4 days of events honoring former President George H.W. Bush

U.S. President Donald Trump, with First Lady Melania Trump, salutes the casket containing the body of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Monday. The former president will be honored during several public and private events in Houston and Washington before his burial Thursday in Texas. Four days of events for Bush include a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral, a private service at his longtime church in Houston and public viewings in both cities. He will be buried next to his wife Barbara and their daughter Robin, who died in 1953. SD-Agencies

Worst riot in a decade engulfs Paris

President Emmanuel Macron returned to France on Sunday from a summit meeting in Argentina to find his country in turmoil after a day of violent protests.

After surveying the destruction, Macron ordered Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to meet with representatives of the “Yellow Vests” protest movement and with the leaders of the opposition political parties.

The most violent urban riot in more than a decade in France engulfed* some of central Paris on Saturday as activists torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores and tagged the Arc de Triomphe with multi-colored graffiti*.

Nigeria’s Buhari denies being replaced by lookalike

Nigeria’s President Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor*, breaking his silence on a rumor that has circulated on social media for months.

Buhari, who is running for re-election in February, spent five months in Britain last year being treated for an undisclosed illness. One theory widely aired on social media — and by some political opponents — was that he had been replaced by a lookalike from Sudan called Jubril.

Leftist Obrador sworn in as Mexico’s new president

Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed a “deep and radical” change in Mexico as he assumed the country’s presidency on Saturday, five months after winning a landslide election victory.

The leader took the oath of office and donned* the presidential sash* before Congress — where the coalition led by the upstart party he founded four years ago, Morena, now has strong majorities in both houses.

Ending 89 years of government by the same two parties, Lopez Obrador surged to victory in the July 1 elections.

Navy admiral found dead in Bahrain

The U.S. Navy admiral in charge of the military branch’s operations in the Middle East was found dead in Bahrain on Saturday, the Navy said.

Vice Admiral Scott Stearney was found dead in his residence in Bahrain on Saturday and no foul play* is suspected, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson said in a statement. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bahraini Ministry of Interior are cooperating on the investigation.

G20 agrees on trade

Leaders of the world’s top economies agreed on Saturday to repair the global trading system as they closed a Group of 20 summit that saw the Trump administration at odds with many allies over the Paris accord on climate change and issues like migration.

The joint statement signed by all 20 member nations said 19 of them reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris climate accord, with the United States, which withdrew from the pact under President Donald Trump, the lone holdout.

(SD-Agencies)