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| Jim Mattis, Travel Ban, Pakistan: Your Morning Briefing | Jim Mattis, Travel Ban, Pakistan: 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: |
| • The U.S. defense secretary, Jim Mattis, laid the groundwork for this week’s meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, using his first overseas tour as Pentagon chief to tighten ties with South Korea and Japan. | • The U.S. defense secretary, Jim Mattis, laid the groundwork for this week’s meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, using his first overseas tour as Pentagon chief to tighten ties with South Korea and Japan. |
| Mr. Mattis was a hit in Japan, where he said the U.S. stood “100 percent, shoulder to shoulder” with the Japanese people. | Mr. Mattis was a hit in Japan, where he said the U.S. stood “100 percent, shoulder to shoulder” with the Japanese people. |
| But tensions with Beijing rose over the U.S. pledge to defend disputed islands in the East China Sea that Japan controls. | But tensions with Beijing rose over the U.S. pledge to defend disputed islands in the East China Sea that Japan controls. |
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| • Travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations and vetted refugees from all nations can continue to enter the U.S. while the Trump administration argues against a federal judge’s block of the president’s immigration order. | • Travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations and vetted refugees from all nations can continue to enter the U.S. while the Trump administration argues against a federal judge’s block of the president’s immigration order. |
| Here is where the battle stands. Above, an Iraqi grandmother being welcomed by her family in Virginia. | Here is where the battle stands. Above, an Iraqi grandmother being welcomed by her family in Virginia. |
| Mr. Trump, who spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, heads to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa for security and military briefings and to meet with U.S. troops. | Mr. Trump, who spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, heads to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa for security and military briefings and to meet with U.S. troops. |
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| • The rare diplomatic rift that opened between the U.S. and Australia last week focused on Mr. Trump’s dislike of an Obama-era agreement for the U.S. to take in 1,250 refugees from Australia’s offshore detention centers. | |
| Above, one of those refugees, a Kurdish dissident from Iran, sent video diaries showing what his life in detention looks like. | |
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| • The Islamic State’s strategic, and deadly, use of technology is evolving. | • The Islamic State’s strategic, and deadly, use of technology is evolving. |
| Counterterrorism experts say the group has guided terror plots around the world by using the internet and messaging apps to enable attacks, right down to picking the targets and finding the guns. | Counterterrorism experts say the group has guided terror plots around the world by using the internet and messaging apps to enable attacks, right down to picking the targets and finding the guns. |
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| • China is challenging the U.S.’s long-held strategic monopoly on artificial intelligence, widely seen as the key factor in the next generation of warfare. | • China is challenging the U.S.’s long-held strategic monopoly on artificial intelligence, widely seen as the key factor in the next generation of warfare. |
| “Using a chess analogy,” said Kai-Fu Lee, a Taiwan-born A.I. researcher turned venture capitalist, “we might say that grandmasters are still largely North American, but Chinese occupy increasingly greater portions of the master-level A.I. scientists.” | “Using a chess analogy,” said Kai-Fu Lee, a Taiwan-born A.I. researcher turned venture capitalist, “we might say that grandmasters are still largely North American, but Chinese occupy increasingly greater portions of the master-level A.I. scientists.” |
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| • Pressure on Myanmar is rising after the U.N. described the country’s four-month crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as “very probably crimes against humanity.” | • Pressure on Myanmar is rising after the U.N. described the country’s four-month crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as “very probably crimes against humanity.” |
| The report said the army and the police had killed hundreds of men, women and children, gang-raped women and girls and forced as many as 90,000 Rohingya Muslims from their homes. | The report said the army and the police had killed hundreds of men, women and children, gang-raped women and girls and forced as many as 90,000 Rohingya Muslims from their homes. |
