Oh deer, Nara’s famous four-legged creatures are being culled

The first deer cull to take place since the creatures were designated Japanese "national treasures" in 1957 is now underway.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/08/01/oh-deer-naras-famous-four-legged-creatures-are-being-culled/

The West’s anti-liberal backlash can’t escape its racism

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 turbulent politics of the past year have hinged on a grand historical premise: The liberal status quo of the West is in crisis. Figures […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/08/01/the-wests-anti-liberal-backlash-cant-escape-its-racism/

Why doesn’t South Korea have nuclear weapons? For a time, it pursued them.

North Korea has nuclear weapons and — if its ever-advancing ballistic missile program is any indication — it wants to keep open the possibility of using them against adversaries. So why shouldn't South Korea have nuclear weapons, too? The question was reignited this week in Seoul, where North Korea's missile test on Friday raised alarm about […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/31/why-doesnt-south-korea-have-nuclear-weapons-for-a-time-it-pursued-them/

Putin says the U.S. Mission in Russia needs to cut 755 employees. What do all these people do?

MOSCOW — When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Russia would have to cut 755 diplomatic and technical staff, many people had the same first thought: we have 755 diplomats in Russia for Putin to expel? Doesn't that seem like a lot? #BREAKING 755 US diplomats must leave Russia, President Putin […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/31/putin-says-the-u-s-mission-in-russia-needs-to-cut-755-employees-what-do-all-these-people-do/

Supreme courts expose the frailty of democracies around the world

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. In varying parts of the world, recent political crises have hinged on the activist role played by supreme courts. All democracies need courts and judges […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/31/supreme-courts-expose-the-frailty-of-democracies-around-the-world/

Duterte’s brutal drug war: Philippine mayor and more than a dozen others killed by police

Philippine police fatally shot more than a dozen people, including a mayor whom President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked to the drug trade, during an early morning raid Sunday. Reynaldo Parojinog, mayor Ozamiz City in Mindanao in southern Philippines, and at least 14 others, including his wife, are the latest casualties in Duterte's brutal drug war. It has […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/30/dutertes-brutal-drug-war-philippine-mayor-and-more-than-a-dozen-others-killed-by-police/

Australian police say they’ve thwarted elaborate terrorist plot to bomb an airplane

Australian authorities say they thwarted an elaborate, “Islamic-inspired” terrorist plot to bring down an airplane and arrested four men during raids in four suburbs outside Sydney. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the developments in what he called “a major joint counterterrorism operation” during a news conference Saturday. Investigators have released little information about the suspects or the alleged […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/30/australian-police-say-theyve-thwarted-elaborate-terrorist-plot-to-bomb-an-airplane/

Scotland just made it much harder for Donald Trump to expand his golf empire

In 2006, businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump bought an 1,800-acre estate in Scotland's northeast, near Aberdeen. It was beautiful, with views of the North Sea and surrounding sand dunes. Then he announced plans to build a golf course. In true Trump style, he promised the world. He envisioned a grand complex with two world-class golf courses, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/30/scotland-just-made-it-much-harder-for-donald-trump-to-expand-his-golf-empire/

8 important keys to understanding Venezuela’s controversial election

About two months ago, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro did something drastic: He announced that Venezuela needed a new constitution. He would create a "constituent assembly" to draft the document, elections for which will be held tomorrow, July 30. It was a dramatic move, one that only deepens the country's crisis. Opposition activists had already taken to the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/29/8-important-keys-to-understanding-venezuelas-controversial-election/

Immigrant from UAE charged in fatal knife attack at German supermarket, authorities say

BERLIN — A 26-year-old man born in the United Arab Emirates used a large knife Friday afternoon to stab several people, one of them fatally, in and near a supermarket in Hamburg, a northern German port city, authorities said. Hamburg police said the man was acting alone. They said they could not confirm a motive; […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/28/immigrant-from-uae-charged-in-fatal-knife-attack-at-german-supermarket-authorities-say/

Parents of Charlie Gard say he has died: reports

Charlie Gard — a terminally ill 11-month-old British boy who became the face of a worldwide debate over end-of-life rights — has died, according to local news reports. The Guardian reported Charlie's parents as saying Friday that their son had died, only a day after a judge approved a plan for the child to be moved to […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/28/parents-of-charlie-gard-say-he-has-died-reports/

