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• Saudis Called Khashoggi ‘Sacrificial Animal’ as They Waited to Kill Him
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:24:53 +0000-David D. Kirkpatrick and Nick Cumming-Bruce
  A U.N. report reveals new details in the killing of the dissident journalist, and says that Crown Prince Mohammed must have been aware of the operation.
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• Four to Face Murder Charges in Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:06:51 +0000-Andrew E. Kramer
  Three of those charged have ties to Russian military and intelligence agencies, and the indictment also suggests the involvement of an aide to Vladimir V. Putin.
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• The MH17 Charges, Explained
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:53:46 +0000-Richard Pérez-Peña
  Four men were charged with murder for an attack on a plane in 2014. What happened then, who are the defendants and what does it have to do with Russia?
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• Hong Kong Official Defends Police’s Use of Force Against Protesters
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:34:50 +0000-Mike Ives and Katherine Li
  Officers who used tear gas and pepper spray last week had been in a “life-threatening situation,” the city’s security secretary said.
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• With Hymns and Prayers, Christians Help Drive Hong Kong’s Protests
  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 02:44:21 +0000-Javier C. Hernández
  Christianity has had a striking influence in demonstrations against a proposed law that would allow extraditions to mainland China.
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• U.S. Navy Says Mine Fragments Point to Iran in Tanker Attack
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:45:44 +0000-Megan Specia
  The United States has blamed Iran for the attacks in the Gulf of Oman, and officials said that fingerprints and other evidence could be used to build a criminal case.
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• In U.K. Prime Minister Race, Boris Johnson Has Surprising Company
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 22:37:36 +0000-Stephen Castle
  He leads the contest for leadership of the Conservatives, but the maverick Rory Stewart, who rejects a no-deal Brexit, is building momentum.
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• She’s on a Hunger Strike in an Iranian Jail. He’s Joining In, From London.
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:31:59 +0000-Megan Specia
  The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been held in Iran since 2016, has camped out in front of the Iranian Embassy to demand her release.
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• Two Irish Teens Are Youngest Ever Convicted of Murder There
  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 01:34:48 +0000-Ed O’Loughlin
  In a crime that shocked the nation, the two boys, 13 at the time, were convicted in the bludgeoning death of a 14-year-old girl who had been bullied.
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• Autistic Boy Was Forced to Leave a Church. He Got an Apology.
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:53:54 +0000-Alan Yuhas
  When Paul Rimmer took his son to a service at King’s Chapel in Cambridge, England, an usher asked them to leave. Mr. Rimmer’s letter to the dean went viral, with many parents sharing similar stories.
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• 2 Rockets Strike Oil Fields in Southern Iraq
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:39:06 +0000-Alissa J. Rubin
  Three Iraqi workers were wounded in the attacks, which come as tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating in the region.
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• Number of People Fleeing Conflict Is Highest Since World War II, U.N. Says
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:26:13 +0000-Nick Cumming-Bruce
  “We have become almost unable to make peace,” the high commissioner for refugees said, as the global population of those displaced by conflict reached 70.8 million last year.
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• Long, Rowdy Feud in Afghan Parliament Mirrors Wider Political Fragility
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:30:11 +0000-Mujib Mashal and Jawad Sukhanyar
  Repeated episodes of violence over who will lead a body that was chosen in a disputed vote have raised concerns ahead of a crucial presidential election.
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• Former French President Must Face Corruption Trial, Court Rules
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:56:34 +0000-Reuters
  Nicolas Sarkozy lost his final attempt to avoid standing trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, his lawyer said.
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• Iran, Reparations, Poet Laureate: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:00:49 +0000-Alexandria Symonds, Remy Tumin and Marcus Payadue
  Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
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• The Unspoken Agenda at the Xi-Kim Meeting? Could Be Messaging Trump
  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 03:06:59 +0000-Russell Goldman
  A state visit between the leaders of China and North Korea comes as each is locked in a dispute with the United States, and both are looking for leverage over President Trump.
