5 things for Tuesday, June 20: Otto Warmbier, House race, Supreme Court

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5 things for Tuesday, June 20: Otto Warmbier, House race, Supreme Court

CNN
(CNN) Today is World Refugee Day, and it comes as the world faces the worst refugee crisis in history. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Trump’s agenda on the line in hard-fought Georgia House race

Washington Post
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. – President Trump faces a high-stakes political test Tuesday in a special congressional election that has turned into a referendum on his leadership and could have significant consequences for his stalled agenda on Capitol Hill.

Syria: Australia suspends air operations as conflict escalates

CNN
(CNN) Australia has suspended all air operations over Syria in the wake of US forces downing a Syrian jet and a warning from Russia that US-led coalition planes are now targets for its forces in parts of the country.

Tropical Storm Bret Spreading Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Across Windward Islands, Northern Venezuela

The Weather Channel
Tropical Storm Bret will continue to spread heavy rain and gusty winds across the southern Windward Islands and northeastern Venezuela through Tuesday.

An Attack on Muslims Shakes Cosmopolitan London

New York Times
Police officers patrolling on Monday in Finsbury Park, in North London. Early on Monday morning, a man rammed a rental van into a congregation of Muslims leaving prayers during Ramadan.

7 Sailors Emerged From Diverse Backgrounds to Pursue a Common Cause

New York Times
Xavier Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Md.; Shingo Douglass, 25, from San Diego; Dakota Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Va.; Carlos Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, Calif.

Hidden trove of suspected Nazi artifacts found in Argentina

CBS News
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — In a hidden room in a house near Argentina’s capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country’s history, including a bust relief of Adolf Hitler, magnifying glasses inside

Driver dies after ramming car into police vehicle on Champs-Elysees in probable terrorist attack

Washington Post
PARIS – A car exploded as it crashed into a police vehicle on Paris’s famed Champs-Elysees on Monday in what authorities called a probable terrorist attack.

Grenfell fire: Families given £200000 from emergency fund

BBC News
More than £200,000 of a £5m emergency fund has so far been given to families affected by last Tuesday’s fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington.

S. Korean leader says N. Korea bears “heavy responsibility” for Otto Warmbier’s death

CBS News
SEOUL, South Korea — In his first one-on-one interview since being elected, South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks with “CBS This Morning” co-host Norah O’Donnell about the recent death of Otto Warmbier, the American student who was detained by …

MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi continues pre-MSCI rally, rest of Gulf mostly sluggish

Reuters
DUBAI, June 20 Saudi Arabia’s stock market continued rising early on Tuesday before a decision by index compiler MSCI on whether to consider Riyadh for a possible upgrade to emerging market status.

The New Face of Trump’s Legal Team Is the Christian Right’s Pitbull

Bloomberg
Jay Sekulow has an impressive Supreme Court record. But a criminal defense lawyer he is not. by. Paul Barrett. @AuthorPMBarrett More stories by Paul Barrett.

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Attacks Mahmoud Abbas on Twitter Ahead of Kushner Visit

Newsweek
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to Twitter on Monday night to attack Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, accusing him of “poisoning” the minds of young Palestinians.

Crisis sees air travel hub Qatar cut off from local routes

Washington Post
FLYING OVER THE PERSIAN GULF – Sitting on an airplane from Qatar trying to get home to Dubai, I could only watch frustrated as a scrolling map showed my flight pass overhead of my skyscraper-studded city and continue further east.

Singapore’s elite are feuding publicly on Facebook to bypass its state-controlled press

Quartz
Singapore’s tightly-knit elite political circles have resorted to social media trolling, in a desperate search for a public space to vent.

Calais van driver dead in migrant roadblock crash

BBC News
A driver was killed when a van crashed into lorries that had been forced to stop on a motorway near Calais by a makeshift barrier set up by migrants.

Ram Nath Kovind and Modi’s ‘Grand Army’: The push beyond 2019 just got bigger

Economic Times
We have all heard of online armies. Hordes of people with massive followers who populate social media sites like Twitter and Facebook and work for a political party, a candidate or an ideological crusade such as the one waged by conservative and …

The Latest: Truce collapses in Syria’s south amid offensive

Washington Post
BEIRUT – The Latest on the developments in Syria (all times local):. 12:20 p.m.. Syrian opposition activists say a truce that went into effect three days ago in the southern city of Daraa has collapsed amid a government offensive near the Jordanian
U.S. News & World Report
The European Court for Human Rights has ruled in favor of gay activists who were contesting Russia’s controversial law banning dissemination of so-called gay propaganda to minors.

Philip Hammond on Brexit: Prioritise jobs and living standards

BBC News
Jobs and living standards must come first as the UK negotiates its exit from the EU, Philip Hammond has said. The chancellor said it would require “every ounce of skill and diplomacy” to get the right deal, warning that people didn’t vote for Brexit to

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