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| London, North Korea, Rohingya: Your Monday Briefing | London, North Korea, Rohingya: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • North Korea’s nuclear program and repeated missile tests will be a major focal point as world leaders gather in New York this week for the U.N. General Assembly. | • North Korea’s nuclear program and repeated missile tests will be a major focal point as world leaders gather in New York this week for the U.N. General Assembly. |
| President Trump, who appeared to refer to the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, as “Rocket Man” in a tweet, delivers his centerpiece speech to the assembly on Tuesday. He has lunch on Thursday with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, who, in an Op-Ed, argues for stronger enforcement of the sanctions against the North. | President Trump, who appeared to refer to the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, as “Rocket Man” in a tweet, delivers his centerpiece speech to the assembly on Tuesday. He has lunch on Thursday with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, who, in an Op-Ed, argues for stronger enforcement of the sanctions against the North. |
| Many of the leaders will be scrutinizing Mr. Trump, who is attending for the first time, to see how his America First approach fits into the U.N.’s world-first mission. One indication: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has slashed the usual contingent of U.S. diplomats. He’ll meet representatives of Iraq, India, Russia and Myanmar. | Many of the leaders will be scrutinizing Mr. Trump, who is attending for the first time, to see how his America First approach fits into the U.N.’s world-first mission. One indication: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has slashed the usual contingent of U.S. diplomats. He’ll meet representatives of Iraq, India, Russia and Myanmar. |
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| • The Rohinyga crisis is also certain to be prominent at the U.N. meetings. | • The Rohinyga crisis is also certain to be prominent at the U.N. meetings. |
| More than half of the 400,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in recent weeks are children, and many are without their parents. The military violence driving them out came in response to an attack by a new generation of radicalized Rohingya. | More than half of the 400,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in recent weeks are children, and many are without their parents. The military violence driving them out came in response to an attack by a new generation of radicalized Rohingya. |
| Our Southeast Asia bureau chief visited the overflowing existing camps, seeing endless hands outstretched for food, water or medicine. “You cannot help everyone,” she wrote, “so you walk on, promising yourself that documenting their suffering is a form of aid.” | Our Southeast Asia bureau chief visited the overflowing existing camps, seeing endless hands outstretched for food, water or medicine. “You cannot help everyone,” she wrote, “so you walk on, promising yourself that documenting their suffering is a form of aid.” |
| With international help over the next 10 days, Bangladesh plans to construct 14,000 shelters, each able to house six families, near the border. | With international help over the next 10 days, Bangladesh plans to construct 14,000 shelters, each able to house six families, near the border. |
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| • Britain has lowered its terrorism threat level after arresting two men in connection with Friday’s bombing of a London subway station, in which a rudimentary explosive device injured dozens. | • Britain has lowered its terrorism threat level after arresting two men in connection with Friday’s bombing of a London subway station, in which a rudimentary explosive device injured dozens. |
| President Trump’s tweets about the attack, which asserted that the assailants had been known to Scotland Yard, strained relations with British leaders. | President Trump’s tweets about the attack, which asserted that the assailants had been known to Scotland Yard, strained relations with British leaders. |
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| • “There’s only a little resistance left.” | • “There’s only a little resistance left.” |
| Philippine troops are closing in on Islamic State-inspired militants in the war-torn city of Marawi, according to the country’s defense minister. | Philippine troops are closing in on Islamic State-inspired militants in the war-torn city of Marawi, according to the country’s defense minister. |
| And a priest who had been held captive since May was freed amid the heavy fighting. | And a priest who had been held captive since May was freed amid the heavy fighting. |
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| • The Emmy Awards begin in a few hours. | |
| Stephen Colbert is hosting for the first time, and the race for best drama is wide open, with “This Is Us,” “Stranger Things” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” seen as top contenders. “Saturday Night Live” is also poised to have a big night. | Stephen Colbert is hosting for the first time, and the race for best drama is wide open, with “This Is Us,” “Stranger Things” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” seen as top contenders. “Saturday Night Live” is also poised to have a big night. |
| Here’s what to watch for. | Here’s what to watch for. |
| • Australia’s Ten Network, awaiting a court ruling today on whether CBS will be allowed to take it over, is suddenly the focus of a bidding war involving the Murdochs’ News Corporation and Bruce Gordon’s WIN Corporation. | |
| • The tangled state of the ride-hailing industry is making for strange bedfellows. Uber is nearing a funding deal with SoftBank, and Lyft held discussions with Alphabet. | • The tangled state of the ride-hailing industry is making for strange bedfellows. Uber is nearing a funding deal with SoftBank, and Lyft held discussions with Alphabet. |
| • Dogecoin was meant to poke fun at the hype around virtual currency. But now, its creator says, Dogecoin illustrates the risks. | • Dogecoin was meant to poke fun at the hype around virtual currency. But now, its creator says, Dogecoin illustrates the risks. |
| • Hong Kong hopes a planned $1.5 billion share offer by ZhongAn, a Chinese online insurance broker, will improve the city’s appeal as a spot for fintech initial public offerings. | • Hong Kong hopes a planned $1.5 billion share offer by ZhongAn, a Chinese online insurance broker, will improve the city’s appeal as a spot for fintech initial public offerings. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Kuala Lumpur’s police chief said that seven boys, aged 11 to 18, were arrested in the fire at a religious boarding school that killed 23 people, and that an exchange of taunts with the school’s students may have precipitated arson. [Al Jazeera] | • Kuala Lumpur’s police chief said that seven boys, aged 11 to 18, were arrested in the fire at a religious boarding school that killed 23 people, and that an exchange of taunts with the school’s students may have precipitated arson. [Al Jazeera] |
