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Good morning. Trade tension, trouble in Kashmir, and a big win for Japan. Here\u2019s what you need to know:
\u2022 Global markets are shaking.
A rapidly escalating trade war between the U. S. and China \u2014 the world\u2019s two largest economies \u2014 sent stocks lower in the U. S., Frankfurt, London, Paris, Australia, Hong Kong, Tokyo and mainland China.
The latest threats from President Trump raised the possibility of trade restrictions on as much as $450 billion worth of imports from China \u2014 meaning almost every Chinese product that crosses the U. S. border.
Peter Navarro, a top White House trade adviser, insisted that China had \u201cmuch more to lose\u201d in the standoff, while a Chinese government spokesman said that the U. S. was \u201cabandoning all the consensus that has been achieved, changing its mind constantly.\u201d
Some Chinese companies are feeling caught in the middle of a tech cold war. The giant Huawei is scrambling to salvage its business \u2014 and reputation \u2014 in Australia.
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\u2022 Back to Beijing.
The U. S.-China trade conflict may have provided an opening for North Korea\u2019s leader, Kim Jung-un. He is making his third visit to the Chinese capital since March.
China\u2019s state news media gave no details of the agenda for Mr. Kim\u2019s surprise two-day visit. But he was likely to deliver a personal briefing on his private talks with Mr. Trump last week.
Analysts saw a deeper motive: \u201cHe wants to further disrupt the united China-U. S. front, which somewhat surprisingly emerged last year but now is in critical condition due to the trade war.\u201d
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\u2022 The world\u2019s population of forcibly displaced people keeps rising.
The U. N. refugee agency reported almost three million more for 2017, bringing the global total to 68.5 million. It was the sixth consecutive year that the figure hit a post-World War II record, in a phenomenon fueling political struggles around the world
In the U. S., the backlash against the Trump administration\u2019s practice of separating families at the border with Mexico intensified further, clouding the prospects for immigration legislation.
All four living former first ladies joined the chorus of public critique, derided the policy variously as \u201cimmoral,\u201d \u201cdisgraceful\u201d and a \u201chumanitarian crisis.\u201d Above, tents in Texas where immigrant children are housed.
And in Europe, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany narrowly avoided a government collapse over migration strains, and discussions of migrant policy overshadowed those of the E. U.\u2019s future at her meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France.
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\u2022 Turmoil in Kashmir.
India\u2019s governing party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, pulled out of an coalition with a powerful Muslim-majority party in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, saying the three-year alliance was \u201cuntenable\u201d amid the region\u2019s deteriorating security.
\u201cTerrorism, violence and radicalization have risen, and the fundamental rights of the citizens are under danger in the Kashmir Valley,\u201d the general secretary of the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party said.
The top official in Jammu and Kashmir then resigned, throwing the region\u2019s leadership into chaos. India may impose a governor\u2019s rule for the eighth time in four decades.
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\u2022 A World Cup first.
Japan wore down a Colombian team reduced to 10 men and won, 2-1, becoming the first Asian team to defeat a South American side in 17 World Cups matches. The victory was particularly unexpected because Japan changed coaches shortly before the tournament.
\u201cThat\u2019s an enormous result for Japan,\u201d our reporter observed, \u201cand it really scrambles the group \u2014 and perceptions.\u201d
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\u2022 Australia fined Apple 9 million Australian dollars over the \u201cerror 53\u201d scandal, when the company refused to offer refunds on devices that locked up when repairs were attempted at shops unlicensed by Apple.
\u2022 Now with two deep-pocketed suitors for 21st Century Fox \u2014 Disney and Comcast \u2014 the Murdoch family is weighing its options. Here\u2019s what to expect.
\u2022 Wealthy Asians got richer faster than anyone else in the world last year, a new report shows. Assets held by the richest in the Asia-Pacific region jumped almost 15 percent in value, to $21.6 trillion in 2017.
\u2022 IBM unveiled an artificial intelligence program that \u201cdebates\u201d with humans. (It led to an unlikely question for the tech industry: Can a machine talk too much?)
\u2022 U. S. stocks were down. Here\u2019s a snapshot of global markets.
\u2022 #FreeWilly. The family of Will Nguyen, 32, an American graduate student arrested and beaten at an anti-China demonstration in Vietnam, has started a campaign for his release. He said on state television that he regretted breaking the law, raising questions about possible coercion. [ The New York Times]
\u2022 Rescuers in Indonesia were still searching for dozens of missing people a day after a ferry sank in Lake Toba, a popular sightseeing spot on Sumatra Island, during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. [ The New York Times]
\u2022 Intense fighting in Yemen. Arab coalition troops stormed the airport in the main port city and captured other areas in battles with Iran-aligned Houthis. Residents said the coalition\u2019s Apache gunships controlled the air. [ Reuters]
\u2022 The rapper XXXTentacion, 20, was shot and killed in an apparent robbery in front of a motor sports store in Florida. [ The New York Times]
\u2022 Keep out the warships: Malaysia\u2019s new prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, said joint small-boat patrols would be preferable to warships in keeping the peace in the South China Sea. [ South China Morning Post]
\u2022 \u00ab\u00a0May you climb happily in the jungles of the sky.\u201d A keeper at the Perth Zoo wrote a teary tribute to Puan, the world\u2019s oldest Sumatran orangutan, after she died at the age of 62. Her 54 descendants make up nearly 10 percent of the global captive population. [ The West Australian]
Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
\u2022 Four simple tips to stay healthy on your next trip .
\u2022 Sometimes quitting is the best way to open the door to new opportunities .
\u2022 Recipe of the day: Stock your freezer with this stir-fry sauce for easy and delicious meals.
\u2022 Our music critic reviewed Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z\u2019s surprise album, \u201cEverything is Love.\u201d \u201cTriumphant in business and reaffirmed in love,\u201d he writes, \u201cthe Carters know they have another battle: against sounding complacent.\u201d
\u2022 The elusive noises of narwhals. Scientists are rushing to study the sounds made by the deep-diving, long-tusked whales as melting ice opens up their once inaccessible east Greenland habitat.
\u2022 Australia, unconstrained. Two books by Gerald Murnane, \u201cBorder Districts\u201d and \u201cStream System,\u201d reflect the author\u2019s forays into the inner reaches of his own mind.
Steven Spielberg\u2019s genre-defining film \u201cJaws\u201d was released on this day in 1975. It was his first big-budget film, and it launched one of the industry\u2019s most successful careers.
But the production was troubled with delays and budget-busting costs. Crew members called it \u201cFlaws,\u201d and Mr. Spielberg \u2014 not yet 30 years old \u2014 worried he might never work in Hollywood again. \u201cNo one had ever taken a film 100 days over schedule,\u201d he said.
Especially problematic were three animatronic sharks meant to serve as the focal predator. Collectively known as Bruce (after Mr. Spielberg\u2019s lawyer), they proved disappointingly unmenacing. And they corroded and malfunctioned because the young director insisted on the realism of filming in the ocean, not in a tank.
Unable to show more than a few scenes of the film\u2019s linchpin, Mr. Spielberg improvised. He filmed some scenes from the shark\u2019s point of view and signaled its presence with John Williams\u2019 now-iconic theme song. The result: a Hitchcockian buildup of tension and suspense. ( The Times review was a bit dismissive.)
Even the production delays ended up helping. \u201cJaws\u201d missed the traditional Christmas window, and a later release (and a marketing blitz) made it one of the first summer blockbusters .
Emma McAleavy wrote today\u2019s Back Story.
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