Trump supporters in the heartland fear being left behind by GOP health plan
Republican proposal would upend a healthcare system in Indiana that covers many low-income people – in a program that Mike Pence put in place
theguardian.com
ICE detainees are asking to be put in solitary confinement for their own safety
Documents show widespread use of solitary confinement at immigrant detention centers
theverge.com
Merkel meets Trump in clash of style and substance
On Tuesday, they meet for the first time - a high-stakes encounter that will be watched by governments around the world for clues about the future of the transatlantic alliance, a partnership that has helped shape the global order since World War Two but which Trump is threatening to upend.
reuters.com
May Urged to Prepare for ‘Real’ Risk of a No-Deal Brexit
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May must plan for the “real possibility” that she emerges from two years of Brexit negotiations without a deal, according to a panel of lawmakers.
bloomberg.com
Turkey referendum: Clashes as Dutch expel minister
Dutch riot police have clashed with protesters in Rotterdam, amid a diplomatic row that saw a Turkish minister escorted out of the country.
bbc.com
Turkey's Erdogan warns Dutch will pay price for dispute
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the Netherlands it will "pay the price" for harming ties after two of his ministers were barred.
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39248646
Raped, beaten, exploited: the 21st-century slavery propping up Sicilian farming
Thousands of female Romanian farm workers are suffering horrendous abuse
theguardian.com
Japan PM Abe's support slips amid questions over nationalist school land deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's support rate slipped six points to just under 56 percent, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, after weeks of questions in parliament about a murky land deal by a school operator to whom his wife had links.
reuters.com
U.S. Group Seeks Informal Talks With North Korea as Threat Grows
Joseph DeTrani, a former U.S. intelligence specialist who helped broker a 2005 agreement on North Korea’s nuclear program, said unofficial talks between the two sides usually take place about every six months.
bloomberg.com
Poland Starting Own EU Exit by Undermining Bloc, Opposition Says
Poland’s leading opposition party accused the government of seeking to take the formerly communist nation out of the European Union after the foreign minister pledged to undermine the 28 nation bloc following a row at last week’s summit.
bloomberg.com