Sunday Stuff

I'm back after giving myself a day off.  Also back are the things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, a leading member of the Polish Sejm says that German Prime Minister Merkel "can keep her migrants".

From Radio Poland, in a new poll, Poland's governing party widens their lead.

From Russia Today, Israel denies that its jets downed a Russia Il-20.

From Sputnik International, according to a former German foreign minister, German businesses should have the right to buy Russian gas.

From Ekathimerini, police in FYROM say that they've detained 120 migrants illegally entering from Greece.

From the Greek Reporter, Cyprian President Nicos Anastasiades wants to resume talks on his country.

From Hürriyet Daily News, after their boat capsizes off the coast of Bodrum, Turkey, 16 migrants are rescued, but one other has died.

From Iraqi News, according to a Saudi Arabian newspaper, the leader of ISIS has traveled from Iraq through Iran to Afghanistan.

From Rûdaw, armed opposition groups in Syria are divided over the Russian-Turkish "buffer zone".

From AhlulBayt News Agency, Iran's intelligence minister promises "a crushing response" to the people behind the terror attack in Ahvaz.

From Dawn, don't mess with this Pakistani woman.

From Arutz Sheva, according to MK Ofer Shelah, Russia is redefining the rules to restrict Israel's movement in Syria.  (The acronym "MK" stands for "member of the Knesset, Israel's legislature.  The name "Shelah" goes back to the Old Testament, and was the name of a son of the patriarch Judah.)

From Haaretz, the contradicting Russian and Israeli accounts about the Il-20 downed over Syria.

From Deutsche Welle, German Social Democrats are outraged over the neo-Nazi marches in Dortmund.

From the Sunday Express, Iceland's Katla volcano shows signs of an "imminent" eruption.

From The Guardian, in England and Wales, less than a third of the men aged 18-24 prosecuted for rape are convicted.

From RFI, French President Macron's popularity hits a new low.

From The News, a Moroccan singer is arrested for rape in France.

From Gatestone Institute, persecution of Christians in March 2018.

From Townhall, what will it take for America to wake up?

From The Washington Free Beacon, a look at George Soros's son and his political contributions.

From LifeZette, what happens when you tell the truth.

From Philly(dot)com, convicted sex offender Bill Cosby will be sentenced this week.

From NewsBusters, panelists on ABC's This Week can't understand how anyone can believe Judge Kavanaugh instead of his accuser.  (The story comes via CNS News.  One thing that might negatively affect Dr. Ford's credibility is that no one whom she has named as being at the alleged gathering during which Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted her has any recollection of that alleged gathering.  Not even her then-classmate and lifelong friend Leland Ingham Keyser, who at one time was married to left-wing commentator Bob Beckel.  Thus, Ms. Keyser does not seem to be a right-wing mole.)

From The Daily Caller, law professor John Turley says that neither Kavanaugh nor Dr. Ford is going to land a "takedown".

From the New York Post, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-NC) says that Dr. Ford will be treated respectfully.

And from Fox News, the Six Flags amusement park in Eureka, Missouri will challenge contestants to stay in a scary enclosure for 30 hours.