Scotland pushes for a second independence referendum in late 2018 and European energy firms tout plans for an artificial island in the North Sea surrounded by 7,000 wind turbines.

Turkey and the Netherlands are locked in a diplomatic standoff. At root is a Turkish constitutional referendum that E.U. leaders feel will excessively concentrate power around President Erdogan.

Poland's government embarassed as former Foreign Minister elected to E.U. leadership role, and Elon Musk offers to be Australia's energy savior.

Ambassador Nikki Haley rejected China's suggestion that the U.S. and South Korea suspend joint military drills in exchange for North Korea stopping its nuclear program.

In the first State Department press briefing since inauguration spokesman Mark Toner was first to justify the President's so-called "travel ban" executive order.

Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering plans to buy 19 islands from the Maldives, giving the kingdom a new playground for real estate development (and a strategic trading base)

While the president promotes a $54 billion increase in Pentagon spending, the Coast Guard is targeted with 10% cuts.

Members of the European Parliament vote to urge E.U. leaders to impose visas on American travels amid a deterioration in visa reciprocity arrangements dating back to 2014.

Media reports from Iraq suggest the Islamic State is prepared to give up on its caliphate, partially.

South Korea floats suspending North Korea's U.N. membership and a 1991 Shell Oil video emerges showing the firm warning of climate change risks long before it warned its investors.