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• North Korea Last Hosted a Chinese President in 2005. Here’s How It Went.
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:50:58 +0000-Choe Sang-Hun
  North Korea’s nuclear ambitions were very much in the news during the 2005 visit. They still are.
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• Trump’s Nominee for U.N. Envoy Appears to Differ With Him on Saudis and Climate
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:02:02 +0000-Rick Gladstone
  At her confirmation hearing, Kelly Knight Craft suggested that she would be tougher than President Trump on Saudi Arabia and that climate change is a threat.
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• Mexico Ratifies Trade Deal With the U.S. and Canada
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:28:02 +0000-Elisabeth Malkin and Ana Swanson
  The United States initiated the revision of the North American trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, but Mexico is now the first to ratify the deal.
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• North Korea, Iran, Khashoggi: Your Thursday Briefing
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:24:11 +0000-Alisha Haridasani Gupta
  Charges in the MH17 case.
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• U.K. Maverick Rory Stewart Knocked Out of Race for Party Leader
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 19:54:44 +0000-Stephen Castle
  Rory Stewart’s insurgent campaign had been a growing threat to the favorite, Boris Johnson, by shaking up the contest until lawmakers eliminated him.
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• Don’t Do Just One Thing
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:28:28 +0000-Henry Fountain, Somini Sengupta and Tik Root
  Also this week, a wave of heat waves.
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• South Korea to Send the North 50,000 Tons of Rice
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:58:46 +0000-Choe Sang-Hun
  South Korea hopes the move will help persuade the North to return to talks on improving inter-Korean ties and ending its nuclear weapons program.
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• Emaciated Polar Bear Wanders Into a Siberian City
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 20:15:13 +0000-Palko Karasz
  The animal was seen roaming the streets of Norilsk, Russia, hundreds of miles from its usual habitat. Experts said it was probably looking for food.
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• Donald Trump, Federal Reserve, Hope Hicks: Your Wednesday Briefing
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:14:17 +0000-Chris Stanford
  Here's what you need to know.
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• Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They’re Starting a New Global Arms Race.
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:00:04 +0000-R. Jeffrey Smith
  The new weapons — which could travel at more than 15 times the speed of sound with terrifying accuracy — threaten to change the nature of warfare.
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• Iran, European Central Bank, Climate: Your Wednesday Briefing
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 06:55:30 +0000-Melina Delkic
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• Egypt Quietly Buries Former President Morsi, Muting Coverage of Death
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:32:23 +0000-Declan Walsh
  The country’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, was buried at dawn in a furtive and closely guarded ceremony. Reporters were barred.
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• Patrick Shanahan, Orlando, Taylor Swift: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 01:39:21 +0000-Remy Tumin and Hiroko Masuike
  Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
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• Hong Kong, Iran, Christchurch: Your Wednesday Briefing
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 22:16:44 +0000-Alisha Haridasani Gupta
  Could Christchurch have been prevented?
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• Could the Christchurch Attacks Have Been Prevented?
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:17:22 +0000-Jamie Tarabay and Charlotte Graham-McLay
  Australia and New Zealand appear to have paid little attention to the threat from far-right extremism as their security services focused overwhelmingly on the dangers of Islamist terrorism.
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• In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home on Time?
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:56:53 +0000-Ben Dooley and Eimi Yamamitsu
  On this show, a 30-something project manager in the famously overworked nation wants nothing more than to get out of the office and into her favorite bar for happy hour.
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• Canada Approves Expansion of Controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 23:51:34 +0000-Ian Austen
  Plans to expand the pipeline linking Alberta’s landlocked oil sands with British Columbia have divided provinces and exposed a rift in Indigenous communities.
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• A Muslim Family Sought Help at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing. The Police Dragged Them Out.
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 06:32:12 +0000-Jane Perlez
  The Belgian Embassy is facing criticism after the forcible removal of the family, members of the Uighur minority group that China treats as a security threat.
