Morning mail: Tax cuts benefit men, record Hong Kong protest, deaths in custody - The Guardian

June 16, 2019

Operation Novichok - Sergei Skripal Morning mail: Tax cuts benefit men, record Hong Kong protest, deaths in custody - The Guardian May and Putin consider G20 meeting to thaw UK-Russia relations - South China Morning Post UK and Russia consider May-Putin meeting to thaw relations - The Guardian British envoy to Iran summoned over Hunt comments - RTE.ie Roman Abramovich donates $5m to Jewish Agency - Globes Morning mail: Tax cuts benefit men, record Hong Kong protest, deaths in custody - The Guardian The Guardian Good morning, this is Helen Sullivan bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Monday 17 June. Top stories The Coalition’s plan to flatten tax brackets for middle- to high-income earners will provide twice as much benefit to men than women, a new analysis has found. Read More May and Putin consider G20 meeting to thaw UK-Russia relations - South China Morning Post South China Morning Post May and Putin consider G20 meeting to thaw UK-Russia relations South China Morning PostBritain and Russia are examining the scope for a thaw in relations, including the possibility of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and UK ... Read More UK and Russia consider May-Putin meeting to thaw relations - The Guardian The Guardian The UK and Russia are examining the scope for a thaw in relations, including the possibility of a meeting between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Theresa May at the G20 leaders’ summit in Japan at the end of this month. Read More British envoy to Iran summoned over Hunt comments - RTE.ie RTE.ie The British ambassador to Iran has been summoned to explain comments blaming the Middle Eastern nation for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt issued a statement yesterday blaming Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the attacks, saying no other state or non-state actor could have been responsible. Read More Roman Abramovich donates $5m to Jewish Agency - Globes Globes Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich is donating $5 million to the Jewish Agency for Israel, the organization has reported. This is reportedly the largest-ever single gift received by the Jewish Agency will be used by its international unit to fight growing anti-Semitism around the world. Read More

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