Hello Australia!! - The Republicans release their Trump investigation memo, and it's a dud - Angry dad attacks a child molester in court, and it's all on camera - A London court sentences a white, male terrorist - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

US Republicans appear to have undercut themselves by releasing a memo from the leader of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes.  The memo was purported to raise questions about the fairness of the investigation into Russian influence over the campaign and administration of Donald Trump because it relied on the infamous Steele Dossier (AKA the pee tape).  Instead, it showed that information related to onetime Donald Trump campaign advisor George Papadapolous "triggered the opening of an FBI counterintelligence investigation in late July 2016". 

While most conservatives tried to stick to the script, there were a few notable exceptions.  Arizona Republican Senator John McCain said, "The latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests - no party's, no president's, only Putin's," in reference to the Russian president.  McCain is a frequent critic of Trump, but South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy is an ally: "I also remain 100 percent confident in Special Counsel Robert Mueller," who is leading the investigation into Trump and Russia, "The contents of this memo do not - in any way - discredit his investigation," Gowdy wrote.  Or, as Republican strategist Rick Wilson called the Nunes memo: "A fart in a hurricane".

Donald Trump may not view Russia as a military threat to the US, but the Pentagon does - and the latest Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is calling for the US to develop smaller, tactical nuclear weapons to counter the threat.  The logic goes, Moscow believes sees US nuclear weapons as too big to be used - meaning they are no longer an effective deterrent.  Developing smaller nukes would challenge that assumption.  Yes, we should all be concerned with this level of lunacy.

Five people are dead after two French military training helicopters collided above Provence and crashed into a wooded area about 50 kilometers north of Saint-Tropez.  No one on the ground was hurt.  Officials said the two instructors at the controls each had 3,000 to 5,000 hours of flight on their record.

Bailiffs subdued an angry father who lunged at former US Olympic Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar at his latest sentencing hearing.  Randall Margraves asked the judge for five minutes alone with Nassar before he attacked.  Margraves three daughters were among the hundreds of girls molested by Nassar over the years. 

A UK court sentenced the Finsbury Park Mosque attacker to 43-years behind bars, effectively a life sentence for the 48-year old defendant Darren Osborne.  One man died and several people were injured in the attack last June.  The judge chastised Osborne for allowing himself to be "rapidly radicalized over the internet by those determined to spread hatred of Muslims", committing "terrorist murder", and inventing a non-existent accomplice to blame it on once he was caught.

A van carrying gas cylinders crashed into a crowd of people outside a Starbucks in Shanghai, injuring 18 people.
What? It's not a drive-through? Crikey.
Don't smoke
The van reportedly caught fire because the driver was smoking a cigarette right next to those combustible tanks.

The son of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro is dead of suicide at age 68.  Known by his nickname "Fidelito" or "Little Fidel", Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart had dealt with deep depression according to Cuban media.  He was a Soviet-trained nuclear physicist, but didn't have a lot to do since Cuba suspended its nuclear program in 1992 after the fall of the Soviet Union. 

Russia commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle of World War II.  More than 1.1 Million Soviet troops were killed fighting off 800,00 nazi scum.  It was the turning point that halted the Germans' advance, putting them on the retreat pretty much for the rest of the war until the Soviets made it to Berlin.

Here's a wet wallaby.