Good morning, Quartz readers! What to watch for today Donald Trump drops in on the UK. The US president will meet various British royals and lunch with the Queen as he kicks off a three-day state visit. He sparked controversy beforehand by backing Boris Johnson as the next Conservative Party leader (and thus prime minister). Huawei moves forward. The Chinese telecoms firm begins defending itself in a trade secrets case in a Texas federal court against CNEX, a microchip company backed by Microsoft and Dell. Meanwhile the company has scaled back its phone production following blacklisting by the US, according to the South China Morning Post. International lawyers call for the EU's prosecution over migrant deaths. A detailed legal submission to the International Criminal Court argues that the EU, Italy, Germany, and France should face punishment for a deterrence-based migration policy linked to the deaths of thousands of migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean fleeing Libya Mexico and US meet for tariff talks. Mexican economy minister Graciela Márquez Colin said on Twitter that she had secured a meeting for today with US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross. Trump yesterday stepped up his threat of a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports starting June 10, saying he was "deadly serious." The tariffs are set to increase by 5% each month to hit 25% unless Mexico stems the flow of migrants into the US. Apple gathers developers. The company hosts its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California from today through June 7. Expect changes or updates to iOS, macOS, and built-in apps like Maps, Mail Home, and iMessage. Over the weekend China and the US implemented tariffs against each other. The US started collecting higher tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods at seaports early Saturday morning. In response China began slapping increased retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of American goods. FedEx became entangled in the trade war. China announced an investigation into the US delivery company, which it said violated Chinese laws by diverting packages sent to Huawei to the US instead. China recently announced it would create a list of "unreliable" foreign entities, following the US blacklisting Huawei. The leader of Germany's Social Democrats quit. The resignation of Andrea Nahles, prompted by the party's weak performance in the recent EU elections, could destabilize chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition and further undermine her succession plan. US regulators found new flaws with the Boeing 737 Max. The Federal Aviation Administration revealed that more than 300 planes of the grounded aircraft series and an older model may have improperly manufactured wing parts that need to be quickly replaced. Meanwhile, the global airline industry cut its 2019 profit expectations to the lowest in five years amid rising fuel costs and trade tensions. China defended its 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Ahead of tomorrow's 30th anniversary of the crushing of the student protest movement, Chinese defense minister Wei Fenghe made a rare public acknowledgement of the event and said that stopping the "political turbulence" was "correct." On Saturday, Twitter apologized for suspending accounts critical of the Chinese government, citing "false positives" and "errors." North Korea's former top nuclear envoy reappeared alongside Kim Jong Un. Kim Yong Chol was seen at a musical performance with the country's leader yesterday, possibly contradicting a report by a South Korean newspaper last week that he had been sent to a re-education camp for his role in the failed Hanoi summit with Trump in February. Quartz Obsession There's simply not enough shade. Poor urban design practices have left sidewalks and shared spaces unsheltered from the sun. In a rapidly warming world, trees have tremendous cooling power, and access to shade isn't a nicety, it's an environmental justice issue. Grab some cover with the Quartz Obsession. Matters of debate Join the conversation with the new Quartz app! A perfect summer is a no-plan summer. Clear your calendar and rejoice in boredom. We don't need any more mason jars. They're terrible for drinking and an overdone aesthetic. Multiple career goals are better than one. Being realistic about career success can help us avoid "arrival fallacy." Surprising discoveries Conservation efforts have sparked a return of the great white shark. Hundreds of them have been spotted near Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Millennials spend as much proportionally on luxuries as their parents did at their age. They just have far less money to begin with. Google and Apple are upending Japan's salary traditions. Global competition for tech talent is forcing Sony to reconsider a seniority-based approach to pay. The Tamagotchi toy is making a comeback. A new and improved version of the classic egg-shaped plastic pet will be released in North America next month. A meal with Warren Buffett costs over $4.5 million. That was the winning bid for an annual "power lunch" with the Berkshire Hathaway CEO benefiting charity. Our best wishes for a productive day. Please send any news, comments, unwanted mason jars, and affordable lunch partners to hi@qz.com. Join the next chapter of Quartz by downloading our app and becoming a member. 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