Good Morning Australia!! - The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, without an Australian presence - More violent protests after Trump's Jerusalem declaration - Elephant vs. Bus; Elephant wins - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The destruction of mankind in a nuclear holocaust is just an "impulsive tantrum away", according to the laureates of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.  At the award ceremony in Oslo, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Beatrice Fihn referred to the threats of nuclear attacks issued by Donald Trump and North Korea as "a madman's gun held permanently to our temple", and asked:  "Will it be the end of nuclear weapons, or will it be the end of us?" 

ICAN has its roots in Australia, and critics are blasting the Turnbull government for failing to congratulate or acknowledge the group for being awarded the prize.  Australia failed to send a representative to the ceremony, and the US, UK, France, and Russia - all nuclear powers - were conspicuously absent.  "It seems part of a broad step, coordinated with other countries," said Melbourne based ICAN co-founder Tilman Ruff as quoted by the ABC, "They want to undermine and discredit our work."  South Australian Indigenous anti-nuclear activist Sue Coleman-Haseldine added that the government "could have said, 'Congratulations - even if I don't agree with you.'  They could have said that.  But they haven't."

Anyway, John Legend sang Bob Marley's "Redemption Song".

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Australia will reassess its its military commitment to Iraq after that country's prime minister announced it had defeated the so-called Islamic State.  Defence Minister and Senator Marissa Payne said, "We'll do that in coming days and weeks and ensure whatever decision we take is the right decision for Australia and also supports, where we are able to, the Government of Iraq in ensuring the security and stability of their nation."  Although defeated in Iraq and Syria, the extremist group still has affiliates and allies amongst jihadist in countries across the Muslim world.

Protests against Donald Trump's declaration recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital have spread to Indonesia, with thousands rallying in Jakarta.  But in Beirut, Lebanon, the protests were much more violent - marchers attacked the US Embassy with rocks, burned US and Israeli flags, and attempted to remove a concrete barrier protecting the entrance.  MPs in Jordan voted to reexamine the 1994 peace agreement with Israel, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would refuse to meet Mike Pence during the US Vice-President's planned visit to the Middle East later this month.

Swedish cops arrested three people after the failed attempted fire bombing of a synagogue in Gothenburg.  It was the second anti-Jewish attack in the city that day, and investigators will determine if the motive is linked to the political situation around Jerusalem.

Uruguay's law that legalized recreational use of marijuana seems to be a resounding success.  The number of people registered to buy the herb legally from pharmacies has gone from 5,000 to 16,000 in just five months; people can also grow it at home or join a local cannabis club and "withdraw" up to 40 grams per month.  The government has even upped the acceptable THC level from two percent to nine percent, and ensures that people who buy legally get better quality marijuana than those who buy it in the streets, where it could be contaminated with toxic substances.

A bus driver in China's southwestern Yunnan province got the scare of his life when a wild elephant attacked the vehicle, and a truck that had come to rescue him.  He was driving a bunch of wildlife officials out into the bush to investigate reports of an elephant causing damage.  The bus broke down and the experts were ferried out, but the driver chose to stay with the vehicle - and that's when Jumbo showed up with a surly attitude, butting his head into the bus and a truck.  The vehicles were damaged, but no one was hurt and we got some good video.