{"id":89956,"date":"2024-07-08T04:35:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T04:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/monday-briefing-16\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T04:35:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T04:35:14","slug":"monday-briefing-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/monday-briefing-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/07\/07\/multimedia\/08ambriefing-europe-nl-france\/07france-election-wqjc-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,550&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-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-1e6207f2\">The left surges in French elections<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">France faced <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/07\/world\/europe\/france-election-results-left-surges.html\" title=\"\">a hung Parliament and deep political uncertainty<\/a> after snap legislative elections yesterday left none of the three main political groups of the left, center and right with an absolute majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The left-wing New Popular Front came in first, with 178 seats, President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s centrist coalition was in second place with 150 seats, and the National Rally, Marine Le Pen\u2019s anti-immigrant party, and its allies took 142 seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The preliminary results upended widespread predictions of a clear victory for the National Rally. A scramble by centrists and the left to form a \u201cRepublican front\u201d to stymie the National Rally in the second round of voting seems to have worked. Candidates across France had dropped out of three-way races and called for unity against Le Pen\u2019s party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The election was a major blow to Macron, who lost more than a third of the seats held by his party and its allies. He is left with a deeply divided lower house of Parliament, no governing coalition immediately likely and the Paris Olympics set to open in less than three weeks. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/07\/world\/europe\/france-election-political-gridlock.html\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s what might come next<\/a>.<\/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\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Details: <\/strong>The New Popular Front campaigned on raising the monthly minimum wage, lowering the legal retirement age, reintroducing a wealth tax and freezing the price of energy and gas. Instead of cutting immigration, as the National Rally vowed, the alliance said it would improve the asylum process. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/05\/world\/europe\/france-left-new-popular-front.html\" title=\"\">Read more about the alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">For more:<\/strong> Why some rural voters became <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/06\/world\/europe\/rural-france-national-rally-appeal.html\" title=\"\">National Rally supporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3a95e3e2\">Israelis agitate for elections and a cease-fire<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Nine months after the devastating Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, Israelis yesterday <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/07\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-protests.html\" title=\"\">mounted a nationwide day of anti-government protests<\/a>. The demonstrations brought traffic to a standstill, as protesters called for new elections in Israel and for a cease-fire deal with Hamas that would return hostages from months of captivity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Progress has been made for the resumption of talks, even as the fighting continues in Gaza, where an Israeli strike hit in the area of a U.N. school on Saturday. But many Israelis fear that a truce could be torpedoed not only by Hamas, but also by Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, who, they say, might prioritize his political survival over a deal that could threaten it.<\/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\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">At the border: <\/strong>Israel\u2019s northern border remained volatile, with the Lebanese Hezbollah organization firing salvos of rockets, drones and anti-tank missiles into Israeli territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">In Rafah:<\/strong> The Israeli military invited journalists into the Gazan city on a supervised visit. Adam Goldman, a Times reporter, described <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/07\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-war-rafah-destruction.html\" title=\"\">devastation and \u201ca maze of rubble.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-68163751\">Concerns grow around President Biden\u2019s candidacy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At least four senior House Democrats <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/07\/07\/us\/biden-trump-election\" title=\"\">told colleagues on a private call yesterday<\/a> that it was time for President Biden to end his campaign, reflecting mounting panic among top Democrats about the viability of his candidacy, according to people who were present for the session.<\/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 Democrats from across the party\u2019s ideological spectrum are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/06\/us\/politics\/biden-campaign-democrats.html\" title=\"\">calling for Biden to drop out of the race<\/a>, amid questions about his age, mental acuity and fitness for office. Some donors have grown skittish, and insiders worry that the Biden campaign\u2019s strategy \u2014 making the 2024 contest a referendum on Donald Trump \u2014 has been sidetracked by the president\u2019s poor debate performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Biden: <\/strong>The president has defiantly swatted away suggestions that he leave the race, and he <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/07\/us\/politics\/biden-pennsylvania.html\" title=\"\">spent yesterday in Philadelphia<\/a>, seeking to reassure voters who helped him win in 2020 that he is still capable of beating Trump.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-55bd377a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">MORE TOP 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\">The Orient Express conjures up visions of a five-star luxury train with every Belle \u00c9poque bell and whistle. A sleeper on the modern version can cost nearly $50,000, but you can D.I.Y. the trip from Paris to Istanbul \u2014 private compartments included \u2014 for less than $1,000. Our correspondent <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/05\/travel\/budget-orient-express-train.html\" title=\"\">tested the ride<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Lives Lived: <\/strong>Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer and longtime collaborator of the director James Cameron, has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/07\/arts\/jon-landau-dead.html\" title=\"\">died at 63<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-fa89268\">How Olympians train in the heat<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Paris Olympics this month could be the hottest in history. Training for the Games is now as much about athletes\u2019 ability to handle the heat as it is about their strength and speed, and the best preparation is training for two to three weeks in sweltering temperatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some runners use a heat-retaining garment one coach described as a \u201cmarshmallow suit\u201d to approximate those conditions. Belgium\u2019s field hockey team trained in a heat chamber set to 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 Celsius). Other athletes try to stay cool by wearing ice vests before races or clutching frozen balloons. See how they\u2019re <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/06\/well\/move\/paris-olympics-heat-training.html\" title=\"\">preparing for extreme temperatures<\/a>.<\/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\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">That\u2019s it for today\u2019s briefing. See you tomorrow. \u2014 Natasha <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">P.S. From a restaurant owned by a \u201cpizza freak\u201d in Amsterdam to a spinach crust in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany, readers shared <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/05\/dining\/readers-favorite-pizza.html\" title=\"\">15 of their favorite pizza spots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Reach Natasha and the team at <\/em><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/08\/briefing\/mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Europe%20Morning%20Briefing%20Feedback\" title=\"\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">briefing@nytimes.com<\/em><\/a><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">.<\/em><\/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\/07\/08\/briefing\/france-elections-israel-protests-biden.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The left surges in French elections France faced a hung Parliament and deep political uncertainty after snap legislative elections yesterday left none of the three main political groups of the left, center and right with an absolute majority. The left-wing New Popular Front came in first, with 178 seats, President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s centrist coalition was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/07\/07\/multimedia\/08ambriefing-europe-nl-france\/07france-election-wqjc-facebookJumbo.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[235,3635],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89956"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89958,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89956\/revisions\/89958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}