| • Typhoon Talim is moving north across Japan after striking with record rains that halted bullet train service and many flights. [The Asahi Shimbun] | • Typhoon Talim is moving north across Japan after striking with record rains that halted bullet train service and many flights. [The Asahi Shimbun] |
| • Hamas agreed to dissolve its governing body in Gaza and allow the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority to take over and hold general elections — possibly signaling the end of a decade of bitter feuding with its rival, Fatah. [The Jerusalem Post] | |
| • Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, hit back at new U.S. visa sanctions by saying his country would no longer help find and repatriate the remains of American soldiers killed during the Vietnam War. [The Phnom Penh Post] | • Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, hit back at new U.S. visa sanctions by saying his country would no longer help find and repatriate the remains of American soldiers killed during the Vietnam War. [The Phnom Penh Post] |
| • Four American tourists were attacked with acid by a woman with “a psychiatric history” at a train station in southern France. [The New York Times] | • Four American tourists were attacked with acid by a woman with “a psychiatric history” at a train station in southern France. [The New York Times] |
| • Two rare white giraffes were spotted in Kenya. [The New York Times] | • Two rare white giraffes were spotted in Kenya. [The New York Times] |
| • In Indonesia, rangers at a national park in West Java photographed a rare big cat, leading to speculation that it was a Javan tiger, a species declared extinct 40 years ago. [The New York Times] | • In Indonesia, rangers at a national park in West Java photographed a rare big cat, leading to speculation that it was a Javan tiger, a species declared extinct 40 years ago. [The New York Times] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Recipe of the day: Use a muffin tray to make Melissa Clark’s zucchini and tomato tartlets with a Cheddar crust. | • Recipe of the day: Use a muffin tray to make Melissa Clark’s zucchini and tomato tartlets with a Cheddar crust. |
| • Here’s how to clean up safely after a cyclone, hurricane, flood or other natural disaster. | • Here’s how to clean up safely after a cyclone, hurricane, flood or other natural disaster. |
| • Five steps can help you choose a reliable nursing home. | • Five steps can help you choose a reliable nursing home. |
| • The Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang filled a grand American boulevard with a fleet of choreographed pedicabs festooned with 1,000 handmade paper lanterns that appeared as flying fireflies. “It was just so charming and it made you laugh,” a viewer said. | • The Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang filled a grand American boulevard with a fleet of choreographed pedicabs festooned with 1,000 handmade paper lanterns that appeared as flying fireflies. “It was just so charming and it made you laugh,” a viewer said. |
| • Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, unleashing a marketing juggernaut that’s contributing to a new epidemic of chronic illnesses fed by soaring rates of obesity. | • Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, unleashing a marketing juggernaut that’s contributing to a new epidemic of chronic illnesses fed by soaring rates of obesity. |
| • And 41 years ago, Antonio Inoki, one of Japan’s most popular pro wrestlers, faced Muhammad Ali in a bout that some called a publicity stunt. Similar criticism emerged as Mr. Inoki, now a 74-year-old lawmaker, returned last week from North Korea, where he said he discussed nuclear diplomacy. | • And 41 years ago, Antonio Inoki, one of Japan’s most popular pro wrestlers, faced Muhammad Ali in a bout that some called a publicity stunt. Similar criticism emerged as Mr. Inoki, now a 74-year-old lawmaker, returned last week from North Korea, where he said he discussed nuclear diplomacy. |
| On this day in 1973, Jimmy Carter, then governor of Georgia, filled out a report saying that he had seen a U.F.O. | On this day in 1973, Jimmy Carter, then governor of Georgia, filled out a report saying that he had seen a U.F.O. |
| It wasn’t such a strange statement at the time — a Gallup poll that year found that 51 percent of people interviewed believed in unidentified flying objects, and that 11 percent believed they had seen “a flying saucer” themselves. | It wasn’t such a strange statement at the time — a Gallup poll that year found that 51 percent of people interviewed believed in unidentified flying objects, and that 11 percent believed they had seen “a flying saucer” themselves. |
| Mr. Carter filed his report with the unofficial National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, and said he had seen the object in Leary, Ga., in 1969. | Mr. Carter filed his report with the unofficial National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, and said he had seen the object in Leary, Ga., in 1969. |
| Decades later, he recounted the incident on CNN: “I and about 25 others saw something in the air that changed colors and was round and came and left. We couldn’t figure out what it was.” | Decades later, he recounted the incident on CNN: “I and about 25 others saw something in the air that changed colors and was round and came and left. We couldn’t figure out what it was.” |
| But he added that he believed it was impossible “to have space people from other planets or other stars” come to Earth. | But he added that he believed it was impossible “to have space people from other planets or other stars” come to Earth. |
| While he didn’t believe they could visit us, Mr. Carter did record a message for “possible unknown civilizations in the galaxies” as president. It was part of the golden record placed in the Voyager in August 1977. | While he didn’t believe they could visit us, Mr. Carter did record a message for “possible unknown civilizations in the galaxies” as president. It was part of the golden record placed in the Voyager in August 1977. |
| He said it represented “our hope and our determination, our good will in the vast and awesome universe.” | He said it represented “our hope and our determination, our good will in the vast and awesome universe.” |
| Karen Zraick contributed reporting. | Karen Zraick contributed reporting. |
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