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| Donald Trump, ‘Brexit,’ Hillary Clinton: Your Monday Briefing | |
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| Some 190 countries are encompassed by Interpol, the international police organization based in France. But some — notably Russia, Iran and Zimbabwe — used the system’s international “wanted” notices to extend their reach against political foes. | |
| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re trying something new for our readers in Asia and Australia: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. | We’re trying something new for our readers in Asia and Australia: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. |
| What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. | What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • With Election Day looming Tuesday, Hillary Clinton is holding her polling lead and celebrating an announcement from the F.B.I. that its latest review of her State Department email showed no intentional mishandling of classified information. | |
| Donald J. Trump is crisscrossing the country in a last-bid rush. Mr. Trump received a scare at a rally in Reno, Nev., when a person in the crowd shouted — falsely, as it turned out — that someone had a gun. | |
| Here’s a look back at Mr. Trump’s campaign, which has no peer in modern American history. We compiled notable moments and missteps from Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, too. And here is some of our best investigative work. | |
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| • China’s National People’s Congress is expected to decide today on whether to bar from office two young Hong Kong lawmakers who insulted the mainland government. | • China’s National People’s Congress is expected to decide today on whether to bar from office two young Hong Kong lawmakers who insulted the mainland government. |
| On Sunday, in a confrontation that recalled the enormous pro-democracy protests of 2014, the police used batons and pepper spray to drive off thousands of protesters attempting to storm the Chinese government’s Hong Kong headquarters. | On Sunday, in a confrontation that recalled the enormous pro-democracy protests of 2014, the police used batons and pepper spray to drive off thousands of protesters attempting to storm the Chinese government’s Hong Kong headquarters. |
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| • American warplanes are flying bombing missions on the Islamic State’s “leadership, command and control and resources” in the group’s Syrian base of Raqqa, while a force of at least 30,000 Kurdish and Arab fighters marches toward the city. | • American warplanes are flying bombing missions on the Islamic State’s “leadership, command and control and resources” in the group’s Syrian base of Raqqa, while a force of at least 30,000 Kurdish and Arab fighters marches toward the city. |
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| • Schools in New Delhi are closed, construction has been halted and a coal-burning power plant has been shut as the city copes with choking smog for at least another day. | • Schools in New Delhi are closed, construction has been halted and a coal-burning power plant has been shut as the city copes with choking smog for at least another day. |
| Are you there? Let us know how you are coping. | Are you there? Let us know how you are coping. |
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| • Volkswagen’s $15 billion emissions fraud case reached the top of the company. | • Volkswagen’s $15 billion emissions fraud case reached the top of the company. |
| The chairman of the automaker’s supervisory board, Hans Dieter Pötsch, is under investigation by German prosecutors for failing to notify shareholders quickly enough of the financial risks of the diesel emissions cheating scandal._____ | The chairman of the automaker’s supervisory board, Hans Dieter Pötsch, is under investigation by German prosecutors for failing to notify shareholders quickly enough of the financial risks of the diesel emissions cheating scandal._____ |
| • Australia’s Parliament is back in session. Lawmakers will consider whether to allow a public vote on same-sex marriage and new counterterrorism measures and migration measures. | • Australia’s Parliament is back in session. Lawmakers will consider whether to allow a public vote on same-sex marriage and new counterterrorism measures and migration measures. |
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| • Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, is digging in for a “Brexit” battle. | • Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, is digging in for a “Brexit” battle. |
| Her government is appealing a ruling that said Parliament must give its approval for the move, but she may end up in a standoff with opposing lawmakers. | Her government is appealing a ruling that said Parliament must give its approval for the move, but she may end up in a standoff with opposing lawmakers. |
| “The British people, the majority of the British people, voted to leave the European Union,” Mrs. May, above, insisted on Sunday before leaving for a trade meeting in India. “The government is now getting on with that.” | “The British people, the majority of the British people, voted to leave the European Union,” Mrs. May, above, insisted on Sunday before leaving for a trade meeting in India. “The government is now getting on with that.” |
| • Trade ministers from Australia and Indonesia continued talks in Sydney over a trade pact, but Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, did not join them because of unrest in Jakarta. | |
| • Apple’s App Store has been infiltrated by hundreds of fake shopping apps that expose customers to potential fraud and identity theft. | • Apple’s App Store has been infiltrated by hundreds of fake shopping apps that expose customers to potential fraud and identity theft. |
| • Oracle, the software giant, said its acquisition of NetSuite, a cloud storage company, for $9.3 billion will be completed Monday, ending weeks of negotiations over the price. | • Oracle, the software giant, said its acquisition of NetSuite, a cloud storage company, for $9.3 billion will be completed Monday, ending weeks of negotiations over the price. |
