Germany tells social media companies to erase hate — or face fines up to $57 million

BERLIN — Social media companies will face stiff penalties under a new German law for failing to swiftly remove hateful content. The measure, which cleared Germany’s Parliament on Friday, stipulates fines of up to $57 million if companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google do not delete posts containing racist, defamatory or otherwise illegal speech […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/30/with-new-law-germany-tells-social-media-companies-to-erase-hate-or-face-fines-up-to-57-million/

America has abandoned its role as a global leader, says a top U.S. ally

One of America's top allies in the Middle East offered an excoriating assessment of the U.S. role in the region, saying that the United States is "absent." "There is a vacuum in the overall leadership in the world," Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an interview airing Friday. "The Americans need to […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/30/america-has-abandoned-its-role-as-a-global-leader-says-a-top-u-s-ally/

Why won’t Macron talk to the press? His ‘complex thought process’ may be to blame.

The president of France is not lacking in confidence. Just 39 years old, this spring Emmanuel Macron seduced France into electing him as the country's youngest-ever president — even though he did not have the backing of major political groups and had never competed in an election before. So assured was he of his victory that […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/30/why-wont-macron-talk-to-the-press-his-complex-thought-process-may-be-to-blame/

Why Angela Merkel, known for embracing liberal values, voted against same-sex marriage

Friday's parliamentary vote in Berlin to recognize the right of same-sex couples to wed was a long-awaited victory for German liberals. But the vote was a defeat for the woman who seemed to have emerged as one of the country's most popular icons of liberalism: German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She welcomed over 1 million refugees, abandoned nuclear energy over safety […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/30/why-angela-merkel-known-for-embracing-liberal-values-voted-against-same-sex-marriage/

As Burmese journalists are arrested, Aung San Suu Kyi isn’t doing much to help

RANGOON, Burma — The Burmese army arrested and filed charges against three local journalists this week, sending shock waves through the Burmese press corps. The country is still emerging from decades of military rule, and journalists remain uncertain of what can be safely reported. They are also unsure how much backing they will receive from Burma’s democratically […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/30/as-burmese-journalists-are-arrested-aung-san-suu-kyi-isnt-doing-much-to-help/

The Qatar crisis offers a window into feuding within the Trump administration

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. At a speech in Washington Thursday, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani hailed the “invaluable efforts” of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/30/the-qatar-crisis-offers-a-window-into-feuding-within-the-trump-administration/

Against his parents’ wishes, this terminally ill infant will be allowed to die

A post shared by #charliesfight (@charliesfight) on Jun 14, 2017 at 12:39pm PDT For months and months, Charlie Gard's parents have been fighting for his life. The 10-month-old has a rare genetic condition and brain damage that has robbed him of his ability to move his arms and legs, eat or breathe on his own. He […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/29/against-his-parents-wishes-this-terminally-ill-infant-will-be-allowed-to-die/

As the world tightens the screws on refugees, hundreds of Nigerians are deported to a bombed-out hellscape

NAIROBI — President Trump's travel ban, which goes into effect Thursday night, will temporarily bar refugees and some foreign visitors over national security concerns. Other countries are also imposing new restrictions on refugees — in extreme cases, even physically forcing them back over the border.  The United Nations reported Thursday that nearly 900 Nigerian refugees — […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/29/as-the-world-tightens-the-screws-on-refugees-hundreds-of-nigerians-are-deported-to-a-bombed-out-hellscape/

The subtle messages in Emmanuel Macron’s official portrait

France unveiled the official portrait of its new president, Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday. It's a seemingly simple photograph — Macron standing in his office at the Elysee Palace in Paris — taken by 35-year-old Soazig de la Moissonnière, who has been with Macron since his presidential campaign. Yet, as with most such portraits, there is a lot of symbolism […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/29/the-subtle-messages-in-emmanuel-macrons-official-portrait/

Charged with corruption, Brazil’s president could be saved by politicians also under suspicion

On Monday, Brazil’s president became the country's first sitting leader to be charged with corruption. Now the fate of his administration lies in the hands of Brazil's Congress — a body that is also enmeshed in the country's huge corruption scandal. Brazil's chief prosecutor accused President Michel Temer of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/29/charged-with-corruption-brazils-president-could-be-saved-by-politicians-also-under-suspicion/

As Trump plans France trip, some in Britain wonder: What about us?