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• Hundreds of Thousands Flee Congo Violence, in Region Afflicted by Ebola
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:07:16 +0000-Nick Cumming-Bruce
  Ethnic conflict in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a humanitarian crisis and complicated the fight against an outbreak.
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• Meet Australia’s New Sex-Changing Tomato: Solanum Plastisexum
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:02:04 +0000-Livia Albeck-Ripka
  A plant that grows in the country’s north has been found to exhibit an unpredictable sexual identity, challenging the idea of reproductive norms for other living things.
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• Hong Kong Was a Refuge for Mainland Chinese. The Extradition Bill Could Change That.
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:49:06 +0000-Emily Steel and Cao Li
  Recent arrivals from mainland China are questioning their security in Hong Kong, which has offered safety and a way to stay connected.
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• Man Who Threw Milkshake at Nigel Farage Must Pay Him £350
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:39:38 +0000-Palko Karasz
  Paul Crowther was sentenced in court after pleading guilty to assault for dousing the Brexit Party leader during a European Parliament elections campaign event.
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• Trump and Xi Will Meet at G-20 Amid Stalled Trade Talks
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:10:08 +0000-Ana Swanson and Julie Hirschfeld Davis
  President Trump confirmed an “extended” meeting with President Xi Jinping of China next week, suggesting the countries were trying to find compromise.
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• As U.S. and Iran Face Off, Europe Is Stuck in the Middle
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:30:51 +0000-Steven Erlanger
  European leaders want desperately to preserve the nuclear deal, which they see as critical to regional security, but are powerless to stop the escalations that threaten it.
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• A New Community Rises in Costa Rica, but Don’t Bring Your Car
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:55:48 +0000-Nora Walsh
  Las Catalinas, a resort village on the Pacific Coast, encourages walkability for well-being.
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• Pakistani Military Rescues 6 Mountain Climbers Trapped by Avalanche
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:04:55 +0000-Salman Masood and Kai Schultz
  Two helicopters rescued four Italian and two Pakistani climbers after their guide was killed by the avalanche the day before.
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• Trump Tagged the Wrong ABC on Twitter, and Got a Koala in Response
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:09:39 +0000-Damien Cave
  The Australian Broadcasting Corporation stirred national pride with its response after President Trump confused it with the ABC News based in New York.
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• Donald Trump, Facebook, Harvard: Your Tuesday Briefing
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:13:59 +0000-Chris Stanford
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• A Library Thrives, Quietly, in One of Pakistan’s Gun Markets
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 01:27:08 +0000-Haroon Janjua
  The Darra Adam Khel Library, less than a year old and with more than 2,500 books, offers residents a respite from the arms bazaar that dominates local life.
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• How Libra, Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Would Work for You
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:38:15 +0000-Nathaniel Popper and Mike Isaac
  We break down the new cryptocurrency and what the company hopes you will be able to do with it, even though it hasn’t quite arrived.
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• Hong Kong’s Leader Publicly Apologizes for Extradition Bill
  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:52:20 +0000-Keith Bradsher
  Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, said that she was personally responsible for introducing legislation that set off huge protest marches.
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• A Myanmar Doctor Trades Her Scrubs for a Bikini, and Loses Her License
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 06:46:34 +0000-Richard C. Paddock and Saw Nang
  A panel of doctors told Dr. Mwe San to delete racy photos of herself or lose the right to practice medicine. She says she’ll stick with modeling.
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• New Zealand Man Gets 21 Months for Sharing Video of Christchurch Attacks
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 06:09:57 +0000-Charlotte Graham-McLay
  Philip Arps, who owns an insulation company that uses white supremacist symbols, also sent a copy of the video to be doctored to look like a first-person-shooter video game.
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• Iran, Venezuela, Xi Jinping: Your Tuesday Briefing
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:22:13 +0000-Melina Delkic
  Here’s what you need to know.
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