Your Monday Briefing

> Malta, Prince Andrew, Northern Ireland: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAxOTEyMDImbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTIwMj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDIwNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MjEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMjAyVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTIwMj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDIwNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MjEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMjAyVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMi8wMi9icmllZmluZy9tYWx0YS1wcmluY2UtYW5kcmV3LW5vcnRoZXJuLWlyZWxhbmQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAxOTEyMDI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MTIwMlcDbnl0QgoAL92o5F15Q0jLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Monday, Dec 2, 2019 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMi8wMi9icmllZmluZy9tYWx0YS1wcmluY2UtYW5kcmV3LW5vcnRoZXJuLWlyZWxhbmQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMTkxMjAyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTEyMDJXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering political drama in Malta, stabbings in London and The Hague and a Latin dictionary with an epic mission. By Mike Ives Malta’s prime minister to resign Prime Minister Joseph Muscat [said on Sunday that he would resign in January](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL21hbHRhLXByaW1lLW1pbmlzdGVyLXJlc2lnbnMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the latest official response to an uproar over the 2017 killing of the country’s best-known investigative journalist. Mr. Muscat’s announcement came amid protests in the capital to demand his resignation, and a day after prosecutors [charged a wealthy Maltese businessman with complicity in the journalist’s murder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL21hbHRhLWpvdXJuYWxpc3Qta2lsbGluZy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and other crimes. Response: The family of the slain journalist, [Daphne Caruana Galizia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTcvMTAvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL21hbHRhLWRhcGhuZS1jYXJ1YW5hLWdhbGl6aWEuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), said Mr. Muscat’s departure would not satisfy those who were determined to eradicate corruption in politics. “People will be out in the streets again tomorrow,” one of her sons [wrote on Twitter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vdHdpdHRlci5jb20vbWNhcnVhbmFnYWxpemlhP3JlZl9zcmM9dHdzcmMlNUVnb29nbGUlN0N0d2NhbXAlNUVzZXJwJTdDdHdnciU1RWF1dGhvciZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyO3NlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAL92o5F15Q0jLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). What’s next: Mr. Muscat, who won two elections in a landslide, said he would resign as his party’s leader on Jan. 12 and as prime minister “in the days after.” The long-stalled murder investigation, meanwhile, is gathering speed. A burned bank after protests against increased fuel prices in Tehran last month. Wana News Agency, via Reuters The human cost of Iran’s protest crackdown At least 180 people have been killed in Iran’s [attempt to smother the country’s worst unrest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLXByb3Rlc3RzLWRlYXRocy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) since the Islamic Revolution 40 years ago. In many places, security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters, largely unemployed or low-income young men. The protests, set off by an increase in gasoline prices, have dealt a blow to President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate. They may create an opening for hard-liners to win upcoming parliamentary elections and the presidency in two years. Iraq: Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi [resigned over the weekend amid protests](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFxLXByaW1lLW1pbmlzdGVyLW1haGRpLXJlc2lnbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) driven by anger over political corruption and Iran’s influence in the country’s politics. The formation of a new Iraqi government could take weeks, if not months. Syria: The Times’s Visual Investigations team used flight logs, cockpit tapes and other evidence to [link a Russian pilot to an airstrike in Syria](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3ZpZGVvL3dvcmxkL21pZGRsZWVhc3QvMTAwMDAwMDA2ODE4NTA2L3J1c3NpYS1ib21icy1zeXJpYS1jaXZsaWFucy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that killed dozens of civilians. ([Here’s how](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvcmVhZGVyLWNlbnRlci9zeXJpYS1ydXNzaWEtYm9tYmluZy12aWRlby1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9uLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMjAyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDIwNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MjEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAL92o5F15Q0jLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).) Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in October. Pool photo by Tolga Akmen Britain’s king-in-waiting As Queen Elizabeth II fades into history, Prince Charles is moving aggressively to assert control. That’s apparent from the monarchy’s aggressive moves to mop up the mess from Prince Andrew’s recent BBC interview about his relationship with the disgraced American financier Jeffrey Epstein. Prince Charles has long pushed to have fewer members of the royal family carrying out official duties and drawing from the public purse. But his push to have his younger brother stripped of public duties, [our London bureau chief writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3ByaW5jZS1jaGFybGVzLWFuZHJldy1xdWVlbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), is the most visible sign yet that he has “effectively assumed the role of monarch-in-waiting.” Another angle: Our reporters looked into the complex story of [a hacker who claimed to have Mr. Epstein’s sex tapes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvYnVzaW5lc3MvZGF2aWQtYm9pZXMtcG90dGluZ2VyLWplZmZyZXktZXBzdGVpbi12aWRlb3MuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Tonight: The BBC will [air an interview](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvbS9uZXdzL3VrLTUwNTg2MzQ1P3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) with Virginia Giuffre, an American woman who says she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17. Tomorrow: President Trump, who is widely unpopular in Britain, will be among the world leaders descending on Buckingham Palace to mark the [70th anniversary of NATO](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMjMvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL25hdG8tZnJhbmNlLWdlcm1hbnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be anxious about what Mr. Trump will say. The first entry of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, for the letter A, was published in 1900. Gordon Welters for The New York Times A Latin dictionary’s epic mission Most dictionaries focus on the most prominent or recent meaning of a word. Not the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. The project, based in Munich, [covers Latin inscriptions from the sixth century B.C. to around A.D. 600](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8zMC9hcnRzL2xhdGluLWRpY3Rpb25hcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). It’s been going for 125 years, and its founder once described the entries as word “biographies.” So far, the collective work of nearly 400 scholars has reached the letter R. It may be decades before anyone writes the last entry (for “zythum,” an Egyptian beer), not least because Q and N (which begin lots of difficult words) were temporarily set aside. Fun fact: In Latin, the word “thesaurus” means “treasury.” If you have some time, this is worth it A sequel that arrives every seven years In 1964, a TV crew followed a group of 7-year-olds from various socioeconomic backgrounds in Britain to explore the subject of class. The director Michael Apted returned to interview them every seven years, creating what has arguably become the most profound documentary series in the history of cinema. [The Times Magazine explores the “Up” series](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8yNy9tYWdhemluZS82My11cC1taWNoYWVsLWFwdGVkLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMjAyJnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249bG9uZ1JlYWRXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) as the project nears its conclusion. 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(Our climate reporter looked at [how rising ocean temperatures affect Iceland’s fishing economy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvY2xpbWF0ZS9jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS1vY2Vhbi1maXNoLWljZWxhbmQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDIwNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MjEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAL92o5F15Q0jLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).) Albania: The death toll from last week’s earthquake, the deadliest ever in the country, reached 51, as officials focused on helping 4,000 people made homeless and [remedying the country’s flawed construction industry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2FsYmFuaWEtZWFydGhxdWFrZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Germany: A leadership shake-up within a junior party in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government [raised the prospect that the coalition could collapse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JldXRlcnMvMjAxOS8xMi8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvMDFyZXV0ZXJzLWdlcm1hbnktcG9saXRpY3Mtc3BkLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMjAyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Stabbings: The Islamic State [claimed responsibility](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2xvbmRvbi1icmlkZ2UtYXR0YWNrLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMjAyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for a stabbing attack in London on Friday, and a homeless man was [arrested on suspicion of stabbing three teenagers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL25ldGhlcmxhbmRzLWhhZ3VlLXN0YWJiaW5nLWFycmVzdC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in The Hague the same day. New Orleans: Ten people were wounded in [a shooting outside a stadium that hosted an annual football game](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMi8wMS91cy9uZXctb3JsZWFucy1zaG9vdGluZy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) between two historically black universities. It was the third shooting on the weekend of the game since 2015. ISIS fighter: The authorities in Dublin [arrested a former Irish soldier](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2lyZWxhbmQtaXNpcy1icmlkZS1saXNhLXNtaXRoLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMjAyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) who had converted to Islam, traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State and married a British jihadist fighter. Northern Ireland: As [the territory confronts a suicide crisis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL25vcnRoZXJuLWlyZWxhbmQtc3VpY2lkZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), experts say a leading cause is PTSD from a guerrilla war that was enmeshed in daily life for nearly three decades. Julian Assange: The WikiLeaks founder, who is in jail in Britain and facing