{"id":54390,"date":"2024-05-20T06:12:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T06:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/monday-briefing-9\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T06:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T06:12:05","slug":"monday-briefing-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/monday-briefing-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/05\/20\/multimedia\/20ambriefing-europe-nl-iran-cwkj\/20ambriefing-europe-nl-iran-cwkj-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,549&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monday Briefing\" title=\"Monday Briefing\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2f74e9e3\">Iran\u2019s president killed in a helicopter crash<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran was killed along with the country\u2019s foreign minister in a helicopter crash yesterday in the country\u2019s mountainous northwest, state news media reported, leaving the country without two of its most influential figures at a time of heightened foreign tensions and domestic discontent. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/19\/world\/iran-president-crash\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s the latest news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Raisi, 63, was a conservative Shiite Muslim cleric who violently crushed dissent and was a devoted upholder of religious rule in the country. He was a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and was widely viewed as a possible successor. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/20\/world\/europe\/ebrahim-raisi-iran-dead.html\" title=\"\">Read our obituary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Quotable: <\/strong>\u201cThere will be no disruption in the country\u2019s operation,\u201d Khamenei said in an address on state television. \u201cSenior officials are doing their work and I have advised them on the necessary points, and all of the country\u2019s operation will carry on smoothly and orderly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-69cc6c04\">Israeli officials challenge Netanyahu<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Yoav Gallant, Israel\u2019s defense minister, and Benny Gantz, a centrist former military chief, have demanded that the country\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, come up with a decisive strategy for postwar Gaza. Gantz set up an ultimatum on Saturday and said his party would leave the government by June 8 without a plan from Netanyahu. Both he and Gallant have implicitly accused Netanyahu of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/19\/world\/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah\/netanyahu-may-face-little-risk-from-a-rivals-political-ultimatum-analysts-say?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">prioritizing his political survival over national security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now, Netanyahu\u2019s emergency war cabinet is on the brink of disintegrating over what opponents view as his dithering prosecution of Israel\u2019s offensive. But analysts said that the dissent from Gantz and Gallant was unlikely to bring about major change; even without Gantz\u2019s party, Netanyahu\u2019s coalition would still hold a small majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Hostages:<\/strong> In Gaza, Israeli troops <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/17\/world\/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah\/the-recovered-bodies-belonged-to-people-attending-a-music-festival-on-oct-7\" title=\"\">recovered the bodies of three people<\/a> whom Hamas had captured during the Oct. 7 attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Gaza:<\/strong> A wartime marketplace for survival supplies, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/18\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-economy.html\" title=\"\">including aid parcels<\/a>, has emerged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Biden: <\/strong>In a college commencement address, the president <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/19\/us\/politics\/biden-morehouse-commencement-speech.html\" title=\"\">called for an immediate cease-fire<\/a> in Gaza and said that his administration was working to secure one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-f85bac9\">Russia and Ukraine trade fire<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Russia and Ukraine <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/19\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-air-assaults.html\" title=\"\">targeted each other\u2019s territory yesterday<\/a> with drone attacks and airstrikes that hit urban centers and energy facilities, as both sides look for ways to inflict damage beyond the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Russian military said that it had shot down nearly 60 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region of southwest Russia. Ukrainian officials said Russia had struck northeast Ukraine, including Kharkiv, killing at least 10 civilians and wounding more than 20 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Help for Ukraine: <\/strong>The U.S. and Europe are moving toward using <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/19\/us\/politics\/russian-assets-help-ukraine.html\" title=\"\">interest earned on frozen Russian central bank assets<\/a> to provide Ukraine with a loan for military and economic assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A growing number of astronomers are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/14\/science\/astronomy-climate-change.html\" title=\"\">training their attention on our own planet<\/a> as they rally to fight climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cPeople are often surprised to learn that astronomers are engaged in climate change work,\u201d the astronomer Travis Rector, above, said, adding: \u201cBut there\u2019s a very strong overlap between the science of astrophysics and the science of climate change. We understand, more than anyone else, that Earth is our only home.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-286d948a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">CONVERSATION STARTERS <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-4393a9e5\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">SPORTS NEWS <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">A defining win: <\/strong>Oleksandr Usyk <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5503606\/2024\/05\/19\/oleksandr-usyk-undisputed-tyson-fury\/\" title=\"\">cements his legacy<\/a> after defeating Tyson Fury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">\u2018Perfect Match\u2019: <\/strong>The <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5500922\/2024\/05\/17\/andre-agassi-steffi-graf-film-perfect-match\/\" title=\"\">tennis film<\/a>, set to release next month, depicts Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-61b76e56\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">ARTS AND IDEAS<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-4debdeb6\">The rise of neopopulism<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The U.S. feels deeply polarized. But the country\u2019s supposedly gridlocked federal government has instead had arguably the most productive period of Washington bipartisanship in decades over the past four years, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/19\/briefing\/centrism-washington-neopopulism.html\" title=\"\">my colleague David Leonhardt writes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The collaborations \u2014 on issues like Covid-19 policy, semiconductor chips and TikTok \u2014 represent a new form of centrism, which David calls \u201cneopopulism,\u201d that is based on mistrust of the neoliberal free-market ethos. Officials are increasing tariffs and supporting government efforts to address the market\u2019s shortcomings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/20\/briefing\/iran-president-killed-israel-ukraine.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s president killed in a helicopter crash President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran was killed along with the country\u2019s foreign minister in a helicopter crash yesterday in the country\u2019s mountainous northwest, state news media reported, leaving the country without two of its most influential figures at a time of heightened foreign tensions and domestic discontent. 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