Good Morning Australia!! - Sweden demands an explanation for Trump's latest, weirdest lie - The US defense secretary backs away from his bosses proclamation of an "enemy of the American people" - A real leader is retiring with a real record - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

I didn't want to lead with the syphilitic sponge brain in the White House, but here goes:  Sweden is demanding a response from the US government about Donald Trump's bizarre reference to "what's happening last night in Sweden".  After an awful couple of weeks in the White House, Trump's team put him back on the road with a campaign rally in Melbourne, Florida, in which he ranted about terrorist attacks and referenced Sweden.  Problem is, nothing happened in Sweden.  Nothing.  Nada.  Zilch.  Zip.  Ingenting.  The Swedish embassy tweeted, "Unclear to us what President Trump was referring to.  Have asked US officials for explanation."  Former Prime Minister Carl Bildt tweeted, "Sweden?  Terror attack?  What has he been smoking?"  Chelsea Clinton's response summed up the ridiculousness:  "What happened in Sweden Friday night?  Did they catch the Bowling Green Massacre perpetrators?" she tweeted, referring to an earlier imaginary terrorist attack cited by the increasingly embarrassing and delusional White House.

The Toronto Star newspaper has compiled a list of 80 "bald-faced lies, exaggerations, and deceptions" told by Trump since infesting the White House a month ago.  That works out to about 2.86 lies per day.  The paper had previously totaled the lies told by the orange enema during the 2016 presidential campaign - almost 500.

US Defense Secretary James Mattis publicly split with Trump, affirming that the news media is not the "enemy of the American people".  Trump tweeted the phrase on Friday, instantly drawing comparisons to dictators like Hitler and Stalin, criticizing the news outlets that accurately report the lies and other incredibly stupid things he says.  Asked if he views the news media as his enemy, Mattis said:  "I've had some contentious times with the press," he explained, "But no, the press is a constituency that we deal with, and I don't have any issues with the press myself."

A US Navy aircraft carrier strike group is now patrolling the South China Sea close to the bases that China built onto artificial islands in disputed waters.  Rear Admiral James Kilby commands the strike force, and says the US is looking forward to "building upon existing strong relationships with our allies, partners and friends in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region".  China has repeatedly warned the US against challenging its moves in the region.

The Iraqi military reports significant progress is retaking the city of Mosul, the last stronghold of the so-called Islamic State.  Government forces swept in and took several villages, putting them within striking distance of Mosul airport.  There are concerns for the civilians still trapped in areas held by the terrorists.

34 people killed in a car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia - the jihadist group Al Shabaab is suspected.

At least ten people are hurt after a bomb blast (caught on video) at an animal rights protest outside Colombia's main bullfighting ring in Bogota.  The ring has been targeted with weekly protests against the cruel practice of bullfighting (in which the bull mostly doesn't have a chance).  It's not clear if the blast targeted protesters or police who were monitoring the demonstration.

Kraft Heinz is dropping its takeover bid for Unilever, meaning that markets and economists will just have to get along without the job losses caused by big giant international corporate mergers.  So sad for them.

Ecuador is voting for a new president.  Democratic Socialist Vice President Lenin Moreno is expected to lead the vote, but must clear 40 percent if he is to avoid a run-off.  Of course, it would be great if he won just so jackasses like Trump and other conservatives have to deal with a world leader named "Lenin".  That'll be fun to watch.  President Rafael Correa is standing down after ten incredible years in office:  He lifted more than a million people out of poverty; doubled the minimum wage and health spending per person; outlawed outsourcing and slashed unemployment to 4.3 percent; achieved one of the world's highest levels of public investment in education and doubled the number of indigenous students earning university degrees.  Oh, and he did this while literally facing down a coup attempt backed by shadowy US interests.

After a technical delay that cost a day, SpaceX successfully launched the "Dragon" cargo ship from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, AND landed the reusable booster a few minutes later.  The cargo ship is ferrying supplies to the International Space Station.

Carnival for carnivores!  Doggies get to party in Rio.  Carnival for people in Venice.