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| Yemen, Germany, Ireland: Your Monday Briefing | Yemen, Germany, Ireland: 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: |
| • There was rare good news in Yemen: Aid shipments of food and medical supplies have begun re-entering ports weeks after a Saudi-led coalition imposed a blockade. | • There was rare good news in Yemen: Aid shipments of food and medical supplies have begun re-entering ports weeks after a Saudi-led coalition imposed a blockade. |
| But the arrival of lifesaving supplies does not end the pressing crisis that has left 17 million people in danger of starvation. | But the arrival of lifesaving supplies does not end the pressing crisis that has left 17 million people in danger of starvation. |
| Saudi Arabia’s 32-year-old crown prince defended his crackdown on rivals and his plans for a societal overhaul in a rare interview with our Op-Ed columnist Thomas Friedman. | Saudi Arabia’s 32-year-old crown prince defended his crackdown on rivals and his plans for a societal overhaul in a rare interview with our Op-Ed columnist Thomas Friedman. |
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| • In Washington, career diplomats are leaving Rex Tillerson’s State Department in droves. “Having so many vacancies in essential places is a disaster waiting to happen,” said a recently resigned ambassador. | • In Washington, career diplomats are leaving Rex Tillerson’s State Department in droves. “Having so many vacancies in essential places is a disaster waiting to happen,” said a recently resigned ambassador. |
| Meanwhile at the White House, the do-whatever-you-want stage of Jared Kushner’s tenure as the president’s senior adviser appears to be over, and speculation about his future is mounting. | Meanwhile at the White House, the do-whatever-you-want stage of Jared Kushner’s tenure as the president’s senior adviser appears to be over, and speculation about his future is mounting. |
| And a standoff between President Trump and the independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is headed to court. Dueling appointments left it unclear who would be running the agency today. | And a standoff between President Trump and the independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is headed to court. Dueling appointments left it unclear who would be running the agency today. |
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| • In Germany, leaders of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party agreed to try to form another coalition government with the Social Democrats after alternative three-way coalition talks collapsed. | • In Germany, leaders of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party agreed to try to form another coalition government with the Social Democrats after alternative three-way coalition talks collapsed. |
| Our correspondents note that the current deadlock may signal the dawn of a messy new era in German politics, which risks governing Europe’s largest economy much harder. But some welcome a “revival of pluralism.” | Our correspondents note that the current deadlock may signal the dawn of a messy new era in German politics, which risks governing Europe’s largest economy much harder. But some welcome a “revival of pluralism.” |
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| • Ireland’s prime minister, Leo Varadkar, is struggling to keep his minority government in place as a motion of no-confidence in his deputy prime minister is set to be debated in Parliament on Tuesday. | • Ireland’s prime minister, Leo Varadkar, is struggling to keep his minority government in place as a motion of no-confidence in his deputy prime minister is set to be debated in Parliament on Tuesday. |
| It could lead to a snap election amid crucial negotiations on Britain’s exit from the E.U. and its implications for the country’s open border with Northern Ireland. (Above, a shop in Muff, a small border town.) | It could lead to a snap election amid crucial negotiations on Britain’s exit from the E.U. and its implications for the country’s open border with Northern Ireland. (Above, a shop in Muff, a small border town.) |
| Meanwhile in Britain, there is no end to the divisions on Brexit. Some pro-Europeans have put their faith in Labour’s rising star Keir Starmer. | Meanwhile in Britain, there is no end to the divisions on Brexit. Some pro-Europeans have put their faith in Labour’s rising star Keir Starmer. |
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| • Calling French society “sick with sexism,” President Emmanuel Macron vowed to combat violence against women, but critics said he had not committed enough resources to the cause. | • Calling French society “sick with sexism,” President Emmanuel Macron vowed to combat violence against women, but critics said he had not committed enough resources to the cause. |
