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Mosul, Aleksei Navalny, Israel: Your Tuesday Briefing Mosul, Aleksei Navalny, Israel: Your Tuesday Briefing
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Good morning.Good morning.
Here’s what you need to know:Here’s what you need to know:
• A Russian court jailed the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny for 15 days, a day after the largest antigovernment demonstrations in more than five years. More than 1,000 protesters were arrested in Moscow alone.• A Russian court jailed the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny for 15 days, a day after the largest antigovernment demonstrations in more than five years. More than 1,000 protesters were arrested in Moscow alone.
The protests clearly rattled the government of President Vladimir V. Putin. Even organizers were surprised by how young the crowds were.The protests clearly rattled the government of President Vladimir V. Putin. Even organizers were surprised by how young the crowds were.
Truck drivers across the country appeared to be preparing to set up roadblocks near major cities to protest a new highway toll system.Truck drivers across the country appeared to be preparing to set up roadblocks near major cities to protest a new highway toll system.
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• In the U.S., Senate investigators plan to question President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, about his discussions with Russian officials.• In the U.S., Senate investigators plan to question President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, about his discussions with Russian officials.
His meetings during the transition included one with Sergey N. Gorkov, who leads a Russian state bank subjected to U.S. sanctions.His meetings during the transition included one with Sergey N. Gorkov, who leads a Russian state bank subjected to U.S. sanctions.
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• The U.S. is sending 240 more soldiers to Iraq to help its military recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State, pushing the American deployment to well over 5,000 troops.• The U.S. is sending 240 more soldiers to Iraq to help its military recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State, pushing the American deployment to well over 5,000 troops.
A wave of civilian casualties in Mosul is raising questions about military priorities. Our reporters found a scene of horror and weary survivors at one block flattened by U.S.-led coalition bombing runs.A wave of civilian casualties in Mosul is raising questions about military priorities. Our reporters found a scene of horror and weary survivors at one block flattened by U.S.-led coalition bombing runs.
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• Drought and war are combining to create the horrifying possibility of four concurrent famines.• Drought and war are combining to create the horrifying possibility of four concurrent famines.
In Somalia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen, aid agencies are scrambling to prepare for what they say could be one of the worst humanitarian crises since World War II.In Somalia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen, aid agencies are scrambling to prepare for what they say could be one of the worst humanitarian crises since World War II.
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• Wall Street dropped to a six-week low before regaining ground, as investors around the world grappled with the failure of President Trump’s attempt to overhaul U.S. health care.• Wall Street dropped to a six-week low before regaining ground, as investors around the world grappled with the failure of President Trump’s attempt to overhaul U.S. health care.
The defeat deepens the challenges for Mr. Trump as he shifts focus to trying to remake the U.S. tax code and rolling back most of President Barack Obama’s climate change legacy.The defeat deepens the challenges for Mr. Trump as he shifts focus to trying to remake the U.S. tax code and rolling back most of President Barack Obama’s climate change legacy.
Separately, the White House threatened funding cuts for so-called sanctuary cities, those that decline to cooperate with efforts to deport undocumented immigrants.Separately, the White House threatened funding cuts for so-called sanctuary cities, those that decline to cooperate with efforts to deport undocumented immigrants.
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• Some Canadians spent the past 12 months essentially adopting Syrian refugees in the world’s most personal resettlement program. Letting them go might be the program’s biggest test yet.• Some Canadians spent the past 12 months essentially adopting Syrian refugees in the world’s most personal resettlement program. Letting them go might be the program’s biggest test yet.
Our podcast, The Daily, spoke with the reporters on the story and the sponsor of a refugee family.Our podcast, The Daily, spoke with the reporters on the story and the sponsor of a refugee family.
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• If a nuclear fusion experiment in France succeeds, it could shape the power plants of the future and contribute greatly to reducing planet-warming emissions.• If a nuclear fusion experiment in France succeeds, it could shape the power plants of the future and contribute greatly to reducing planet-warming emissions.
• An attack last year targeting more than 20 Polish banks suggests that hackers linked to North Korea are becoming more sophisticated and brazen.• An attack last year targeting more than 20 Polish banks suggests that hackers linked to North Korea are becoming more sophisticated and brazen.
• Saudi Arabia has given Saudi Aramco a sharp tax cut to increase the state oil company’s appeal to international investors, as it gets ready to sell a 5 percent stake.• Saudi Arabia has given Saudi Aramco a sharp tax cut to increase the state oil company’s appeal to international investors, as it gets ready to sell a 5 percent stake.
• Here’s a snapshot of global markets.• Here’s a snapshot of global markets.
