Your Tuesday Briefing

View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Tuesday, July 11, 2017 [NYTimes.com »]( Europe Edition [Your Tuesday Briefing]( By PATRICK BOEHLER Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: William Campbell/Corbis, via Getty Images • Donald J. Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Trump, [was told in an email]( that a Russian lawyer wanted to offer him compromising information on Hillary Clinton to aid his father’s presidential campaign. Our reports on his meeting with the lawyer have strengthened suspicions that at least some in the campaign were willing to accept Russian help. Donald Trump Jr. gave [two different explanations for his meeting](. Here’s a look at [the Russian rationale](. It turns out that the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow [offered the Trump family the chance to establish links to Russia]( — and to the Kremlin. Our national security reporter provides additional context [in the latest edition of The Daily podcast](. And a correspondent called in with a separate report from Mosul, Iraq. _____ Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters • Now that Mosul has been largely retaken from the Islamic State militants, uncertainty about [the city’s future]( is emerging. In southwest Syria, a limited truce appeared to be holding for a full day so far, [residents and human rights monitors said](. Peace talks in Geneva continue. Separately, President Trump’s advisers recruited the founder of Blackwater, the private security firm, and an owner of a military contractor to [devise alternatives]( to the Pentagon’s plan to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan. _____ Ronald Wittek/European Pressphoto Agency • In Germany, the violence that marred the G-20 meeting in Hamburg last week [has opened a debate]( about who was to blame for the clashes and how to best safeguard the right to protest. New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, returned home from Hamburg to [criticism]( over the timing of his surprise trip to speak at a nonviolent demonstration there against the G-20 meeting. _____ Mario Tama/Getty Images • The body of Christ cannot be gluten-free. That’s [the word from the Vatican](. Communion wafers and other unleavened bread cannot be made from rice, potato or other wheat substitutes that are completely free of the protein. But products that use so little wheat starch that they can be legally labeled “gluten-free” are fine. The Anglican Communion has a similar position, while some other Christian denominations do allow truly gluten-free bread. _____ Matthew Childs/Reuters • At Wimbledon, Gilles Müller, above, the No. 16 seed of Luxembourg, [ousted Rafael Nadal]( in a match that lasted nearly five hours. Venus Williams advanced by [beating Ana Konjuh of Croatia]( With a loss to Garbiñe Muguruza, top-seeded Angelique Kerber also lost her spot atop the WTA rankings. Our sports columnist notes that their match’s relegation to No. 2 Court [was a slight to women’s tennis]( Here’s [today’s schedule](. _____ Business Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Siemens • Siemens of Germany said that it had [unwittingly helped]( a Russian company close to the Kremlin break a de facto blockade of electricity to Crimea. • A Trump administration nominee for a top post at the Federal Reserve [could become a counterweight to its chairwoman]( Janet Yellen, who has led the Fed’s efforts to strengthen financial regulation. • A common refrain is that Amazon and other e-tailers are killing retail jobs, but one new statistical analysis begs to differ, [our columnist writes](. • Hotels are finding that technology has its limits and are encouraging staff members to [embrace their roles as ambassadors for their cities](. • Here’s a snapshot of [global markets](. In the News Abdullah Al-Qadry/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images • A British court ruled that Britain’s sales of arms to Saudi Arabia are legal, rejecting claims by rights groups that those weapons would be used to kill civilians in Yemen’s civil war. [[The New York Times]( • Survivors of the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower in London are challenging the official death toll, saying it was higher. [[The New York Times]( • Turkey’s government condemned Austria’s decision to bar one of its ministers from entering the country. He was expected to attend a rally of Turkish expatriates to commemorate the first anniversary of Turkey’s failed coup. [[Reuters]( • In Israel, the election of Avi Gabbay, a political novice, as the chairman of the Labor Party could breathe new life into the historic but diminished party. [[The New York Times]( • China offered little hope that it would allow Liu Xiaobo, the dissident, to be taken to Germany or the U.S., as he requested, to be treated for liver cancer. [[The New York Times]( • Today is the 22nd anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, Europe’s worst since World War II. Uncovered video messages shed light on victims’ lives before the killing. [[Balkan Insight]( Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. • You can rewire your brain [to crave better habits](. • Making a [backup of your backup]( data can provide some peace of mind. • If you’re in the mood for grilling, try[spicy lamb sausage with onions and zucchini](. Noteworthy Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images • Analytics and tech have persuaded baseball players to swing higher, which has led to a [record in home runs this year](. • NASA’s Juno spacecraft is flying over [Jupiter’s red spot]( providing a first close-up view of the gigantic perennial storm. • Aquatic perfumes are all the rage. [Here’s how to get the essence of the ocean]( minus the sand. • Finally, our reporter writes about [how she found joy in reading cookbooks]( as a child in a village outside Paris. Back Story NASA “It was like a Roman candle,” [one eyewitness said](. “A shower of gold-colored sparks followed by a blue flame with flecks of green and red at its sides.” In 1979, people across the deserts of southwestern Australia emerged from their homes to “sonic booms” and the smell of “burned earth” as fiery debris from the 77-ton Skylab, the U.S.’s first space station, rained down. It was July 11 in the U.S., and the early hours of July 12 for the witnesses. Skylab was launched in 1973 to collect data, two years after the Soviets sent up the first space station, Salyut 1. By 1979, Skylab’s orbit had decayed, and the world obsessed over its coming plunge. People threw parties, bought “crash helmets” and bet on where it would land. Although no deaths or injuries were reported after the crash, [President Jimmy Carter still apologized to Australia](. Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser responded: “While receiving Skylab is an honor we would have happily forgone, it is the end of a magnificent technological achievement by the United States, and the events of the past few days should not obscure this. If we find the pieces I shall happily trade them for additions to the beef quota.” Tacey Rychter contributed reporting. _____ This briefing was prepared for the European morning. We also have briefings timed for the [Australian, Asian]( and [American]( mornings. You can sign up for these and other Times newsletters [here](. Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. What would you like to see here? Contact us at [europebriefing@nytimes.com](mailto:europebriefing@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback%20(Europe)). ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW NYT [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@nytimes]( Prefer a different send time? 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