One hundred years ago today, a new country named Czechoslovakia was formed out of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Except for a period of German occupation just before and during World War II, the country lasted until 1993, when it was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since yours truly is mostly Slovak by ethnicity (with a significant amount of Polish), I must extend my happy anniversary wishes to Czechs and Slovaks wherever they are. Happy 100th, Czechoslovakia. As we commemorate the anniversary, here are some things going on:
From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Prague celebrates the centenary with a military parade.
From Radio Praha, Czech President Miloš Zeman hands out state distinctions.
From Radio Poland, according to Poland's defense ministry, most Poles want a permanent U.S. military presence.
From Deutsche Welle, Chancellor Merkel's CDU party wins narrowly in the Hesse state elections.
From VRT NWS, Laban Cheruiyot of Kenya wins the Brussels Marathon.
From France24, Qatar reforms their exit visa system. (If you are a non-Qatari working in Qatar, you need a visa to leave the place.)
From RFI, in response to the Pittsburgh shooting, France steps up vigilance at French synagogues.
From Voice Of Europe, according to a journalist, "innumerable" French neighborhoods are ruled by sharia.
From the Sunday Express, the MP from Dover, England warns French President Macron that "we will not be bullied".
From the Independent, according to House of Commons officials, MPs do not have a "legal veto" over a no-deal Brexit.
From BBC News, Prince Harry and Meghan visit to New Zealand celebrate the 125th anniversary of the world's first women's suffrage. (N.Z. permitted women to vote before the U.S. did.)
From Total Croatia News, a Croatian MP discusses the political crisis in Bosnia.
From Ekathimerini, according to a poll, most Greeks reject the name deal with FYROM.
From the Greek Reporter, Thessaloniki, Greece celebrates "OXI Day" with a military parade. (The Greek word oxi means "no".)
From Sputnik International, China plans to build their own runway in Antarctica.
From Arutz Sheva, hundreds gather in Jerusalem to honor the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting.
From The Times Of Israel, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says that President Trump's peace plan "will not pass".
From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurates a citizen portal for public complaints. (Sounds like the American idea of petitioning the government for redress of grievances.)
From Khaama Press, a U.S. drone strike kills five Taliban terrorists.
From IOL, a terror ringleader in Durban, South Africa has three wives.
From Al Arabiya, rape culture, Iranian style.
From Gatestone Institute, Christians in Iraq are facing annihilation.
From National Review, "rage makes you stupid".
From NBC News, after a child is reportedly abducted, the migrant caravan rests for a while. (via Townhall)
From The Washington Free Beacon, North Korea props up its economy with overseas slave labor.
From The Daily Caller, a federal judge, following a Supreme Court decision, ends the law requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to promote abortion.
From the New York Post, Twitter apologizes for not deleted the accused mail bomber's Tweets.
From The Verge, IBM will acquire Red Hat.
From Twitchy, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen tells the migrant caravan that they "will not be allowed in".
And from the Toronto Sun, a Nova Scotia man is arrested for threatening policemen with a rake.
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