As the second month of 2019 is upon us, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, to hijab or not to hijab, that is the question. (If you read Dutch, read more at Rijnmond.)
From the NL Times, a Boeing 747 will travel from Schiphol Airport to a hotel in Badhovedorp, Netherlands - on the ground.
From Dutch News, Dutch school children plan another climate march. (Will this one go anywhere near the Chinese embassy?)
From VRT NWS, some girls marching for climate change in Brussels were treated indecently.
From the Express, why E.U. leaders are furious with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May.
From the Evening Standard, a woman from Uganda become the first person in the U.K. to be convicted of FGM.
From the (U.K.) Independent, May's attempt to reopen Brexit negotiations results in Gibraltar being labeled a "colony". (Also see the story from El País below.)
From the (Irish) Independent, an Irish woman gets a taste of American global warming, er, climate change.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland looks for international opportunity in the wake of Brexit chaos.
From CBC News, a woman is allegedly smuggled from Rwanda to Kentucky to Washington State to British Columbia.
From Global News, a Toronto man pleads guilty to attempting to join ISIS.
From CTV News, a Canadian arrested in China receives his third consular visit.
From France24, three Americans who stopped a jihadist attack on a train are awarded French citizenship.
From RFI, France's highest court upholds the use by police of lanceurs de balles de defense.
From El País, the E.U. will label Gibraltar a "colony" if there is a no-deal Brexit.
From ANSA, the Italian Coast Guard impounds the Sea-Watch 3.
From Total Croatia News, the U.S. Ambassador to Croatia congratulates the Croatian government for its decision to fund a LNG terminal.
From the Greek Reporter, NASA gives two Martian rocks names from the Cypriot dialect of Greek.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, all Turkish-Greek issues will be on the table when Greek Prime Minister Tsipras and Turkish President Erdoğan meet.
From Russia Today, Google pays a fine for disobeying Russian laws.
From Sputnik International, as the U.S. prepares to withdraw from the INF, Russia deploys more missiles.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto calls the E.U.'s policy on China "hypocritical".
From Daily News Hungary, a former Hungarian prime minister calls for a joint effort against the current one.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian politicians submit their yearly asset declarations.
From Radio Praha, meat from sick Polish cows was imported into the Czech Republic.
From Radio Poland, Polish Agriculture Minister Jan Ardanowski tells those who produced meat from sick cows to expect "no leniency".
From Deutsche Welle, a look at Germany's political taboos. (The page includes a 30:50 audio clip.)
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to an aide to Turkish President Erdoğan, a U.N. commission regards the Saudi crown prince as responsible for the Khashoggi murder.
From Turkish Minute, a prosecutor seeks an 18-year sentence for a woman for speeches she made while in the Turkish parliament.
From Rûdaw, Kurdish forces detain a German jihadist in Syria, according to two of his wives.
From Arutz Sheva, an Iran commander claims that his country can defeat Israel in three days. (Based on what happened in 1948 and 1967, I wouldn't bet on it.)
From The Times Of Israel, while celebrating the 40th anniversary of their country's revolution, Iranian crowds chant "death to Israel".
From YNetNews, a team of scientists will try to replicate life on Mars in an Israeli desert.
From the Egypt Independent, tomorrow a major archaeological discovery will be announced.
From Radio Farda, the broken promises and alliances of the Iranian revolution.
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Iran starts a ten-day celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's revolution.
From Dawn, members of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan violently protest the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to uphold Asia Bibi's acquittal.
From The Express Tribune, the acting chief of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan is arrested.
From BDNews24, police in Bangla Desh watch out for offensive books.
From The Jakarta Post, conservative Indonesian Muslims reject a bill against sexual violence. (I must ask, is "conservative Islam" a variety of Islam which promotes individual responsibility, free market economics, and limited government power?)
From FrontpageMag, the Senate hears from intelligence leaders about worldwide threats.
From The New York Times, the U.S. suspends its involvement in the INF treaty. (via HotAir)
From CNBC, job growth in January does much better than expected. (via HotAir)
From National Review, few Americans identify with the politics of candidate Howard Schultz.
From Townhall, according to President Trump, people should chant "finish the wall".
From the Washington Examiner, here comes Spartacus.
From The Federalist, the huge recent fentanyl bust proves that it's time for lawmakers to grow up about border security.
From American Thinker, have you ever noticed how Democrats are never indicted?
From Accuracy in Media, the media try to rehabilitate Democrats after news about the Virginia abortion bill.
From NumberUSA, congresscritter Jody Hice (R-GA) introduces a bill to end chain migration.
From the New York Post, as of today, girls can join the Boy Scouts.
From Poynter, Snopes and Facebook part company.
From Twitchy, a CNN reporter busts Democrat congresscritters for lying about Trump, NATO and the INF withdrawal.
From LifeZette, some people go nuts over innocuous Tweets from Mrs. Trump about Black History Month.
And from Breaking Burgh, to help with observing Black History Month, the president brings Ben Carson out of storage.
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