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South Korea’s Presidential Election: A Look at the Pivotal Issues - The New York Times
South Koreans began the process of selecting a new president on Tuesday, in a vote that will turn on several crucial issues: relations with North Korea and the United States; economic inequality; and the enduring power of the country’s family-controlled conglomerates, known as chaebol.
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■ South Koreans turned out on Tuesday to elect a successor to former President Park Geun-hye, who was forced from office in a corruption scandal. The three leading candidates offer a stark choice for voters.
■ Moon Jae-in, the candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea who has been leading in polls, is open to a dialogue with North Korea. He said on Tuesday that he was hopeful of victory.
Emmanuel Macron, Michael Flynn, Syria: Your Tuesday Briefing - The New York Times
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• Emmanuel Macron will be sworn in as president of France next Sunday, and by then the country’s attention will have long turned to parliamentary elections next month.
Trump Advisers Call for More Troops to Break Afghan Deadlock - The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Senior Trump administration and military officials are recommending sending several thousand additional American troops to Afghanistan to try to break a military deadlock in the 15-year war there, in part by pressuring the Taliban to negotiate with the Afghan government.
The added troops would allow American advisers to work with a greater number of Afghan forces, and closer to the front lines.
The recommendation, which has yet to be approved by President Tr
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