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Donald Trump's boorishness may not be resetting the global order, but it sure is straining it.  The leader of the Free World, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is doubling down on her newly stated belief that the US and UK are no longer reliable partners to Europe, and German politicians joined the chorus.  Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel accused Donald Trump of having "short sighted policies" that "weakened the West".  Opposition leader Martin Schulz said Trump tried to "humiliate" Merkel and acted "like an autocratic leader".  That comparison was made a day earlier by French President Emmanuel Macron, who compared the current White House occupant to the leaders of Russia and Turkey.

President Macron met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sumptuous Versailles Palace near Paris, where the two discussed their "disagreements" and possibilities of finding ways to work together.  But the short handshake they shared belied the lengthy list of disagreements; they remain on opposite sides of the Syrian conflict, as well as Russian intervention in Ukraine.  The fact that Putin made no secret of his preference for the far-right xenophobic candidate who ran against Macron and lost in the French election earlier this month likely added to the frost.  Amnesty International greeted Putin with a protest against the rampant homophobia that has flourished under his rule.

Influential US Senator John McCain says Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to his country than the so-called Islamic State.  On a visit to Canberra said, "I think ISIS can do terrible things. But it's the Russians who tried to destroy the fundamental of democracy and that is to change the outcome of an American election," in an interview with the ABC, also noting Russia's attempted interference in elections in France and elsewhere.  McCain also says Donald Trump makes him "nervous from time to time", mostly because he doesn't accept advice very well.

Trump managed to stick to the script for his Memorial Day address at the Tomb of the Unknowns in America's primary military burial ground, Arlington National Cemetery.  No mentions of himself or his delusional view of accomplishments.  But the White House is reportedly setting up a "war room" to deal with the outrage over news that chief advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner tried to set-up a back-channel line of communication with the Kremlin using Russian spy kit that would have shielded conversations from outside normal diplomatic and intelligence channels.  The New York Times reports that the relationship between Trump and Kushner, once the most stable in the volatile administration, is showing signs of wear and tear.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Vatican after the G7 meeting in Sicily broke up, inviting Pope Francis to come to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in schools where indigenous children were abused over the decades.  These schools operated from 1880 through 1996, taking 150,000 indigenous kids from their families and raising them to assimilate into white society.  In addition to physical and sexual abuse, the kids were forbidden to speak their language or practice their own culture.  The Vatican has not commented on Trudeau's invitation.

Embattled and allegedly thoroughly corrupt Brazil President Michel Temer has swapped his Justice and Transportation Ministers just days before a court decision that could force him from office is expected.  Critics allege Temer is trying to influence the decision, because the new Justice Minister used to serve on the judicial panel that will issue the ruling.  Temer is unelected, having been appointed last year following the illegal impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.  Protests demanding his resignation have become regular events in cities like Rio de Janeiro.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved the use of an experimental vaccine to combat an Ebola outbreak that has killed four people.  "The non-objection was given," said Health Ministry spokesman Jonathan Simba.  "Now there's a Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) team that is arriving today to validate the protocol with the technical teams."  The World Health Organization (WHO) says Merck Pharmaceutical's rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine had performed well in trials in Guinea during the West African Ebola Epidemic a couple of years ago. 

A tiger killed a zookeeper at a UK zoo.  The keeper was working in the enclosure at the Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire, and the tiger somehow got in.  At no time did the tiger leave its cage or enclosure and endanger the public.  Nine years ago, a cheetah escaped the same zoo through a hole in the electric fence, no one was hurt back then.

Golf legend Tiger Woods was arrested on drink driving charges near his mansion in Florida on Sunday morning, local time.  The mugshot is not complimentary:
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department
Ouch.  Palm Beach County authorities say Mr. Woods had an unlawful blood alcohol level and says that he was released on his "own recognizance", meaning he promised in writing to co-operate with future legal proceedings.  It's bound to complicate his plans for a comeback in the sport he used to dominate.  Just days ago he announced he was looking forward to competing again.