Trump slammed by Germany

Sigmar Gabriel

Germany's foreign minister on Monday claimed that President Trump’s actions have weakened the West and accused the US government of standing "against the interests of the European Union."

“Anyone who accelerates climate change by weakening environmental protection, who sells more weapons in conflict zones and who does not want to politically resolve religious conflicts is putting peace in Europe at risk,” said Sigmar Gabriel said, reports CNN. 

“The short-sighted policies of the American government stand against the interests of the European Union. The West has become smaller, at least it has become weaker.” 

Mr. Gabriel’s comments came just 24 hours after German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared that Europe could no longer totally depend on traditional allies such as the United States and Britain.

Germany and other European nations. At the summits, Trump declined to endorse NATO's collective defense principle or the Paris climate agreement.

Mr. Gabriel was speaking on the sidelines of the third round-table discussion on refugees when he made these scathing remarks. He called on Europe to oppose the current US administration and not shy away from censuring.

He accused the Trump administration of wanting to end climate agreements, enforce military action in crisis regions and blasted President Trump’s infamous travel bans.

Trump wrapped up his first official tour abroad after taking office. His trip took him to Saudi Arabia, Occupied territories in Israel, Belgium and Italy for a G7 summit.

The highlight of his trip was a 110-billion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia, which included the sale of tanks, ships, and anti-missile systems to the oil rich kingdom.

 

Trump has been a bitter critic of NATO overall, and at one point he called the alliance “obsolete.” Other allies have routinely come under his harsh criticism, when he accused them of not paying their fair share of the defense burden of the alliance. He has pushed the alliance to do more to combat terrorism. At the NATO leaders summit, counter-terrorism and burden-sharing will dominate the agenda—not Russia.

On Sunday, Angela Merkel was attending a campaign event in Munich, dubbed the “beer tent speech. She told her supporters:

"I experienced that in the last a few days, and therefore I can only say that we Europeans must really take our fate into our own hands, of course in friendship with the United States and in friendship with Great Britain and as good neighbors wherever it is possible, also with Russia and also with all the other countries.

"But we need to know that we have to fight for our own future and destiny as Europeans," she added.Merkel is expected to win a fourth term as Chancellor when the country heads to the polls in September.

On Monday, UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd reacted to Merkel’s remarks. He said that Britain would continue to pursue a deep and special partnership with Germany and the rest of Europe after Brexit.

"As we begin the negotiations about leaving the EU, we will be able to reassure Germany and other European countries that we are going to be a strong partner to them in defense and security, and, we hope, in trade," Rudd told the BBC.

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These are the eerie musical instruments that give us chills in horror movie sound effects

You are frightened by watching a horror flick, but do you know what really makes the movie so scary?

The plot, actors and their characters are all crucial parts that build up suspense in a horror movie. However, there is something else that keeps you on the edge of your seat, and it’s the music and sound effects.

You may not have put much thought into what types of instruments produce those frightening sounds, but here they are. Let’s look at some of those creepy instruments. Watch the videos as well.

The instrument below is called a waterphone. If you watch the video you’ll see that the bronze rods around the edge of its resonator make it look almost as scary as it sounds.

You can play them in several different ways to produce weird and out-of-this-world sounds, all of which give the listener goosebumps.

Here’s another instrument. Known as "The Apprehension Engine,” it was custom built by Tony Duggan-Smith for his friend to use in his horror films. Like the waterphone, it's very powerful in terms of all the different ways that can be used on it to create unsettling sounds.

Being a musician, I would love to have one of these instruments myself.

Don’t forget to share these creepy instruments with the horror buff in your life.

Trump to Muslim leaders: ‘Drive them out’

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – In a departure from his anti-Islamic rhetoric, President Donald Trump on Sunday delivered a soft-toned speech on Islam drafted to reset his liaison with the Muslim world.

Calling Islam "one of the world's great faiths,” Mr. Trump said that Muslims are the biggest victims of terrorism.

"More than 95% of the victims of terrorism are themselves Muslim," he said.

In his first major speech to the Muslim world, the President urged Muslim-majority countries to redouble their counterterrorism efforts, and defined the battle against terrorists as a "battle between good and evil"

"This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations," Mr. Trump said.

"This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life, and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it. This is a battle between good and evil."

"Drive them out,” he said.

"Drive out the terrorists. Drive out the extremists. Drive them out of your places of worship. Drive them out of your communities. Drive them out of your holy land and drive them out of this Earth."

 

Mr. Trump asked Middle Eastern countries not to wait for American power, but instead "decide what kind of future they want for themselves, for their countries, and for their children."

The President was speaking in front of the leaders of 55 Muslim-majority countries attending Arab-Islamic-American summit in Riyadh.

Mr. Trump, who wants to speed up the fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, hinted that he understands he needs a more productive association with Islamic countries if he hopes to triumph in his war against terror.