Donald Trump in Japan: What we've learnt from the first leg of the US President's 12-day Asia tour

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Donald Trump in Japan: What we've learnt from the first leg of the US President's 12-day Asia tourUpdatedOne of the biggest questions about US President Donald Trump's foreign policy in Asia is simply: what is his policy in Asia? "People say we have the best relationship of any president-president, because he's called president also," Mr Trump said last month. Both Mr Trump and Mr Abe used the term. By contrast Mr Trump appeared to go off-script with a compliment that immediately lurched into a sneering insult. It made Mr Trump appear like a bully and Mr Abe had no choice but to smile through it.

Cyclist Who Gave Donald Trump the Middle Finger Is Fired From Job

The woman who gave President Trump's motorcade the middle finger in a photo that went viral in October has been fired from her job over the "obscene" gesture. "He was passing by and my blood just started to boil," she told HuffPost of the incident. "They said, 'We're separating from you,'" Briskman told HuffPost. "Basically, you cannot have 'lewd' or 'obscene' things in your social media. The executives reportedly told Briskman that the problem was that Akima was a government contractor, and the photo could hurt their business.

Donald Trump and the fish food dump: How early reports got it wrong

As it stated in Initial reports of the food dump -- like this early video from CNN -- suggested that Trump acted on his own. The website Jezebel posted a story headlined, "Big Stupid Baby Dumps Load Of Fish Food On Japanese Koi Pond." One problem: Trump didn't just decide to dump his food on his own. I've deleted this tweet which was based on multiple news reports but the video clearly shows Abe dumping his box of food first. More transparent was the tech-focused website Gizmodo, which posted a full story headlined, "That Viral Photo of President Trump Dumping Fish Food Is Very Misleading."

Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry hits out at Donald Trump over Texas shooting

Tragedy left 26 people deadChvrches singer Lauren Mayberry has criticised Donald Trump over his comments over yesterday's church shooting in Texas' Sutherland Springs which left 26 people dead. Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, US President Donald Trump later denied that the incident required a re-evaluation of the country's gun laws. "We have a lot of mental health problems in our country, as do other countries, but this isn't a guns situation," he stated. "This is a mental health problem at the highest level. Gun control did."Meanwhile Chvrches are set to appear as comic book characters in Archie Comics' new series Riverdale.

Donald Trump says Saudi purge targets were 'milking' country

US President Donald Trump said he had "great confidence" in an anti-corruption sweep by Saudi Arabia that has seen dozens of high-profile political and business figures arrested. "I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, they know exactly what they are doing," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Some of those they are harshly treating have been 'milking' their country for years!" Saudi authorities have hinted they could widen the crackdown after princes, ministers as well as billionaire tycoon Al-Waleed bin Talal were swept up in a weekend purge – hours after an anti-graft commission headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was established. The purge underscores an unprecedented restructuring of the kingdom as Prince Mohammed steps up a dramatic reform drive for a post-oil era while consolidating power before his eventual succession as king.