Sunday, December 2, 2018

Sunday Links

On a fairly mild but slightly wet Sunday, here are some things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, an "Allahu akbar" breaks out at a German Christmas market.  (If you read German, read the story at HNA.)

From Deutsche Welle, Europe's largest menorah is once again aglow in Berlin.

From VRT NWS, Belgians stage their largest climate change protest ever.  (As with a German protest story I linked yesterday, did any of this protest take place in front of the Chinese embassy?)

From Politicalite, according to former Brexit Secretary David Davis, a no-deal Brexit is "nothing to worry about".

From the Sunday Express, according to some senior ministers, Prime Minister May is hiding some information about the Brexit deal.

From The Guardian, if the House of Commons votes against the Brexit deal, May could face a no-confidence vote.

From the Evening Standard, Environment Secretary Michael Gove warns that rejecting the deal could result in "no Brexit at all".

From the (U.K.) Independent, Theresa May supports the new police tactic of running into moped-riding criminals.

From the (Irish) Independent, up to 50 GPs walk out of a meeting about proposed abortion legislation.

From CTV News, will Alberta cut its oil production?

From Global News, is Quebec's immigration system incentivizing welfare?

From France24, during yesterday's "yellow vest" protests in Paris, the Arc du Triomphe was vandalized.

From RFI, French extremists on both sides call for a snap election.

From Malta Today, Malta's cabinet rejects a proposal to allow non-E.U. nationals to vote in local elections.

From Total Croatia News, the Croatian Health Insurance Fund reports "good financial results".

From Ekathimerini, Greek and American forces start an anti-terror training exercise.

From the Greek Reporter, 500 million Euros will be invested into exploring for hydrocarbons in western Greece.  (How do you say "drill baby drill" in Greek?)

From Independent Balkan News Agency, FYROM's parliament adopts a draft amendment to change the country's name.

From Novinite, Bulgaria leads the E.U. in trade-related job growth.

From Daily News Hungary, the owner of America's largest escape room is a rather young Hungarian.

From Radio Poland, the COP24 climate conference opens in Katowice.

From Russia Today, a Russian reporter in the U.K. is accused of spying.

From Sputnik International, Russian President Putin reveals what he told U.S. President Trump.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Egypt and France conduct a joint exercise in the Red Sea.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu responds to a recommendation that he be indicted for corruption.

From The Times Of Israel, celebrities including former football player Brett Favre are duped into signing anti-Semitic messages.

From Rûdaw, according to the U.N., the number of Iraqi civilian casualties in November 2018 is the lowest in six years.

From DNA India, a controversial Islamic preacher wanted in India speaks out in Malaysia.

From Gatestone Institute, persecution of Christians during August 2018, and persecution of Alevis in Turkey.

From Townhall, "when the truth gets in the way".

From the Washington Examiner, James Comey agrees to testify to the House in private.

From Breitbart, in one day, 200 migrants from Central America are apprehended at the Texas border.

From Computer World, Microsoft's two browsers hold their own.

From the New York Post, Secretary of Defense James Mattis believes that Putin tried to interfere with the U.S. 2018 elections.

And from Twitchy, a North Dakota man pleads guilty to a strange plot against the president's limo.

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