On September 12, 1683, Polish King Jan III Sobieski defeated the Ottoman Turks who had been besieging Vienna, and in the aftermath captured beans which could be brewed into what we now call coffee. By the way, how did Sobieski get to be the king of Poland? He was elected.
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On the anniversary of the defeat of the Ottomans, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, German press make up a story about "neo-Nazis" hunting migrants.
From CNN, a driver plows into a crowd in Hengyang, China, killing nine people.
From Radio Poland, Poland is "concerned" about the Russian crackdown on people protesting retirement age reform. (I would be remiss if I didn't include something from Poland.)
From Radio Praha, senior Czech officials support moving their country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
From The Slovak Spectator, rural tourism in Slovakia reaches record levels.
From the Hungary Journal, the European Parliament approves the Sargentini report.
From Russia Today, Russia's Liberal Democrats propose a law to allow and regulate dueling.
From Sputnik International, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov warns against accusing U.S. astronauts of causing the air leak in the International Space Station.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey sends observers to the Russian-Chinese joint military exercise. (I suppose that I would be remiss if I didn't include something from the modern descendant of the Ottoman Empire.)
From the Greek Reporter, Cyprus's president Nicos Anastasiades will visit Athens next week.
From Total Croatia News, members of the E.U. border force train in Croatia.
From France24, rockets are fired at the Matiga airport in Tripoli, Libya.
From Deutsche Welle, thousands of sex abuse cases have been reported against Catholic priests in Germany.
From the NL Times, the Amersfoort zoo gives out masks for people who do not want to be shown in other people's pictures.
From the Express, more than 50 Tory MPs plot to remove Prime Minister Theresa May from her office.
From the Independent, Conservative British members of the European Parliament support Hungarian Prime Minister Orban.
From CBC News, injured Canadian veterans are reportedly still waiting to see if they qualify for aid.
From Global News, the world's oldest drawing has been discovered in South Africa.
From Minds, a historical look at jihad in Burma.
From Townhall, according to The Washington Post, Hurricane Florence is in part President Trump's fault.
From CNS News, almost 30 percent of American households had six-figure incomes in 2017.
From Fox News, as Hurricane Florence approaches, Waffle House activates their storm center.
From LifeNews, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) likens abortion to tonsillectomy. (My appendix, which was removed decades ago, is unavailable for comment.)
From The Washington Post, an attempt to remove Trump's D.C. liquor license fails. (via Twitchy)
From Philly(dot)com, a man tries to pull a knife on a Trump-supported candidate in California.
From LifeZette, former President Jimmy Carter advises his fellow Democrats to avoid moving too far left.
From The Guardian, North Carolina passed a law in 2012 banning policies based on climate predictions.
And from The Babylon Bee, a man who always stands for the flag.
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