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Syria, Trump, Samsung: Your Thursday Briefing Calais, Yemen, CETA: Your Thursday Briefing
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• Britain is preparing to admit dozens of the 1,000 unaccompanied children stranded in a sprawling migrant camp outside Calais, France, after months of foot-dragging.• Britain is preparing to admit dozens of the 1,000 unaccompanied children stranded in a sprawling migrant camp outside Calais, France, after months of foot-dragging.
France plans to dismantle the camp, known as the Jungle, on Monday, and the authorities are scrambling to find places for as many as 10,000 people living there.France plans to dismantle the camp, known as the Jungle, on Monday, and the authorities are scrambling to find places for as many as 10,000 people living there.
“There is a risk that this operation could turn into something very heavy-handed,” an aid organizer said. “The migrants will continue to come to Calais.”“There is a risk that this operation could turn into something very heavy-handed,” an aid organizer said. “The migrants will continue to come to Calais.”
• The contentious U.S. presidential race is upending the country’s political map and raising concerns abroad. The top United Nations human rights official issued an unusual warning, saying that if elected, Donald J. Trump would be “dangerous” for global stability. • In Yemen, an American warship launched three cruise missiles against radar installations in areas controlled by Houthi rebels.
Two women who said Mr. Trump touched them inappropriately said they felt compelled to speak after he denied engaging in such conduct. The strikes are the first time the U.S. has directly attacked the rebels, who are fighting the Yemeni government. They followed two separate missile attacks on an American warship earlier this week.
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton faces challenges from antagonists including WikiLeaks, the far-right news organization Breitbart and Judicial Watch. • Jaber al-Bakr, the Syrian man suspected of plotting a bombing in Germany, took his own life at the jail in Leipzig, two days after his arrest.
• Russia and the U.S. are returning to face-to-face diplomacy over Syria. Representatives will meet this weekend in Switzerland for the first time since talks broke off over the collapse of a cease-fire agreement.
Russia is using psychological warfare to meet the country’s geopolitical ambitions. The idea is to keep the enemy guessing, to never admit your true intentions and to always deny your activities to maintain an edge of surprise.
• Islamic State fighters have used a drone with explosives to kill troops on the battlefield in Iraq. U.S. military planners are scrambling for a strategy to combat the weapons as they prepare for a battle to retake the city of Mosul from the terrorist group.
“We should have been ready for this, and we weren’t,” a weapons expert said.
• Jaber al-Bakr, the Syrian man suspected of plotting a bombing in Germany, took his own life at the jail in Leipzig.
Salah Abdeslam, the surviving suspect in the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in and around Paris, is staying silent, even to his defense lawyers, who resigned from his case.Salah Abdeslam, the surviving suspect in the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in and around Paris, is staying silent, even to his defense lawyers, who resigned from his case.
• “It is always there. The Darkness comes.” That is a Tanzanian, above, whom the U.S. mistakenly labeled a terrorist threat. A special Times report traces his years of torture at a secret prison in Afghanistan run by the C.I.A., and the lasting inner torment he has faced since his release. • Russia and the U.S. are returning to face-to-face diplomacy over Syria. Representatives will meet this weekend in Switzerland for the first time since talks broke off last week over the collapse of a cease-fire agreement.
• Germany’s federal constitutional court is set to issue an interim ruling today on whether the country can join an E.U. free trade pact with Canada. European trade ministers are set to vote on the pact on Tuesday. Russia is using psychological warfare to support the country’s geopolitical ambitions. The idea is to keep the enemy guessing, to never admit your true intentions and to always deny your activities to maintain an edge of surprise.
• A top United Nations human rights official issued an unusual warning, saying that if elected, Donald J. Trump would be “dangerous” for global stability.
Two women who said Mr. Trump touched them inappropriately said they felt compelled to speak after he denied engaging in such conduct.
• President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia outlined a strategy to redeem Russia in the wake of its doping controversy and said Alexander Zhukov, who heads Russia’s Olympic Committee, would step down.
Mr. Putin denounced “prejudice against our athletes” and doping in sports while assuming hazy responsibility for “a number of errors and miscalculations in this important and very sensitive area.”
• Germany’s federal constitutional court is set to issue an interim ruling today on whether the country can join an E.U. free trade pact with Canada. European trade ministers are set to vote on the pact, CETA, on Tuesday.
• A Deutsche Bank bond issue shows that the bank can get access to markets — and maintain investor confidence — despite a feared $14 billion American regulatory fine.• A Deutsche Bank bond issue shows that the bank can get access to markets — and maintain investor confidence — despite a feared $14 billion American regulatory fine.
