Before I get to today's stories, here's one from yesterday that I saw today and found interesting:
From ABC News, after a singer claims that her country doesn't respect free speech, the country proves her point.
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On to today's news and views. Here on a Sunday which has so far lived up to the name are some things going on:
From Sky News, a very rich German family will give millions of Euros to charity because their ancestors supported the Nazis. (via The Daily Caller)
From Deutsche Welle, attendees of a far-right rock concert attack police and journalists with beer.
From Radio Poland, today Poland honors Poles who rescued Jews from the Nazis.
From Radio Praha, Czechs protest in Prague against E.U. copyright reforms.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's Counter Terrorism Center is working with Europol to assess the suspected Syrian terrorist detained in Budapest.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban calls for swift action on migration.
From About Hungary, Orban says that his country won't cooperate with the E.U. on anything not good for Hungarians.
From Novinite, Bulgaria and Japan strengthen their ties.
From the Greek Reporter, if you celebrate Greek Independence Day tomorrow, be sure to eat some hake.
From Total Croatia News, the total number of Croatians in the European parliament will depend on when Brexit happens.
From Morocco World News, a conference of the African Union will be held in Marrakech, Morocco to determine its role in the U.N.'s policy on Western Sahara.
From The Portugal News, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa says that Chinese investors in his country will respect its rules.
From the Express, according to British politician Nigel Farage, Prime Minister May's meeting Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Moog could be a ploy to save the Tory party.
From BBC News, some MPs express their support for Theresa May.
From The Sun, a British ISIS doctor wants to come home, claiming that he was in Syria for humanitarian reasons.
From the Evening Standard, six people are attacked with knives, one fatally, in the city where they are said to be illegal.
From the Independent, a cabinet minister warns MPs that voting for a softer Brexit could bring on an election.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Taoiseach promises to work with the U.K. no matter who the prime minister is.
From VRT NWS, several thousand people march against racism in Brussels.
From CBC News, a new United Conservative Party candidate denies having promoted gay conversion therapy.
From Global News, Canadians of Greek descent celebrate Greek Independence Day in Montreal.
From CTV News, the Canadian prime minister's bureaucrats are allegedly hoarding documents about the country's Cold War history.
From the Egypt Independent, the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Iraq hold a summit in Cairo.
From Egypt Today, Egypt’s Ministry of Awqaf (Endowment) warns against 13 books used by extremists and terrorists.
From Arutz Sheva, Honduras will move their embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
From The Times Of Israel, Romania's prime minister wants to do the same, but her country's president might oppose the move. (Many European countries have both a president and a prime minister or equivalent position, but which one has the real power varies from one country to the next.)
From The Jerusalem Post, the announcements about moving embassies from Honduras and Romania are "less than meets the eye".
From Calcalist, Israeli citizens will become eligible for U.S. investor visas. (This article was linked at YNetNews.)
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense claims to have "neutralized" 3,000 ISIS terrorists in Syria.
From Radio Farda, the U.S. reaches a strategic port deal with Oman.
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Syrian authorities find ammo and weapons left behind by terrorists, including some allegedly made in the U.S.
From The Express Tribune, "unnoticed" efforts by Russia held diffuse tensions between India and Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, a polio vaccination drive is launched in high-risk areas of Pakistan.
From Khaama Press, in Ghanzi province, Afghan Special Forces send at least 21 terrorists to their virgins.
From The News, New Zealand's prime minister is invited to convert to Islam.
From The Pickering Post, what the media are not saying about the New Zealand mosque shootings.
From Jamie Glazov Productions, a ten-part series about the real meaning of the hijab.
From Gatestone Institute, mentally disturbed Pakistani Christians are charged with blasphemy.
From National Review, Attorney General Barr gives Congress the "principal conclusions" of the Mueller report.
From Reason, Mueller concludes that there was no coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia.
From the Washington Examiner, the Mueller report shows that "sunlight is the best disinfectant".
From The Federalist, now that the Mueller report is in, don't expect any mea culpa from the media, and five times Attorney General Barr's letter to Congress clears President Trump.
From Twitchy, a few right-wing responses to AG Barr's letter.
From American Thinker, "the deadly truth about South Africa".
From The Washington Free Beacon, New York City is getting way too expensive.
From the New York Post, according to congresscritter AOC (D-NY), impeaching the president won't solve America's "deeper problems". (In principle, I agree with her. There are many problems the country has which won't be affected by impeaching Trump. On the other hand, I most likely don't agree with her as to what the particular problems are.)
And from The Peedmont, the James River takes a break from its usual behavior and flows west.
UPDATE: Here's a late-breaking story that I must add:
From The Roanoke Times, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team defeats Liberty 67-58 in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16.
UPDATE: Here's a late-breaking story that I must add:
From The Roanoke Times, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team defeats Liberty 67-58 in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16.
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