| Migration and the slave trade in Libya will probably be on the agenda during Mr. Macron’s trip to sub-Saharan Africa this week. | Migration and the slave trade in Libya will probably be on the agenda during Mr. Macron’s trip to sub-Saharan Africa this week. |
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| • Pope Francis is walking a diplomatic tightrope on his first official visit to Myanmar, where hundreds of thousands of stateless Muslims have fled atrocities at the hands of the military. | |
| Will he heed a plea by a local cardinal and not call them “Rohingya” to placate his hosts in the majority-Buddhist country? | Will he heed a plea by a local cardinal and not call them “Rohingya” to placate his hosts in the majority-Buddhist country? |
| Roger Cohen, an Op-Ed columnist, argues that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s leader, has been quiet on the issue to advance political change. “Turning saints into ogres is easy,” he writes. | Roger Cohen, an Op-Ed columnist, argues that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s leader, has been quiet on the issue to advance political change. “Turning saints into ogres is easy,” he writes. |
| • Russia’s economy is emerging from a difficult recession, just as Vladimir Putin gears up for a presidential election in March. Government spending on major infrastructure projects has helped the country overcome Western sanctions. (Above, a port near Vladivostok.) | • Russia’s economy is emerging from a difficult recession, just as Vladimir Putin gears up for a presidential election in March. Government spending on major infrastructure projects has helped the country overcome Western sanctions. (Above, a port near Vladivostok.) |
| • A chapter in American media history came to an unlikely close as Time Inc. sold itself in a $3 billion deal backed by the Koch brothers, fossil-fuel billionaires who have long supported conservative causes. | • A chapter in American media history came to an unlikely close as Time Inc. sold itself in a $3 billion deal backed by the Koch brothers, fossil-fuel billionaires who have long supported conservative causes. |
| • Who owns the moon? Ambiguities in the 50-year-old Outer Space Treaty may be keeping entrepreneurs from seeking out opportunities beyond Earth. | • Who owns the moon? Ambiguities in the 50-year-old Outer Space Treaty may be keeping entrepreneurs from seeking out opportunities beyond Earth. |
| • Companies often wrongly see social media as an accurate guide for tracking consumer sentiment, a new study of 170 brands found. | • Companies often wrongly see social media as an accurate guide for tracking consumer sentiment, a new study of 170 brands found. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets and a look at the week ahead. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets and a look at the week ahead. |
| • Friday’s terrorist attack on a packed Sufi mosque, the deadliest in Egypt’s modern history, exposed a failing strategy in combating extremism on the Sinai Peninsula. Above, images showing retaliatory airstrikes. [The New York Times] | • Friday’s terrorist attack on a packed Sufi mosque, the deadliest in Egypt’s modern history, exposed a failing strategy in combating extremism on the Sinai Peninsula. Above, images showing retaliatory airstrikes. [The New York Times] |
| • Anxiety is building in Italy that its elections next year will be the next target of a destabilizing campaign of fake news on social media. [The New York Times] | • Anxiety is building in Italy that its elections next year will be the next target of a destabilizing campaign of fake news on social media. [The New York Times] |
| • Our article on an American Nazi sympathizer has drawn much feedback, most of it sharply critical. [The New York Times] | • Our article on an American Nazi sympathizer has drawn much feedback, most of it sharply critical. [The New York Times] |
| • A trial that is about to start in a Lower Manhattan courtroom is the talk of Turkish television and cafes. Some expect revelations of illegal dealings in high places. [The New York Times] | • A trial that is about to start in a Lower Manhattan courtroom is the talk of Turkish television and cafes. Some expect revelations of illegal dealings in high places. [The New York Times] |
| • President Trump and Saudi Arabia have helped Iran’s hard-line leaders achieve what years of repression couldn’t: middle-class support. [The New York Times] | • President Trump and Saudi Arabia have helped Iran’s hard-line leaders achieve what years of repression couldn’t: middle-class support. [The New York Times] |
| • Ramzan Kadyrov, the autocratic leader of Chechnya, said he was ready to step down, leaving the Kremlin to choose his successor. [Reuters] | • Ramzan Kadyrov, the autocratic leader of Chechnya, said he was ready to step down, leaving the Kremlin to choose his successor. [Reuters] |
