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The orange clown Donald Trump says there is a "very substantial chance" next month's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un won't happen, or at least will be delayed.  He said this as the President of South Korea was visiting the White House to urge him to press ahead with the summit.  Ordinarily with these sorts of things, all of the negotiations are ironed out in advance so the leaders can show up, sign something, and smile for the cameras.  But in the utter incompetence of the Trump clown car, it appears that the only thing that's actually been done is to create a commemorative coin. 

There's a US Senate revolt brewing against Trump's attempt to exempt the Chinese phone maker ZTE from economic sanctions.  In an overwhelming and bipartisan 23-2 vote, the Senate Banking Committee approved an amendment that would block Trump from easing sanctions on ZTE without first certifying to Congress that the company is complying with US law.  They're also demanding answers as to 'why' Trump is doing this.  The US intelligence community maintains that ZTE devices are loaded down with malware and pose a national security threat to the US.  Oh, and totally coincidently with no quid pro quo whatsoever, a development in Indonesia called Lido City (which Trump has an interest in) got a US$500 Million loan from China just before Trump announced he was backing off sanctions on China.

China is demanding that Australia take off its "tinted glasses" and improve relations with Beijing.  The terse remarks referring to China's term for "Western Bias" follow Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina.  Ms. Bishop put a positive spin on the meeting:  "Australia will continue to approach our bilateral relationship with goodwill and realism and pragmatism and open communication."  China is Australia's most important trading partner.

The guilty verdict in the case of Archbishop Philip Wilson sets a precedent that could see a flood of clergy sex abuse prosecutions.  Wilson was charged with covering up the crimes of a fellow cleric.  Defense attorney Craig Caldicott of the South Australian Law Society's criminal law committee says the Wilson case is not unique: "There's a whole series of cases right across Australia where the Roman Catholic Church and indeed other churches have not reported offenses," he told ABC Radio Adelaide, estimating these cases could number in the hundreds.  Wilson is the highest-ranking church official to be convicted and faces up to two years in prison.

Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak could face criminal charges "very soon".  That's according to the new commissioner of Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), which interrogated Mr. Najib about the billions of dollars that have gone missing from the state investment fund 1MDB during Najib's tenure.  US investigators say Najib's cronies stole and laundered US$4.5 Billion from the fund between 2009 and 2014, some of which landed in Mr Najib's bank account.

Panama says a 1994 passenger plane crash was an act of terrorism.  Basing the new conclusion on Israeli intelligence, President Juan Carlos Varela called for the investigation into Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901, which went down on 19 July 1994.  Several prominent Jewish business leaders were among the 21 people killed.  Although unsolved, some have long suspected it to be the work of a Hezbollah affiliate in Latin America.

The Palestinians are asking the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged Israeli abuses on occupied Palestinian lands.  PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki submitted a so-called "referral", which he claimed detailed evidence of crimes committed on occupied Palestinian territory.  Israel denies the allegations.  This comes after more than 100 Palestinians were killed and 10,000 injured by Israeli troops during six weeks of protests along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

A candidate for Prime Minister of Italy might have a problem embellishing his CV.  The Five Star Movement and the right-wing The League are awaiting permission to form a coalition government, putting forth 54-year old law professor Giuseppe Conte as potential PM.  Problem is, his resume claims he "perfected his legal studies" at New York University - which has no record of "Giuseppe Conte having been at the university as a student or having an appointment as a faculty member".  Five Star says he never claimed to have actually taken any classes at NYU, so... gimme a break.