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| Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Turkey: Your Wednesday Briefing | Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Turkey: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re trying something new for our readers in Europe: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. | We’re trying something new for our readers in Europe: 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 europebriefing@nytimes.com. | What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at europebriefing@nytimes.com. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Donald J. Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States. | |
| His rise was largely missed by polling organizations and data analysts. And an air of improbability trailed his campaign, to the detriment of those who dismissed his angry message, his improvisational style and his appeal to disillusioned voters. | |
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| We’re offering unlimited access to The Times through Thursday. | We’re offering unlimited access to The Times through Thursday. |
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| • Financial markets were trading sharply lower as reaction rippled around the globe. Wall Street futures suggest a possible selloff will continue. The dollar tumbled against major currencies, including the euro. | • Financial markets were trading sharply lower as reaction rippled around the globe. Wall Street futures suggest a possible selloff will continue. The dollar tumbled against major currencies, including the euro. |
| Investors had mostly priced in a win by Mrs. Clinton in recent weeks, in line with most data-based prediction models. | Investors had mostly priced in a win by Mrs. Clinton in recent weeks, in line with most data-based prediction models. |
| “A world is collapsing in front of our eyes,” the French ambassador to the U.S. said on Twitter. Mr. Trump’s victory could upend international relations. | |
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| • On Russian television, blanket coverage of the U.S. election offered a chance to present the American political system in the worst possible light. | • On Russian television, blanket coverage of the U.S. election offered a chance to present the American political system in the worst possible light. |
| “Everything turned out to stink so hideously that what the United States calls ‘democracy’ prompts nothing but disgust,” an anchor on the main weekly news show said. | “Everything turned out to stink so hideously that what the United States calls ‘democracy’ prompts nothing but disgust,” an anchor on the main weekly news show said. |
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| • Hungary’s Parliament rejected a proposed national ban on refugees from the rest of Europe. | • Hungary’s Parliament rejected a proposed national ban on refugees from the rest of Europe. |
| The far-right Jobbik party, which is part of the official opposition but usually sides with Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party on migration issues, was crucial to the defeat of the amendment. It argued that the change did not go far enough. | The far-right Jobbik party, which is part of the official opposition but usually sides with Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party on migration issues, was crucial to the defeat of the amendment. It argued that the change did not go far enough. |
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| • Ferocious battles have turned parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo into a moonscape of shattered buildings. | • Ferocious battles have turned parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo into a moonscape of shattered buildings. |
| Our reporter made a recent bus tour of the western, government-held part of the city, documenting scenes of stark destruction as well as the almost surreal contrast of seemingly normal life. | Our reporter made a recent bus tour of the western, government-held part of the city, documenting scenes of stark destruction as well as the almost surreal contrast of seemingly normal life. |
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| • Iran signed its first major deal with a Western oil company since international sanctions were removed as part of the 2015 nuclear agreement. The preliminary $4.8 billion deal with Total, a French energy giant, calls for the production of 1.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. | • Iran signed its first major deal with a Western oil company since international sanctions were removed as part of the 2015 nuclear agreement. The preliminary $4.8 billion deal with Total, a French energy giant, calls for the production of 1.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. |
| • India abolished 500- and 1,000-rupee bills (about $8 and $15), the currency’s largest denominations, because they are frequently counterfeited or used for graft. A recent study at Harvard recommended eliminating the 500-euro bill on similar grounds. | • India abolished 500- and 1,000-rupee bills (about $8 and $15), the currency’s largest denominations, because they are frequently counterfeited or used for graft. A recent study at Harvard recommended eliminating the 500-euro bill on similar grounds. |
| • American environmental groups protesting the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation are targeting a new group: banks that have helped finance the project. | • American environmental groups protesting the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation are targeting a new group: banks that have helped finance the project. |
| • For the first time since Britain voted to leave the E.U., the European Commission will release its estimates for economic growth, inflation and budget deficits for the years up to 2018. | • For the first time since Britain voted to leave the E.U., the European Commission will release its estimates for economic growth, inflation and budget deficits for the years up to 2018. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The European Commission reports today on bids to join the E.U. It is expected to criticize Turkey, one of the applicants, over its crackdown on dissent. [Reuters] | • The European Commission reports today on bids to join the E.U. It is expected to criticize Turkey, one of the applicants, over its crackdown on dissent. [Reuters] |
