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| North Korea, Donald Trump Jr., China: Your Wednesday Briefing | North Korea, Donald Trump Jr., China: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Email exchanges reviewed by The New York Times provide a vivid account of how an eager Donald Trump Jr., above, came to meet with a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised information on Hillary Clinton. | • Email exchanges reviewed by The New York Times provide a vivid account of how an eager Donald Trump Jr., above, came to meet with a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised information on Hillary Clinton. |
| On Tuesday morning, after being told that The Times was about to publish the emails, he posted images of the email chain on Twitter. The text of the emails, which show just how eager he was to accept what he was explicitly told was the Russian government’s help, is also presented here. | On Tuesday morning, after being told that The Times was about to publish the emails, he posted images of the email chain on Twitter. The text of the emails, which show just how eager he was to accept what he was explicitly told was the Russian government’s help, is also presented here. |
| The whole chain of events can be traced back to the 2013 Miss Universe competition in Moscow. Let us explain. | The whole chain of events can be traced back to the 2013 Miss Universe competition in Moscow. Let us explain. |
| Our national security reporter provides additional context about the meeting in the latest edition of “The Daily” podcast. And here’s a look at how The New York Times unraveled the story. | Our national security reporter provides additional context about the meeting in the latest edition of “The Daily” podcast. And here’s a look at how The New York Times unraveled the story. |
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| • President Trump’s advisers recruited two businessmen who have profited from military contracting — a founder of Blackwater, the private security firm, and an owner of a military contractor — to devise proposals that rely on contractors instead of American troops in Afghanistan. | • President Trump’s advisers recruited two businessmen who have profited from military contracting — a founder of Blackwater, the private security firm, and an owner of a military contractor — to devise proposals that rely on contractors instead of American troops in Afghanistan. |
| The move highlights the readiness of this White House to turn to business people for help with diplomatic and military problems. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declined to include the outside strategies in a review of Afghanistan policy. | The move highlights the readiness of this White House to turn to business people for help with diplomatic and military problems. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declined to include the outside strategies in a review of Afghanistan policy. |
| Above, Erik Prince, the Blackwater founder. | Above, Erik Prince, the Blackwater founder. |
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| • North Korea, desperate for foreign currency, has sent tens of thousands of its impoverished citizens to cities and towns across Russia to labor at construction sites, at logging encampments and for home repair companies. | • North Korea, desperate for foreign currency, has sent tens of thousands of its impoverished citizens to cities and towns across Russia to labor at construction sites, at logging encampments and for home repair companies. |
| Most of the workers’ earnings are confiscated by the state. Human rights groups say the practice amounts to a slave trade. | Most of the workers’ earnings are confiscated by the state. Human rights groups say the practice amounts to a slave trade. |
| Above, a North Korean restaurant in Vladivostok. | Above, a North Korean restaurant in Vladivostok. |
| _____ | _____ |
| • A Times correspondent took a tour of Mosul, above, a day after the Iraqi government declared victory over the Islamic State in the city. | • A Times correspondent took a tour of Mosul, above, a day after the Iraqi government declared victory over the Islamic State in the city. |
| What she found was rubble, death and devastation. In some parts of the city artillery fire could still be heard. | What she found was rubble, death and devastation. In some parts of the city artillery fire could still be heard. |
| “While this is a major moment for Iraq,” she wrote, “I doubt this fight is over.” | “While this is a major moment for Iraq,” she wrote, “I doubt this fight is over.” |
