Today in the United States is Veterans Day, which honors all who have served in the Armed Forces. The day was originally called Armistice Day, because on 11/11/1918, forces fighting in World War I stopped fighting due to an armistice. In the British Commonwealth, the day is called Remembrance Day, and is their commemoration of the end of that war. To all who have served in the U.S. military, and in the forces of other countries observing this day, thank you for your service.
On that very same day, the country of Poland regained its independence after over a century of rule by Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Prussia, which merged with some other states to become Germany. Thus, today marks the 100th anniversary of Poland's re-establishment. To the people of Poland and to people with Polish blood, I say Miejmy inne sto lat! (Let's have another hundred years!)
On Veterans Day and the Polish centennial, here are some things going on:
From Breitbart, Poland celebrates its 100th anniversary.
From EuroNews, Polish leaders and nationalists hold a joint march in Warsaw.
From Vatican News, Pope Francis sends his message.
From Radio Poland, 200,000 people marched in Warsaw, and people around the world also celebrate.
From Radio Praha, the Czechs observe Armistice Day.
From Voice Of Europe, Slovakia has neither mosques nor terrorism.
From Daily News Hungary, was Count Dracula really Hungarian?
From Russia Today, unlike U.S. President Trump, Russian President Putin likes French President Macron's idea for a European army.
From Sputnik International, the Russian foreign ministry is concerned about a Russian journalist being forced to register as a foreign agent in the U.S.
From the Greek Reporter, the Church of Crete objects to proposed changes to the Greek constitution.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. (This war resulted in Croatia being removed from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and then incorporated into the new country of Yugoslavia.)
From the Malta Independent, Malta marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
From ANSA, Italian politician Matteo Salvini says that his country could hinder E.U. activities.
From France24, President Macron calls nationalism the opposite of patriotism.
From RFI, world leaders mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
From the Sunday Express, MP Andrea Leadsom warns that the E.U. cannot keep the U.K. in a customs union.
From the Evening Standard, Queen Elizabeth and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeyer attend a prayer service to mark the World War I centenary.
From the Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is forced to cancel a planned cabinet meeting.
From the (Irish) Independent, for the second time, Michael D. Higgins is inaugurated as the president of Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, Higgins calls armistice celebrations "a simple recognition of our common humanity".
From CBC News, the POW camp in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
From Global News, Montreal honors fallen troops while marking the 100 anniversary of the end of World War I.
From the Toronto Sun, the mayor of Toronto hopes that the next century will be more peaceful.
From Arutz Sheva, an Israeli airstrike eliminates six Hamas terrorists.
From The Times Of Israel, according to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, "there is no diplomatic solution for Gaza".
From Rûdaw, 55 ISIS terrorists have been killed in Iraq in two days.
From Dawn, Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi denies that the U.S. has offered to release Aafia Siddiqi.
From Khaama Press, three Taliban terrorists are killed by their own IED.
From Jewish News Syndicate, an imam in Boston says "without Islam, America will meet its demise".
From The Times Of India, an Islamic seminary issues a fatwa against allegedly un-Islamic practices at Muslim weddings.
From Gatestone Institute, "a bloodbath for Christians, no response from Egypt".
From National Review, Broward County election supervisor Brenda Snipes should be fired.
From the Washington Examiner, President Trump, recently faulted for skipping a ceremony due to rain, defies the rain at another ceremony.
From Twitchy, House Speaker-elect (maybe) Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) sets forth her "main issue".
From Reuters, Canadians could transport crude oil by turning it into pucks. (Coming from a country with lots of hockey players, this is not too much of a surprise.)
From Al Jazeera, Jamal Khashoggi's last words reportedly were "I'm suffocating". (via the New York Post)
From The Daily Caller, today deserves to be called Armistice Day again.
And from the Los Angeles Times, you're raking in the bucks, Mr. Grinch.
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