As a cool clear Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, the German party AfD demands the protection of cash.
From Deutsche Welle, due to a court-approved strike, Lufthansa cancels 1,300 flights.
From the CPH Post, Danish politicians express anger at a Turkish report claiming that Danes are anti-Muslim.
From Polskie Radio, the U.S. will stop requiring Poles to have visas in order to visit, starting on November 11th, which is Poland's Independence Day. (As an American who visited Poland in 2000 without needing a visa, I'd say that it's about time.)
From Radio Prague, an imam formerly based in Prague is charged with supporting terrorism.
From The Slovak Spectator, a pro-life group demands that the Ružinov hospital fire a gynecologist who opposed a fetal heartbeat law. (Ružinov is a section of Bratislava, Slovakia.)
From Daily News Hungary, photos from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, taken by a then-nine-year-old boy. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Index.)
From Hungary Today, the Hungarian party Mi Hazánk, described as "radical nationalist", opposes both a visit by Turkish President Erdoğan and pro-Kurd protests.
From About Hungary, Hungarian President János Áder hosts a group of the world's leading physicists.
From Russia Today, Russian President Putin assures his military commanders that their forces will have hypersonic and laser weapons.
From Sputnik International, an Indian military contingent is invited to participate in Russia's 2020 Victory Day parade.
From The Moscow Times, the Russian soldier who gunned down eight others stands by his reasons for doing so. (If you read Russian, read the story at BAZA.)
From Romania-Insider, Roma students at a school in Iasi, Romania have break times different from those of other students. (The Roma have commonly been known as "Gypsies". If you read Romanian, read that story at Adevarul.)
From Novinite, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan sign an agreement on pensions.
From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian government authorizes the purchase of two minesweepers from the Netherlands.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria simplifies its residence procedures for foreigners.
From Ekathimerini, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a food protection agreement between the E.U. and China will benefit Greek producers.
From the Greek Reporter, a snake, a snake, oh it's a fossilized snake.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, as trial of the Greek neo-Nazi organization "Golden Dawn" nears its completion, their "Führer" takes the stand.
From Total Croatia News, according to Croatia's interior minister, the country's police are capable of protecting the external E.U. border.
From the Malta Independent, the University of Malta gets a new e-bike station.
From Malta Today, the Maltese language faces a major challenge of becoming irrelevant in the digital world.
From ANSA, Italy will demand changes to its 2017 migration deal with Libya, under which migrant centers will be run by U.N. agencies.
From SwissInfo, despite criticism, Switzerland still detains minors.
From The Portugal News, two people are accused of exploiting a pastor for seven years in Alfândega da Fé, Portugal.
From El País, thousands of police officers will be deployed across Catalonia ahead of the upcoming election.
From EuroNews, the "long voyage" of previously expelled Sephardic Jews returning to Spain.
From France24, according to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, France must "take back control" of immigration.
From RFI, France announces the death of a jihadist leader in Mali.
From VRT NWS, a bell made in 1728 has been stolen from Saint John's Church in Ieper, Belgium. (Yours truly visited Ieper in 2005.)
From the NL Times, an emergency at Schiphol Airport turns out to be a false alarm. (For my own experience with Schiphol Airport, go to this blogs archives for May of 2017.)
From Dutch News, Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld survives a no-confidence motion over her failure to notify the Dutch parliament over 70 civilians being killed in Iraq by a Dutch bomb.
From Euractiv, Eurosceptics now settle for "reforms from within".
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson launches a "blistering" attack on Remainer Tory parliamentcritters.
From the Evening Standard, giant effigies of Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg are paraded through the streets of Lewes, England on Bonfire Night.
From BBC News, the U.K.'s High Court rules that a police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests in London was unlawful. (via The Conservative Woman)
From the Independent, according to an unnamed parliamentcritter, the U.K.'s foreign aid department might be scrapped if the Conservatives win the upcoming election.
From the Irish Examiner, 615,000 Irish people still have to boil their water.
From The Conservative Woman, women have the right to be women.
And from Snouts in the Trough, an updated, woke, politically correct British national anthem.
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