| • A ruling from France‘s top court today on racial profiling is expected to set a legal precedent. [The Associated Press] | • A ruling from France‘s top court today on racial profiling is expected to set a legal precedent. [The Associated Press] |
| • Scotland said it would oppose the British government’s appeal against a recent High Court ruling requiring parliamentary approval for E.U. withdrawal talks, hoping to maximize the obstacles that could slow the process. [The Scotsman] | • Scotland said it would oppose the British government’s appeal against a recent High Court ruling requiring parliamentary approval for E.U. withdrawal talks, hoping to maximize the obstacles that could slow the process. [The Scotsman] |
| • A manhunt is on for two inmates who made an Alcatraz-like escape from a London prison. [The New York Times] | • A manhunt is on for two inmates who made an Alcatraz-like escape from a London prison. [The New York Times] |
| • Iraqi troops advancing on Mosul discovered a mass grave containing about 100 bodies, many of them decapitated. [The Associated Press] | • Iraqi troops advancing on Mosul discovered a mass grave containing about 100 bodies, many of them decapitated. [The Associated Press] |
| • The Czech factory where the German industrialist Oskar Schindler employed more than a thousand Jews, saving them from deportation to Nazi concentration camps, will become a Holocaust memorial. [Agence France-Presse] | • The Czech factory where the German industrialist Oskar Schindler employed more than a thousand Jews, saving them from deportation to Nazi concentration camps, will become a Holocaust memorial. [Agence France-Presse] |
| • The Philippines’ highest court ruled that Ferdinand E. Marcos, the former dictator, can be reburied in a heroes’ cemetery as ordered by the country’s current president, Rodrigo Duterte. [The New York Times] | • The Philippines’ highest court ruled that Ferdinand E. Marcos, the former dictator, can be reburied in a heroes’ cemetery as ordered by the country’s current president, Rodrigo Duterte. [The New York Times] |
| • A British banker was found guilty of murdering two Indonesian women at his luxury Hong Kong apartment, a case that exposed the underbelly of the city’s financial sector. [The New York Times] | • A British banker was found guilty of murdering two Indonesian women at his luxury Hong Kong apartment, a case that exposed the underbelly of the city’s financial sector. [The New York Times] |
| • Prince Harry has had enough. The 32-year-old grandson of Queen Elizabeth II blasted British news and social media coverage for the “outright sexism and racism” unleashed on his biracial American girlfriend, Meghan Markle. | • Prince Harry has had enough. The 32-year-old grandson of Queen Elizabeth II blasted British news and social media coverage for the “outright sexism and racism” unleashed on his biracial American girlfriend, Meghan Markle. |
| • Iran, after years of isolation, global sanctions and bad press, is blossoming as a tourist destination for curious travelers from Europe, and even the United States. | • Iran, after years of isolation, global sanctions and bad press, is blossoming as a tourist destination for curious travelers from Europe, and even the United States. |
| • Take a glimpse of Yarchen Gar, China, a wonder of the Tibetan highlands populated by Buddhist nuns. | • Take a glimpse of Yarchen Gar, China, a wonder of the Tibetan highlands populated by Buddhist nuns. |
| • Toblerone, the Swiss chocolate bar, has altered the shape of two of its products. The redesign, which shrinks the weight to avoid raising the price, has outraged fans. | • Toblerone, the Swiss chocolate bar, has altered the shape of two of its products. The redesign, which shrinks the weight to avoid raising the price, has outraged fans. |
| • Once a year, the people of Jokkmokk, Sweden, gather to celebrate their Sami heritage. Reindeer beware. | • Once a year, the people of Jokkmokk, Sweden, gather to celebrate their Sami heritage. Reindeer beware. |
| “It is one of the most extraordinary works of art to come to the market in the last 10 to 15 years.” | “It is one of the most extraordinary works of art to come to the market in the last 10 to 15 years.” |
| That comment by Sotheby’s chairman for Chinese art was reserved for an 18th-century musket made for the Qianlong emperor, who presided over what became China’s last imperial dynasty. | That comment by Sotheby’s chairman for Chinese art was reserved for an 18th-century musket made for the Qianlong emperor, who presided over what became China’s last imperial dynasty. |
| The gun is set to be auctioned today in London at an estimated price of roughly $1.2 million to $1.8 million. | The gun is set to be auctioned today in London at an estimated price of roughly $1.2 million to $1.8 million. |
| “We’ve never had an imperial firearm,” the Sotheby’s executive, Nicolas Chow, said. | “We’ve never had an imperial firearm,” the Sotheby’s executive, Nicolas Chow, said. |
| Handcrafted out of wood, with components made of gold, silver and copper, the gun is over five and a half feet long. An inscription reads, “Supreme Number One.” | Handcrafted out of wood, with components made of gold, silver and copper, the gun is over five and a half feet long. An inscription reads, “Supreme Number One.” |
| Sales of Chinese art accounted for nearly a third of the global art auction market last year, according to a recent analysis. | Sales of Chinese art accounted for nearly a third of the global art auction market last year, according to a recent analysis. |
| Mr. Chow said that many treasures were taken from the palace after the dynasty ended. Their return is viewed as a matter of national pride. | Mr. Chow said that many treasures were taken from the palace after the dynasty ended. Their return is viewed as a matter of national pride. |
| The emperor’s fondness for the weapon can be seen in a poem attributed to him, but a jade seal he used during his abdication might be the emperor’s most valuable possession. | The emperor’s fondness for the weapon can be seen in a poem attributed to him, but a jade seal he used during his abdication might be the emperor’s most valuable possession. |
| Last month, an anonymous buyer paid nearly $12 million for the seal. | Last month, an anonymous buyer paid nearly $12 million for the seal. |
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| Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. | Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. |
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