herbert Hoover was a mining engineer. Lyndon B. Johnson taught elementary school. | Grover Cleveland was a hangman who performed executions as a county sheriff. Herbert Hoover was a mining engineer. Lyndon B. Johnson taught elementary school. |
| One title still hasn’t been seen: Ms. (or Mrs.). | One title still hasn’t been seen: Ms. (or Mrs.). |
| We enlisted our friends @nytarchives to help with this research. Follow them for historical tidbits daily on Twitter, Instagram and the web. | We enlisted our friends @nytarchives to help with this research. Follow them for historical tidbits daily on Twitter, Instagram and the web. |
| Karen Zraick contributed reporting. | Karen Zraick contributed reporting. |
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| This briefing was prepared for the European morning. We also have briefings timed for the Australian, Asian and American mornings. | This briefing was prepared for the European morning. We also have briefings timed for the Australian, Asian and American mornings. |
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