Thursday Things - Part 1

As a sunny and warm Thursday is upon us, here are some things going on:

From National Review, according to President Trump, 8,600 American troops will stay in Afghanistan even if a peace agreement is made.

From FrontpageMag, has congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) committed a stoning offense?

From Townhall, in just a week, the Border Patrol has arrested two previously deported rapists.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to an investigation by The Washington Post, former Vice President Biden's war story is almost totally false.

From the Washington Examiner, almost 900 migrants held at detention centers have had the mumps since last September.  (Didn't Mr. Bill once claim to have had that disease?)

From The Federalist, New York's Mr. Bill decides that merit is racist.

From American Thinker, for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), climate change is just ruse to make government even bigger.

From CNS News, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) ends her presidential campaign, with her fellow Democrats in lockstep on abortion.  (Has the number of Democrats running for their party's nomination for president fallen below 20 yet?)

From LifeZette, police want to know who defaced 9/11 memorial in Geneva, New York.

From Reason, a new policy will not apply to military kids born overseas, unless the parents are not U.S. citizens or the child is adopted.  (via NewsBusters)

From NewsBusters, some media omit a inconvenient fact about teen climate crusader Greta Thunberg's voyage.

From CBC News, members of crime gangs in British Columbia are getting younger.

From Global News, according to Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, a government under his party will not reopen debates about abortion and gay marriage.

From CTV News, starting in November, students in the Canadian province of Ontario will not be allowed to use their cell phones.

From TeleSUR, over 8 million people have been affected by the war in Colombia.

From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government relaxes the requirements for foreign visitors to get a VAT refund.

From The Straits Times, police in Hong Kong have reportedly banned a protest set for Saturday.

From the Borneo Post, 18-year-old citizens of the Malaysian state of Sarawak may now register to vote.

From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian ports are trying to figure out where some plastic is coming from.

From The Mainichi, according to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Japan is dishonest over its wartime past.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's parliament will debate a bill to abolish the death penalty.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's prime minister meets with the archbishop of Canterbury.

From The Hans India, to guard against terrorist infiltration, security is enhanced at the Indian ports of Kandla and Mundra.

From the Hindustan Times, according to Indian intelligence, commandos trained by Pakistan may have entered the area of Kutch.

From ANI, the Taj Mahal gets a baby care and feeding room for female visitors.

From India Today, the Pakistani government is allegedly trying to brew up trouble using Naga insurgents in northeastern India.

From Khaama Press, U.S. and Afghan forces have a busy day in the province of Ghanzi.

From Dawn, Pakistan successful tests a night launch of a ballistic missile.

From The Express Tribune, foreign media correspondents in Pakistan visit the Line of Control in Kashmir.

From Pakistan Today, India alleges cross-border infiltration from Pakistan, which Pakistan denies.

From Radio Farda, satellite photos reportedly show a burning launch pad in Iran.

From IranWire, there are underground mixed-gender yoga classes in Tehran.

From Rûdaw, the Iraqi and Kurdish governments reach a deal on lifting fees for Iraqi citizens entering Kurdistan.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan comes out in favor of restoring the death penalty.

From Turkish Minute, Malaysia will reportedly deport a Turkish family on a request bu the Turkish government, over alleged Gülen links.

From In-Cyprus, an NGO criticizes Cyprus for allowing more turtle dove hunting.

From StepFeed, since 2017, Saudi Arabia has arrested about 3.7 million people for violating its immigration laws.  (Can you hear any outcry from the western "open borders" crowd?  Me neither.)

From Arutz Sheva, the IDF reveals Hezbollah's Iran-backed missile project.

From The Times Of Israel, the IDF cancels leave for its combat brigades.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Palestinian Authority calls for Arabs to boycott Honduras for opening a trade office in Jerusalem.

From YNetNews, at a conference for the Israeli party Blue and White, two people are shot by someone with a BB gun.

From Egypt Today, a new museum will be built in Egypt's New Administrative Capital.

From Morocco World News, the Polisario Front reportedly wants war with Morocco.

From The Sydney Morning Herald, an Iraqi refugee's visa is cancelled by Australian authorities after he is convicted of indecently assaulting a child.

From Gatestone Institute, "Iranian women fight for freedom".

And from The Glazov Gang, some serious questions for Representative Omar.