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| Otto Warmbier, Syria, North Korea: Your Morning Briefing | Otto Warmbier, Syria, North Korea: 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: |
| • President Trump condemned North Korea for its “brutality” after the death of Otto Warmbier, the American university student who was brought home from the country in a coma. But Mr. Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stopped short of announcing fresh sanctions. | • President Trump condemned North Korea for its “brutality” after the death of Otto Warmbier, the American university student who was brought home from the country in a coma. But Mr. Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stopped short of announcing fresh sanctions. |
| Anger over Mr. Warmbier’s death is dimming any hope for improved relations between Washington and Pyongyang. | Anger over Mr. Warmbier’s death is dimming any hope for improved relations between Washington and Pyongyang. |
| Above, Mr. Warmbier in Pyongyang last year. | Above, Mr. Warmbier in Pyongyang last year. |
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| • The bodies of seven American sailors were flown home as the U.S. and Japanese authorities ramped up their investigations in the fatal collision of a cargo vessel and the U.S.S. Fitzgerald. | • The bodies of seven American sailors were flown home as the U.S. and Japanese authorities ramped up their investigations in the fatal collision of a cargo vessel and the U.S.S. Fitzgerald. |
| The sailors who died in Saturday’s collision displayed how much the American military relies on recruits from immigrant communities. Among them was an immigrant from the Philippines whose father served in the Navy before him, and a native of Vietnam hoping to help his family. | |
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| • A U.S. fighter jet shot down an armed Iranian-made drone that was approaching U.S.-backed insurgents in southeast Syria, the latest aerial entanglement between the American military and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. | • A U.S. fighter jet shot down an armed Iranian-made drone that was approaching U.S.-backed insurgents in southeast Syria, the latest aerial entanglement between the American military and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. |
| Russia threatened to target any American and coalition planes that flew west of the Euphrates River after the U.S. downed a Syrian warplane days earlier. Australia suspended its air operations over Syria as a precaution. | Russia threatened to target any American and coalition planes that flew west of the Euphrates River after the U.S. downed a Syrian warplane days earlier. Australia suspended its air operations over Syria as a precaution. |
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| • From the front lines in Iraq, a New York Times video journalist captured the urban warfare being waged against the Islamic State in Mosul, above. | • From the front lines in Iraq, a New York Times video journalist captured the urban warfare being waged against the Islamic State in Mosul, above. |
| After two years under the militants, Iraqi soldiers were greeted as liberators by residents of the war-torn city. One family even named a newborn after the unit’s 33-year-old commander, Major Sajjad al-Hour. | After two years under the militants, Iraqi soldiers were greeted as liberators by residents of the war-torn city. One family even named a newborn after the unit’s 33-year-old commander, Major Sajjad al-Hour. |
| Ben Solomon, who shot the video, describes the experience in this essay. | Ben Solomon, who shot the video, describes the experience in this essay. |
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| • In the U.S., federal agents are using surveillance equipment adapted from military use in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Mexican border, demonstrating technology might be more useful than a wall. | • In the U.S., federal agents are using surveillance equipment adapted from military use in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Mexican border, demonstrating technology might be more useful than a wall. |
| And a runoff election in the state of Georgia will decide what has become the most expensive House campaign in history — and quite possibly the most consequential special election since Watergate. Here’s what we’re watching in that race. | And a runoff election in the state of Georgia will decide what has become the most expensive House campaign in history — and quite possibly the most consequential special election since Watergate. Here’s what we’re watching in that race. |
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| • “He was a nut job.” | • “He was a nut job.” |
| That’s how one acquaintance described Darren Osborne, the man believed to have plowed a van into a crowd of Muslims as they finished prayers in London. Yet none of the people we spoke to said he had expressed political sentiments — until last weekend. | That’s how one acquaintance described Darren Osborne, the man believed to have plowed a van into a crowd of Muslims as they finished prayers in London. Yet none of the people we spoke to said he had expressed political sentiments — until last weekend. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain called the act a terrorist attack targeting Muslims, but it also raised questions about where the line between terrorism and hate crimes can be drawn. | Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain called the act a terrorist attack targeting Muslims, but it also raised questions about where the line between terrorism and hate crimes can be drawn. |
| • Ford Motor will build its Focus small-car model in China, shifting its planned production from Mexico in one of the first strategic moves by its new chief executive. | • Ford Motor will build its Focus small-car model in China, shifting its planned production from Mexico in one of the first strategic moves by its new chief executive. |
| • Chinese stocks will soon be included in a key emerging markets index. The long-anticipated decision by MSCI, the global stock index provider, will help foreign money flow into China’s markets. | |
| • An Australian gambling mega-merger was approved between Tabcorp and Tatts Group, forming a joint venture worth 11.3 billion Australian dollars, or $8.6 billion. | • An Australian gambling mega-merger was approved between Tabcorp and Tatts Group, forming a joint venture worth 11.3 billion Australian dollars, or $8.6 billion. |
