On this day, the Polish King Jan III Sobieski broke the siege of Vienna and drove out the Turks, who left behind dark hard beans that would be brewed into coffee. So when you wake up and smell the coffee, be sure to say "dziękuję" to a old-time king of Poland. Starting with news from his country, here are some things going on:
From Polskie Radio, Latvia's president approves having more U.S. troops in Poland.
From Radio Praha, a new debate erupts over the use of the suffix -ová in female surnames.
From The Slovak Spectator, most Slovaks support life partnerships for both straight and gay people.
From Daily News Hungary, an Italian mafioso is caught in Budapest.
From Hungary Today, outgoing European Commission leader Jean-Claude Juncker does not regard Hungarian Prime Minister Orban as a European leader.
From Russia Today, supporters of Russian opposition politician Aleksey Navalny are allegedly searched by Russian authorities.
From Sputnik International, the E.U. extends its sanctions on Russia until March 15, 2020.
From The Moscow Times, a Moscow student protest leader is labeled an "extremist".
From Romania-Insider, Romania and Spain might get into a dispute of a 21-kilometer section of highway.
From Novinite, an illegal organ smuggling operation is busted in Bulgaria.
From The Sofia Globe, to deal with swine fever, Bulgaria amends its hunting laws.
From Radio Bulgaria, an exhibition showing weapons as a male ornament is opened in Plovdiv.
From Ekathimerini, migrant stowaways ride Greek trains seeking to travel northward. (Sounds like they have taken a hint from their counterparts in Mexico.)
From the Greek Reporter, the Battle of Marathon, which occurred in September of 490 BC, may well have saved Western civilization.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković, the Visegrad Group and the western Balkan countries had "an excellent meeting".
From Total Croatia News, Israel and Croatia a sign an agreement to cooperate on cyber-security.
From the Malta Independent, three teenagers who allegedly hijacked the El Hiblu say that they'd rather die than return to Libya.
From ANSA, the European Commission is coordinating the distribution of migrants from the Ocean Viking.
From Euractiv, Italian Prime Minister Conte proposes a "pact" with the European Commission.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss company Nestlé launches a packaging institute in an attempt to address the problem of plastic waste.
From The Portugal News, members of Portugal's National Republican Guard rescue 113 more migrants in the Aegean Sea.
From El País, Spanish King Felipe VI calls for political leaders to talk as the deadline for new elections approaches.
From France24, Paris is one of five French cities to ban pesticides.
From RFI, Paris braces for a "massive" public transport strike.
From Free West Media, according to a poll, about one third of French people are ready to vote for the party National Rally.
From VRT NWS, Flemish teachers are concerned about the influence of Koranic schools and madrassas.
From the NL Times, the Dutch party D66 wants quotas for women in top positions in companies.
From Dutch News, two Dutch men are arrested for allegedly entering the U.S. military base known as Area 51.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's Protestant Church plans to send a migrant rescue ship to the Mediterranean.
From Voice Of Europe, special police units in Germany conduct a large-scale anti-terror operation. (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)
From EuroNews, the above-mentioned Jean-Claude Juncker calls the British "part-time Europeans", who were "never fully in the union".
From the Express, London Mayor Sadiq Khan is accused of childishness after calling a mayoral candidate a "frit".
From the Evening Standard, five people are arrested for allegedly planning to commit a public nuisance by flying a drone near Heathrow Airport.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused of downplaying the dangers of a no-deal Brexit.
From the (Irish) Independent, according to Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the right time for an election is May of 2020.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Ireland's finance minister, increases to the carbon tax will be gradual. (Yeah, right!)
From The Conservative Woman, the anti-Brexit establishment goes to new depths.
From National Review, what an essay in The New York Times about religious liberty omits.
From FrontpageMag, former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes a "surreal" journey into irrelevance.
From Townhall, a Virginia judge prevents the city of Charlottesville from removing Confederate statues.
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), President Obama's bailout of Wall Street was a failure and led to Trump being elected president.
From the Washington Examiner, Baltimore gets a new rat.
From The Federalist, Christine Blasey Ford's father supported the nomination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
From American Thinker, is Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, Indiana) the "dumbest ever smart person"?
From CNS News, congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has problems with the "red flag" bill.
From LifeZette, congresscritter Doug Collins (R-GA) registers his objections to the "red flag" bill.
From NewsBusters, Chelsea Handler wants to be "a better white person".
From The Stream, Senators Sanders (I-VT) and Warren (D-MA) and former Vice President Biden (D-Del) should stop trashing Wall Street.
From Breitbart, one of Warren's ancestors fought against the Seminoles in the 1830s.
From the Daily Caller, a Trump campaign banner is flown over the scene of today's Democratic debate.
From Politico, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) will oppose one of President Trump's appeals court nominees. (via Fox News)
From WPVI-TV, Popeye's chicken sandwiches are selling so well that they're suggesting that customers bring their own buns.
From Fox News, a U.S. bombing operation reduces an "ISIS-infested" island in Iraq to rubble.
From the Sun Sentinel, a car missing for 22 years is found on Google Earth in a pond. (via the New York Post)
From the New York Post, more New Yorkers are reportedly covered by health insurance.
And from The Babylon Bee, in order to avoid being neutered, a dog identifies as genderfluid.
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