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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: • Rights advocates around the world are grieving for Liu Xiaobo, China’s most prominent political prisoner and a Nobel Peace laureate who died of cancer at 61. His last days, spent silenced and under guard, reflect how human rights issues have receded in Western diplomacy with China. In a sign of a shifting world order, Germany, not the United States, most vocally called for Mr. Liu’s release. Nicholas Kristof, who reported from Beijing in 1989 when Mr. Liu was a leading figure in ill-fated democracy protests, mourned “the timidity of world leaders at the brutalization of one of the great men of modern times.” _____ • President Trump is visiting Paris for Bastille Day celebrations that will also honor the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I. The visit appears to be smoothing over an initially uncomfortable relationship with President Emmanuel Macron, and possibly vaulting France ahead of Britain and Germany as a point of U.S. contact in Europe. The two presidents acknowledged differences on the Paris climate accord, but Mr. Trump’s comments suggested that he could be open to compromise. The two first couples visited Napoleon’s tomb and dined at the Eiffel Tower. Mr. Trump raised eyebrows by complimenting France’s first lady on her physical appearance, and there was another unusual handshake. _____ • Mr. Trump’s domestic troubles followed him. He ... Link to the full article to read more