Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Russia dumps half of its US Treasury bonds – RT
- Citibank fined $100 million for interest rate manipulation – CNN
- China announces retaliatory tariffs on $34 billion worth of US goods, including agriculture products – CNBC
Americas:
- US separates 2,000 children in six weeks – BBC (taking a leaf out of Australia’s book?)
- Trump Administration Considers ‘Tent Cities’ to House Thousands of Unaccompanied Migrant Children – The Root
- United States expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council – The Hill
- Why are Americans so sad? Quartz
- Most Americans think its too early to call the Singapore Summit a success – WaPo
- How to lose the mid-terms and re-elect Trump: NYT
- The Day the US Became an Empire Counterpunch
Europe/Middle East:
- Russia set to raise retirement age above male life expectancy – The Independent
- There is no “Brexit dividend” to spend on the NHS – NewStatesman
- Westminster’s contempt has lifted Scotland’s hopes of independence – The Guardian
- Eiffel Tower Now Has Bulletproof Glass Walls To Protect Against Terror Attacks – NPR
- Plans for UK-Germany high speed rail services shelved due to ‘significantly changed economic environment’ – Deutsche Bahn declines to say whether Brexit played a role in cancellation – Independent
- Trump ambassador blocks scrutiny of Israel: Donald Trump’s envoy to Jerusalem rejects criticism of Israel’s policies and resisted an effort to apply stricter human rights tests to U.S. military aid for the country – Politico
- For the first time since the 2001 US Invasion, Afghan Forces and the Taliban have agreed on a ceasefire – BBC
Asia:
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- US government finds new malware from North Korea – Engadget
- Chinese media have mocked Donald Trump over plans to impose 25% tariffs on $50bn worth of Chinese goods, saying “wise men build bridges but fools build walls” – BBC
- South Korea, U.S. to announce suspension of major military drills this week: Yonhap – Reuters
- Will there be US policy changes on how it treats Taiwan? SCMP
Trans-Tasman:
- ‘Never’: senior Liberals in damage control after party vote to privatise Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Guardian
- Liberals ‘will sell off’ the ABC if re-elected, Shorten says – ABC
- Australian Catholic leaders ‘willing to go to jail’ to uphold seal of confession and not report child sex abuse – ABC
Miscellaneous:
- Study: Harsh Childhood, Poverty Predict Preference For Authoritarian Leaders. Through three separate studies, French and Romanian researchers have found that experiencing deprivation and poverty during childhood biases preferences towards dominant leaders in adulthood. – Inquistir
- AP World History course is dropping thousands of years of human events — and critics are furious – WaPo
- Antarctica is melting faster than anyone thought, and we’re not ready for the sea level rise that’s coming Business Insider (David L)
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