Wednesday, November 7, 2018

More Wednesday Links

Now that (most of) the dust has settled from the U.S. midterms, here are some other things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, a 97-year-old British World War II veteran still sells poppies.

From the Express, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair promises to "do everything" to stop Brexit.

From the Evening Standard, 11 children have been found hidden in a refrigerated truck entering the U.K.

From the Daily Mail, a British man stands trial for allegedly plotting to blow up a mosque.

From the Independent, U.K. cabinet ministers demand that Prime Minister May give them full legal advice before agreeing to her Brexit deal.

From France24, kidnappers in Cameroon free about 80 school children and a driver, but keep a principal and one teacher hostage.

From RFI, deportations of illegal aliens from France have increased by 20 percent in 2018.

From VRT NWS, Belgium is reportedly a distribution center for illegal animal trade.

From the NL Times, Dutch police will ban Zwarte Piet at their own Sinterklaas parties.

From Dutch News, Dutch ministers will allow plastic to be used in constructing roads and dykes.

From Deutsche Welle, German politician Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer makes her case to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of the CDU party.

From Radio Poland, the mayor of Warsaw says nie to a planned Independence March in her city.

From Poland In English, more on her honor's decision to ban the Independence March.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From Radio Praha, the Czech government will debate withdrawing from the U.N. migration pact.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pelligrini says that his country should prepare for a hard Brexit.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's foreign minister talks with Austrian town leaders to strengthen border controls.

From Russia Today, a video of Russian Su-57 fighter jets in action.

From Sputnik International, Moscow names a square after Cold War era double agent Kim Philby.

From Ekathimerini, the U.S. hails an agreement with Cyprus.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia supports Kosovo's bid to join NATO.

From ANSA, the Italian Senate approves a decree making easier the deportation of felonious asylum seekers.

From El PaĆ­s, graffiti artists vandalize trains in the Madrid and Barcelona subway systems.

From CBC News, about 4,500 cannabis users in Ontario have their personal data stolen.

From The Times Of Israel, the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Russia President Putin has been called off.

From The Express Tribune, Washington promises to review the imprisonment of Dr. Aifia Siddiqui, convicted of assaulting U.S. military personnel.

From The American Spectator, the Plano, Texas library removes a book because of pressure from a CAIR chapter.

From FrontpageMag, those pesky Koranic verses won't go away.

From Townhall, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned.

From the Washington Examiner, in an opinion column, now that Sessions is out, so should his policy on marijuana.

From Breitbart, the Border Patrol arrests 31 people illegally entering Texas.

From The Washington Times, the U.S. warns other countries to not allow Iranian oil tankers into their ports.

From Twitchy, climate believer Michael Mann calls President Trump a threat to the entire planet.  (I know that Trump emits a lot of carbon dioxide when he runs his mouth, but one person can't really be that dangerous.)

From The Hill, Trump claims to have a "solution" to the abortion issue.  (via LifeNews)

And from The Babylon Bee, liberals shaking after Beto O'Rourke's loss sets off a small earthquake.

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