Stockholm, Egypt, Masters Tournament: Your Monday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know: • The U.S.-led forces battling the Islamic State in Syria have sharply reduced airstrikes as they await a possible response from Russian
and Syrian government forces to President Trump’s missile strike on a Syrian base last week.
[The New York Times] • In France, world leaders and royalty marked the centenary of the
World War I battle at Vimy Ridge, a pivotal moment in Canada’s formation as a nation.
The show has been widely praised for explaining complicated topics to a younger audience, including by one mother writing in The Times last week.
[The New York Times] • More than 1.2 million overseas Turks have already voted
in the referendum on whether to expand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers.
_____ • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the two bombs
that struck two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, killing more than 40 people during Palm Sunday services.
[The New York Times] • The police in Spain arrested a Russian man who researchers say could be one of the world’s leading cybercriminals.