Iraq, Catalonia, #MeToo: Your Tuesday Briefing
The authors and titles on this year’s shortlist, above, clockwise from top left, are: "4 3 2 1," by Paul Auster; "History of Wolves," by Emily
Fridlund; "Exit West," by Mohsin Hamid; "Autumn," by Ali Smith; "Lincoln in the Bardo," by George Saunders; and "Elmet," by Fiona Mozley.
[The New York Times] • American forces killed dozens of Islamic State members in a strike on two training camps in Yemen, the Pentagon said.
[The New York Times] • In Ireland, Ophelia, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the
northeastern Atlantic, unleashed strong winds and rain that killed at least three people.
[The New York Times] Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
[The New York Times] • In Russia, a gay man who said that he had been abducted and tortured in Chechnya has spoken out.
[The New York Times] • Papa Massata Diack, a sports official wanted in France, met our reporter in Senegal to discuss accusations
that he participated in one of the biggest corruption schemes in global sports.