| The country’s leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, asked for the U.N.’s help in finding out more about the situation. | The country’s leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, asked for the U.N.’s help in finding out more about the situation. |
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| • And the Super Bowl is hours away. | • And the Super Bowl is hours away. |
| The New England Patriots could win their fifth title in 16 years in Houston, but the Atlanta Falcons stand in their way. | The New England Patriots could win their fifth title in 16 years in Houston, but the Atlanta Falcons stand in their way. |
| Super Bowl LI will be televised live in more than 170 countries and territories, and can be heard here in seven languages, including Mandarin and Japanese. Here is our full coverage. | Super Bowl LI will be televised live in more than 170 countries and territories, and can be heard here in seven languages, including Mandarin and Japanese. Here is our full coverage. |
| • Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are flooding into American high schools and universities, an extraordinary rise that contributed $11.4 billion to the American economy in 2015 alone. | • Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are flooding into American high schools and universities, an extraordinary rise that contributed $11.4 billion to the American economy in 2015 alone. |
| • The Japanese auto giants Toyota and Suzuki appear to be close to announcing a deal on a partnership to develop new technology, including a self-driving car. | • The Japanese auto giants Toyota and Suzuki appear to be close to announcing a deal on a partnership to develop new technology, including a self-driving car. |
| • Alibaba opened its first Australia and New Zealand branch in Melbourne over the weekend. “Australia is a gold mine,” said its founder, Jack Ma. | • Alibaba opened its first Australia and New Zealand branch in Melbourne over the weekend. “Australia is a gold mine,” said its founder, Jack Ma. |
| • The International Monetary Fund holds a crucial board meeting to discuss whether it will participate in the third Greek bailout in seven years. | • The International Monetary Fund holds a crucial board meeting to discuss whether it will participate in the third Greek bailout in seven years. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Pushback from Congress and cabinet officials appears to have prompted the Trump White House to back off its consideration of reopening C.I.A. overseas “black site” prisons. [The New York Times] | • Pushback from Congress and cabinet officials appears to have prompted the Trump White House to back off its consideration of reopening C.I.A. overseas “black site” prisons. [The New York Times] |
| • The satirical TV show “Saturday Night Live” went to town on President Trump and the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer. [The New York Times] | • The satirical TV show “Saturday Night Live” went to town on President Trump and the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer. [The New York Times] |
| • Two-thirds of the U.S. troops killed in action in the last 12 months served in Special Operations units, as the Pentagon shifts to specialized warriors from conventional troops on the ground. [The New York Times] | • Two-thirds of the U.S. troops killed in action in the last 12 months served in Special Operations units, as the Pentagon shifts to specialized warriors from conventional troops on the ground. [The New York Times] |
| • Heavy snow and avalanches have killed scores of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the past three days. [BBC] | • Heavy snow and avalanches have killed scores of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the past three days. [BBC] |
| • In eastern China, a fire tore through a second-floor foot-massage parlor, sending some people jumping out of windows and leaving at least 18 dead, the state news media reported. [South China Morning Post] | • In eastern China, a fire tore through a second-floor foot-massage parlor, sending some people jumping out of windows and leaving at least 18 dead, the state news media reported. [South China Morning Post] |
| • “One of my easiest and biggest heists.” That’s how the acrobatic burglar known as “Spiderman” described his 2010 theft of five masterpieces from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. [The New York Times] | • “One of my easiest and biggest heists.” That’s how the acrobatic burglar known as “Spiderman” described his 2010 theft of five masterpieces from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. [The New York Times] |
| • We’re in Week 2 of New Year’s resolution month, when we’re helping you to stick to your goals. If you joined last week, welcome back. If not, there’s still time to participate. | • We’re in Week 2 of New Year’s resolution month, when we’re helping you to stick to your goals. If you joined last week, welcome back. If not, there’s still time to participate. |