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| • The supporters of Liu Xiaobo, China’s cancer-stricken Nobel Peace laureate, say the government wants to control his last days in defiance of his lifelong activism — and some say that Beijing’s plan is certain to backfire. | • The supporters of Liu Xiaobo, China’s cancer-stricken Nobel Peace laureate, say the government wants to control his last days in defiance of his lifelong activism — and some say that Beijing’s plan is certain to backfire. |
| “Now the whole world is paying attention,” one said, “and I think that’s even more powerful.” | “Now the whole world is paying attention,” one said, “and I think that’s even more powerful.” |
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| • The Breakdown updates throughout the day with news and notes from Australia. Today, we look at the military documents leaked to the ABC, which reveal details of Australian troops killing unarmed civilians. | • The Breakdown updates throughout the day with news and notes from Australia. Today, we look at the military documents leaked to the ABC, which reveal details of Australian troops killing unarmed civilians. |
| • China Investment Corporation, an $800 billion sovereign wealth fund that has invested in Heathrow Airport and the Port of Melbourne, urged the U.S. to allow better access to its infrastructure market. | • China Investment Corporation, an $800 billion sovereign wealth fund that has invested in Heathrow Airport and the Port of Melbourne, urged the U.S. to allow better access to its infrastructure market. |
| • Takata added 2.7 million airbags to its recall after a new hazard was detected. The move adds to a record effort that covered 70 million Takata airbag inflaters in 42 million vehicles. | • Takata added 2.7 million airbags to its recall after a new hazard was detected. The move adds to a record effort that covered 70 million Takata airbag inflaters in 42 million vehicles. |
| • Thailand approved $5.2 billion for the first leg of a massive high-speed railway project that will one day link Bangkok to China. | • Thailand approved $5.2 billion for the first leg of a massive high-speed railway project that will one day link Bangkok to China. |
| • U.S. stocks were flat. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were flat. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Sixteen U.S. military service members died when a Marine Corps transport plane crashed in the Mississippi Delta. [The New York Times] | • Sixteen U.S. military service members died when a Marine Corps transport plane crashed in the Mississippi Delta. [The New York Times] |
| • U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is using shuttle diplomacy to try to end the standoff between four Arab nations and Qatar. The dispute has pushed Qatar closer to Iran, which has sent planeloads of fresh vegetables and other support. [The New York Times] | • U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is using shuttle diplomacy to try to end the standoff between four Arab nations and Qatar. The dispute has pushed Qatar closer to Iran, which has sent planeloads of fresh vegetables and other support. [The New York Times] |
| • Heavy flooding in northern India forced a herd of endangered one-horned rhinos to higher ground, where they are easy prey for poachers. [The New York Times] | • Heavy flooding in northern India forced a herd of endangered one-horned rhinos to higher ground, where they are easy prey for poachers. [The New York Times] |
| • A mudslide tore through a village in northeastern India, killing 16 people and leaving six more missing. [Reuters] | • A mudslide tore through a village in northeastern India, killing 16 people and leaving six more missing. [Reuters] |
| • Mongolia’s new president, Battulga Khaltmaa, said in his inaugural address that he would build ties with Japan and the U.S. And a former sumo wrestling champion may serve as an adviser on foreign policy. [Nikkei Asian Review] | • Mongolia’s new president, Battulga Khaltmaa, said in his inaugural address that he would build ties with Japan and the U.S. And a former sumo wrestling champion may serve as an adviser on foreign policy. [Nikkei Asian Review] |
| • Cambodia was awarded its third World Heritage site for Sambor Prei Kuk, a group of 7th-century temples from the Chenla period. [Cambodia Daily] | • Cambodia was awarded its third World Heritage site for Sambor Prei Kuk, a group of 7th-century temples from the Chenla period. [Cambodia Daily] |
| • The International Olympic Committee moved closer to awarding the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics (one to Paris and the other to Los Angeles). The vote will take place on Sept. 13. [The New York Times] | • The International Olympic Committee moved closer to awarding the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics (one to Paris and the other to Los Angeles). The vote will take place on Sept. 13. [The New York Times] |
