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| Manchester, Donald Trump, Roger Moore: Your Morning Briefing | Manchester, Donald Trump, Roger Moore: 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: |
| • A 22-year-old British man, Salman Abedi, was identified as the bomber who struck a concert by the American pop star Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena, killing 22 people and injuring 59 others in the deadliest terrorist attack in Britain since 2005. | • A 22-year-old British man, Salman Abedi, was identified as the bomber who struck a concert by the American pop star Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena, killing 22 people and injuring 59 others in the deadliest terrorist attack in Britain since 2005. |
| Mr. Abedi, whose parents had emigrated from Libya, died in the bombing. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which appeared to have targeted adolescents and their families. An 8-year-old girl was among the victims. | Mr. Abedi, whose parents had emigrated from Libya, died in the bombing. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which appeared to have targeted adolescents and their families. An 8-year-old girl was among the victims. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May said that Britain had raised its terrorism threat level on Tuesday night to critical — the highest level — meaning that another attack may be imminent. | |
| Here’s the latest from Times reporters on the scene. | Here’s the latest from Times reporters on the scene. |
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| • The Manchester bombing seems certain to scramble President Trump’s trip to Europe as it presents the first real test of how the president responds to a terror strike. | • The Manchester bombing seems certain to scramble President Trump’s trip to Europe as it presents the first real test of how the president responds to a terror strike. |
| That shift could boost Mr. Trump’s agenda at home, where he has called for tough restrictions on refugees and immigrants. And it could help make his case to world leaders for a more aggressive pursuit of terrorists in their communities. | That shift could boost Mr. Trump’s agenda at home, where he has called for tough restrictions on refugees and immigrants. And it could help make his case to world leaders for a more aggressive pursuit of terrorists in their communities. |
| “Our society can have no tolerance for this continuation of bloodshed,” Mr. Trump said after meeting with Mahmoud Abbas, above, the Palestinian leader. “We cannot stand a moment longer for the slaughter of innocent people.” | “Our society can have no tolerance for this continuation of bloodshed,” Mr. Trump said after meeting with Mahmoud Abbas, above, the Palestinian leader. “We cannot stand a moment longer for the slaughter of innocent people.” |
| Mr. Trump meets today with Pope Francis at the Vatican before traveling to Brussels. Here is the president’s full travel schedule. | Mr. Trump meets today with Pope Francis at the Vatican before traveling to Brussels. Here is the president’s full travel schedule. |
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| • In Washington, the Trump administration unveiled its 2018 federal budget, titled “A New Foundation for American Greatness.” | • In Washington, the Trump administration unveiled its 2018 federal budget, titled “A New Foundation for American Greatness.” |
| It calls for spending more than $2.6 billion for border security — including $1.6 billion on a border wall with Mexico — while it cuts deeply into programs for the poor. | It calls for spending more than $2.6 billion for border security — including $1.6 billion on a border wall with Mexico — while it cuts deeply into programs for the poor. |
| We looked at the key cuts and increases in Mr. Trump’s budget, and our analysts explained why they see some of the plan as “wishful thinking.” | We looked at the key cuts and increases in Mr. Trump’s budget, and our analysts explained why they see some of the plan as “wishful thinking.” |
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| • President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines placed the island of Mindanao under martial law as the police and the military battled two Islamic State-affiliated terrorist groups that have terrorized the area and threatened to carry out attacks across the country. | • President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines placed the island of Mindanao under martial law as the police and the military battled two Islamic State-affiliated terrorist groups that have terrorized the area and threatened to carry out attacks across the country. |
| Security forces sought to arrest an Abu Sayyaf leader who was reportedly in the area with 100 militants belonging to a group called Maute. | Security forces sought to arrest an Abu Sayyaf leader who was reportedly in the area with 100 militants belonging to a group called Maute. |
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| • It was another humiliating moment for Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s ousted president, who made her first appearance in court to deny all criminal charges against her. | • It was another humiliating moment for Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s ousted president, who made her first appearance in court to deny all criminal charges against her. |
| Ms. Park and her longtime confidante, Choi Soon-sil, were accused of collecting or demanding bribes worth $52 million, including $38 million from Samsung. The court decided on Tuesday to try the two women together. | Ms. Park and her longtime confidante, Choi Soon-sil, were accused of collecting or demanding bribes worth $52 million, including $38 million from Samsung. The court decided on Tuesday to try the two women together. |
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| • “It’s scary, but I have to believe that cooler heads will prevail.” | • “It’s scary, but I have to believe that cooler heads will prevail.” |
| That’s the feeling of an Olympic skier months before the 2018 Winter Games begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea, about 40 miles from the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. | That’s the feeling of an Olympic skier months before the 2018 Winter Games begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea, about 40 miles from the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. |
| With nuclear tensions intensifying and escalating talk of war, the behavior of North Korea is the ultimate wild card for athletes, officials and the world. | With nuclear tensions intensifying and escalating talk of war, the behavior of North Korea is the ultimate wild card for athletes, officials and the world. |
| • Harley-Davidson, that roaring symbol of American style, is building a new plant in Thailand as an on-ramp into Asia’s motorcycle market. Labor unions in the United States are not pleased. | • Harley-Davidson, that roaring symbol of American style, is building a new plant in Thailand as an on-ramp into Asia’s motorcycle market. Labor unions in the United States are not pleased. |
