Check it out here. The UK government obviously wants the Calais border post to remain in use, but many in France are still feeling snubbed by the Brexit referendum. It could, however, mean that Ukraine would lose Crimea and that Syrian rebels would lose what little support they had from the US. Meanwhile, the Trump team spent most of Monday defending the appointment of the controversial Steve Bannon of Breitbart News to the post of Chief of Strategy.
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We read them all, even the profanity-infused hate mail. Obama is preparing for his final trip as President which will take him to Greece and Germany, where he will try and assure people that NATO still exists, with a final stopover in Peru for some ceviche and a chance to lament the failure of the TPP to come into effect.
China, which is quite excited at the prospects of a failed TPP, is launching its own version of the trade agreement which will, unsurprisingly, not include America. Meanwhile, Putin is achieving his ideal SquadGoals for It seems like no matter how bad we humans make things for ourselves, we are making it even worse for polar bears. The United Nations released new data that suggests will be the hottest year on record and a new high for the third year in a row.
