A supporter sent me a link to the following from German-Foreign Policy.com:

September 6, 2016

BERLIN/CANBERRA (Own report) – To reinforce its position in the Pacific region, Berlin is initiating a regular dialogue with Australia at foreign and defense ministerial levels. …

Australia is not only playing a special role in US Pacific strategies – because it is one of the United States closest allies and US forces are expanding their presence in the country, but also because of Canberra’s growing claim to play a pivotal role in the region. …

The Times of India reported the following:

BEIJING: Chinese scientists are set to perform the world’s first genetic editing trial on human beings this month. The idea behind using this controversial technique on cancer patients at a hospital in Chengdu city, is to find a cure for lung cancer, scientists said. …

A Chinese newspaper has issued military threats and warnings to Australia:

4 August 2016

China and Australia: Claws Out for a Paper Cat

To try to deal with the spread of the Zika virus, genetically altered mosquitoes have been released:

Although China was dealt a legal blow from the United Nations related to its presence in the South China Sea last month, Russia and China have decided to hold a joint military exercise there:

Turkey’s President Erdoğan is reported to be consolidating power:

July 24, 2016

Supporters of Turkey’s ruling and main opposition parties, usually bitter foes, were set to rally together on Sunday in support of democracy following a failed military coup ...

The ‘transgender agenda’ is affecting churches. A church in Iowa it suing to try to stop it:

July 15, 2016

A church sued over Iowa’s state transgender policy when officials asserted they had authority to control the content of pastor’s sermons.

There was another Islamic terrorist attack in France today:

July 14, 2016

Eighty people were killed and another 50 hurt in Nice, France, Thursday night after a truck filled with grenades and weapons plowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the resort town, according to French authorities.

Apparently, because of pressures from the European Union and elsewhere, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has decided to resign months before he originally planned.  He is expected to be replaced by Theresa May:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel claims that the UK vote to leave the European Union (EU) will not stop the EU from continuing to expand: