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| France, G-20, North Korea: Your Tuesday Briefing | France, G-20, North Korea: 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: |
| • Emmanuel Macron, the French president, reverted to campaign mode in an unusual address to the joint houses of Parliament at Versailles. | • Emmanuel Macron, the French president, reverted to campaign mode in an unusual address to the joint houses of Parliament at Versailles. |
| The French are “expecting a profound transformation,” he said. | The French are “expecting a profound transformation,” he said. |
| Mr. Macron vowed to reduce the number of lawmakers, introduce term limits and speed up the legislative process. He also said he was seeking to end the state of emergency in the fall. | Mr. Macron vowed to reduce the number of lawmakers, introduce term limits and speed up the legislative process. He also said he was seeking to end the state of emergency in the fall. |
| Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will give his (now overshadowed) policy speech to lawmakers today. | Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will give his (now overshadowed) policy speech to lawmakers today. |
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| • President Trump spoke on the phone with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and Paolo Gentiloni, the Italian prime minister, before the G-20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday, where major differences on trade and climate change risk deepening trans-Atlantic rifts. | • President Trump spoke on the phone with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and Paolo Gentiloni, the Italian prime minister, before the G-20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday, where major differences on trade and climate change risk deepening trans-Atlantic rifts. |
| The White House and Downing Street dismissed news reports that Mr. Trump was considering a quick visit to Britain. Chancellor Merkel could meet Mr. Trump on Thursday evening. | The White House and Downing Street dismissed news reports that Mr. Trump was considering a quick visit to Britain. Chancellor Merkel could meet Mr. Trump on Thursday evening. |
| In a subtle shift in wording, her party’s newly released campaign program for national elections in the fall no longer describes the United States as Germany’s “most important friend” outside Europe. | In a subtle shift in wording, her party’s newly released campaign program for national elections in the fall no longer describes the United States as Germany’s “most important friend” outside Europe. |
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| • In Iraq, civilians are emerging starving, injured and traumatized from the last areas of Mosul that are under Islamic State control. | • In Iraq, civilians are emerging starving, injured and traumatized from the last areas of Mosul that are under Islamic State control. |
| “People have told us they were eating grass, so things are really desperate,” said the head of the United Nations refugee agency in Iraq. | “People have told us they were eating grass, so things are really desperate,” said the head of the United Nations refugee agency in Iraq. |
| Here are some images and drone video from the besieged city. | Here are some images and drone video from the besieged city. |
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| • London’s cabby wars echo the culture wars that fueled Britain’s vote last summer to leave the European Union: immigrant versus native, old versus new, global versus national. | • London’s cabby wars echo the culture wars that fueled Britain’s vote last summer to leave the European Union: immigrant versus native, old versus new, global versus national. |
| We asked a black-cab driver and an Uber driver to meet and discuss their different worlds on Facebook Live. Join at 3 p.m. local time at facebook.com/nytimes. | We asked a black-cab driver and an Uber driver to meet and discuss their different worlds on Facebook Live. Join at 3 p.m. local time at facebook.com/nytimes. |
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| • North Korea said it successfully conducted its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. | |
| Experts say that such missiles could be capable of hitting Alaska, but believe that Pyongyang still has a long way to go in miniaturizing nuclear warheads for use on them. | |
| “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” President Trump reacted on Twitter, in an apparent reference to Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader. | “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” President Trump reacted on Twitter, in an apparent reference to Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader. |
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| • Young American men are working less — 15 to 30 fewer hours a year — and economists have an idea why: They are playing new, more engaging video games. | • Young American men are working less — 15 to 30 fewer hours a year — and economists have an idea why: They are playing new, more engaging video games. |
| • Reports of sexual harassment in Silicon Valley — and the tech industry around the world — are mushrooming, as women take strength from accounts published in The New York Times and elsewhere. | • Reports of sexual harassment in Silicon Valley — and the tech industry around the world — are mushrooming, as women take strength from accounts published in The New York Times and elsewhere. |
| • Automakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz struggle to find buyers for their new luxury cars. And Tesla’s first mass-market car, the Model 3, enters production this week. | • Automakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz struggle to find buyers for their new luxury cars. And Tesla’s first mass-market car, the Model 3, enters production this week. |
| • Start-ups are reinventing the suitcase. Think USB ports, GPS trackers and scales that tell you when you overpacked. | • Start-ups are reinventing the suitcase. Think USB ports, GPS trackers and scales that tell you when you overpacked. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Summer highway construction in Germany set the stage for a tour bus’s collision with a tractor-trailer that killed at least 18. [The New York Times] | • Summer highway construction in Germany set the stage for a tour bus’s collision with a tractor-trailer that killed at least 18. [The New York Times] |