President Trump is headed to Paris next month, the White House announced Wednesday, to celebrate Bastille Day at the invitation of France's young new president Emmanuel Macron. It's a surprising move. Trump and Macron have not given much hint of a close relationship. In fact, their relationship might be better described as antagonistic, with diverse issues such as climate change, French […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/29/as-trump-plans-france-trip-some-in-britain-wonder-what-about-us/

Venezuela may be sliding into a civil war

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. It was like a scene from a movie. On late Tuesday afternoon, residents in Caracas saw a blue police helicopter circling the capital, carrying […]

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An inmate was brutally assaulted in an Indian prison, sparking a riot. But media coverage has turned her death into a footnote.

Riots in Indian prisons are so routine they rarely make the news. But this week, rolling television coverage of a protest at Byculla women's jail in Mumbai has transfixed a nation. According to reports, about 200 female inmates rioted June 24. Some climbed to the roof of the prison, others burned newspapers to protest the death […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/28/an-inmate-was-brutally-assaulted-in-an-indian-prison-sparking-a-riot-but-media-coverage-has-turned-her-death-into-a-footnote/

A sartorial scandal in French parliament? The far-left members refuse to wear ties.

At the first meeting of the new French parliament on Tuesday, there was a sartorial scandal: Male members of parliament representing Jean Luc Mélénchon's far-left France Insoumise party turned up without ties. It was no mistake. For the party's members, it was an important and politically symbolic move. “It is the people who are returning to […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/28/a-sartorial-scandal-in-french-parliament-the-far-left-members-refuse-to-wear-ties/

It’s official: Israelis love Trump

JERUSALEM — Israelis have never hidden their love and admiration for President Trump, but now it's official — or at been least scientifically proven. An international survey carried out over the past few months by the Pew Research Center found that regard for the United States, its new leader and its policies has tumbled drastically around […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/28/its-official-israelis-love-trump/

American health care is a bad case of American exceptionalism

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. Washington has been consumed by a furious debate over the Senate’s recently unveiled health-care bill. The measure's opponents — along with the nonpartisan Congressional Budget […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/28/american-health-care-is-a-bad-case-of-american-exceptionalism/

German city evacuates 11-story building, fearing repeat of Grenfell blaze

The apartment building, in Wuppertal, was found to have exterior insulation similar to the materials coating London's Grenfell Tower.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/27/german-city-evacuates-11-story-building-fearing-repeat-of-grenfell-blaze/

More Australians now identify as nonreligious than anything else

  After decades of rapid growth, the number of Australians marking “no religion” on their census forms has for the first time surpassed Catholicism as the most common answer to a prompt in the country's 2016 census about religion, according to data released Monday. If all Christian denominations are considered together, they would make up just […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/27/more-australians-now-identify-as-nonreligious-than-anything-else/

Israel is still floating a plan for Gaza island. And now there’s a video.

    JERUSALEM — Israel’s minister for intelligence, Israel Katz, has been talking for a while about creating an artificial island off the coast of Gaza to allow imports and exports to reach the besieged strip — as well as a way in or out for its residents. Now he’s made a new video showing […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/27/israel-is-still-floating-a-plan-for-gaza-island-and-now-theres-a-video/

Merkel’s pivot boosts hopes for gay marriage in Germany

The chancellor is running for a fourth term in September. Rival parties have made gay marriage a focal point.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/27/merkels-pivot-boosts-hopes-for-gay-marriage-in-germany/

Could this man be Israel’s next prime minister?

TEL AVIV –  Gideon Saar's modest Tel Aviv apartment, filled with colorful children's toys and noisy teenagers, offers little indication that his life's ambition is to become Israel's prime minister one day. Once a wildly popular minister from the ruling Likud party, Saar, 50, declared a hiatus from political life more than two and a half years ago. He […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/27/could-this-man-be-israels-next-prime-minister/

Trump’s travel ban still doesn’t make any sense

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. It's not surprising that President Trump was "very pleased" following the Supreme Court's decision on Monday to partially reinstate the White House's travel ban on […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/27/trumps-travel-ban-still-doesnt-make-any-sense/

Germany says Turkish bodyguards involved in D.C. skirmish ‘won’t set foot on German soil’

BERLIN — Turkish bodyguards served with criminal charges for allegedly attacking protesters outside the ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. “won't set foot on German soil in the foreseeable future, so also during the G-20 summit,” a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said Monday. Germany is preparing for mass protests when Hamburg, a northern port city, hosts leaders of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/26/germany-says-turkish-bodyguards-involved-in-d-c-skirmish-wont-set-foot-on-german-soil/

