Monday, June 3, 2019

Trump Visits Britain, And Other Stories

As the weather cools down in my neck of the woods, starting with President Trump's visit to the U.K., here are some things going on:

From Free West Media, while visiting the U.K., President Trump weighs in on Brexit.

From EuroNews, Trump shows that he is no fan of London's mayor.

From the Express, Trump has some problems dealing with protocol.

From the Evening Standard, protesters for and against Trump clash outside of Buckingham Palace.

From BBC News, a student mows a climate change message for Trump into a lawn.  (Hopefully, he will do the same if Xi Jinping ever comes to visit.)

From the (U.K.) Independent, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will speak at an anti-Trump rally.

From the (Irish) Independent, Trump will be protected by a "ring of steel" in Ireland.

From the Irish Examiner, what will Trump do in the U.K. and Ireland?

From The Conservative Woman, 30 reasons for welcoming Trump.

From ABC News, a pub in London is temporarily renamed in Trump's honor.  (via The Blaze)

From CBC News, Ontario Premier Doug Ford will not march in Toronto's Pride parade because police won't be allowed to participate in uniform.

From Global News, according to a report by MMIWG, violence against indigenous women and girls is "often overlooked".

From CTV News, Moncton, New Brunswick won't paint rainbows on their crosswalks due to safety concerns.

From RFI, France tells the E.U. to support the global tax exemption for jet fuel, to cut down carbon dioxide emissions.  (As usual, the proposed remedy for excessive carbon dioxide is a tax increase.)

From VRT NWS, two giants get married in Halle, Belgium.

From the NL Times, Dutch suspects have been linked to 82 ATM bombings in Germany this year.

From Dutch News, an Eritrean migrant on a homemade raft is rescued from the North Sea.

From Deutsche Welle, after the leader of Germany's Social Democrats resigns, the party's three vice presidents provisionally take charge.

From the CPH Post, the Danish public gets to name an exoplanet.

From Radio Poland, the late Polish-born Pope John Paul II is hailed by Prime Minister Morawiecki, and by President Trump.

From Radio Praha, the Czech National Museum rejects a gift from a Chinese group.

From The Slovak Spectator, employees at Volkswagen Slovakia get a bonus.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary has a labor shortage.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Napi.)

From Hungary Today, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, whether central Europe can receive Russian gas via Ukraine from 2020 is uncertain.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, military personnel will help protect Hungary's southern border.

From Russia Today, according to the Kremlin, Russia must protect its part of the Internet.

From Sputnik International, according to the Kremlin, the U.S. is not ready to have a dialogue with Russia, but President Putin is patient.

From The Moscow Times, Russia reportedly faces a ban from the 2020 Olympics due to forged medical documents.

From Morocco World News, Moroccan authorities dismantle an ISIS-linked terror cell.

From The Portugal News, police in the Azores find 592 kilos of cocaine on a yacht from the Caribbean.

From El País, the Spanish center-right party Ciudadanos rules out talks with the "far-right" party Vox to form any coalition.

From Malta Today, according to Maltese Home Affairs Minister Michael Farrugia, the government will set up a unit for dealing with hate crime and hate speech.  (What will be the definition of "hate speech", and who will be in charge of making that definition?)

From ANSA, the Italian government promises to "solve" the Venice cruise ship crash.

From Ex-Yu Aviation, for the first time in 28 years, there will be a direct flight from the U.S. to Croatia.  (via Total Croatia News)

From Total Croatia News, a Three Seas Initiative summit will take place in Slovenia.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to the Secretary General of NATO, the alliance is ready to welcome North Macedonia.

From Romania-Insider, the leader of the Romanian opposition National Liberal Party wants IT workers to be taxed "like everyone else".  (He has the same last name as Hungary's prime minister.  If you read Romanian, read more at MediaFax.)

From Novinite, the Bulgarian National Bank issues a new commemorative silver coin.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek genocide is no longer forgotten.

From the Greek Reporter, Crete remembers the destruction of the village of Kandanos by occupying Germans in 1941.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey grants residence permits to thousands of Turkic people.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey detains 17 people suspected of having Gülen links trying to travel to Greece.

From Rûdaw, Yezidi orphans adjust to their new life in Sheikhan, Iraq.

From Arutz Sheva, one question about Germany's kippa kerfuffle.

From The Times Of Israel, the planned Jerusalem cable car clears one hurdle, but still needs government approval.

From The Jerusalem Post, has a new mosque been established on the Temple Mount?

From YNetNews, according to settler leaders, since McDonald's boycotts settlements, it should not have a hall in Ben-Gurion International Airport.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi pardons or paroles prisoners on Eid al-Fitr.

From Radio Farda, Amnesty International criticizes Iranian authorities over the "shockingly harsh" sentence given to a human rights lawyer.

From IranWire, "the misguided debate about federalism in Iran".

From Dawn, India accuses Pakistani security of harassing their diplomats and embassy guests in Islamabad.

From The Express Tribune, U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad claims that "substantial progress" has been made in talks with the Taliban.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan will offer five-year visas to Americans.

From Khaama Press, airstrikes in the Afghani province of Badghis send 40 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From the Hindustan Times, the Delhi public transport system will be free for women.

From ANI, the Myanmar Army carries out operations against Indian terrorists.

From India Today, according to India's law minister, the bill to ban triple talaq will be reintroduced.

From the Daily Mirror, all Muslim ministers in Sri Lanka's government have decided to resign.

From the Colombo Page, the U.S. supports Sri Lanka's intention of becoming a commercial and logistical hub.  (There was a time when Sri Lanka traded with both the Roman Empire and China, so having far-reaching connections is nothing new for that country.)

From Gatestone Institute, would Jeremy Corbyn be a pro-terrorist prime minister?

From The Straits Times, Japanese opposition parties submit a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

From Snouts in the Trough, the package bomb in Lyon, France was not left by Jean-Pierre, but by Mo........never mind.

From National Review, the Daily Beast doxes the powerless to defend the powerful.  (My spellchecker objects to the word "doxes".)

From Townhall, it's time for conservatives to become "ruthless" in the fight for free speech.

From FrontpageMag, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg appoints himself military judge.

From The Washington Free Beacon, House Democrats are expected to vote on an amnesty bill.  (I would call any amnesty bill a "Repeat The Mistakes Of 1986 Act".)

From the Washington Examiner, House Democrats dig up a blast from the past.

From The Federalist, the top 28 moments from an interview with Attorney General Bob Barr.

From American Thinker, Trump's alleged insult of London Mayor Sadiq Khan is pretty much an act of reciprocation.

From CNS News, a U.S. bishop tells Catholics to avoid attending "Pride Month" events.

From Newsbusters, Snapchat installs a "love has no age" filter.

From Reason, under what circumstances should plaintiffs be allowed to sue anonymously?

From Twitchy, former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State/presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been a bit inconsistent on gay "pride".

From The Daily Caller, the House Judiciary Committee schedules its first hearings on the findings of Special Counsel Mueller.

From the New York Post, a Long Island man is struck by lighting, gets thrown 20 feet, and lives.

And from The Babylon Bee, the left vows to topple the patriarchy by letting biological males dominate women's sports.

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