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| Manchester, NATO, Philippines: Your Morning Briefing | Manchester, NATO, Philippines: 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: |
| • President Trump condemned his government’s “leaks of sensitive information” after Britain’s prime minister and police complained of disclosures of details of the investigation into the Manchester attack. | • President Trump condemned his government’s “leaks of sensitive information” after Britain’s prime minister and police complained of disclosures of details of the investigation into the Manchester attack. |
| The Times responded to criticism for publishing crime scene photographs of the bomb and reporting where it had been placed: “Our coverage of Monday’s horrific attack has been both comprehensive and responsible.” (The full statement is embedded in the article.) | The Times responded to criticism for publishing crime scene photographs of the bomb and reporting where it had been placed: “Our coverage of Monday’s horrific attack has been both comprehensive and responsible.” (The full statement is embedded in the article.) |
| Britains are asking themselves if they could have stopped the bomber. Here’s the latest on the investigation. | |
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| • In Brussels, President Trump again backed away from endorsing NATO’s mutual defense policy that has been the foundation of the alliance since World War II. | • In Brussels, President Trump again backed away from endorsing NATO’s mutual defense policy that has been the foundation of the alliance since World War II. |
| Instead, he lectured European leaders on what he called their “chronic underpayments” to the alliance. Here’s the latest from his trip. | Instead, he lectured European leaders on what he called their “chronic underpayments” to the alliance. Here’s the latest from his trip. |
| Separately, it emerged that last summer Russian intelligence and political officials had discussed how to influence Donald J. Trump through his advisers. | Separately, it emerged that last summer Russian intelligence and political officials had discussed how to influence Donald J. Trump through his advisers. |
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| • The U.S. Supreme Court will most likely get to rule on President Trump’s revised travel ban, after a federal appeals court in Virginia refused to reinstate it on the grounds that it discriminated on the basis of religion. | • The U.S. Supreme Court will most likely get to rule on President Trump’s revised travel ban, after a federal appeals court in Virginia refused to reinstate it on the grounds that it discriminated on the basis of religion. |
| The decision was a fresh setback for the administration’s efforts to limit travel from several predominantly Muslim countries. | The decision was a fresh setback for the administration’s efforts to limit travel from several predominantly Muslim countries. |
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| • A long-awaited Pentagon report on an American airstrike in March that killed more than 100 Iraqi civilians in Mosul put the primary blame on the Islamic State. | • A long-awaited Pentagon report on an American airstrike in March that killed more than 100 Iraqi civilians in Mosul put the primary blame on the Islamic State. |
| The investigation said the U.S. strike inadvertently set off a large amount of explosives that Islamic State fighters had placed in a building that was guarded by snipers. | The investigation said the U.S. strike inadvertently set off a large amount of explosives that Islamic State fighters had placed in a building that was guarded by snipers. |
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| • We are sending a reporter to the southern Philippines where thousands of civilians were fleeing to safety on Thursday and Islamic State-linked militants held a Roman Catholic priest and others hostage in the city of Marawi. | • We are sending a reporter to the southern Philippines where thousands of civilians were fleeing to safety on Thursday and Islamic State-linked militants held a Roman Catholic priest and others hostage in the city of Marawi. |
| Philippine troops fought the militants in pitched clashes, using tanks to secure vital locations in a battle that has become a major test for President Rodrigo Duterte’s government. | Philippine troops fought the militants in pitched clashes, using tanks to secure vital locations in a battle that has become a major test for President Rodrigo Duterte’s government. |
| Here is a look at the latest unrest in the Philippines and who is involved. | |
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| • OPEC extended cuts in oil production through March 2018 in a bid to keep prices high amid competition from U.S. shale producers and the rise of renewable energy. | • OPEC extended cuts in oil production through March 2018 in a bid to keep prices high amid competition from U.S. shale producers and the rise of renewable energy. |
| • The Federal Reserve, despite caution expressed in a meeting this month, did not shake a widespread conviction that it will raise interest rates in June. | • The Federal Reserve, despite caution expressed in a meeting this month, did not shake a widespread conviction that it will raise interest rates in June. |
| • Our correspondent looks at how China’s debt-fueled binge is now threatening to sap its growth. | • Our correspondent looks at how China’s debt-fueled binge is now threatening to sap its growth. |
| • Geely of China took control of Lotus, the British sports and racecar company, as part of a deal with Malaysian carmaker Proton. | • Geely of China took control of Lotus, the British sports and racecar company, as part of a deal with Malaysian carmaker Proton. |
| • Japan is building regional economic ties through education. The number Vietnamese recruited to study there grew more than 12-fold in six years. | • Japan is building regional economic ties through education. The number Vietnamese recruited to study there grew more than 12-fold in six years. |
| • Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space company, launched the maiden flight of its battery-powered, 3-D printed rocket from New Zealand. | |
