The Week That Was
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NATO, MACRON AND THE DONALD
by Denise Grech Brussels Correspondent CorporateDispatch.com
NEW TENSIONS BETWEEN IRAN & THE US
by Matthe Bugeja Ci Consulta GeoPolitics Advisor
IN THIS ISSUE
The Story \\ #SCENTS President Emmanuel Macron (L) and German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) attend a plenary session T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â French during NATO Summit in London, Britain, 04 December 2019. NATO countries' heads of states and governments gather in London for a two-day meeting. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET
The Story \\ #RUNAWAY President Donald J. Trump departs 10 Downing Street during the NATO Summit in London, Britain, 03 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â US December 2019. NATO countries' heads of states and governments gather in London for a two-day meeting. EPAEFE/ANDY RAIN
The Story \\ #CAMPAIGN Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in a vigil at the Guildhall to pay tribute to the victims of the T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Britain's London Bridge terror attack in London, Britain, 02 December 2019. Two members of the public have died and a male suspect has been shot dead by police at a scene on 29 November after a stabbing at London Bridge. EPAEFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA
The Story \\ #AWE Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) with US President Donald Trump during the NATO Summit in London, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â German Britain, 04 December 2019. NATO countries' heads of states and governments gather in London for a two-day meeting. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA
The Story \\ #DEADORALIVE meeting of the NATO Summit in London, Britain, 04 December 2019. NATO countries' heads of states and T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â General governments gather in London for a two-day meeting. After an hour Central hall Westminster was re-open. EPAEFE/WILL OLIVER
The Story \\ #TRAPPED view of a man trapped inside a collapsed six-storey building in Nairobi, Kenya, 06 December 2019. Local media T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Areported that several people are feared trapped as the rescue operation continues. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU
The Story \\ #ACTNOW activist takes part in a protest action, organized by the ACT Now for Climate Justice group, held in the T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â An framework of the fifth day of the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid, Spain, 06 December 2019. The Conference runs from 02 to 13 December 2019 in the Spanish capital. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYA
The Story \\ #RESILIENCE Marie Vella, mother of the assasinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia attending protests seeking for T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Rose justice and truth about the murder of her daughter. Photo Paul Borg Olivier
The Story \\ #MALTA police van carrying entrepreneur Yorgen Fenech leaves at the Malta Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, 30 November T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â A2019. Fenech was arraigned in court and charged with complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and others, which include promoting or financing a criminal organisation and conspiracy to commit a crime. If found guilty, he will face up to a lifetime in prison. Maltese authorities had arrested Yorgen Fenech on 20 November as a person of interest in investigations into the October 2017 car bomb murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. EPA-EFE/DOMENIC AQUILINA
The Story \\ #BRAVERY Corinne Vella, sister of the murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galicia attends a memorial to Daphne Caruana Galizia at the Great
T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Siege Monument in Valletta, Malta, 03 December 2019, during a meeting with an EU delegation regarding a probe into the murder of the investigative reporter in the Europe House. The protests outside Malta's House of Parliament following the resignations of Minister Konrad Mizzi and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's Head of Staff Keith Schembri and Minister Chris Cardona suspending himself from any activities of his party (Partit Laburista) as Malta police investigations into the murder of late journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 continue. EPA-EFE/DIMITRIS TOSIDIS
The Story \\ #CURTAINCALL handout picture provided by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (C) receiving Maltese Prime Minister Joseph T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â AMuscat during a private audience in Vatican City, 07 December 2019. Pope Francis held a private audience with outgoing Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Saturday, despite a plea to cancel the meeting over a scandalhit investigation into the murder of a journalist.The Argentine pontiff met Muscat and his family for an event the Vatican said had been scheduled months ago. EPA-EFE/VATICAN MEDIA HANDOUT
The Story \\ #NATIVITY
society in Malta held two protests in front of the country's Prime Minister's office calling for T H E S T O R Y \ \  Civil justice and resignations in the wake of the week's developments related to the investigations in the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Photo : Paul Borg Olivier
The Story \\ #FRANCE hold a portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron portrayed as Louis XVI King of France during a T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Protesters demonstration against pension reforms Paris, France, 05 December 2019. Unions representing railway and transport workers and many others in the public sector have called for a general strike and demonstration to protest against French government's reform of the pension system. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON
The Story \\ #ART artist Maurizio Cattelan's piece 'Comedian' (a banana duct taped to the wall) is shown during Art Basel in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â talian Miami, Florida, USA, 05 December 2019. Art Basel represents over 250 art galleries onsite at the Miami Beach Convention Center and is considered one of the world's largest art festivals with art events throughout the city. EPA-EFE/RHONA WISE