Iranians consider U.S. sanctions on missile program a breach of nuclear deal, poll finds

President Trump is no fan of the “disastrous” Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. Though his administration recertified Tehran's compliance with the deal this month, it did so only after a heated internal debate. Even after its recertification, Trump warned this week that Iran had become “emboldened” and that it could face “big, big problems” if it […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/28/iranians-consider-u-s-sanctions-on-missile-program-a-breach-of-nuclear-deal-poll-finds/

Romans are about to go eight hours a day without water

MILAN — Two thousand years ago, Rome could pride itself on having the world’s most advanced aqueducts, exporting the technology throughout Europe and the Middle East. Today, the city is literally running out of water — thanks in part to its crumbling infrastructure. One-third of the city’s residents are set to have their water supply cut […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/28/romans-are-about-to-go-eight-hours-a-day-without-water/

Trump nominates a gay rights opponent to serve as ambassador to the Netherlands

Take a quick peek at President Trump's ambassador appointments. Most are pretty ordinary by American standards, a mix of big-time Republican donors (many with at least a little foreign policy experience) and GOP politicians like former senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (Tex.) and Jon Huntsman Jr., an experienced ambassador and former Utah governor. There's one name that is causing […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/28/trump-nominates-a-gay-rights-opponent-to-serve-as-ambassador-to-the-netherlands/

The inevitability of North Korea’s nuclear weapons

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.  Over the past few days, a number of North Korea watchers developed a new skill: meteorology. This newfound interest in the weather boiled down to […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/28/the-inevitability-of-north-koreas-nuclear-weapons/

A far-right group chartered a boat to repel migrants on the Mediterranean. Then part of its own crew filed for asylum.

BRUSSELS — A group of anti-migrant activists chartered a ship to help turn people back to northern Africa. This week, part of its own crew claimed asylum along the way. The Wednesday asylum claim in Cyprus's breakaway north by five Sri Lankans who were on the ship was a setback for the activists, members of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/27/a-far-right-group-chartered-a-boat-to-repel-migrants-on-the-mediterranean-then-part-of-its-own-crew-filed-for-asylum/

Charlie Gard will die in hospice — but still no word on how much longer he may have to live

LONDON — The deadline has passed for Charlie Gard's parents and doctors to reach an agreement over his hospice care plans. It was agreed that Charlie — a terminally ill 11-month-old boy who has become the face of a worldwide debate over end-of-life rights — will die in hospice. But his parents and Great Ormond […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/27/charlie-gard-will-die-in-hospice-but-still-no-word-on-how-much-longer-he-may-have-to-live/

Transgender Chinese man wins first-of-its-kind labor discrimination case

A day after President Trump announced a ban on transgender troops, China's LGBT movement scored a small but significant victory. A Chinese court on Thursday found that a transgender man was unjustly fired from his job, a first-of-its-kind ruling that activists called a step forward in the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/27/transgender-chinese-man-wins-first-of-its-kind-labor-discrimination-case/

An urban revolt, and 4 other global stories you might have missed

In this occasional series, the London bureau of The Washington Post brings you up to speed on some of the biggest stories of the week. First up: In Russia, Venezuela and Poland, young, middle-class and urban protesters are posing a threat to ruling parties.  The biggest story: An urban revolt Much has been written about the rural backlash […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/27/an-urban-revolt-and-4-other-global-stories-you-might-have-missed/

In powerful testimony, a Turkish investigative reporter says ‘journalism is not a crime’

The trial of 17 journalists from Cumhuriyet, Turkey’s most prominent opposition newspaper, began this week in a case that news media advocates say is part of a crackdown that began after last year's attempted coup. The journalists were arrested beginning last fall and charged with terrorism-related crimes. One of them, Ahmet Sik, delivered a blistering critique […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/27/in-powerful-testimony-a-turkish-investigative-reporter-says-journalism-is-not-a-crime/

Trump’s crude view of Afghanistan won’t solve U.S.’s longest-running 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. Before he entered the White House, President Trump looked at the American war effort in Iraq and came away with a simple solution: “Take […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/27/trumps-crude-view-of-afghanistan-wont-solve-u-s-s-longest-running-war/

The strange role North Korea is playing in the Gulf crisis

In the ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Gulf between Qatar and a rival Saudi-led bloc, an unusual role is being played by a country thousands of miles away: North Korea. In recent days, both sides of the dispute have been accused of having an illicit economic relationship with the isolated nation — a touchy subject in […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/26/the-strange-role-north-korea-is-playing-in-the-gulf-crisis/

Trump said transgender troops cause ‘disruption.’ These 18 militaries show otherwise.