| • “Speed Date a Muslim,” a monthly event in Melbourne, invites the public to ask frank questions of Muslim women. And there’s no dating. It’s meant to be a forum for education. [The New York Times] | • “Speed Date a Muslim,” a monthly event in Melbourne, invites the public to ask frank questions of Muslim women. And there’s no dating. It’s meant to be a forum for education. [The New York Times] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Spend some time tonight preparing a feta-brined chicken before roasting it tomorrow. | • Spend some time tonight preparing a feta-brined chicken before roasting it tomorrow. |
| • It’s a struggle to stay afloat in our daily data surf. Try avoiding the tyranny of constant contact. | • It’s a struggle to stay afloat in our daily data surf. Try avoiding the tyranny of constant contact. |
| • You’re too close to your work to be a decent judge of it. | • You’re too close to your work to be a decent judge of it. |
| • The mystery of why deep sea corals emit a fluorescent glow seems to have been solved: They’re making their own sunshine to drive photosynthesis for algae that live with them. | • The mystery of why deep sea corals emit a fluorescent glow seems to have been solved: They’re making their own sunshine to drive photosynthesis for algae that live with them. |
| • In memoriam: Yuri I. Drozdov, a Soviet superspy who masterminded a mysterious network of K.G.B. operatives known as the “illegals,” died in Moscow at 91; and Michael Vickery, an American historian who was described as “a giant of Southeast Asian scholarship,” died last month at 86. | • In memoriam: Yuri I. Drozdov, a Soviet superspy who masterminded a mysterious network of K.G.B. operatives known as the “illegals,” died in Moscow at 91; and Michael Vickery, an American historian who was described as “a giant of Southeast Asian scholarship,” died last month at 86. |
| • Stuffed monkeys, snow-leopard coats and lamps made with hooves. A museum in Colorado represents the immense demand for goods made from endangered species. We sent a photographer to take a look. | • Stuffed monkeys, snow-leopard coats and lamps made with hooves. A museum in Colorado represents the immense demand for goods made from endangered species. We sent a photographer to take a look. |
| Given North Korea’s latest weapons milestone, we thought we’d review the basics of the intercontinental ballistic missile. | Given North Korea’s latest weapons milestone, we thought we’d review the basics of the intercontinental ballistic missile. |
| A land-based, guided missile, the ICBM has a range of at least 5,500 kilometers (3,400 miles). After it arcs into space, its warhead separates, falling back through Earth’s atmosphere to a target. Most designs carry multiple warheads, against which defenses are limited. | A land-based, guided missile, the ICBM has a range of at least 5,500 kilometers (3,400 miles). After it arcs into space, its warhead separates, falling back through Earth’s atmosphere to a target. Most designs carry multiple warheads, against which defenses are limited. |
| ICBMs — a Nazi ambition — were developed during the Cold War arms race. Russia got out in front, launching the R-7 in 1957 as part of the Sputnik satellite program. The U.S.’s SM-65 Atlas followed in 1959, and China tested the Dongfeng 5 in 1971. India and Israel are thought to have ICBMs or to be close. Submarines can loft similar long-range missiles, as France and Britain have demonstrated. | |
| ICBMs are entwined with the concept of nuclear deterrence: warding off attack with the prospect of nuclear retaliation and mutually assured destruction. None has been used in a conflict. | ICBMs are entwined with the concept of nuclear deterrence: warding off attack with the prospect of nuclear retaliation and mutually assured destruction. None has been used in a conflict. |
| The U.S. and Russia are, by treaty, reducing their vast arsenals of ICBMs. China has an estimated 50 to 100. | The U.S. and Russia are, by treaty, reducing their vast arsenals of ICBMs. China has an estimated 50 to 100. |
| North Korea aspires to put nuclear warheads on its new Hwasong-14 ICBM, but could also use it to deliver chemical or biological agents. | North Korea aspires to put nuclear warheads on its new Hwasong-14 ICBM, but could also use it to deliver chemical or biological agents. |
| Jennifer Jett, William J. Broad and David Sanger contributed reporting. | Jennifer Jett, William J. Broad and David Sanger contributed reporting. |
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| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. |
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