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Welcome back to your weekly international edition of the daily briefing, where we highlight a little of what's going on around the world.
First, from NCR yesterday:
Knights of Malta leader resigns, pope to name delegate to run order
Redemptorist Fr. Tony Flannery celebrates Mass after five-year ban
And from Global Sisters Report:
Biblical scholar Sr. Sandra Schneiders celebrates four milestones
Britain's prime minister comes to meet Trump:
British PM to tell Trump UK and US can lead world again
A geopolitical odd couple with big implications for the West
Disappointment likely for British PM on US-UK trade deal
How the world sees Trump's first week:
The Dutch are opposing Trump by offering to fund abortions abroad
Report: Populist leaders often add to corruption they vow to rid from governments
Germany to abolish law on insulting foreign leaders — just in time for you know who
The U.S. Was Just Downgraded from a ‘Full’ to ‘Flawed Democracy’
Brexit frustrations:
Brexit Ruling Reveals Cracks in Britain's Centuries-old Institutions
In reversal, PM to make Brexit legislation public
British government straining under added Brexit workload
Labour won't give Theresa May a free pass on Brexit
Parts far and wide:
North Korean Defector Says Kim Jong-Un's Control Is Crumbling
France's conservative presidential hopeful racked by probe into payments to wife
From Italy with love:
Italian court revises election law, clearing way for new election
Italy offers non-doms la dolce vita with tax breaks
Only two EU countries are more corrupt than Italy
Ideas for next week? Drop me a line:
[Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is jmcelwee@ncronline.org. Follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac.]