| • Investors will be watching the American election closely. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Investors will be watching the American election closely. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Europe, Iran and Pakistan are forcing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees to return to Afghanistan. [The New York Times] | • Europe, Iran and Pakistan are forcing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees to return to Afghanistan. [The New York Times] |
| • An autopsy of a Philippine mayor killed in his prison cell over the weekend showed that he had been shot four times. [ABS CBN News] | • An autopsy of a Philippine mayor killed in his prison cell over the weekend showed that he had been shot four times. [ABS CBN News] |
| • The unexpectedly rapid approval of the Paris climate accord means that negotiators meeting this week in Morocco must speedily sort through a host of technical issues. [Reuters] | • The unexpectedly rapid approval of the Paris climate accord means that negotiators meeting this week in Morocco must speedily sort through a host of technical issues. [Reuters] |
| • Iranians, some eager to jeer at the “Great Satan,” tuned into live broadcasts of all three debates between Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump. [The New York Times] | • Iranians, some eager to jeer at the “Great Satan,” tuned into live broadcasts of all three debates between Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump. [The New York Times] |
| • China’s Guangdong Province has banned exams, homework and writing assignments in kindergartens and ordered schools to make sure students play outdoors for two hours a day. [Asia Times] | • China’s Guangdong Province has banned exams, homework and writing assignments in kindergartens and ordered schools to make sure students play outdoors for two hours a day. [Asia Times] |
| • A top British police official said the country’s steep statistical rise in hate crimes was evidence of a rise in reporting driven by a new intolerance for hateful behavior. [The New York Times] | • A top British police official said the country’s steep statistical rise in hate crimes was evidence of a rise in reporting driven by a new intolerance for hateful behavior. [The New York Times] |
| • Ireland defeated New Zealand’s All Blacks in rugby for the first time in 111 years of playing each other. [The Guardian] | • Ireland defeated New Zealand’s All Blacks in rugby for the first time in 111 years of playing each other. [The Guardian] |
| • The Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao’s lopsided victory over Jesse Vargas for the WBO welterweight title was strong enough to revive talk of a rematch with his old foe Floyd Mayweather Jr. China’s Zou Shiming, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, won his first world title at flyweight. | • The Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao’s lopsided victory over Jesse Vargas for the WBO welterweight title was strong enough to revive talk of a rematch with his old foe Floyd Mayweather Jr. China’s Zou Shiming, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, won his first world title at flyweight. |
| • The New York City Marathon was won by Mary Keitany of Kenya for a third consecutive year. A 20-year-old Eritrean, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, took the men’s division, becoming the youngest winner in the race’s history. | |
| • A self-driving bus being tested in Finland holds promise for reducing cities dwellers’ dependence on cars. | • A self-driving bus being tested in Finland holds promise for reducing cities dwellers’ dependence on cars. |
| • Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art, MONA, opens a new exhibition, “On the Origin of Art,” examining whether art has helped humans survive. The musings of four guest curators — “bio-cultural scientist-philosophers” — are here. | |
| How about a ghost story to start the week? | How about a ghost story to start the week? |
| The Mary Celeste, an American merchant ship, set sail from New York on this day in 1872, bound for Italy. | The Mary Celeste, an American merchant ship, set sail from New York on this day in 1872, bound for Italy. |
| About a month later, the vessel was found adrift in the Atlantic, less than two weeks after the last dated entry in the boat’s log. The captain, his wife and young daughter, and the crew were gone. | About a month later, the vessel was found adrift in the Atlantic, less than two weeks after the last dated entry in the boat’s log. The captain, his wife and young daughter, and the crew were gone. |
| The discovery set off one of the world’s most enduring maritime mysteries. | The discovery set off one of the world’s most enduring maritime mysteries. |
| Pirates, mutiny, a waterspout, a seaquake and even a giant squid attack have all been posited. A short story by Arthur Conan Doyle fueled more speculation. | Pirates, mutiny, a waterspout, a seaquake and even a giant squid attack have all been posited. A short story by Arthur Conan Doyle fueled more speculation. |
| Foul play was possible, according to an 1873 account, citing a bloody sword found on board. Also left behind were personal items and the Mary Celeste’s cargo of denatured alcohol. | Foul play was possible, according to an 1873 account, citing a bloody sword found on board. Also left behind were personal items and the Mary Celeste’s cargo of denatured alcohol. |
| Missing were navigational tools and the ship’s lifeboat, lending support to a theory put forward in the 2007 documentary “The True Story of the Mary Celeste.” | Missing were navigational tools and the ship’s lifeboat, lending support to a theory put forward in the 2007 documentary “The True Story of the Mary Celeste.” |
| Some machinery was inoperative, leaving the captain no way to check if the ship had taken on water in a recent storm. He might have mistakenly thought the ship was sinking and ordered an evacuation. | Some machinery was inoperative, leaving the captain no way to check if the ship had taken on water in a recent storm. He might have mistakenly thought the ship was sinking and ordered an evacuation. |
| “There’s so much nonsense written about this legend,” the director said when her film was released, adding, “The research goes on.” | “There’s so much nonsense written about this legend,” the director said when her film was released, adding, “The research goes on.” |
| Des Shoe contributed reporting. | Des Shoe contributed reporting. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. |
| What would you like to see here? Contact us at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. | What would you like to see here? Contact us at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. |