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Article snippet: (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: • The British authorities are treating an attack near a London mosque in which a van, above, rammed into pedestrians as an act of terrorism against Muslims. The recent terrorist attacks have left the proudly diverse capital confronting tensions that have simmered on the fringes for years. “There are people on both sides who want the clash of civilizations,” one student said. Our Interpreter columnist dissects the contentious politics of labeling anti-Muslim violence as terrorism. _____ • In Paris, an armed man was killed after he rammed a car loaded with weapons and explosives into a police convoy on the Champs-Élysées. No bystanders were injured. President Emmanuel Macron’s government plans to codify into law some aspects of France’s current state of emergency, such as the ability to place people under house arrest without a judge’s prior authorization. Meanwhile, Mr. Macron seeks to avoid a confrontation with the country’s powerful unions over his plans to overhaul the labor code. His opponents, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, are also preparing for a pitched battle. _____ • “Brexit” talks opened in Brussels, with the British government hanging by a thread and on a tight deadline. For now, an initial timetable has been agreed upon. And both Britain and the E.U. said that they want to preserve Ireland’s open border. The E.U. wants to settle ambiguities abo... Link to the full article to read more