• The Japanese carmakers Toyota and Suzuki are considering an alliance. A merger, even a partial one, would effectively bring Suzuki into the orbit of the much larger Toyota, which regularly vies with Volkswagen to be the world’s biggest automaker.• The Japanese carmakers Toyota and Suzuki are considering an alliance. A merger, even a partial one, would effectively bring Suzuki into the orbit of the much larger Toyota, which regularly vies with Volkswagen to be the world’s biggest automaker.
• The Galaxy Note 7 isn’t Samsung’s only problematic product. The company is also juggling safety problems with washing machines, microwaves and refrigerators.• The Galaxy Note 7 isn’t Samsung’s only problematic product. The company is also juggling safety problems with washing machines, microwaves and refrigerators.
• Here’s a snapshot of global markets. The British pound hit its lowest point in history against global currencies, buffeted by concerns over Brexit. Unemployment in the E.U. fell to 8.6 percent, its lowest rate since 2009.• Here’s a snapshot of global markets. The British pound hit its lowest point in history against global currencies, buffeted by concerns over Brexit. Unemployment in the E.U. fell to 8.6 percent, its lowest rate since 2009.
• Monocle: “The Dutch Paradox.” The Dutch are known for holding liberal views, yet right-wing political parties flourish in the Netherlands.• Monocle: “The Dutch Paradox.” The Dutch are known for holding liberal views, yet right-wing political parties flourish in the Netherlands.
• Kyiv Post: “The rise of Poroshenko’s son.” An interview with Oleksiy Poroshenko, the son of the Ukrainian president, and a look at his stellar career.• Kyiv Post: “The rise of Poroshenko’s son.” An interview with Oleksiy Poroshenko, the son of the Ukrainian president, and a look at his stellar career.
• The Guardian: “Which countries have had the most Nobel prize winners?” The U.S. has won more in every category except literature, a category France leads. This year’s literary prize winner will be announced today.• The Guardian: “Which countries have had the most Nobel prize winners?” The U.S. has won more in every category except literature, a category France leads. This year’s literary prize winner will be announced today.
• Leaked excerpts from a book on President François Hollande of France, which is set to be released today, have reignited the country’s debate about Muslim veils. • Leaked excerpts from a book about President François Hollande of France, which is set to be released today, have reignited the country’s debate about Muslim veils.
• The crown prince of Thailand and his three sisters rushed to the side of the ailing 88-year-old king, who is in unstable condition at the Bangkok hospital that has been treating him since January.• The crown prince of Thailand and his three sisters rushed to the side of the ailing 88-year-old king, who is in unstable condition at the Bangkok hospital that has been treating him since January.
• Wonder Woman is about to embark on a new role. She’s being made the United Nations’ new honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls.• Wonder Woman is about to embark on a new role. She’s being made the United Nations’ new honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls.
• Learn from your dog. Licking, sneezing and even tail-wagging are all related to a dog’s smelling process, a scientist writes in a new book.• Learn from your dog. Licking, sneezing and even tail-wagging are all related to a dog’s smelling process, a scientist writes in a new book.
You can search for Paddington Bear’s home at 32 Windsor Gardens in Notting Hill, London, but you won’t find it.You can search for Paddington Bear’s home at 32 Windsor Gardens in Notting Hill, London, but you won’t find it.
The literary character’s debut in “A Bear Called Paddington” was published on this day in 1958 and received immediate acclaim and an audience that has spread around the world.The literary character’s debut in “A Bear Called Paddington” was published on this day in 1958 and received immediate acclaim and an audience that has spread around the world.
Michael Bond, the author whose book would sell out before the winter holidays, combined his parents’ address with his own for use in the book, a series of illustrated stories inspired by Mr. Bond’s last-minute holiday shopping in 1956. Toy store shelves were empty, except for a sad and lonely bear.Michael Bond, the author whose book would sell out before the winter holidays, combined his parents’ address with his own for use in the book, a series of illustrated stories inspired by Mr. Bond’s last-minute holiday shopping in 1956. Toy store shelves were empty, except for a sad and lonely bear.
He bought it for his wife. A spark of inspiration followed. “After 10 days I found that I had a book on my hands,” Mr. Bond, who had been a BBC cameraman, recalled.He bought it for his wife. A spark of inspiration followed. “After 10 days I found that I had a book on my hands,” Mr. Bond, who had been a BBC cameraman, recalled.
Mr. Bond provided the bear with a resonant back story: He found his own way to London from Peru, living on a lifeboat for a time and surviving on marmalade. He often appeared in rain slickers, rain boots and a red hat, carrying his trademark suitcase with a note that said simply: “Please look after this bear. Thank you.”Mr. Bond provided the bear with a resonant back story: He found his own way to London from Peru, living on a lifeboat for a time and surviving on marmalade. He often appeared in rain slickers, rain boots and a red hat, carrying his trademark suitcase with a note that said simply: “Please look after this bear. Thank you.”
Kenneth R. Rosen contributed reporting.Kenneth R. Rosen contributed reporting.
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