Mosul, G-20, Tesla: Your Morning Briefing

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Mosul, G-20, Tesla: Your Morning Briefing
_____ • "Now it is time to move forward." Following his first face-to-face meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Trump took to Twitter to address Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, stating
that he had "strongly pressed" Mr. Putin and declaring it time for the United States to work constructively with Russia.
[The New York Times] • In Australia, a new study found that antibiotics are being prescribed at up to nine times the recommended rates.
The meeting — at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016 — is the first confirmed private meeting between a Russian national
and members of Mr. Trump’s inner circle during the campaign.
[The New York Times] • A cease-fire in part of Syria was fostered by the United States, Russia and Jordan; it took effect at noon on Sunday.
_____ • The G-20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, where public splits with President Trump were the order of the day, reflected the newly confrontational stance
that European leaders are taking toward the United States.
[The New York Times] • An annual exercise involving the Indian, American
and Japanese navies will commence today in the Bay of Bengal, despite growing naval tensions with China.