As June starts to bust out all over, here are some things going on:
From Free West Media, British comedian John Cleese sticks to his opinion.
From the Express, the former Reginald Dwight insults Brexit supporters.
From BBC News, there will be no second referendum, says U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
From the Evening Standard, the U.K. border police have responded to a "record" number of incidents in which boats carrying migrants approach the coast of Kent.
From the Independent, as thousands of Hells Angels celebrate 50 years in the U.K., over 30 are arrested for drug and weapons offenses.
From the Irish Examiner, a "viable" bomb is found under a policeman's car.
From CBC News, before you say "hold my beer", get some from Canadian home brewers.
From Global News, Canada plans to expand a program under which LGBTQ2 refugees can be brought into the country by private groups.
From France24, French "yellow vest" protesters have their lowest turnout so far.
From RFI, France tightens its rules for climbing Mont Blanc.
From Deutsche Welle, about 1,000 people protest against Israel in Berlin, Germany.
From Radio Poland, the city of Gdańsk starts celebrating a "holiday of freedom and solidarity".
From the Hungary Journal, according to French MEP Nicolas Bay, National Rally "won a referendum" against French President Macron. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Hírlap.)
From Hungary Today, the captain of the cruise ship involved in the fatal collision has been remanded into custody.
From About Hungary, what does Hungary's "climate of fear" really look like?
From Russia Today, three explosions at a TNT plant injure 80 people and rock Dzerzhinsk, Russia.
From Sputnik International, a video of Russia's Tu-22M3M bomber on its maiden flight.
From Novinite, American liquefied natural gas reaches Bulgaria.
From the Greek Reporter, the mayor of Ithaca, Greece bans plastic bags and distributes free textile bags. (These days, I wouldn't be surprised if the mayor of Ithaca, New York does the same thing.)
From Total Croatia News, about 30 people are injured in a fire at a center for illegal migrants in Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Hercegovina, near the Croatian border. (The article uses the term "illegal", not the euphemism "irregular".)
From SwissInfo, "meet Switzerland's reptile whisperer".
From Morocco World News, Morocco welcomes the implementation of AfCFTA.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Spanish Patriot air defense missiles will stay in Turkey for six more months.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish Airlines will stop offering the Armenian weekly Agos to its customers at Istanbul's airport.
From Rûdaw, France shows their appreciation for the Kurdish sacrifice during the war against ISIS.
From Arutz Sheva, two missiles are fired from Syria toward Mount Hermon in Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, the E.U. "slams" Israel's plans to build housing units in East Jerusalem.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel takes part in a multinational evacuation drill in Cyprus.
From YNetNews, Israeli veterans make weed, not war.
From Egypt Today, Coptic Pope Tawadros leads a mass commemorating the entry of Jesus into Egypt.
From Radio Farda, police in Sanandaj, Iran claim to have arrested three people planning a terror attack on Qods Day. ("Qods" is the Iranian name of Jerusalem, apparently derived from the Arabic "al-Quds".)
From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the OIC meeting in Saudi Arabia about tackling Islamophobia.
From The Express Tribune, U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad promises a new round of talks with the Taliban.
From Pakistan Today, the U.S. removes tax exemptions for Pakistani diplomats in Washington, DC.
From Khaama Press, in Afghanistan's province of Ghanzi, up to 100 Taliban terrorists are sent to their virgins.
From The Hans India, former Indian President Pratibha Patil receives the Order of the Aztec Eagle in Mexico.
From the Hindustan Times, the U.S. removes a preferential trade status for India.
From India Today, a Muslim man poses as a Hindu, marries a Hindu woman, and both then disappear.
From the Daily Mirror, Buddhist and Catholic leaders call on the government to avoid entering into any agreement that would allow foreign troops into Sri Lanka.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's prime minister promises to do everything necessary to prevent terrorism.
From The Himalayan Times, a Sherpa climbs Mount Everest and Lhotse within the same day.
From The Straits Times, U.S. defense official Patrick Shanahan calls the Indo-Pacific region a "priority theatre". (TST uses the British spelling "theatre".)
From The Borneo Post, the Swedish furniture company Ikea is negotiating terms for opening an outlet in the Malaysian state of Sabah. (TBP is based in the Malaysian part of Borneo, which includes the states of Sabah and Sarawak.)
From Gatestone Institute, "Sweden's self-inflicted mess".
From The Conservative Woman, the hate which brought the Holocaust is sweeping through London.
From National Review, an opinion against President Trump's new tariffs on Mexico.
From Townhall, former President Obama's incorrect statements about guns, made while speaking in Brazil. (For more details, read this article by The Federalist published yesterday.)
From The Washington Free Beacon, can we compartmentalize O.J. Simpson?
From the Washington Examiner, my governor will not run for president in 2020.
From American Thinker, the "obstruction" of which Trump is accused is otherwise known as "self-defense".
From LifeZette, the Virginia Beach shooter is identified.
From the New York Post, Taiwan marks the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests with an inflatable man and tank.
And from Phys(dot)Org, the line from the Sammy Davis Jr. song Candyman, "you can even eat the dishes", has come true due to a Polish inventor. (You can listen to the song on YouTube.)
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