Hello Australia!! - Trump throws a spanner in the Iran Nuclear Deal - Prosecutors refuse to back down from long-awaited genocide trial - Japan Inc.'s latest scandal might have you asking if the materials inside your car are up to safety standards - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The orange clown Donald Trump stopped just short of decertifying US involvement in the Iran Nuclear deal, and kicked the matter over to the US Congress.  In a bitter and abusive rant from the devalued White House, Trump accused Iran of spreading "death, destruction, and chaos", without citing incidents or offering any proof.  "I am directing my administration to work closely with Congress and our allies," Trump said, "to address the deal's many serious flaws so the Iranian regime can never threaten the world with nuclear weapons."  Which, you're probably thinking, is exactly what the deal is doing.  And even US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had already confirmed that Iran is meeting its obligations of the treaty that scaled back Tehran's nuclear ambitions. 

International reaction has been mostly negative.  The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano, said Iran was implementing the deal and was subject to "the world's most robust nuclear verification regime".  The UK, Germany, and France in a joint statement said they were "concerned" by Mr Trump's move and remained committed to the deal.  Russia separately issued a similar statement. 

Trump continues to behave as if the Iran nuclear deal is a bilateral agreement, threatening to pull the plug at any time.  However, "The president of the United States has many powers, but not this one," said European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.  "The international community, and the European Union with it, has clearly indicated that the deal is, and will, continue to be in place," she said, adding that Iran had committed "no violations of any of the commitments in the agreement" by Iran.  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Trump made the US "more than ever isolated", and said he cannot change the nuclear deal.  "As long as our rights are guaranteed, as long as our interests are served, as long as we benefit from the nuclear deal, we will respect and comply with the deal," Mr. Rouhani said.

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Top neurologists say the so-called "sonic weapon" attacks against personnel in the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba may be nothing more than "hysteria".  The Trump administration pulled most of its people out of the diplomatic mission after some reportedly claimed symptoms including light-headedness, dizziness, and even minor head trauma.  But US and Cuban investigations have failed to turn up a secret death ray, as if Cuba could afford such science fiction nonsense.  "From an objective point of view it's more like mass hysteria than anything else," said Mark Hallett of the US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to The Guardian.  It should be noted that degrading US-Cuba relations, which had been restarted in the last days of the Obama Administration, is a political goal of the morons infesting the White House currently.

The second genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt began on Friday.  Prosecutors and human rights activists say he ordered the murders of at least 1,771 Ixil Mayan people under the belief they were aiding "Leftists" opposed to his fascist, US-backed regime in 1982 and 1983.  Now in his 90s, Rios Montt was diagnosed with dementia in 2015, and will not attend this trial.  The first trial ended in his conviction, which was overturned on a technicality.

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering.  The 783 charges stem from a 1999 arms deal, but were set aside eight years ago so Zuma could run for President.  Zuma denies the allegations but concedes the court ruling was expected.

Kobe Steel shares tanked on Friday, after a data fabrication and quality control scandal swelled to include nine subsidiaries in Japan and three other Asian countries.  In short, Kobe lied about the quality of its products, which were sold to as many as 500 companies in industries where safety is vital:  Automakers, train and aircraft producers, and makers of electronics and other equipment.  The products include items like copper piping and aluminum and steel wire, which are used in tires and critical engine components.  "We are trying to understand how this could possibly happen at so many subsidiaries, including overseas," said Kobe Steel Chief Executive Hiroya Kawasaki.  As the scandal unfolds, the company has lost nearly US$2 Billion in market value.. so far.

Burkina Faso this weekend is remembering its revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, 30 years after he was assassinated.  The man often referred to as "Africa's Che Guevara" came to power in a People's Revolution in 1983, and ditched the country's colonial name "Upper Volta" in favor of Burkina Faso, meaning "the land of honest men".  Sankara wrote "Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle" in which he explained, "There is no true social revolution without the liberation of women."  Sankara was killed on 15 October 1987; his military chief Blaise Compaore became ruler and banned any investigation in Sankara's death.  Compaore was finally overthrown a few years ago, and interest in Thomas Sankara is on the rise.
Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso