Jared Kushner, Russia, Angela Merkel: Your Morning Briefing
[The New York Times] • Britain’s intelligence agency is investigating reports
that the authorities had been alerted to the Manchester bomber’s extremist views at least three times before he attacked, killing 22.
[The New York Times] • For wealthy Chinese, medical tourism can offer lifesaving treatments
that are unavailable in China’s overburdened health care system.
_____ • President Trump paid tribute to fallen American troops on Memorial Day, saying they "died in war so we could live in peace." Mr. Trump is trying to contain the fallout from reports
that Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and adviser, spoke with the Russian ambassador in December about establishing a secret communication channel to the Kremlin.
Husbands need only repeat the Arabic word for divorce — talaq — three times, which can leave the women homeless and without prospects.
A new Twitter symbol for Australia’s indigenous people — showing the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander flags — is now available when users type in hashtags like #IndigenousAU, #ReconciliationWeek and #1967Referendum.
[The New York Times] • A 73-year-old Australian fisherman survived, spirits intact, after a great white shark leaped into his boat.
[The New York Times] • Bangladesh issued emergency evacuation orders ahead of the storm’s landfall near Chittagong today.