Monday Briefing: Ukraine and Russia expand the battlefield

Plus a lawsuit in Europe over climate and human rights. 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We’re covering fighting beyond the Ukraine war’s established battlefields and a deadline for the coup leaders in Niger. A satellite image released by Planet Labs showed a damaged Russian warship near the port of Novorossiysk, Russia, on Friday.Planet Labs PBC, via Associated Press Ukraine and Russia expand the battlefield A Ukrainian drone [struck a Russian oil tanker](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8wNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3J1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLWNyaW1lYS1hdHRhY2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) early Saturday off the eastern coast of Russia-occupied Crimea, a day after [a Ukrainian drone struck a Russian warship](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1kcm9uZS1ydXNzaWFuLXNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) on the Black Sea. The attacks — the most serious strikes on the Russian Navy since last year — coincided with a new directive from Ukraine’s maritime authority warning that six Russian Black Sea ports would be considered “war risk” areas until further notice. While Ukraine has grown bolder in recent days, including firing drones at Moscow, Russia has turned to regular attacks on the Black Sea, a crucial economic hub. The attacks appear to demonstrate that both sides are increasingly ready to open a new dimension in the war, [taking violence to places that have largely been spared until now](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtd2FyLWV4cGFuZHMtYmV5b25kLWJhdHRsZWZpZWxkcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDgwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05OTQyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDEzMTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTJmXrQZGQj7ClSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The attacks beyond the established battlefields come as Ukraine presses on with a counteroffensive that it launched in the south and east around two months ago, with no sign yet that Russian lines have been decisively breached. Inside Russia: My colleague Roger Cohen [spent a month in Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8wNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW5zLWZvcmV2ZXItd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), searching for clues that might explain the country’s nationalist lurch into an unprovoked war and the nation’s mood 17 months into the conflict. “I found a country uncertain of its direction or meaning,” Roger wrote. Russians are torn between President Vladimir Putin’s glorious myths and the everyday struggle — especially in the poorest regions — of continuing a fight that U.S. diplomats think has now taken about 100,000 lives on each side. Other news from the war: - Ukraine started a new diplomatic push over the weekend at a gathering in Saudi Arabia [to win the support of dozens of countries that have remained on the sidelines of the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXNhdWRpLWFyYWJpYS1ydXNzaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Aleksei Navalny, the jailed opposition campaigner, received a [new 19-year sentence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL25hdmFsbnktcHV0aW4tb3Bwb3NpdGlvbi12ZXJkaWN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) on charges of supporting “extremism.” - Putin [has been working the crowds this summer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3B1dGluLXJ1c3NpYS13YXItbXV0aW55LWNyb3dkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in a bid to demonstrate that his public support remains strong despite the war and a failed mutiny against his government. Nigeria, which provides about 70 percent of Niger’s electricity, has suspended its energy supply, throwing most of the country into the dark.Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Deadline passes for coup leaders in Niger After mutinous soldiers detained Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, on July 26, the Economic Community of West African States gave them an ultimatum: Restore democracy or face military action. Yesterday, the deadline the group had set for the military junta to reinstate the ousted president expired. Over the weekend, [many Nigeriens rallied behind their new military leaders](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8wNi93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvbmlnZXItY291cC1kZWFkbGluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDgwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05OTQyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDEzMTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTJmXrQZGQj7ClSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Tens of thousands of junta supporters thronged the largest stadium in the capital, Niamey, yesterday, hailing the name of the general who claimed to be in charge of Niger and vowing to defend the junta against any foreign intervention. On Saturday, they stood guard at the city’s roundabouts, checking cars for evidence of foreign meddling and spying, acting on a warning from the junta of such activity. What’s next: The mutineers who were holding Bazoum said they would resist any effort to remove them from power. Niger closed its airspace yesterday, citing the threat of intervention. West African officials said that they would employ force only as a last resort, and most analysts said that a conflict appeared unlikely, at least in the near term. Related: Recent coups in West Africa [have fanned the flames](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDUvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL25pZ2VyLWNvdXAtZnJhbmNlLXdlc3QtYWZyaWNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of popular anger against France, a former colonial power that critics say never really let go of its former possessions. In Switzerland, a study found that more than 60 percent of about 600 heat-related deaths last summer were attributed to global warming.Georgios Kefalas/EPA, via Shutterstock Are heat waves violating rights? A group of Swiss women over 64 has filed a lawsuit against Switzerland with Europe’s top human rights court, [saying the country has violated their rights by failing to curb emissions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2hlYXQtd2F2ZS1vbGRlci13b21lbi1sYXdzdWl0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The women in the case, the first of its kind to be heard at the European Court for Human Rights, say that soaring temperatures and heat waves are threatening them with health ailments in their final decades. One recent study found that last summer’s heat waves killed more than 61,000 people across Europe, most of them women over 80. The case is among a growing number of lawsuits around the world using human rights grounds to argue that governments are shirking their obligations, as temperatures and sea levels rise, to ensure the safety and security of citizens. In other climate news, this year’s sea ice in Antarctica has reached record lows, [with potentially global consequences](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8wMi9jbGltYXRlL2FudGFyY3RpYy1zZWEtaWNlLXJlY29yZC1sb3cuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjMwODA3JnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) THE LATEST NEWS Around the World K.M. 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Police arrested at least seven people [in connection with online threats of copycat attacks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDUvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9hcnJlc3RzLWNvcHljYXQtdGhyZWF0cy1zb3V0aC1rb3JlYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDgwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05OTQyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDEzMTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTJmXrQZGQj7ClSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - A Palestinian man [fatally shot an Israeli security guard](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi1zaG9vdGluZy1pc3JhZWwtdGVsLWF2aXYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in Tel Aviv on Saturday in what the Israeli police called a terrorist attack. Other Big Stories Greenpeace, via Shutterstock - Greenpeace protesters [scaled the rooftop of one of the British prime minister’s homes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDMvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3N1bmFrLWdyZWVucGVhY2UtcHJvdGVzdC1icml0YWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Chinese officials [deliberately diverted floodwaters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3ZpZGVvL3dvcmxkL2FzaWEvMTAwMDAwMDA5MDI2ODcxL2JlaWppbmctaGViZWktemh1b3pob3UtZmxvb2RpbmctZG9rc3VyaS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDgwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05OTQyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDEzMTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTJmXrQZGQj7ClSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to cities around Beijing to spare the capital from the worst of last week’s record deluge. - At least 24 people were killed when a [minibus crashed in Morocco](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMDYvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL2F0LWxlYXN0LTI0LWtpbGxlZC1pbi1taW5pYnVzLWNyYXNoLWluLW1vcm9jY28uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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[Experts are skeptical](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8wMy9zY2llbmNlL2xrLTk5LXN1cGVyY29uZHVjdG9yLWFtYmllbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). A Morning Read Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA, via Shutterstock Is this the end of summer vacation as we know it? This year, everything from scorching heat to fires, floods, tornadoes and hail storms driven by climate change has disrupted the plans of travelers around the world. 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SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC How do you stop Japan?: That’s [the emerging question](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDc1MTMyNy8yMDIzLzA4LzA1L2phcGFuLW5vcndheS13b21lbnMtd29ybGQtY3VwLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of the Women’s World Cup. Tom Brady and Birmingham City: Why is the N.F.L. legend [looking to buy a stake](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDc0NjUxOS8yMDIzLzA4LzAzL3RvbS1icmFkeS1iaXJtaW5naGFtLWNpdHktb3duZXJzaGlwLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in this soccer club? 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What to Watch In “Klondike,” a film set in 2014, a couple in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine [try to maintain normality as war rocks their home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8wMy9tb3ZpZXMva2xvbmRpa2UtcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), and a clue: Saunter (five letters). And here are [today’s Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [the Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk5NDI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MTMxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZMmZetBkZCPsKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTk0MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQxMzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkyZl60GRkI-wpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). That’s it for today’s briefing. Thanks for joining me. — Jonathan P.S. MJ Franklin, an editor at The Times Book Review, shared some of his favorite [short books to read in a day](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmsv-ZP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9ueXRpbWVzL3N0YXR1cy8xNjg3MTY1MjM1NzA5Mjk2NjQ0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDgwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05OTQyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDEzMTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTJmXrQZGQj7ClSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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