Judge in Spain orders Salvador Dali’s body exhumed for paternity test

A 60-year-old Spanish woman has succeeded in winning a judicial order to have the body of surrealist painter Salvador Dalí exhumed for DNA extraction so that she can know whether she is his daughter. Dalí died in 1989 at 85 and was previously thought to be childless — even largely celibate — though Pilar Abel, a […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/26/judge-in-spain-orders-salvador-dalis-body-exhumed-for-paternity-test/

Justin Trudeau took part in Toronto Pride while wearing socks that say ‘Eid Mubarak’

Wonder Woman welcomed the boss to @pridetoronto earlier today #toronto #yyz #prideto #pride2017 #torontopride A post shared by Adam Scotti (@adamscotti) on Jun 25, 2017 at 2:52pm PDT Canada's Justin Trudeau took part in Toronto's Gay Pride parade, with the prime minister's official photographer Adam Scotti there to mark only the second time that a Canadian […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/26/justin-trudeau-took-part-in-toronto-pride-while-wearing-socks-that-say-eid-mubarak/

For Russians, Stalin is the ‘most outstanding’ figure in world history. Putin is next.

MOSCOW — More Russians consider Joseph Stalin the “most outstanding person” in world history than any other leader, according to a poll released Monday. Tied for second in the same survey is the man who has done more than anyone to restore the notorious Soviet dictator's reputation, Russian President Vladimir Putin. The poll by the Levada Center asked a representative […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/26/for-russians-stalin-is-the-most-outstanding-figure-in-world-history-putin-is-next/

Modi’s ‘no frills’ visit to Washington masks a potential minefield

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. Audiences between the leaders of the world's two biggest democracies have not typically lacked for fanfare. Past meetings of Indian and American leaders have […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/26/modis-no-frills-visit-to-washington-masks-a-potential-minefield/

In jab at Trump, Schwarzenegger and Macron team up to ‘make the planet great again’

Arnold Schwarzenegger has never hesitated to call in backup. In “Terminator 2,” the Arnold got an assist from the plucky, potty-mouthed kid who played John Connor as he tried to stave off the end of the world. In 1987, to take on the “Predator,” Schwarzenegger joined forces with Carl Weathers — and Weathers's biceps, during the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/24/in-jab-at-trump-schwarzenegger-and-macron-team-up-to-make-the-planet-great-again/

The grim video of a Venezuelan protester being shot on live TV

El momento preciso en que un GNB dispara contra joven manifestante #EnVIVOplay por: https://t.co/AyLxbCohdr pic.twitter.com/M4MM5LS8S7 — VIVOplay (@vivoplaynet) June 22, 2017 As people watched on live TV, a protester hurled rocks over the fence of La Carlota air base in Caracas. His face was covered by a bandanna, and a knapsack was strapped to his […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/24/the-grim-video-of-a-venezuelan-protester-being-shot-on-live-tv/

Pakistan, accused of terrorist infiltration, starts to fence its border with Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The 1,800-mile border between Pakistan and India has long been treated as a hostile red line between neighboring, nuclear-armed rivals. Its sole official crossing is a heavily guarded military post. Long stretches are illuminated by powerful floodlights, and the 340-mile, militarized portion that divides the contested Himalayan Kashmir region, known as the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/24/pakistan-accused-of-terrorist-infiltration-starts-to-fence-its-border-with-afghanistan/

‘How can they hate us so much?’ asks father of Muslim teen brutally killed in attack on train in India

DELHI — It was going to be a weekend of celebrations. Sixteen-year-old Junaid had just earned the esteemed title of “hafiz,” given to Muslims who memorize the entire Koran. Junaid would need a new suit for the festivities, so his parents sent him to the Indian capital, New Delhi, with his brothers, and 1500 rupees ($23) in […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/24/how-can-they-hate-us-so-much-asks-father-of-muslim-teen-brutally-killed-in-attack-on-train-in-india/

Why Saudi Arabia hates Al Jazeera so much

If you want to understand why many Arab world leaders hate Al Jazeera, consider "Sharia and Life." For years, the call-in show was one of the network's most popular, reaching tens of millions. Viewers would call in and pose their faith questions to Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian cleric and a spiritual leader of the Muslim […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/why-saudi-arabia-hates-al-jazeera-so-much/

Is Donald Trump right that Mexico is the second-deadliest country in the world?

MEXICO CITY — With another flurry of his Twitter fingers, President Trump got Mexico gnashing its teeth. On Thursday night, Trump tweeted that “Mexico was just ranked the second deadliest country in the world, after only Syria. Drug trade largely the cause. We will BUILD THE WALL!” Mexico was just ranked the second deadliest country […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/is-donald-trump-right-that-mexico-is-the-second-deadliest-country-in-the-world/

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan deny reports they are in talks with Russia to send troops to Syria

Reports that Russia is trying to persuade Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to send troops to Syria have sparked confused and carefully worded denials from those two countries. Vladimir Shamanov, head of the defense committee of Russia's State Duma, told the RIA Novosti news agency Thursday that soldiers from the former Soviet republics could be sent to […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/kazakhstan-and-kyrgyzstan-deny-reports-they-are-in-talks-with-russia-to-send-troops-to-syria/

Massacres and mutilations in Congo have left more than 3,000 dead since October, reports say

Congo's Catholic church released a report this week claiming that 3,383 people have been killed in the Kasai region since October. The church, the only institution which has a presence across most of this gigantic and largely lawless country, said the brutal killings were perpetrated by the national army, Bana Mura, a militia aligned with the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/massacres-and-mutilations-in-congo-have-left-more-than-3000-dead-since-october-reports-say/

The 12 months in which Britain turned from a seemingly confident leader into a stretched nation

LONDON — The glory days of the Empire are long over. But in some ways, Britain still seemed like it was punching far above its weight a year ago. Although less populous than France or Germany, Britain remained a political and economic world leader, and was the dream destination for Europeans in awe of London, its vibrant capital. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/one-year-after-brexit-britain-has-turned-from-a-seemingly-confident-leader-into-a-stretched-nation/

One year after a divisive vote, doubts are mounting in a town that voted overwhelmingly for Brexit

TILBURY, England — On June 23, 2016, the port town of Tilbury in south-eastern England sent a clear message to the world when more than 72 percent of voters here and in surrounding Thurrock voted for Britain to leave the European Union. Few other towns in the country voted more decisively in favor of what has […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/one-year-after-a-divisive-vote-doubts-are-mounting-in-a-town-that-voted-overwhelmingly-for-brexit/

A vice president with a taste for yachts, sports cars and mansions is now on trial

NAIROBI — Even before the corruption trial of Equatorial Guinea’s vice president began this week, there was no shortage of publicity about the lavish lifestyle of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue. News reports say he has enjoyed the use of two yachts worth an estimated $250 million — about twice his country's annual education budget in recent […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/a-vice-president-with-a-taste-for-yachts-sports-cars-and-mansions-is-now-on-trial/

The importance of talking to terrorists

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. The Washington Post's Souad Mekhennet, a Europe-based national security correspondent and an accomplished investigative reporter, recently published a book that stitches together some of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/23/the-importance-of-talking-to-terrorists/

It’s so hot in England, schoolboys are wearing skirts

We went to talk to them at the end of the day Posted by Devon Live on Thursday, June 22, 2017 Amid an intense heat wave, dozens of British schoolboys went to class wearing girls' uniform skirts when the headteacher would not relax a dress code banning the more suitable option: shorts. The teenage boys at Isca Academy in Exeter […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/22/its-so-hot-in-england-schoolboys-are-wearing-skirts/

Prince Harry says no one in royal family really wants to wear the crown

It's hard out there for a king. Or a king-to-be. Or even the spare-heir. That's one of the dominant themes to come out of Prince Harry's Newsweek feature. In it, the 32-year-old royal discussed the challenges of being born into his family. Taking over as monarch, he said, is a job that no one really […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/22/prince-harry-says-no-one-in-royal-family-really-wants-to-wear-the-crown/

ISIS claims a historic mosque in Mosul was destroyed by a U.S. airstrike — but video evidence suggests otherwise

The iconic leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri has stood over Mosul for 800 years. But on Wednesday, one of the most iconic religious sites in the country came crashing down as the Iraqi army fought to take the city back from Islamic State militants. What happened to al-Nuri mosque? The Islamic State’s Amaq News […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/22/isis-claims-a-historic-mosque-in-mosul-was-destroyed-by-a-u-s-airstrike-but-video-evidence-suggests-otherwise/

Indian women won’t upload profile pics. Facebook wants to change that.