| • A trove of John Lennon’s personal effects were stolen from Yoko Ono years ago by her driver, prosecutors in Berlin say. The driver says otherwise. [The New York Times] | • A trove of John Lennon’s personal effects were stolen from Yoko Ono years ago by her driver, prosecutors in Berlin say. The driver says otherwise. [The New York Times] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Take these small steps to create a happier life. | • Take these small steps to create a happier life. |
| • You’re getting better with age. Your makeup should follow suit. | • You’re getting better with age. Your makeup should follow suit. |
| • Recipe of the day: Spaghetti with a creamy lemon sauce works for a meatless Monday. | • Recipe of the day: Spaghetti with a creamy lemon sauce works for a meatless Monday. |
| • Visit a Parmesan dairy in northern Italy in our latest 360 video to see how the distinctively sharp cheese is made. | • Visit a Parmesan dairy in northern Italy in our latest 360 video to see how the distinctively sharp cheese is made. |
| • In tennis news, the Davis Cup trophy went to France for the first time in 16 years. | • In tennis news, the Davis Cup trophy went to France for the first time in 16 years. |
| • The Czech athlete Ester Ledecka plans to become the first person to compete in both Alpine skiing and snowboarding at the Winter Olympics. | • The Czech athlete Ester Ledecka plans to become the first person to compete in both Alpine skiing and snowboarding at the Winter Olympics. |
| • If your reading list needs inspiration for the longer winter nights, look no further than the 100 notable books of the past year, chosen by the editors of our Book Review. | • If your reading list needs inspiration for the longer winter nights, look no further than the 100 notable books of the past year, chosen by the editors of our Book Review. |
| • And we’re back on Twitter. The Times’s international account @nytimesworld was down for nearly a day after a tweet on the Canadian prime minister. | • And we’re back on Twitter. The Times’s international account @nytimesworld was down for nearly a day after a tweet on the Canadian prime minister. |
| “We’ll always have Paris.” | “We’ll always have Paris.” |
| Seventy-five years ago today, The Times published its review of “Casablanca,” the romance filmed and released during World War II that became one of the most beloved — and oft-quoted — Hollywood movies of all time. | Seventy-five years ago today, The Times published its review of “Casablanca,” the romance filmed and released during World War II that became one of the most beloved — and oft-quoted — Hollywood movies of all time. |
| The film is set in Rick’s Café Américain, a swinging bar “through which swirls a backwash of connivers, crooks and fleeing European refugees,” as the Nazis take over Europe. Vichy France controls the port city — and the exit visas required to leave it. The price is high, and refugees are desperate to snag them on the black market. | The film is set in Rick’s Café Américain, a swinging bar “through which swirls a backwash of connivers, crooks and fleeing European refugees,” as the Nazis take over Europe. Vichy France controls the port city — and the exit visas required to leave it. The price is high, and refugees are desperate to snag them on the black market. |
| The stars were Hollywood A-listers: Humphrey Bogart as Rick; Ingrid Bergman as his long-lost love, Ilsa; and Paul Henreid as her husband, the heroic resistance leader Victor Laszlo. | The stars were Hollywood A-listers: Humphrey Bogart as Rick; Ingrid Bergman as his long-lost love, Ilsa; and Paul Henreid as her husband, the heroic resistance leader Victor Laszlo. |
| Mr. Henreid was, in fact, a staunchly anti-Nazi European. Critics have written that the film was strengthened by the many refugees and exiles in the supporting cast, including Madeleine Lebeau, who belts out “La Marseillaise” through tears in one of the most famous scenes. | Mr. Henreid was, in fact, a staunchly anti-Nazi European. Critics have written that the film was strengthened by the many refugees and exiles in the supporting cast, including Madeleine Lebeau, who belts out “La Marseillaise” through tears in one of the most famous scenes. |
| Noah Isenberg, the author of a recent book on the film, said it still retains its magic, in part because it confronts a deep moral question: “Do you stick your neck out?” | Noah Isenberg, the author of a recent book on the film, said it still retains its magic, in part because it confronts a deep moral question: “Do you stick your neck out?” |
| Karen Zraick contributed reporting. | Karen Zraick contributed reporting. |
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