• The mysterious killing of a leader of Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, threatens a fragile cease-fire in the West Bank. [The New York Times]• The mysterious killing of a leader of Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, threatens a fragile cease-fire in the West Bank. [The New York Times]
• A day before Britain starts the formal process of leaving the E.U., Scotland’s Parliament today is expected to vote in favor of pursuing a second independence referendum. [ITV]• A day before Britain starts the formal process of leaving the E.U., Scotland’s Parliament today is expected to vote in favor of pursuing a second independence referendum. [ITV]
• The U.N. began discussing a global ban on nuclear weapons, despite a boycott by the U.S., Britain, France and other nuclear powers. [The New York Times]• The U.N. began discussing a global ban on nuclear weapons, despite a boycott by the U.S., Britain, France and other nuclear powers. [The New York Times]
• The work of two young Serbian activists — one pro-Russian, the other pro-E.U. — reflects the country’s deep divisions ahead of presidential elections on Sunday. [Balkan Investigative Reporting Network]• The work of two young Serbian activists — one pro-Russian, the other pro-E.U. — reflects the country’s deep divisions ahead of presidential elections on Sunday. [Balkan Investigative Reporting Network]
• Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor with close ties to President Trump, will help defend a prominent Turkish trader accused of facilitating millions of dollars in illicit transactions on behalf of Iran. [The New York Times]• Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor with close ties to President Trump, will help defend a prominent Turkish trader accused of facilitating millions of dollars in illicit transactions on behalf of Iran. [The New York Times]
• A really big heist: The world’s largest gold coin, worth more than $4 million, was stolen from a museum in Berlin. [The New York Times]• A really big heist: The world’s largest gold coin, worth more than $4 million, was stolen from a museum in Berlin. [The New York Times]
• In other numismatic news, new coins that are harder to counterfeit will enter circulation in Britain today. As many as 45 million fake one-pound coins are said to be in circulation. [Wired]• In other numismatic news, new coins that are harder to counterfeit will enter circulation in Britain today. As many as 45 million fake one-pound coins are said to be in circulation. [Wired]
• And in chess, the Cold War simmers on: The World Chess Federation said its Russian president resigned. He denied it, accusing the U.S. of trying to engineer his ouster. [Bloomberg]• And in chess, the Cold War simmers on: The World Chess Federation said its Russian president resigned. He denied it, accusing the U.S. of trying to engineer his ouster. [Bloomberg]
• If you’re feeling stalled at work today, question every aspect of what you’re doing — it could be the key to success.• If you’re feeling stalled at work today, question every aspect of what you’re doing — it could be the key to success.
• A little daily inspiration: Readers shared their stories of love (and loss).• A little daily inspiration: Readers shared their stories of love (and loss).
• Recipe of the day: With little effort and just a handful of ingredients, this chile shrimp could be your next go-to weeknight meal.• Recipe of the day: With little effort and just a handful of ingredients, this chile shrimp could be your next go-to weeknight meal.
• Two of our reporters spent 18 hours watching Fox News, President Trump’s favorite cable news network, to see how its coverage varied from that of its rivals. • In memoriam: Ahmed Kathrada, a longtime South African anti-apartheid activist, died at 87, his foundation said. Here’s a video interview of Mr. Kathrada in which he recalls his time in prison with Nelson Mandela.
• We visited France’s oldest family-run company, the jeweler Mellerio dits Meller. It was already 157 years old when it supplied gold lace for Marie Antoinette’s wedding gown.• We visited France’s oldest family-run company, the jeweler Mellerio dits Meller. It was already 157 years old when it supplied gold lace for Marie Antoinette’s wedding gown.
• A plan to replace Rome’s yellow sodium streetlights with white LED lamps is sheer heresy to some. As one municipal council member put it: “These horrible lights, mamma mia!”• A plan to replace Rome’s yellow sodium streetlights with white LED lamps is sheer heresy to some. As one municipal council member put it: “These horrible lights, mamma mia!”
• Finally, here are some sea creatures living in the depths of the Pacific Ocean that look positively otherworldly.• Finally, here are some sea creatures living in the depths of the Pacific Ocean that look positively otherworldly.
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performed for the first time 175 years ago today.The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performed for the first time 175 years ago today.
It was the first professional concert orchestra in Vienna, then the central European capital of the Hapsburg empire and a city with an illustrious musical history.It was the first professional concert orchestra in Vienna, then the central European capital of the Hapsburg empire and a city with an illustrious musical history.
The orchestra was revolutionary in another way. It was self-governing, instead of having a music director who dictated its program.The orchestra was revolutionary in another way. It was self-governing, instead of having a music director who dictated its program.
In a draft founding charter, the composer Otto Nicolai wrote that the orchestra should allow its musicians to concentrate on what “gives us the certainty that we are something special.”In a draft founding charter, the composer Otto Nicolai wrote that the orchestra should allow its musicians to concentrate on what “gives us the certainty that we are something special.”
In 1992, the conductor Claudio Abbado told The Times how well that approach still worked: “I don’t conduct them; I make music together with them.” (Listen to them play a short piece here.)In 1992, the conductor Claudio Abbado told The Times how well that approach still worked: “I don’t conduct them; I make music together with them.” (Listen to them play a short piece here.)
The Vienna Philharmonic is only months older than its New York counterpart, which first played on Broadway in December 1842.The Vienna Philharmonic is only months older than its New York counterpart, which first played on Broadway in December 1842.
The New York ensemble made its Vienna debut in 1930 to an initially skeptical audience. The audience was said to associate the Americans with “the crack of exploding synthetic gin bottles” rather than classical music, The Times reported.The New York ensemble made its Vienna debut in 1930 to an initially skeptical audience. The audience was said to associate the Americans with “the crack of exploding synthetic gin bottles” rather than classical music, The Times reported.
But the writer’s verdict was kind: “To hear it was a privilege for which one should be truly thankful.”But the writer’s verdict was kind: “To hear it was a privilege for which one should be truly thankful.”
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