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| London, Qatar, Theresa May: Your Morning Briefing | London, Qatar, Theresa May: 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: |
| • After three terrorist attacks in 73 days despite widespread surveillance, Britain is facing the difficult question of what more it can do. | • After three terrorist attacks in 73 days despite widespread surveillance, Britain is facing the difficult question of what more it can do. |
| Officials say that the number of radicalized individuals has become unmanageable. | Officials say that the number of radicalized individuals has become unmanageable. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May finds her record on terrorism under scrutiny, just days before parliamentary elections. But the authorities have disrupted no fewer than 18 terrorist schemes since 2013. | Prime Minister Theresa May finds her record on terrorism under scrutiny, just days before parliamentary elections. But the authorities have disrupted no fewer than 18 terrorist schemes since 2013. |
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| • The U.S. secretaries of state and defense, Rex Tillerson and James Mattis, stressed the strength of ties to Australia at a news conference in Sydney after meetings with their counterparts, | • The U.S. secretaries of state and defense, Rex Tillerson and James Mattis, stressed the strength of ties to Australia at a news conference in Sydney after meetings with their counterparts, |
| They also said that five Arab states’ sudden severing of ties with Qatar would not undermine the fight against the Islamic State. | They also said that five Arab states’ sudden severing of ties with Qatar would not undermine the fight against the Islamic State. |
| Oil prices initially spiked on the news — Qatar is home to substantial natural gas — but quickly fell back to just above $50 a barrel. | Oil prices initially spiked on the news — Qatar is home to substantial natural gas — but quickly fell back to just above $50 a barrel. |
| Above, Doha, Qatar’s capital. | Above, Doha, Qatar’s capital. |
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| • President Trump rebelled against his advisers, criticizing their “watered down” version of his travel ban on citizens from some Muslim-majority nations. | • President Trump rebelled against his advisers, criticizing their “watered down” version of his travel ban on citizens from some Muslim-majority nations. |
| The Supreme Court has been asked to review the revised ban, which was rejected by lower courts. | The Supreme Court has been asked to review the revised ban, which was rejected by lower courts. |
| Separately, White House officials said Mr. Trump would not invoke executive privilege to block James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director he fired, from testifying before Congress on Thursday. | Separately, White House officials said Mr. Trump would not invoke executive privilege to block James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director he fired, from testifying before Congress on Thursday. |
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| • And the U.S. is facing an escalating public health crisis driven by opioid addiction, now made more deadly by an influx of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and similar drugs. | • And the U.S. is facing an escalating public health crisis driven by opioid addiction, now made more deadly by an influx of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and similar drugs. |
| Overdose deaths skyrocketed countrywide to more than 59,000 in 2016 — the largest annual increase ever recorded. | Overdose deaths skyrocketed countrywide to more than 59,000 in 2016 — the largest annual increase ever recorded. |
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| • The Islamic State’s grip on Mosul has shrunk to a tight circle of neighborhoods in the western part of the city. Our photographer recorded scenes of trapped residents and fighting in which the militants are giving no ground. | • The Islamic State’s grip on Mosul has shrunk to a tight circle of neighborhoods in the western part of the city. Our photographer recorded scenes of trapped residents and fighting in which the militants are giving no ground. |
| The militants’ last stand, he warns, may well take place behind a wall of civilians. | The militants’ last stand, he warns, may well take place behind a wall of civilians. |
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| • In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies intended to protect cows, which are revered in Hinduism, are now threatening the lucrative $10 billion buffalo meat business and the jobs it provides mostly to Muslims. | • In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies intended to protect cows, which are revered in Hinduism, are now threatening the lucrative $10 billion buffalo meat business and the jobs it provides mostly to Muslims. |
| • Apple is kicking off its annual developers conference, and we’re covering the event live. New iPads and MacBooks are among the products we’re watching for. | • Apple is kicking off its annual developers conference, and we’re covering the event live. New iPads and MacBooks are among the products we’re watching for. |
| • India launched a communication satellite, nicknamed Fat Boy, into orbit using its most powerful rocket. “The nation is proud,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on Twitter. | • India launched a communication satellite, nicknamed Fat Boy, into orbit using its most powerful rocket. “The nation is proud,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on Twitter. |
| Trump campaign and the Kremlin. | |
| • A submersible drone can go fishing for you. It finds the fish, lures them with a light and dangles the bait. | • A submersible drone can go fishing for you. It finds the fish, lures them with a light and dangles the bait. |
| • U.S. stocks were down. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | |
| • The police in Australia are investigating whether a hostage siege in the Brighton suburb of Melbourne — in which two men were shot dead and three police officers were wounded — was terror related. [The Age] | • The police in Australia are investigating whether a hostage siege in the Brighton suburb of Melbourne — in which two men were shot dead and three police officers were wounded — was terror related. [The Age] |
| • India’s main investigative agency raided residences and offices connected to the cable company NDTV, which has carried critical coverage of the government. [The New York Times] | • India’s main investigative agency raided residences and offices connected to the cable company NDTV, which has carried critical coverage of the government. [The New York Times] |