Scroll through an Indian person's friends list, and you'll see many people using images of sunsets, flowers or Bollywood stars as their profile pictures. The reason, Facebook says, is because many Indian users, especially women, are deeply concerned about safety online. Now, the social media giant is piloting a new tool to help secure uploaded images, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/22/indian-women-wont-upload-profile-pics-facebook-wants-to-change-that/

North Korea says Trump is a ‘psychopath’ who may launch a preemptive strike

A commentary published in a North Korean state newspaper Thursday calls President Trump a “psychopath” — and suggests he would launch a preemptive strike on North Korea to distract from domestic political problems. The accusations, published in government mouthpiece Rodong Sinmum, come at an especially fraught time. Just two days earlier, Trump had condemned the “brutality of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/22/north-korea-says-trump-is-a-psychopath-who-may-launch-a-preemptive-strike/

Secret tunnels were hidden beneath London since WWI. Soon you can visit them.

Want to be the first to book tickets to our new museum & Mail Rail experience? Sign up to our newsletter for an early access -> link in bio⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #secretlondon #hiddentunnels #hiddenunderground #openingsoon #hiddenlondon #museumslondon #museum #underground #train #unexpected #postalhistory #history #heritage #attractions A post shared by The Postal Museum (@thepostalmuseum) on May 27, […]

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Did Amelia Earhart die on a remote Pacific island? Bone-sniffing border collies may find out.

Few aviation mysteries have captivated the public as much as the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, whose plane vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 as she was attempting to become the first female pilot to fly around the world. In the decades since, conspiracy theories about what really happened to Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/22/did-amelia-earhart-die-on-a-remote-pacific-island-bone-sniffing-border-collies-may-find-out/

The countries that are better than the United States at meeting people’s needs

Americans like to think of themselves as exceptional, so they probably won't take well to this news: According to a new study, we're second-rate. That's the key finding of the annual Social Progress Imperative, which ranks countries on the well-being of their populations. The U.S.-based nonprofit defines that term broadly, looking at education levels, health […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/22/the-countries-that-are-better-than-the-united-states-at-meeting-peoples-needs/

Mexico just legalized medical marijuana

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed a decree this week legalizing medical marijuana. The measure also classified the psychoactive ingredient in the drug as “therapeutic.” The new policy isn't exactly opening the door for medical marijuana dispensaries on every corner. Instead it calls on the Ministry of Health to draft and implement regulations and public policies […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/21/mexico-just-legalized-medical-marijuana/

North Korea could co-host the 2018 Olympics, according to Seoul

In just a couple of months, South Korea will host the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, about 40 miles from the demilitarized zone. The country may ask for a little help, too: from North Korea. This week, the country's sports minister said that he'll ask North Korea to host some of the ski events at Masikryong, a resort […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/21/north-korea-could-co-host-the-2018-olympics-according-to-seoul/

Video shows woman demanding ‘white doctor’ for her son in waiting-room rant

As the woman stormed through the Canadian medical facility, she was adamant: She wanted a white doctor to treat her son — not a brown one and not one with an accent. “So you're telling me that my kid has chest pains, he's going to have to sit here until 4 o'clock?” she told an employee […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/21/video-shows-woman-demanding-white-doctor-for-her-son-in-waiting-room-rant/

Promotion of Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman dubbed a ‘soft coup’ by Iranian state news

Iran's state media has criticized changes to regional rival Saudi Arabia's royal line of succession announced Wednesday calling them a "soft coup." A number of royal decrees proclaimed early on Wednesday that Saudi King Salman had elevated his 31-year-old son to become crown prince and second in line to the throne. While the timing was unexpected, the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/21/promotion-of-saudi-arabias-mohammed-bin-salman-dubbed-a-soft-coup-by-iranian-state-news/

How war brought cholera and polio back to the Middle East

BEIRUT — As war ravages public health systems in Yemen and Syria, doctors are treating epidemics and diseases they once thought were things of the past. In Yemen, it is cholera, a bacterial disease spreading so fast, about 160,000 people have been fallen sick since April. In Syria, it is polio, almost two decades after government efforts […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/21/how-war-brought-cholera-and-polio-back-to-the-middle-east/

Uganda may be best place in the world to be a refugee. But that could change without more money.

KAMPALA, Uganda — Every day for nearly a year, an average of about 2,000 refugees have entered Uganda from South Sudan. Most of them are women and children who have spent several days traveling by foot, fleeing a civil war and famine that has devastated the world’s youngest country. Some saw their families killed and their […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/20/uganda-may-be-best-place-in-the-world-to-be-a-refugee-but-that-could-change-without-more-money/