| • U.S. stocks were higher. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were higher. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • “Keep calm, keep cool.” President Joko Widodo of Indonesia urged restraint ahead of the beginning of Ramadan this weekend, and police carried out raids a day after a bomber killed three police officers at a Jakarta bus station. [Reuters] | • “Keep calm, keep cool.” President Joko Widodo of Indonesia urged restraint ahead of the beginning of Ramadan this weekend, and police carried out raids a day after a bomber killed three police officers at a Jakarta bus station. [Reuters] |
| • A U.S. warship sailed within 12 miles of an island claimed by China in the South China Sea, a move welcomed by U.S. allies in the region. [The New York Times] | • A U.S. warship sailed within 12 miles of an island claimed by China in the South China Sea, a move welcomed by U.S. allies in the region. [The New York Times] |
| • A film about Ashin Wirathu, who leads Myanmar’s anti-Muslim group Ma Ba Tha, has been praised at the Cannes Film Festival as “a stirring documentary about ethnic cleansing in action.” [Agence France-Presse] | • A film about Ashin Wirathu, who leads Myanmar’s anti-Muslim group Ma Ba Tha, has been praised at the Cannes Film Festival as “a stirring documentary about ethnic cleansing in action.” [Agence France-Presse] |
| • A Google program won again against a Chinese Go master, who acknowledged his emotions got the better of him. “Maybe that’s the weakest part of human beings,” he said. [The New York Times] | • A Google program won again against a Chinese Go master, who acknowledged his emotions got the better of him. “Maybe that’s the weakest part of human beings,” he said. [The New York Times] |
| • Beyond the “Great Wave:” Katsushika Hokusai, the Japanese painter who was struck by lightning before making his best work his 70s, is the subject of an exhibition at the British Museum. [The Guardian] | |
| • Most free online services will probably cost you some personal information, but a few simple tips can help stem the tide. | • Most free online services will probably cost you some personal information, but a few simple tips can help stem the tide. |
| • Sorry, but fasting offers no special weight loss benefits. | • Sorry, but fasting offers no special weight loss benefits. |
| • Recipe of the day: Keep things light with a spicy shrimp salad with mint. | • Recipe of the day: Keep things light with a spicy shrimp salad with mint. |
| • China’s amazing circular homes. In today’s 360 video, enter a Tulou home, where as many as 20 families live together. They date to the 13th century and once held up to 800 people. | • China’s amazing circular homes. In today’s 360 video, enter a Tulou home, where as many as 20 families live together. They date to the 13th century and once held up to 800 people. |
| • Why are whales so big? The answer has to do with ice sheets and food supplies. The blue whale, which can reach 380,000 pounds, is the largest animal to have ever lived. | • Why are whales so big? The answer has to do with ice sheets and food supplies. The blue whale, which can reach 380,000 pounds, is the largest animal to have ever lived. |
| • Finally, an adventure run on the MacLehose Trail, the roughly 60-mile jungle trek along the spectacular seaside cliffs on the northern border of Hong Kong. It’s been named one of the best hikes in the world. | • Finally, an adventure run on the MacLehose Trail, the roughly 60-mile jungle trek along the spectacular seaside cliffs on the northern border of Hong Kong. It’s been named one of the best hikes in the world. |
| The annual Group of 7 Summit begins today in Taormina, a small town on Italy’s Sicilian coast, perhaps best known for being described as “a polite synonym for Sodom” by Sir Harold Acton, a British aesthete, scholar and writer. | The annual Group of 7 Summit begins today in Taormina, a small town on Italy’s Sicilian coast, perhaps best known for being described as “a polite synonym for Sodom” by Sir Harold Acton, a British aesthete, scholar and writer. |
| The town became an early hub for gay men after the German photographer, Wilhelm von Gloeden, arrived in the 1870s, where he pioneered the nude male photograph. | The town became an early hub for gay men after the German photographer, Wilhelm von Gloeden, arrived in the 1870s, where he pioneered the nude male photograph. |
| Many writers have visited Taormina for extended periods, including Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Oscar Wilde and Ernest Hemingway, who once described the town as being “so pretty it hurts to look” at it. | Many writers have visited Taormina for extended periods, including Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Oscar Wilde and Ernest Hemingway, who once described the town as being “so pretty it hurts to look” at it. |
| Looming over Taormina is an active volcano, Mount Etna, which has also made a literary appearance. In Homer’s “Odyssey,” it is the home of Cyclops. | Looming over Taormina is an active volcano, Mount Etna, which has also made a literary appearance. In Homer’s “Odyssey,” it is the home of Cyclops. |
| Locals hope Mt. Etna, which erupted as recently as March, does not interrupt the G7 meetings. | Locals hope Mt. Etna, which erupted as recently as March, does not interrupt the G7 meetings. |
| “We hope everyone will put their differences aside and come together here, and we hope that Mt. Etna cooperates,” said Pippo Perdichizzi, the owner of an ice cream shop. | “We hope everyone will put their differences aside and come together here, and we hope that Mt. Etna cooperates,” said Pippo Perdichizzi, the owner of an ice cream shop. |
| If the volcano does cooperate, Mr. Perdichizzi is planning to serve “Coppa Trump,” made with red, white and blue gelato and topped with an orange swirl, in homage to President Trump’s “tuft.” | If the volcano does cooperate, Mr. Perdichizzi is planning to serve “Coppa Trump,” made with red, white and blue gelato and topped with an orange swirl, in homage to President Trump’s “tuft.” |
| Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. | Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting. |
| The Morning Briefing won’t be published on Monday, May 29, for Memorial Day, but we will be back on Tuesday. Have a great weekend. | The Morning Briefing won’t be published on Monday, May 29, for Memorial Day, but we will be back on Tuesday. Have a great weekend. |
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