Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Various And Sundry

Some various and sundry, or maybe sun-dried if not rain-dampened, things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, Hungary will not be politically blackmailed by the E.U.

From the Express, the chairman of Barclays refutes the idea that Brexit will destroy Britain.

From The Local ES, Spain rescues 500 migrants in a single day.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From The Local FR, things are getting hot in Paris and northern France.

From Sputnik International, Italian Interior Minister Salvini scorns Europe's offer to pay states for taking in migrants.

From the Daily Mail, Bosnia will strengthen its border defenses.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković meets with Austrian Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Karin Kneissl.  (How's that for a title?)

From BBC News, dozens are killed by suicide attacks on election day in Pakistan, and a "lake" of liquid water has been reportedly found under a Martian ice cap.

From NDTV, ISIS claims responsibility for the shootings in Toronto.

From the Independent, ISIS suicide bombings kill over 200 people in Syria.

From Arab News, an Indonesia Christian is sentenced to four years in prison for a Facebook post satirizing Mohammed.

From ABC News (the Australian site), Indonesian Muslims have their tattoos removed.

From Gatestone Institute, the Palestinian Authority cracks down on students.

From National Review, the Obama administration reportedly approved a grant of $200,000 for an al-Qaeda affiliate in Sudan.

From FrontpageMag, the Toronto gunman is officially not a terrorist.

From Townhall, when operating a government program, beware the unintended consequences.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Russian authorities arrest two alleged NATO spies.

From Accuracy In Media, will the media ever hold accountable the person who vandalized President Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

From LifeNews, Sandra Merritt asks a court to dismiss the charges against her for exposing Planned (Avoidance of) Parenthood.

From CNS News, according to Trump transition team member Ken Blackwell, the president has asked China to stop "stealing" and "cheating".

From Fox News, a Marine Corps ring found on a beach has been reunited with its owner.

From The Verge, author Timothy Zahn has written another novel for Star Wars fans.

From The Daily Caller, does expelling students for using "wrong" pronouns violate free speech?

From NewsBusters, two outlets freak out over Attorney General Sessions joining in a "lock her up" chant.

From The Irish Sun, a man with no male part tricked women into having sex, during which he used foreign objects.  (Why he lacks the normal equipment is not explained.  The story comes via the New York Post.)

From the New York Post, a wildfire forces parts of Yosemite National Park to close.

And from The Babylon Bee, after a minimum wage hike, a youth pastor is replaced by a kiosk.

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