| • Pope Francis and Mr. Trump weighed in gently on the case of Charlie Gard, a British infant with an extremely rare genetic disease. Mr. Trump offered American assistance. [The New York Times] | • Pope Francis and Mr. Trump weighed in gently on the case of Charlie Gard, a British infant with an extremely rare genetic disease. Mr. Trump offered American assistance. [The New York Times] |
| • At a news conference in Wimbledon, Venus Williams revealed the anguish she has brought with her to the tennis tournament over a car crash last month that resulted in the death of a man. Here’s today’s match schedule. [The New York Times] | • At a news conference in Wimbledon, Venus Williams revealed the anguish she has brought with her to the tennis tournament over a car crash last month that resulted in the death of a man. Here’s today’s match schedule. [The New York Times] |
| • Russia’s invitation to the Sudanese president, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war-crime charges, is a sign that Sudan’s isolation is easing. [The New York Times] | • Russia’s invitation to the Sudanese president, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war-crime charges, is a sign that Sudan’s isolation is easing. [The New York Times] |
| • In Central America, President Trump’s hard-line approach to immigration is stemming the flow of migrants bound for the U.S. [The New York Times] | • In Central America, President Trump’s hard-line approach to immigration is stemming the flow of migrants bound for the U.S. [The New York Times] |
| • In the U.S., federally funded low-income housing is essentially helping maintain entrenched racial divides, our investigation found. [The New York Times] | • In the U.S., federally funded low-income housing is essentially helping maintain entrenched racial divides, our investigation found. [The New York Times] |
| • And a governor, Chris Christie of New Jersey, was widely ridiculed after aerial photographs captured him sunning on a beach closed to the public by a state government shutdown. [The New York Times] | • And a governor, Chris Christie of New Jersey, was widely ridiculed after aerial photographs captured him sunning on a beach closed to the public by a state government shutdown. [The New York Times] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Find out what the internet knows about you, and how to stop the surveillance, in our weekly newsletter. | • Find out what the internet knows about you, and how to stop the surveillance, in our weekly newsletter. |
| • Worried about fires, floods, earthquakes or even man-made disasters? Here’s how to pack an emergency kit. | • Worried about fires, floods, earthquakes or even man-made disasters? Here’s how to pack an emergency kit. |
| • Recipe of the day: If you’re looking for a meatless meal, a soba salad is a great choice. | • Recipe of the day: If you’re looking for a meatless meal, a soba salad is a great choice. |
| • This evening, like every Tuesday, music devotees gather at a tiny restaurant in Porto, Portugal, to sing the melancholic songs known as Fado. We recently joined with a 360 camera. | • This evening, like every Tuesday, music devotees gather at a tiny restaurant in Porto, Portugal, to sing the melancholic songs known as Fado. We recently joined with a 360 camera. |
| • Jay-Z has been this candid before, but never quite this naked, our music critic writes in his review of the rapper’s latest album, “4:44.” | • Jay-Z has been this candid before, but never quite this naked, our music critic writes in his review of the rapper’s latest album, “4:44.” |
| • The Botín arts center in Santander is a rare example of family philanthropy in Spain. But to some, it promotes the culture of money more than the culture of art. | • The Botín arts center in Santander is a rare example of family philanthropy in Spain. But to some, it promotes the culture of money more than the culture of art. |
| • Paolo Villaggio, the Italian actor, died at 84. Roberto Benigni, a fellow comedian, called him the “greatest clown of his generation.” | • Paolo Villaggio, the Italian actor, died at 84. Roberto Benigni, a fellow comedian, called him the “greatest clown of his generation.” |
| • Finally, to celebrate Independence Day in the United States, we asked dozens of Americans what patriotism means to them. “Respect” came up a lot. | • Finally, to celebrate Independence Day in the United States, we asked dozens of Americans what patriotism means to them. “Respect” came up a lot. |
| Sixty years ago today, the Italian carmaker Fiat introduced its Nuova 500, a model now seen as a symbol of elegant craftsmanship and the renewal of hope after World War II. | Sixty years ago today, the Italian carmaker Fiat introduced its Nuova 500, a model now seen as a symbol of elegant craftsmanship and the renewal of hope after World War II. |
| The Fiat 500 had been around since 1936 in another design, nicknamed Topolino (Italian for Mickey Mouse). Then came the long years of war. But by 1957, Italy was in the middle of a rapid boom some even called a miracle. | The Fiat 500 had been around since 1936 in another design, nicknamed Topolino (Italian for Mickey Mouse). Then came the long years of war. But by 1957, Italy was in the middle of a rapid boom some even called a miracle. |
| People started to have discretionary income, and many aspired to a new middle-class lifestyle, complete with a personal car. This 1960 video captures the excitement the new 500 inspired. | People started to have discretionary income, and many aspired to a new middle-class lifestyle, complete with a personal car. This 1960 video captures the excitement the new 500 inspired. |
| In The Corriere della Sera, a leading newspaper, a reviewer recalled “looking at it with suspicion” but being won over by the ease with which the tiny car climbed an Alpine pass. (The New York Times later described it as “midget Italian car with a sewing-machine-sized-air-cooled engine.”) | In The Corriere della Sera, a leading newspaper, a reviewer recalled “looking at it with suspicion” but being won over by the ease with which the tiny car climbed an Alpine pass. (The New York Times later described it as “midget Italian car with a sewing-machine-sized-air-cooled engine.”) |
| The Corriere review praised Fiat’s engineer, Dante Giacosa, for creating a “jewel” and predicted that it would not be long before the streets of Italy were filled with them. | The Corriere review praised Fiat’s engineer, Dante Giacosa, for creating a “jewel” and predicted that it would not be long before the streets of Italy were filled with them. |
| Indeed, over 3.6 million such cars had been sold by 1975, when the model was discontinued. Thousands remain in use. | Indeed, over 3.6 million such cars had been sold by 1975, when the model was discontinued. Thousands remain in use. |
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