Early Bird Brief: London defiant as police arrest 12 in bridge attack...................AND MORE

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1. ‘You won’t break us. You won’t break us, ever’; London defiant as police arrest 12 in bridge attack (Los Angeles Times) As Prime Minister Theresa May called for stepped-up action to combat Islamist extremism, British police on Sunday reported 12 arrests in connection with the vehicle-and-slashing attack that left seven people dead and dozens injured in the heart of London.

2. Embraer confident that Trump's 'America first' policies won't damage Super Tucano's U.S. prospects (Defense News) This summer, Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer will fly its A-29 Super Tucano in a demonstration for the U.S. Air Force, an event that could pave the way for a potential program of record and the company’s largest-ever sales opportunity with the U.S. military.

3. Global allies call for continued US patrols in South China Sea (Defense News) Speakers at an Asian security summit have called for a continuation of U.S. Navy freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea, with the dispute still on participants’ minds even as other regional security challenges have made the news in recent weeks.

4. Isis surrenders Iraqi hideout of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (The Guardian) Islamic State has surrendered the key town of Baaj in north-west Iraq, a known hideout of the terrorist group’s leader which had been under Islamist militants’ control throughout 14 years of war and insurgency.

5. The Trump administration's lonely voice for human rights (Politico) When President Donald Trump told an audience of Muslim leaders last month that America will no longer “lecture” their countries on internal matters, it sent the clearest signal yet that his administration plans to downplay human rights.

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