North Korea, Russia, Jacinda Ardern: Your Thursday Briefing
After four Arab nations blocked access to Al Jazeera websites in June, the network responded with an open letter: "Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt
and the UAE may silence their own media," it reads, "but because Al Jazeera is watched by so many people in the Arab world, they want us gone." Sara Aridi contributed reporting.
eptable." That was New Zealand’s new opposition leader, Jacinda Ardern, above, who was asked twice in her first day on the job to explain her
decision on whether to have children, a personal question she said none of her male colleagues would have to answer. that Totally unacc
Here’s what you need to know: • President Trump signed legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia, but he asserted
that the bill, which also includes sanctions on Iran and North Korea, was "seriously flawed," raising questions about how he would enforce it.
" one woman said, "and it’s just legislators that need to catch up." _____ • Nations are coming together to protect marine life in the high seas.
that The actual community is gaining traction in terms of openness,
[The New York Times] • President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines called North Korea’s leader, Kim
Jong-un, a "fool" for his nuclear ambitions, just days before a meeting of Asian leaders in Manila.
[The New York Times] • The Venezuelan government altered the turnout for its election by
at least one million votes, a software company involved with the voting system said.
United Nations said that We can’t continue in an ungoverned way if we are concerned about protecting biodiversity and protecting marine life,