| • President Trump pledged to overhaul the U.S. nuclear arsenal, which he called obsolete. But it is unclear if the White House can stomach the $1.2 trillion cost. [The New York Times] | • President Trump pledged to overhaul the U.S. nuclear arsenal, which he called obsolete. But it is unclear if the White House can stomach the $1.2 trillion cost. [The New York Times] |
| • In Cambodia, some Buddhist monks have become citizen journalists, monitoring political events and human rights conditions on social media. [The New York Times] | • In Cambodia, some Buddhist monks have become citizen journalists, monitoring political events and human rights conditions on social media. [The New York Times] |
| • A robot will for the first time take the gaokao, China’s grueling two-day college entrance exam known as “life’s most important test.” [Quartz] | • A robot will for the first time take the gaokao, China’s grueling two-day college entrance exam known as “life’s most important test.” [Quartz] |
| • Vnesheconombank, or VEB, is no normal bank. It is owned by the Russian government and intertwined with Russian intelligence — it’s also at the center of a U.S. investigation about possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. [The New York Times] | |
| • Our reporter was among the church congregation as Margaret Court, the former Australian tennis star, led a service in which she defended her remarks about homosexuality and same-sex marriage. [The New York Times] | • Our reporter was among the church congregation as Margaret Court, the former Australian tennis star, led a service in which she defended her remarks about homosexuality and same-sex marriage. [The New York Times] |
| • Japanese scientists identified a gene that could hold the key to living beyond 100. [The Asahi Shimbun] | • Japanese scientists identified a gene that could hold the key to living beyond 100. [The Asahi Shimbun] |
| • Here’s why you probably won’t change your mind today. (Or ever.) | • Here’s why you probably won’t change your mind today. (Or ever.) |
| • It’s likely that you are getting more calories and sugar when you drink a smoothie than when you eat whole fruits or vegetables. | • It’s likely that you are getting more calories and sugar when you drink a smoothie than when you eat whole fruits or vegetables. |
| • Recipe of the day: Cod cakes are always there when you need a simple, satisfying dinner. | • Recipe of the day: Cod cakes are always there when you need a simple, satisfying dinner. |
| • Harbin, a city in northern China that was once an outpost of imperial Russia, is struggling to save elements of 19th-century architecture that have been battered by war, revolution and, now, urban redevelopment. | • Harbin, a city in northern China that was once an outpost of imperial Russia, is struggling to save elements of 19th-century architecture that have been battered by war, revolution and, now, urban redevelopment. |
| • Thousands of ethnic Hmong who emigrated to the U.S. from the opium-growing regions of Laos are cashing in on California’s “green rush,” cultivating marijuana in the state’s mountains. | • Thousands of ethnic Hmong who emigrated to the U.S. from the opium-growing regions of Laos are cashing in on California’s “green rush,” cultivating marijuana in the state’s mountains. |
| • And the cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of the fiercest in any sport, long fraught with geopolitical tensions. But on Sunday, the day after the terror attacks in London, the match was seen as a symbol of peace. | • And the cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of the fiercest in any sport, long fraught with geopolitical tensions. But on Sunday, the day after the terror attacks in London, the match was seen as a symbol of peace. |
| Senior officials from around the world are convening in Beijing today for the eighth meeting of the Clean Energy Ministerial, a forum on clean energy and innovation that includes 24 countries and the European Union. | Senior officials from around the world are convening in Beijing today for the eighth meeting of the Clean Energy Ministerial, a forum on clean energy and innovation that includes 24 countries and the European Union. |
| The three-day conference takes place against a new global backdrop: China and the E.U. are now expected to lead worldwide efforts to limit the effects of climate change, given President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord. | The three-day conference takes place against a new global backdrop: China and the E.U. are now expected to lead worldwide efforts to limit the effects of climate change, given President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord. |
| Our former Beijing bureau chief, Edward Wong, tells us that China has been taking big strides in acknowledging its severe environmental degradation and role in accelerating climate change. It has surpassed the U.S. as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. (The U.S. remains the biggest emitter over time.) | Our former Beijing bureau chief, Edward Wong, tells us that China has been taking big strides in acknowledging its severe environmental degradation and role in accelerating climate change. It has surpassed the U.S. as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. (The U.S. remains the biggest emitter over time.) |
| He notes that China has been investing in renewable energy and limiting coal use in the east to combat air pollution. And President Xi Jinping promised that 20 percent of China’s energy would come from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2030. | He notes that China has been investing in renewable energy and limiting coal use in the east to combat air pollution. And President Xi Jinping promised that 20 percent of China’s energy would come from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2030. |
| Government cleanup efforts, Mr. Wong says, are partly a result of growing public concern, occasionally expressed through angry online commentary. | Government cleanup efforts, Mr. Wong says, are partly a result of growing public concern, occasionally expressed through angry online commentary. |
| Mr. Wong says the big question is how proactive China will be in setting ambitious climate commitments and pushing other nations to do the same. | Mr. Wong says the big question is how proactive China will be in setting ambitious climate commitments and pushing other nations to do the same. |
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| Correction: Monday’s Briefing misstated the results of an assessment of 167 democracies around the world by The Economist magazine. Norway was ranked first, not Iceland, and Japan was ranked 20th, not 21st. | Correction: Monday’s Briefing misstated the results of an assessment of 167 democracies around the world by The Economist magazine. Norway was ranked first, not Iceland, and Japan was ranked 20th, not 21st. |
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