| • Apple settled a six-month legal battle with Nokia over patents and intellectual property rights. | • Apple settled a six-month legal battle with Nokia over patents and intellectual property rights. |
| • In Dakar, the Senegalese capital, Chinese pioneers described what led them to leave home, and often their families, for Africa. “People here needed stuff,” one shopkeeper said. | • In Dakar, the Senegalese capital, Chinese pioneers described what led them to leave home, and often their families, for Africa. “People here needed stuff,” one shopkeeper said. |
| • U.S. stocks were up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • “It became like a god of Go.” That was Ke Jie, 19, the world’s best Go player, after he was defeated by AlphaGo, a Google computer program, in the first contest of a three-game match in China. [The New York Times] | • “It became like a god of Go.” That was Ke Jie, 19, the world’s best Go player, after he was defeated by AlphaGo, a Google computer program, in the first contest of a three-game match in China. [The New York Times] |
| • Taiwan’s constitutional court will rule on whether same-sex couples can legally marry. A favorable decision, which is expected, would be a first in Asia. [Reuters] | • Taiwan’s constitutional court will rule on whether same-sex couples can legally marry. A favorable decision, which is expected, would be a first in Asia. [Reuters] |
| • A student from China apologized for an upbeat commencement speech she gave at the University of Maryland after she was criticized for selling out her country. [The New York Times] | • A student from China apologized for an upbeat commencement speech she gave at the University of Maryland after she was criticized for selling out her country. [The New York Times] |
| • In Indonesia, the Christian governor of Jakarta withdrew an appeal of his two-year jail sentence for blasphemy against Islam. [The New York Times] | • In Indonesia, the Christian governor of Jakarta withdrew an appeal of his two-year jail sentence for blasphemy against Islam. [The New York Times] |
| • Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan won a crucial vote for an anti-conspiracy bill he said was needed to fight terrorism and organized crime. [The New York Times] | • Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan won a crucial vote for an anti-conspiracy bill he said was needed to fight terrorism and organized crime. [The New York Times] |
| • Areas of Sydney, Brisbane and Hobart will be under water by 2100, according to new research that predicts a two-meter rise in sea levels attributed to melting ice in Antarctica and Greenland. [Sydney Morning Herald] | • Areas of Sydney, Brisbane and Hobart will be under water by 2100, according to new research that predicts a two-meter rise in sea levels attributed to melting ice in Antarctica and Greenland. [Sydney Morning Herald] |
| • There is nothing regrettable in having regrets in the first place. | • There is nothing regrettable in having regrets in the first place. |
| • Medical debt: You may not owe a thing. | • Medical debt: You may not owe a thing. |
| • Recipe of the day: Skip delivery and make pizza margherita at home. | • Recipe of the day: Skip delivery and make pizza margherita at home. |
| • Roger Moore, the smooth British actor who brought a dash of double entendre to the James Bond persona in seven films, starting in 1973 with “Live and Let Die,” died on Tuesday. He was 89. | • Roger Moore, the smooth British actor who brought a dash of double entendre to the James Bond persona in seven films, starting in 1973 with “Live and Let Die,” died on Tuesday. He was 89. |
| • People just aren’t built to live in the moment. What best distinguishes human beings from other animals is our foresight, as scientists are just beginning to recognize. | • People just aren’t built to live in the moment. What best distinguishes human beings from other animals is our foresight, as scientists are just beginning to recognize. |
| • Finally, meet the “space pups.” After freeze-drying mouse sperm and flying it around on the space station for nine months, Japanese researchers produced a healthy litter back on Earth. | • Finally, meet the “space pups.” After freeze-drying mouse sperm and flying it around on the space station for nine months, Japanese researchers produced a healthy litter back on Earth. |
| President Trump is scheduled to visit the Vatican today, where he will meet Francis, a pope who has expressed reservations over some of the president’s policies. | President Trump is scheduled to visit the Vatican today, where he will meet Francis, a pope who has expressed reservations over some of the president’s policies. |
| But meeting the leader of the Roman Catholic Church has been a tradition for American presidents, no matter their political differences. | But meeting the leader of the Roman Catholic Church has been a tradition for American presidents, no matter their political differences. |
| Every United States leader since Dwight Eisenhower has met the pope at the time. George W. Bush had five such meetings (with John Paul II and Benedict XVI), and Barack Obama three. | Every United States leader since Dwight Eisenhower has met the pope at the time. George W. Bush had five such meetings (with John Paul II and Benedict XVI), and Barack Obama three. |
| The first sitting American president to meet a pope was Woodrow Wilson, nearly a century ago. | The first sitting American president to meet a pope was Woodrow Wilson, nearly a century ago. |
| The meeting with Benedict XV on Jan. 4, 1919, came as the president toured Europe after the end of World War I. | The meeting with Benedict XV on Jan. 4, 1919, came as the president toured Europe after the end of World War I. |
| The New York Times reported on the historic meeting on its front page: | The New York Times reported on the historic meeting on its front page: |
| “The thousands gathered along the streets cheered and waved their hats when the automobile passed,” the report from Rome read, describing Wilson’s cortege. “A continuous shower of flowers fell upon the President, while cries of ‘Viva America!’ rose above the tumult.” | “The thousands gathered along the streets cheered and waved their hats when the automobile passed,” the report from Rome read, describing Wilson’s cortege. “A continuous shower of flowers fell upon the President, while cries of ‘Viva America!’ rose above the tumult.” |
| The two leaders conferred for about 20 minutes. From a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Wilson then waved his hat to greet the “mass of cheering people.” | The two leaders conferred for about 20 minutes. From a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Wilson then waved his hat to greet the “mass of cheering people.” |
| Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. | Patrick Boehler contributed reporting. |
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| This briefing was prepared for the Asian morning. We also have briefings timed for the Australian, European and American mornings. | |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. |
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