News Headlines - 01 June 2017
▽Trump quits the Paris climate accord, denouncing it as a violation of U.S. sovereignty - LA Times
The U.S. will pull out of the Paris accord on global warming, President Trump announced Thursday, offering a statement of unabashed nationalism as he turned away from a global leadership role in the fight against climate change.
▽"Covfefe" tells you all you need to know about Donald Trump - CNNPolitics.com
President of the United States tweeted this: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe."
To be clear: This is, on its face, dumb. Trump seemed to be trying to type "coverage" and misspelled it. As he often does. Then he fell asleep and didn't correct the mistake until he got up in the morning.
Three days after declaring martial law in the rebellious southern Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his troops to crush the militants, and gave a speech to inspire them:
This last comment — absolving his soldiers for any future rapes — was widely reported as a joke, and if it was, it wouldn't be the ruler's first attempt at the genre.
▽Vietnam Seeks South China Sea Assurances in Prime Minister’s US Visit | The Diplomat
Now is the time for U.S. President Donald Trump to reassure Vietnam about Washington’s policy toward the South China Sea. Vietnam, as well as some other countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia, still expect U.S. leadership on one of the hottest points in the South China Sea issue: how to deal with China.
▽Over 40 people 'die of thirst' in Sahara Desert - BBC News
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red Cross has told the BBC.
