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| Yemen, Brexit, Jerusalem: Your Tuesday Briefing | Yemen, Brexit, Jerusalem: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| • Ali Abdullah Saleh, the ousted former president of Yemen, was killed amid fierce battles in the capital, Sana. | • Ali Abdullah Saleh, the ousted former president of Yemen, was killed amid fierce battles in the capital, Sana. |
| His death came at the hands of his former allies, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, after he made overtures for a deal with the Saudi-led coalition to end the country’s catastrophic civil war. | His death came at the hands of his former allies, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, after he made overtures for a deal with the Saudi-led coalition to end the country’s catastrophic civil war. |
| Separately, experts have questioned Saudi Arabia’s claim that its U.S.-supplied missile defense system shot down a missile fired by the Houthis last month. | Separately, experts have questioned Saudi Arabia’s claim that its U.S.-supplied missile defense system shot down a missile fired by the Houthis last month. |
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| • Negotiations on Britain’s departure from the European Union stumbled over divisions on Northern Ireland. | • Negotiations on Britain’s departure from the European Union stumbled over divisions on Northern Ireland. |
| A political party in Northern Ireland pulled its crucial support at the last minute from a compromise on the future of the border between Britain and Ireland. | A political party in Northern Ireland pulled its crucial support at the last minute from a compromise on the future of the border between Britain and Ireland. |
| The compromise would have allowed Northern Ireland to leave the E.U. along with Britain, but continue to behave as though it were part of the bloc’s single market and customs union. | The compromise would have allowed Northern Ireland to leave the E.U. along with Britain, but continue to behave as though it were part of the bloc’s single market and customs union. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May said talks would resume later this week. | Prime Minister Theresa May said talks would resume later this week. |
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| • President Emmanuel Macron of France appealed to President Trump in a phone call to not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel — a move that would overturn decades of American policy. | • President Emmanuel Macron of France appealed to President Trump in a phone call to not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel — a move that would overturn decades of American policy. |
| People briefed on the White House deliberations said Mr. Trump planned to address the issue in a speech on Wednesday, but cautioned he could still change course. | People briefed on the White House deliberations said Mr. Trump planned to address the issue in a speech on Wednesday, but cautioned he could still change course. |
| Separately, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Mr. Trump’s travel ban to go into effect while legal challenges against it continued. Most citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea, along with some groups of people from Venezuela, will for now be barred from entering the U.S. | Separately, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Mr. Trump’s travel ban to go into effect while legal challenges against it continued. Most citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea, along with some groups of people from Venezuela, will for now be barred from entering the U.S. |
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| • President Trump signed proclamations that sharply reduced the size of two protected areas in the American West, including the Bears Ears National Monument, above, potentially opening them up to resource extraction. The move is expected to touch off a legal battle that could alter the course of U.S. land conservation. | • President Trump signed proclamations that sharply reduced the size of two protected areas in the American West, including the Bears Ears National Monument, above, potentially opening them up to resource extraction. The move is expected to touch off a legal battle that could alter the course of U.S. land conservation. |
| The president also formally endorsed Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for the Senate who has been accused of inappropriate sexual contact with underage girls. Meanwhile, John Conyers Jr., a senior Democratic lawmaker accused of sexual harassment, is said to not be seeking re-election. | The president also formally endorsed Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for the Senate who has been accused of inappropriate sexual contact with underage girls. Meanwhile, John Conyers Jr., a senior Democratic lawmaker accused of sexual harassment, is said to not be seeking re-election. |
| Meanwhile, the number of women seeking office in the U.S. is rising. Many of them were angered by Mr. Trump’s election and the recent flood of sexual harassment allegations against powerful men. | Meanwhile, the number of women seeking office in the U.S. is rising. Many of them were angered by Mr. Trump’s election and the recent flood of sexual harassment allegations against powerful men. |
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| • The International Olympic Committee is expected to decide today on measures to punish Russia for its elaborate doping scheme to rig the 2014 Winter Olympics. | • The International Olympic Committee is expected to decide today on measures to punish Russia for its elaborate doping scheme to rig the 2014 Winter Olympics. |
| Much is at stake, including the I.O.C.’s credibility. Officials could ban Russian athletes from the next Winter Olympics or make them compete under a neutral, not the Russian, flag. | Much is at stake, including the I.O.C.’s credibility. Officials could ban Russian athletes from the next Winter Olympics or make them compete under a neutral, not the Russian, flag. |
| President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the inquiries as a Western conspiracy. Now he is in a standoff with the I.O.C.’s president, “each waiting for the other to blink,” our columnist writes. | President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the inquiries as a Western conspiracy. Now he is in a standoff with the I.O.C.’s president, “each waiting for the other to blink,” our columnist writes. |
| • Mário Centeno, above, was elected as the next leader of the Eurogroup, which manages economic crises in the eurozone. As Portugal’s finance minister, he had argued that austerity was not the right way to help a country in crisis. | • Mário Centeno, above, was elected as the next leader of the Eurogroup, which manages economic crises in the eurozone. As Portugal’s finance minister, he had argued that austerity was not the right way to help a country in crisis. |
| • In the U.S., Republicans have pitched their tax plan as a godsend for economic growth, but economists are skeptical that the savings will affect business decisions. | • In the U.S., Republicans have pitched their tax plan as a godsend for economic growth, but economists are skeptical that the savings will affect business decisions. |
| • Facebook’s new mobile app for children age 13 and under has raised concerns about the steady creep of technology into family life. | • Facebook’s new mobile app for children age 13 and under has raised concerns about the steady creep of technology into family life. |
| • Digital apps help hotel concierges communicate with guests, but humans remain confident that software won’t take their jobs. | • Digital apps help hotel concierges communicate with guests, but humans remain confident that software won’t take their jobs. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Millions of people die in agony every year because they lack palliative pain medication. Uganda could be a model to other developing nations where officials fear that providing morphine could set off an opioid crisis. [The New York Times] | • Millions of people die in agony every year because they lack palliative pain medication. Uganda could be a model to other developing nations where officials fear that providing morphine could set off an opioid crisis. [The New York Times] |
| • A Spanish judge withdrew a European arrest warrant on Tuesday against Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan separatist leader who fled to Belgium in the face of charges including rebellion, along with four former members of his regional cabinet. [The New York Times] | |
| • The authorities in Malta arrested 10 people in connection with the car bombing that killed the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. [The New York Times] | • The authorities in Malta arrested 10 people in connection with the car bombing that killed the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. [The New York Times] |
| • Some pilots in Germany are said to have refused to carry out deportations as the country has stepped up removals of some migrants. [Deutsche Welle] | • Some pilots in Germany are said to have refused to carry out deportations as the country has stepped up removals of some migrants. [Deutsche Welle] |
| • Emails undermine a claim by K.T. McFarland, a high-ranking official in President Trump’s transition team, that she knew nothing of contacts between Russian officials and Michael Flynn, Mr. Trump’s first national security adviser. [The New York Times] | • Emails undermine a claim by K.T. McFarland, a high-ranking official in President Trump’s transition team, that she knew nothing of contacts between Russian officials and Michael Flynn, Mr. Trump’s first national security adviser. [The New York Times] |
| • Another twist in a trial on Iran sanctions in New York that has riveted Turkey: Reza Zarrab, the prosecution’s key witness, was recorded in a 2016 jailhouse phone call saying that one needed to lie “in America in order to make it out of prison.” [The New York Times] | • Another twist in a trial on Iran sanctions in New York that has riveted Turkey: Reza Zarrab, the prosecution’s key witness, was recorded in a 2016 jailhouse phone call saying that one needed to lie “in America in order to make it out of prison.” [The New York Times] |
| • A Syrian refugee was rescued as he tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya alone in a rubber dinghy. [The Guardian] | • A Syrian refugee was rescued as he tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya alone in a rubber dinghy. [The Guardian] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • A major shift is underway into how to treat chronic fatigue. | • A major shift is underway into how to treat chronic fatigue. |
| • Here are nine classic Italian pasta sauces every home cook should master. | • Here are nine classic Italian pasta sauces every home cook should master. |
| • Our latest series of 360 videos shows rare moments of solitude at seven iconic monuments. Above, the Colosseum in Rome. | • Our latest series of 360 videos shows rare moments of solitude at seven iconic monuments. Above, the Colosseum in Rome. |
| • Robin Wright will play the lead role in “House of Cards” for the Netflix show’s final season after Kevin Spacey was fired amid a series of sexual assault allegations. | • Robin Wright will play the lead role in “House of Cards” for the Netflix show’s final season after Kevin Spacey was fired amid a series of sexual assault allegations. |
| • Meet the German insect enthusiasts who explained why you no longer have so many bugs squashed on your car windshield. The group documented a 75 percent drop in bug life that shocked the world. | • Meet the German insect enthusiasts who explained why you no longer have so many bugs squashed on your car windshield. The group documented a 75 percent drop in bug life that shocked the world. |
| • The Turner Prize, Britain’s leading contemporary art award, will be announced today in Hull, where an exhibition showcases works by the four shortlisted artists. | • The Turner Prize, Britain’s leading contemporary art award, will be announced today in Hull, where an exhibition showcases works by the four shortlisted artists. |
| The New York Times headline was unassuming in its brevity: “Claude Monet dies; famous painter.” | The New York Times headline was unassuming in its brevity: “Claude Monet dies; famous painter.” |
| A week after the French artist died on this day in 1926, a Times article was more effusive, praising Monet as “one of the names in the history of art to which will be attached a single idea, the idea of light.” | A week after the French artist died on this day in 1926, a Times article was more effusive, praising Monet as “one of the names in the history of art to which will be attached a single idea, the idea of light.” |
| Born in 1840, Monet was famous for outdoor scenes and for reproducing the effects of light, whether on water lilies, haystacks or the cities of Europe. | Born in 1840, Monet was famous for outdoor scenes and for reproducing the effects of light, whether on water lilies, haystacks or the cities of Europe. |
| Impressionism, the name of the movement he helped found in the 1870s, was derived from “Impression, Sunrise,” the title of his painting of the harbor of Le Havre in France. Coined derisively by a critic, the name was adopted by Monet and his fellow Impressionists, including Pierre Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro. | Impressionism, the name of the movement he helped found in the 1870s, was derived from “Impression, Sunrise,” the title of his painting of the harbor of Le Havre in France. Coined derisively by a critic, the name was adopted by Monet and his fellow Impressionists, including Pierre Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro. |
| Almost a century after his death, Monet still captures the public’s imagination. Last year, his painting “Meule” fetched $81.4 million with fees at Christie’s, a new auction high for his work. The painting of a grainstack at sunset reflected the artist’s long fascination with light. | Almost a century after his death, Monet still captures the public’s imagination. Last year, his painting “Meule” fetched $81.4 million with fees at Christie’s, a new auction high for his work. The painting of a grainstack at sunset reflected the artist’s long fascination with light. |
| “These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession for me,” Monet wrote in 1909. “It is beyond my strength as an old man, and yet I want to render what I feel.” | “These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession for me,” Monet wrote in 1909. “It is beyond my strength as an old man, and yet I want to render what I feel.” |
| Chris Stanford contributed reporting. | Chris Stanford contributed reporting. |
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