prosecution in the U.S., is scheduled to testify remotely this month in a criminal case [accusing a Spanish security company of spying on him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Fzc2FuZ2Utc3B5aW5nLWVtYmFzc3ktRWN1YWRvci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Lena Mucha for The New York Times Snapshot: Konnopke’s, above, is a sausage stand that opened in 1930. Our reporter calls it “[a monument to a working-class Berlin that has been all but priced out of existence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2N1cnJ5d3Vyc3Qta29ubm9wa2VzLWJlcmxpbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).” Climate debate: When Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain skipped a televised debate on climate change, the station [placed a melting ice sculpture in his place](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ljZS1zY3VscHR1cmUtdWstZGViYXRlLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMjAyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). What we’re looking at: [National Geographic’s best photos of 2019](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxnZW9ncmFwaGljLmNvbS9waG90b2dyYXBoeS9iZXN0LXBpY3R1cmVzLTIwMTkvP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “Just because,” writes Steven Erlanger, our chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe. “Beauty and wonder and awe and all those things.” ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkxMjAyVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDIxODk2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkxMjAyVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTUyOTY2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkxMjAyVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Now, a break from the news Linda Xiao for The New York Times Cook: [Broiled salmon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMTk0MDItYnJvaWxlZC1zYWxtb24td2l0aC1jaGlsZS1vcmFuZ2UtYW5kLW1pbnQtYnV0dGVyP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTIwMiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDIwNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MjEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAL92o5F15Q0jLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) with chile and orange zest looks fancy, and takes 15 minutes. Watch: “The Irishman,” starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, has arrived on Netflix. [Here’s a guide to who’s who](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8yNy9tb3ZpZXMvdGhlLWlyaXNobWFuLXRydWUtc3RvcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), which events are real and whether to believe its claim about Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance. Read: The third volume of a biography of Margaret Thatcher is among [nine books we recommend this week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMjcvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3LzktbmV3LWJvb2tzLXdlLXJlY29tbWVuZC10aGlzLXdlZWsuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Smarter Living: Our weekly Climate Fwd: newsletter includes [tips for sustainable holiday shopping](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMjcvY2xpbWF0ZS9ueXQtY2xpbWF0ZS1uZXdzbGV0dGVyLXNob3BwaW5nLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMjAyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). And now for the Back Story on … The chess queen File this under the category of Who Knew? The queen chess piece was not always as powerful as it is today. I’m Katharine Seelye, a longtime reporter for The Times and a chess player. I learned about the change in the queen’s power just last week, while writing the [obituary of Marilyn Yalom,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8yNy91cy9tYXJpbHluLXlhbG9tLWRlYWQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) a feminist author. Her 2004 book, “Birth of the Chess Queen: A History,” describes the queen’s evolution from weakest piece on the board to mistress of the universe. Antique chess pieces depicting the Trojan War. Bryan Thomas for The New York Times When the game was first played in the sixth century in India and the Arab world, the chess queen did not exist. But in real life, powerful queens — see [Eleanor of Aquitaine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlzdG9yeS5jb20vdG9waWNzL2JyaXRpc2gtaGlzdG9yeS9lbGVhbm9yLW9mLWFxdWl0YWluZT90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEyMDImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQyMDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTIxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKAC_dqORdeUNIy1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in the 12th century and [Isabella I of Castile](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfxy3dP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnJpdGFubmljYS5jb20vYmlvZ3JhcGh5L0lzYWJlbGxhLUktcXVlZW4tb2YtU3BhaW4_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMjAyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MjA2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkyMTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAv3ajkXXlDSMtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the 15th — were making their mark. Ms. Yalom posits that these examples inspired game makers to reflect such power on the board. Initially, the queen could move only one square, on the diagonal. In time, the queen was granted superpowers and became the mightiest of all — at least in chess. That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. — Mike Thank you To Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford for the break from the news. You can reach the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+midnight@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_MBE_p_20191202§ion=endNote;section=endNote). 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