| • More from the Paris Air Show: Boeing is dropping its signature 747 amid declining demand for jumbo passenger jets. | • More from the Paris Air Show: Boeing is dropping its signature 747 amid declining demand for jumbo passenger jets. |
| • Ethereum, a digital currency network launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin, a 21-year-old college dropout, may soon surpass Bitcoin. | • Ethereum, a digital currency network launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin, a 21-year-old college dropout, may soon surpass Bitcoin. |
| • U.S. stocks were weaker. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were weaker. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The killing of eight Afghan guards by the Taliban highlights the bitter changes at Bagram Air Base, the sprawling American military site. [The New York Times] | • The killing of eight Afghan guards by the Taliban highlights the bitter changes at Bagram Air Base, the sprawling American military site. [The New York Times] |
| • In a typical week in the United States, 25 children die from bullet wounds, according to data from government agencies. [The New York Times] | • In a typical week in the United States, 25 children die from bullet wounds, according to data from government agencies. [The New York Times] |
| • Fifteen Muslim men were arrested in central India and charged with sedition for allegedly shouting pro-Pakistan slogans during the Champions Trophy cricket final. [BBC] | • Fifteen Muslim men were arrested in central India and charged with sedition for allegedly shouting pro-Pakistan slogans during the Champions Trophy cricket final. [BBC] |
| • Turtles raised for food can infect people with cholera and spread the lethal bacteria, a Chinese study found. [The New York Times] | • Turtles raised for food can infect people with cholera and spread the lethal bacteria, a Chinese study found. [The New York Times] |
| • In southwest China, a nearly 900-foot-high rope-drawn cable car, thought to the highest in Asia, will be made obsolete by a new bridge. [Sixth Tone] | • In southwest China, a nearly 900-foot-high rope-drawn cable car, thought to the highest in Asia, will be made obsolete by a new bridge. [Sixth Tone] |
| • A Japanese town is turning to sniffer dogs to detect stomach cancer. [Japan Today] | • A Japanese town is turning to sniffer dogs to detect stomach cancer. [Japan Today] |
| • Australians are losing faith in America a new poll finds. The U.S. slipped to second when Australians were asked to name their best friend in the world. (New Zealand.) [The New York Times] | |
| • Recipe of the day: A cheese-steak sub can fulfill your cheesy cravings. | • Recipe of the day: A cheese-steak sub can fulfill your cheesy cravings. |
| • Walk your dog more often; you’ll get some exercise, too. | • Walk your dog more often; you’ll get some exercise, too. |
| • Sleep more! Sleep deprivation is linked to behavioral and mental health problems and car accident risk. | • Sleep more! Sleep deprivation is linked to behavioral and mental health problems and car accident risk. |
| • The Opéra Comique has stood in central Paris since 1783. Join our correspondent for its painstaking and elegant rebirth. And this daily 360 video goes inside an opera, “Alcyone,” that hasn’t been performed in nearly 250 years. | • The Opéra Comique has stood in central Paris since 1783. Join our correspondent for its painstaking and elegant rebirth. And this daily 360 video goes inside an opera, “Alcyone,” that hasn’t been performed in nearly 250 years. |
| • Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market will be relocated after all, the governor announced, ending months of uncertainty. | |
| • Is Australia ripe for a populist, nationalist political movement? Our Op-Ed contributor argues that because Australians have never seen themselves as “the center of the world,” populist appeals to a lost national glory have little currency. | • Is Australia ripe for a populist, nationalist political movement? Our Op-Ed contributor argues that because Australians have never seen themselves as “the center of the world,” populist appeals to a lost national glory have little currency. |
| It is the June solstice, the start to summer for half of the world and winter for the other. | It is the June solstice, the start to summer for half of the world and winter for the other. |
| The Northern Hemisphere dips toward the sun, basking in its warmth for longer than any other time, as the chilling Southern Hemisphere swings away, all thanks to the Earth’s axial tilt of 23.5 degrees. | The Northern Hemisphere dips toward the sun, basking in its warmth for longer than any other time, as the chilling Southern Hemisphere swings away, all thanks to the Earth’s axial tilt of 23.5 degrees. |
| What better moment to ponder the sun, that explosive ball of plasma that makes our existence possible? | What better moment to ponder the sun, that explosive ball of plasma that makes our existence possible? |
| At more than a million degrees, the roaring outer corona is hundreds of times hotter than the solar surface beneath it, and researchers hope that a deluge of solar data expected over the next decade will help them understand why. | At more than a million degrees, the roaring outer corona is hundreds of times hotter than the solar surface beneath it, and researchers hope that a deluge of solar data expected over the next decade will help them understand why. |
| Next July, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft that will investigate the plasma puzzle by coming as near as four million miles to the surface by 2024 — almost 90 million miles closer than we are. | Next July, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft that will investigate the plasma puzzle by coming as near as four million miles to the surface by 2024 — almost 90 million miles closer than we are. |
| Protected by a special heat shield, the craft will observe the sun’s magnetic field, its electrical field and the energetic particles from the solar wind. | Protected by a special heat shield, the craft will observe the sun’s magnetic field, its electrical field and the energetic particles from the solar wind. |
| “It will revolutionize our understanding of the sun,” said Eric Christian, a scientist on the project. “It’s the first time we get to go where the action is.” | “It will revolutionize our understanding of the sun,” said Eric Christian, a scientist on the project. “It’s the first time we get to go where the action is.” |
| Nicholas St. Fleur contributed reporting. | Nicholas St. Fleur contributed reporting. |
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