The Story \\ #WEATHER wind blows at La Barceloneta beach in Barcelona, Spain, 04 December 2019. Strong winds, rains and high T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Strong waves are expected to hit the Catalonian coast on the upcoming days. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta
The Story \\ #TRIBUTE Military officers carry coffins during the national tribute ceremony to the late 13 French soldiers dead on a T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â French helicopters collision in Northern Mali, at the Hotel National des Invalides in Paris, France, 02 December 2019. Thirteen French soldiers have died in an accident involving two helicopters during the Barkhane operation against jihadists in Mali on 25 November. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON
The Story \\ #RESCUE giant panda sits on a tree at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, in Chengdu, China's Sichuan T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Aprovince, 02 December 2019 (issued 03 December 2019) EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY
The Story \\ #FIRES New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service officer establishes a backburn to contain a bushfire in Mangrove T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â AMountain, New South Wales, Australia, 08 December 2019. There are around 100 bushfires still burning around New South Wales, with much of the state facing record-breaking poor air quality ratings. EPA-EFE/JEREMY PIPER
The Story \\ #BALANCE Ulsanawong of Thailand performs during the Rhythmic Gymnastics ball event at the Southeast Asian (SEA) T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Nat Games in Manila, Philippines, 07 December 2019. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
The Story \\ #FINISH Thi Oanh (C) of Vietnam rests with other runners after winning the gold in the Women's 1,500 meter final T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Nguyen race of the SEA Games 2019 at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium in Tarlac province, north of Manila, Philippines 08 December 2019. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENAEPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
The Story \\ #TRAGEDY policemen, civil defence personnel and firefighters cordon off the area where a fire broke out in New Delhi, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Indian India, 08 December 2019. According to news reports, at least 43 people were killed after a fire broke out at a building in New Delhi's Anaj Mandi area on the morning of 08 December. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPT
The Story \\ #PROTEST Kong pro-democracy protesters build a makeshift barricade during a rally organized by the Civil Human T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Hong Rights Front ahead of the upcoming Human Rights Day, in Hong Kong, China, 08 December 2019. Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December. Hong Kong is in its sixth month of mass protests, which were originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill, and have since turned into a wider prodemocracy movement. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE
The Story \\ #NOBEL 2019 in Chemistry Laureate, Japanese chemist Akira Yoshino speaks during his Nobel Lecture 'Brief History T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â obel and Future of Lithium-ion Batteries' at Stockholms University in Stockholm, Sweden, 08 December 2019. The Nobel Prize award ceremony will take place in Stockholm on 10 December. EPA-EFE/JONAS
The Story \\ #SANTATRAIN Santa Claus Express departs from the Nyugati (Western) Railway Station in Budapest, Hungary, 06 December T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â The 2019. The train operates between 06 and 08 December and carries its passengers from the railway station to the Railway Museum. EPA-EFE/Balazs Mohai HUNGARY OUT
The Story \\ #COALITION Democratic Party (SPD) youth organization Jusos chairman and candidate for deputy federal board chair T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Social Kevin Kuehnert holds up a red sock turned inside out into a blue sock during the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Party Convention at CityCube in Berlin, Germany, 06 December 2019. The SPD party members gather in the German capital from 06 to 08 December and vote for the new party leadership. EPA-EFE/FELIPE TRUEBA
The Story \\ #FAIRYDUST Iceland Birta Abiba Thorhallsdottir during the Miss Universe 2019 preliminary round in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, T H E S T O R Y \ \  Miss 06 December 2019. The final stages of the competition will take place on 08 December 2019 in Atlanta. EPAEFE/BRANDEN CAMP
The Story \\ #YOURSONG musician Elton John performs on stage during A Day On The Green music festival at Mt Duneed Estate in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â ritish Geelong, Australia, 07 December 2019.
The Story \\ #ELECTION Party leader Jeremy Corbyn at a local pub in Barry Island, Wales, Britain, 07 December 2019. Britons go the T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Labour polls 12 December in a general election. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
The Story \\ #POLLUTION view of the surroundings of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 07 December 2019. The city T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Awasgeneral covered with a thick layer of fog. It is recommended to residents of Sarajevo to reduce traffic on the roads. With 411 AQI (air quality index), Sarajevo today is one of the most polluted cities in the world. EPA-EFE/FEHIM DEMIR
The Story \\ #DANCE Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada perform in the ice dance program during the ISU Grand Prix T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Piper of Figure Skating Final at the Palavela indoor stadium in Turin, Italy, 07 December 2019. EPAEFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
The Story \\ #WINNER Barcelona's Lionel Messi presents supporters his sixth Golden Ball trophy prior to the Spanish T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â FC LaLiga soccer match between FC Barcelona and RCD Mallorca at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 07 December 2019. EPA-EFE/TONI ALBIR
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