Last year, the Pentagon lifted its long-standing ban on transgender men and women serving openly in the military. At the time, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter explained: “Our mission is to defend this country, and we don’t want barriers unrelated to a person’s qualification to serve preventing us from recruiting … We have to have […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/26/trump-said-transgender-troops-cause-disruption-these-18-militaries-show-otherwise/

What would happen if the United States totally disengaged from Afghanistan?

KABUL — The United States' longest war doesn't look like it'll end anytime soon. Sixteen years have passed. Nearly 2,400 U.S. soldiers have died. More than $700 billion has been spent. But talk of "winning" is scarce. The goal now seems more akin to "not losing." A resurgent Taliban now controls 40 percent of the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/26/what-would-happen-if-the-united-states-totally-disengaged-from-afghanistan/

Mexico City has mostly been spared from grisly drug violence. Now that may be changing.

MEXICO CITY — It was a scene straight out of a gang-infested town in provincial Mexico. More than 1,000 Mexican marines and federal and local police moved in on a rough corner of the national capital on Thursday to capture accused drug cartel boss Felipe de Jesús Pérez Luna — nicknamed “El Ojos,” or “The […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/26/mexicos-crime-and-violence-are-finally-coming-for-mexico-city/

Trump loves nepotism. That can be bad for democracy.

For the past two days, Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has met with Senate and House investigators in closed-door sessions on Capitol Hill. Kushner was there to discuss his meetings with various foreign officials (some referenced in his security filings, some initially not). A lot of the media attention has been focused on whether […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/26/trump-loves-nepotism-that-can-be-bad-for-democracy/

There’s plenty of Trump-Russia collusion — in Syria

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. In the fractious atmosphere surrounding Washington, Russia represents a kind of permanent cloud looming over the White House. President Trump would love to “move forward” […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/26/theres-plenty-of-trump-russia-collusion-in-syria/

UAE touts film linking rival Qatar to 9/11 attacks

When they justify their efforts to isolate the tiny, oil-rich kingdom of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates often point toward allegations of Qatari funding for international terrorism. This week, a new UAE-backed documentary is set to make these arguments even more explicit by pointing to reports of a relationship between Qatar's government and Khalid […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/25/uae-touts-film-linking-rival-qatar-to-911-attacks/

The Qatari foreign minister makes his nation’s case

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. In a meeting with a group of journalists from The Washington Post, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani lamented what has been “a very long […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/25/the-qatari-foreign-minister-makes-his-nations-case/

Philippines’s Duterte keeps lashing out at the United States — over its atrocities a century ago

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is never one to hold back, especially with words. When criticized, he often fires back with his own verbal ammunition. And his frequent target has been the United States, which, as he has repeatedly said, is in no place to criticize him for violating human rights because of its own history of atrocities […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/24/philippiness-duterte-keeps-lashing-out-at-the-united-states-over-its-atrocities-a-century-ago/

At 15, she joined ISIS after converting to Islam. Now this German teen wants to go home.

When 15-year-old Lisa W. started to wear long-sleeved clothes early last year, it quickly struck her classmates and teachers in the sleepy eastern German town of Pulsnitz as odd. Her conversion to Islam was noticed almost immediately in a part of Germany where only 0.5 percent of the population is Muslim and where the backlash against Chancellor Angela […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/24/at-15-she-joined-isis-after-converting-to-islam-now-this-german-teen-wants-to-go-home/

On a disputed South China Sea island, Beijing unveils a high-tech cinema

Over 200 Chinese moviegoers attended a screening on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to Xinhua. The cinema is operated by Hainan Film Company and comes with up-to-date technology, the news agency reported, including both 4K resolution and a 3-D perforated screen. The new movie theater has received widespread attention in Beijing's state-run media — […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/24/on-a-disputed-china-south-sea-island-beijing-unveils-a-high-tech-cinema/

Charlie Gard’s parents end fight over treatment for their terminally ill son

Charlie Gard's parents have decided to end their legal fight over the treatment of the terminally ill child, the BBC reported. The 11-month-old has mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, a rare genetic condition that has robbed him of the ability to see, hear, move or breathe on his own. He’s being treated at Great Ormond Street […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/24/charlie-gards-parents-end-fight-over-treatment-for-their-terminally-ill-son/

Our Q&A with Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and education advocate

This story originally appeared in The Lily, a publication of The Washington Post. In the past two weeks, Malala Yousafzai turned 20, graduated high school, joined Twitter and set off on a summer-long trip throughout the world to meet with young girls and help them fight for their right to education. The Girl Power Trip is taking […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/24/our-qa-with-malala-yousafzai-nobel-peace-prize-winner-and-education-advocate/

Poland’s war on democracy was aided by Trump

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 right-wing government in Poland is on a collision course with the European Union. Over the weekend, a bill overhauling the country’s judiciary passed […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/24/polands-war-on-democracy-was-aided-by-trump/

Why even foes of Venezuela’s government are wary of U.S. oil sanctions

It’s the “nuclear option” against Venezuela — a U.S. oil embargo that would hit the government of President Nicolás Maduro where it most hurts: the wallet. As the crisis in Caracas intensifies, that lever has never been closer to being pulled. The Trump administration confirmed this past week that “all options are on the table” […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/23/why-even-foes-of-venezuelas-government-are-wary-of-u-s-oil-sanctions/

These are the suicide cars and trucks that made the battle of Mosul so bloody

To carry out some of its bloodiest attacks, the Islamic State has weaponized everyday vehicles — from sedans to tractors — for use as precision-guided munitions. The militants deployed a steady stream of these suicide car bombs as the U.S.-led coalition began its campaign to push the militants out of Iraq and Syria. Earlier this month, soon […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/23/these-are-the-suicide-cars-and-trucks-that-made-the-battle-of-mosul-so-bloody/

Charlie Gard’s parents curse, sob and storm out of courtroom over brain scan

For Charlie Gard's parents, the lawyer's words were both a necessary court report and an emotion-laden update on the status of their critically ill son. The hospital lawyer told the judge in Friday's pretrial hearing that there was an updated brain scan on the terminally ill baby, but that it made for “sad reading.” Charlie's […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/22/charlie-gards-parents-curse-sob-and-storm-out-of-courtroom-over-brain-scan/

Philippines’ Duterte vows to not come to the U.S.: ‘I’ve seen America, and it’s lousy’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, previously praised and invited by President Trump to come to the White House, said he won't visit the United States during or after his term because the country is “lousy.” Duterte's remarks about one of the Philippines' oldest allies was in response to Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.), who recently said he would protest […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/22/philippines-duterte-vows-to-not-come-to-the-u-s-ive-seen-america-and-its-lousy/

Germany and Turkey need each other. But they’re on the verge of a breakup.

Turkey and Germany are, nominally, friends. But if you take even a cursory look at the way the two have been behaving lately, you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Over the past few months, the two countries have been locked in an increasingly heated war of words and diplomatic slights. It culminated this week with German Foreign […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/22/germany-and-turkey-need-each-other-but-theyre-on-the-verge-of-a-breakup/

The curious case of China’s ‘ban’ on Winnie the Pooh

It's not every day that Winnie the Pooh makes global headlines, but recently, amid a rush of serious news, the bear became the talk of the town. Last weekend, the Web went wild over reports that A.A. Milne's “bear of very little brain” had been blocked in China because of his resemblance to Chinese President Xi […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/22/the-curious-case-of-chinas-ban-on-winnie-the-pooh/

Family of slain girl pleads with Trump after being denied visa to attend funeral

On the day Kenroy Smith learned that his young daughter had been killed more than 2,000 miles from his home in Kingston, Jamaica, he turned to Facebook to unleash his crushing grief. Why did they have to take her away from me Lord God help, he posted around noon July 13, shortly after police discovered the body of 11-year-old […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/21/family-of-slain-girl-pleads-with-trump-after-being-denied-visa-to-attend-funeral/

North Korean travel ban marks return to Cold War-era restrictions on U.S. citizens abroad

U.S. citizens have long been able to visit North Korea as tourists, but that will soon change. On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it was planning to bar U.S. tourists from traveling to North Korea next month. The move coincides with increasing tension between the Trump administration and Pyongyang about North Korea's nuclear weapons program. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/21/north-korean-travel-ban-marks-return-to-cold-war-era-restrictions-on-u-s-citizens-abroad/

An adorable 5-year-old sets up a lemonade stand. Then she was fined $200.

