From CTV News, a truck driver who caused a crash which killed 16 people is sentenced to 8 years in prison, and is likely to be deported after his sentence is completed.
From the Express, three reasons why France wants Brexit to happen as soon as possible.
From the Evening Standard, a petition to cancel Brexit has 3.3 million signatures.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is the favorite of British bookies to become the next prime minister.
From the (Irish) Independent, alien invaders have reportedly been spotted along a canal in Dublin.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Taoiseach denies that Brexit is heading toward a "rolling cliff edge".
From The Irish News, a "major" protest against Brexit is planned for several places along the Ireland-U.K. border.
From France24, French President Macron's plan to put army personnel on the street for "yellow vest" protests is "risky".
From El País, entrepreneurs in three Spanish provinces are trying to reverse the growth of a desert in Spain.
From Morocco World News, Google Translate is considering adding the Tamazight language, spoken by 60 million people in northern Africa.
From SwissInfo, in Geneva, China tries to defend its treatment of Muslims.
From the Malta Independent, the Maltese government says that the Malta-Gozo tunnel project has been done "scrupulously".
From Malta Today, Malta has still not ratified an 18-year-old convention that could protect its heritage.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia and Bosnia are at odds over the disposal of radioactive waste.
From Ekathimerini, Disney Cruises will return to Greece next year.
From the Greek Reporter, the British Library returns three rare historic documents to Greece.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Pope Francis plans to visit Skopje, North Macedonia in May.
From Novinite, Bulgarian scientists discover anti-tumor properties of cannabis.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish security forces detain 60 people for alleged links to FETÖ.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish authorities order the detention of 108 lawyers for alleged Gülen links.
From Arutz Sheva, the U.N. Human Rights Council accuses Israel of war crimes.
From The Times Of Israel, two people are reportedly killed in riots along the Gaza border, while a balloon-borne incendiary device causes a fire. (Wouldn't the act of sending incendiary devices into civilian areas be a war crime?)
From The Jerusalem Post, in response to U.S. President Trump's declaration on the Golan Heights, Syria promises to recover the area.
From the Egypt Independent, Sudan summons the Ambassador from Egypt over a border dispute.
From Egypt Today, Egypt's cabinet claims that the country has stopped 1,725 attempts at illegal migration in four years.
From Russia Today, according to Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin, Russia has entered a new space race.
From The Moscow Times, Russia is "bewildered" by Poland's refusal to invite Russians to its commemoration of the start of World War II.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Slovenian MEP Milan Zver, there can be no compromise on migration. (If you read the Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Hírlap.)
From Hungary Today, was the Hungarian party Fidesz suspended by the EPP, or did Fidesz suspend itself?
From About Hungary, at the first international migration conference in Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban will be joined by former French President Sarkozy.
From Radio Praha, the Czech Republic reportedly sends large amounts of plastic particles to Germany and the North Sea.
From Radio Poland, the Polish city of Gdynia hosts a maritime safety conference.
From Deutsche Welle, prosecutors in Frankfurt, Germany arrest 10 suspects for allegedly planning a terror attack.
From the NL Times, a man wrongly arrested in connection with the Utrecht tram shooting is called a "terrorist" while walking on the street.
From Dutch News, the Utrecht tram shooter confesses and claims to have acted alone.
From The Express Tribune, Indian security forces kill seven people in Srinagar, Kashmir.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan welcomes a peace offer from India.
From Khaama Press, the Afghan army inflicts "heavy casualties" on the Taliban.
From Gatestone Institute, "be careful what you wish for" when it comes to socialism.
From The Straits Times, 62 people have been killed in a chemical plant explosion in Tancheng, China.
From Snouts in the Trough, please give generously to the crocodile that needs your money.
From FrontpageMag, the ISIS caliphate is over, but the jihad isn't.
From National Review, the real reasons why U.S. evangelicals support Israel.
From Townhall, more Americans are getting a tax cut than is commonly believed.
From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has been meeting with groups tied to support for terrorism.
From the Washington Examiner, San Antonio's city council votes to bar Chik-Fil-A from the city's airport.
From The Federalist, it's not time to become complacent about illegal immigration.
From American Thinker, how to solve the problem of public defecation.
From the New York Post, animal lovers in New York oppose a ban on feeding birds and squirrels.
And from Fox News, an 84-year-old woman in Vermont will travel to Poland to compete in five events, including pole-vaulting. (Pun not intended, as far as I know.)
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