Today Americans vote in our midterm elections. I will report on the results, probably mostly tomorrow after they are mostly known. Meanwhile, here are some other things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, Swedish prime minister candidate Ulf Kristersson will not talk with the "anti-immigration" party Sweden Democrats.
From EuroNews, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini loses his girlfriend. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Radio Poland, far fewer Poles want to emigrate to the U.K. (via Voice Of Europe)
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia has the world's richest middle class.
From Deutsche Welle, some German conservatives come out against the U.N. migration pact.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands has about 500 jihadists and thousands of jihad sympathizers.
From Dutch News, according to a counter-terror unit, right-wing extremism is increasing in the Netherlands.
From VRT NWS, copies of its original lion statues have been placed at the Menin Gate in Ieper, Belgium. (I visited Ieper, including the Menin Gate, in 2005. The gate memorializes the British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Ieper area during World War I.)
From the Express, according to the U.K. immigration minister, E.U. nationals may have until June 2021 to apply to stay in the U.K.
From the Evening Standard, two people have been arrested after 15 Iranians were discovered trying to the enter the U.K. by boat.
From the Daily Mail, an Australian man barges into a mosque with a golf club and gets thrown out.
From the Independent, Prime Minister Theresa May wants to give Parliament a chance to vote on a Brexit deal before Christmas.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's Taoiseach defends his decision to possibly agree to a "review clause" regarding the Irish border backstop.
From CBC News, according to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada might ratify the new version of NAFTA even if the U.S. doesn't drop its steel and aluminum tariffs.
From France24, six far-right suspects have been arrested over an alleged plot against French President Macron.
From RFI, the mayor of Paris and a "mainstream-right" leader have called for France to grant Asia Bibi asylum.
From El País, 17 migrants have been found dead and 17 others are reported missing in due to their boat capsizing in the Strait of Gibraltar.
From ANSA Med, a Jewish businessman has been named Tunisia's new tourism minister.
From Ekathimerini, the UNHCR is concerned that the conditions of migrant camps on Lesvos and Samos will worsen.
From Russia Today, Russia plans to put a base on the moon, to be inhabited by "avatar robots".
From Sputnik International, a recent convert to Islam gets into some trouble over her comments about non-Muslims.
From Arutz Sheva, the Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of stealing their snake.
From The Jerusalem Post, a famous (or infamous) American fugitive "appears" in Israel.
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Taliban fighters kill 20 Afghan troops near the border with Iran.
From Khaama Press, 435 civilians were killed or wounded during Afghan elections in October.
From Dawn, according to Pakistan's minister for religious affairs, a court will decide whether Asia Bibi is placed on the ECL list.
From ABC News, Muslim concern about vaccines thwart an effort to contain a measles outbreak in Thailand.
From Gatestone Institute, multiculturalism in Britain during October 2018.
From FrontpageMag, a message from Robert Spencer to his critics.
From Townhall, the "final indicators" from early voting look "pretty good" for Republicans.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the U.S. government has prepared a harsh response for any nation or groups seeking to disrupt today's elections.
From the Washington Examiner, the Border Patrol has been reportedly apprehending adults claiming to be children.
From LifeNews, black Republicans in Missouri say that police have prevented them from door-to-door canvassing.
From CNS News, in an opinion article, low taxes are economically good for society.
From the New York Post, across the county, voters face technical difficulties.
From The Daily Caller, according to a report, as much as half of the reduction of Arctic sea ice is due to natural causes.
From Breitbart Politics, the NRA says to"vote like your gun rights depend on it - because they do".
From Twitchy, the only poll that had Trump carrying MI and PA in 2016 has bad news for gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum (D-FL).
From Fox News, the man who tried to detonate a pipe bomb in a New York subway station has been convicted of terrorism charges.
And from Breaking Burgh, voting machines tell voters named David that they "can't do that".
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