“I've done a bad thing.” That's what the 5-year-old daughter of Andre Spicer told her dad, in tears. Her crime? Selling lemonade for about $.66 at a stand she set up herself at the end of her block. She'd even hung brightly colored signs off the front of a small table, hoping to induce visitors to stop. It was […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/21/an-adorable-5-year-old-sets-up-a-lemonade-stand-then-she-was-fined-200/

Justin Bieber gets himself banned from China for ‘bad behavior’

Justin Bieber is not always such a good guest. In 2014, he was asked to leave a Mexican archaeological site after reportedly pulling down his underwear and climbing on off-limits ruins. (This, after he was turned away for carrying beer.) Pilots on a private jet delivering Bieber and his dad to the Super Bowl allegedly had […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/21/justin-bieber-gets-himself-banned-from-china-for-bad-behavior/

It only took two years for a ‘robust’ European democracy to fall apart

In a vote which has been described as an assault on democracy by European officials, the Polish senate is expected to approve a rushed and controversial law on Friday which would retire all Supreme Court judges and allow the president to replace them with more favorable alternatives. Proposed by the ruling right-wing Law and Justice (Pis) party, the legislation […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/21/it-only-took-two-years-for-a-robust-european-democracy-to-fall-apart/

Iraq’s elite special forces struggle to regroup after bloody fight for Mosul

When the Iraqi government launched an online recruitment drive for its elite counterterrorism forces in May, a startling 300,000 men applied. Of those, 3,000 passed a preliminary screening. Only about 1,000 are expected to be accepted into the rigorous joint American-Iraqi training academy, an American military trainer said. The staggering response points to the popularity of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/21/iraqs-elite-special-forces-struggle-to-regroup-after-bloody-fight-for-mosul/

The death of Liu Xiaobo marks dark times for dissent in China

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 has been a week since the death of Liu Xiaobo, the famed Chinese dissident who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for Peace […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/21/the-death-of-liu-xiaobo-marks-dark-times-for-dissent-in-china/

Why Japan’s first lady was probably not snubbing President Trump

President Trump's exclusive interview with the New York Times on Wednesday touched on plenty of weighty topics, including the Republicans' unsuccessful attempts to pass a health-care bill and what would constitute a “red line” in the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. But one excerpt in particular set afire a corner of the Internet. In […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/20/why-japans-first-lady-was-probably-not-snubbing-president-trump/

Saudi prince arrested on King Salman’s order after video appears to show abusive behavior

Saudi Arabia's King Salman ordered the arrest of a prince and his associates on Wednesday after videos emerged which appear to show the prince engaging in abusive behavior against citizens. In the footage which was published on YouTube, the young and low-level prince can be seen pointing a weapon toward one man and slapping another victim. Other […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/20/saudi-prince-arrested-on-king-salmans-order-after-video-appears-to-show-abusive-behavior/

Dubai police install giant smiley face on station roof in bid to promote ‘happy vibes’

Dubai's police force has announced a new addition to their ranks: An enormous smiley face. Officers in the Middle Eastern megacity unveiled the emoji-like symbol on the glass dome at the top of Al Muraqqabat Police Station on Wednesday. The face will be visible from both inside and outside, a statement released by Dubai Police […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/20/dubai-police-install-giant-smiley-face-on-station-roof-in-bid-to-promote-happy-vibes/

A top Canadian official just committed a serious faux pas by touching the queen

It was supposed to be a chivalrous moment. On Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth II dropped by Canada House in London to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. As she was leaving, Canada's governor general stepped in to help her down some stairs. In the process, he grabbed her elbow. And while it might not […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/20/a-top-canadian-official-just-committed-a-serious-faux-pas-by-touching-the-queen/