| A key to staying motivated is to create habits that take away the opportunity to slip up. This is a concept my colleague Charles Duhigg has explored: “At the core of every habit is a neurological loop with three parts: a cue, a routine and a reward. To understand how to create habits — such as exercise habits — you must learn to establish the right cues and rewards.” | A key to staying motivated is to create habits that take away the opportunity to slip up. This is a concept my colleague Charles Duhigg has explored: “At the core of every habit is a neurological loop with three parts: a cue, a routine and a reward. To understand how to create habits — such as exercise habits — you must learn to establish the right cues and rewards.” |
| This article tells you how to do that. I can attest to the power of this approach, and we want you to try it out yourself. Email us with one habit that would support your resolution, and how you’re going to create it. Near the end of the month, we’ll check back in with some of these and see how you did. | This article tells you how to do that. I can attest to the power of this approach, and we want you to try it out yourself. Email us with one habit that would support your resolution, and how you’re going to create it. Near the end of the month, we’ll check back in with some of these and see how you did. |
| • Recipe of the day: For a step away from weeknight pasta, try your hand at ricotta gnocchi. | • Recipe of the day: For a step away from weeknight pasta, try your hand at ricotta gnocchi. |
| • Hideo Yokoyama, a former police reporter, is one of Japan’s most popular crime novelists. “Six Four,” his first book to be translated into English, and a best-seller in Britain, goes on sale in the U.S. on Tuesday. | • Hideo Yokoyama, a former police reporter, is one of Japan’s most popular crime novelists. “Six Four,” his first book to be translated into English, and a best-seller in Britain, goes on sale in the U.S. on Tuesday. |
| • And remember Gondwana? That’s the “supercontinent” that included Africa, Antarctica, Australia and South America. Tiny, sparkly minerals on the island of Mauritius help to tell the story of its breakup. | • And remember Gondwana? That’s the “supercontinent” that included Africa, Antarctica, Australia and South America. Tiny, sparkly minerals on the island of Mauritius help to tell the story of its breakup. |
| Last week, the actor Peter Capaldi made headlines when he announced he would be leaving his starring role on “Doctor Who,” the long-running British television series about a time-traveling alien. | Last week, the actor Peter Capaldi made headlines when he announced he would be leaving his starring role on “Doctor Who,” the long-running British television series about a time-traveling alien. |
| The Doctor — who isn’t referred to as Doctor Who — is a Time Lord from a distant planet who explores the universe in a time machine called the Tardis (which stands for Time and Relative Dimension in Space). A plucky human companion usually accompanies the Doctor, who faces a rotating cast of alien adversaries. | The Doctor — who isn’t referred to as Doctor Who — is a Time Lord from a distant planet who explores the universe in a time machine called the Tardis (which stands for Time and Relative Dimension in Space). A plucky human companion usually accompanies the Doctor, who faces a rotating cast of alien adversaries. |
| Originally conceived as a family-friendly educational program, the series began in 1963 and, with the exception of a 16-year gap (1989-2005), has been broadcast ever since. | Originally conceived as a family-friendly educational program, the series began in 1963 and, with the exception of a 16-year gap (1989-2005), has been broadcast ever since. |
| The show is a national institution in Britain and a cult favorite elsewhere in the world, with more than 800 episodes (a Guinness world record). | The show is a national institution in Britain and a cult favorite elsewhere in the world, with more than 800 episodes (a Guinness world record). |
| The Doctor is capable of regenerating, a concept that was introduced to prolong the series when its first lead actor, William Hartnell, left amid failing health. | The Doctor is capable of regenerating, a concept that was introduced to prolong the series when its first lead actor, William Hartnell, left amid failing health. |
| Mr. Capaldi, above, is the 12th actor — and the 12th white man — to fill the role. Fans have urged the producers to address the lack of diversity when the 13th Doctor makes his — or her — debut. | Mr. Capaldi, above, is the 12th actor — and the 12th white man — to fill the role. Fans have urged the producers to address the lack of diversity when the 13th Doctor makes his — or her — debut. |
| Chris Stanford contributed reporting. | Chris Stanford contributed reporting. |
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| 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. |