Good Morning Australia!! - Is the UK bumbling back into the Dark Ages? - Iraq war criticism starts to dribble over onto Iron John - Winter is Coming back to the Emmys - And much more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The UK's new government is getting underway under several disturbing clouds.  A US State Department spokesman could barely hide his dismissive laughter after being asked about the appointment of tussle-haired sight-gag Boris Johnson as foreign minister.  Germany paid him a left-handed compliment, calling Johnson a "smart politician" who used xenophobia "for his own purposes".  France flat-out called Johnson a "liar".  It didn't seem to disturb Boris Johnson as he performed his first task as FM, a visit to the French Embassy in London - where he was booed.

Meanwhile, PM Theresa May is raising fears about her government's attitude towards global warming, by abolishing the Department for Energy and Climate Change.  This first act is PM has been variously condemned as "plain stupid", "deeply worrying" and "terrible" by politicians, campaigners, and scientists.  Ms. May's new Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom backs fox hunting, selling off forests, and has questioned Climate Science.  SMDH.

The scathing criticism of former UK PM Tony Blair's rush to join the US "Coalition of the Willing" in war in Iraq is spilling over and getting on former Aussie PM John Howard.  "I don't think I'd want my prime minister seeing his international role as nudging the British prime minister and saying, 'Have you thought of this way to get to war?'," said former Scottish First Minister and Current UK MP Alex Salmond to the ABC's Lateline.  "The Australian prime minister should be carving out their own independent course in the world with allies and standing up for Australia, not taking part in illegal international engagements," he added.  This comes after the UK's Chilcoth report that roasts Tony Blair for his rush to war with George W. Bush.  Mr. Salmond and senior Tory and Labour leaders are backing a measure in Parliament to censure Mr. Blair, which could bar him from public offices - including on the Queen's council.

Cuba is reshuffling the chairs, moving its Economic Minister as cut-rate energy gifts from Venezuela dry up.  President Raul Castro warned the people to brace themselves for a tough second half of 2016 as the government restricts oil consumption because of the temporary closure of the joint Cuban-Venezuelan oil refinery in Cienfuegos (Hey Raul.. "go solar... go solar.. go solar").  Former Economic Minister Marino Murillo will now have responsibility for spearheading market reforms as Cuba slowly opens its economy to foreign investment from the US and beyond.

A Brazilian Jihadist (there's such a thing? damn) has reportedly planned an attack on the French Olympic Team during the upcoming games in Rio de Janeiro.  The head of French military intelligence General Christophe Gomart told a parliamentary committee that the warning came from a "partner agency" in the intelligence world.  No further details were given.  Brazil will deploy more than 85,000 cops and soldiers to protect 10,000 Olympic athletes, plus journalists and tourists.

Amnesty International accuses Cameroon of allowing captured Boko Haram militants to die of disease and malnutrition in "horrific" conditions in the country's jails, at a rate of eight per month.  Some of the 1,000 or so prisoners are being tortured to death.  Boko Haram is demonstrably the world's worst terrorist gang, responsible for more civilian deaths than even Islamic State.

Syrian President and total jerk Bashar al-Assad says he has no plans to step down and his Russian allies have never spoken to him about leaving power.  "They never said a single word regarding this," Mr. Assad said in an interview with America's NBC News.  The Syrian civil war has killed as many as 470,000 people by some estimates, and displaced seven million - both as external and internal refugees. 

The Emmy Award nominations are out, and "Winter is Coming" - possibly in a white Ford Bronco.  The most ambitious TV drama in history, "Game of Thrones", leads the pack with 23 Emmy nominations, one more than its closest rival, the crime series "The People v OJ Simpson".  Kit Harington was nominated for best supporting actor for his portrayal of swashbuckling Jon Snow (The King in the North!!), along with brilliant co-star Peter Dinklage.  "GoT" won a record-breaking twelve awards in 2015.  Comedy star Amy Schumer secured four nominations - the most given to any one person this year - for her acting and writing.  Julia Louis-Dreyfus will go for her fifth best comedy actress title for playing Selina Meyer on Veep.  The awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on 18 September.