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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: • Let’s start today with news from Asia: President Trump said North Korea would be “met with fire and fury like the world has never seen” if it continued to threaten the U.S. through its development of more sophisticated nuclear and ballistic weapons. There is little precedent for Mr. Trump’s harsh language. In response, North Korea reiterated that it was reviewing plans to strike the island of Guam, a U.S. territory in the western Pacific. The North’s increasing defiance drew not only Mr. Trump’s extraordinary threat — made at a golf club in New Jersey — but also raised the prospect of a regional arms race. _____ • Votes are being counted after millions of Kenyans went to the polls in a tightly contested, but largely peaceful, election. There are still fears of violence once the winner is announced. Early counts rejected by the opposition put President Uhuru Kenyatta ahead. You can follow results on the election commission’s website. In South Africa, President Jacob Zuma survived a secret vote on a no-confidence motion in Parliament. _____ • In France, proposals to enshrine in law the role of the first lady ran aground after a public outcry. A government spokesman said that there will not be “any modification to the Constitution, any new resources nor any remuneration” for President Emanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte Macron. Separately, an appeals court in Aix-en-P... Link to the full article to read more