As a cool Wednesday on which an impeachment vote is supposed to occur hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a migrant sneaks into a home in Holderbank, Switzerland and allegedly tries to rape the owner.
From SwissInfo, three Swiss members of ISIS claim to have been tortured in Kurdish prisons.
From France24, cooking helps refugees integrate in France.
From RFI, while transport strikes put much of France in gridlock, the country's first hydrogen-powered are transit buses are introduced in the town of Pau.
From El País, the U.S. seeks to place two more destroyers and 600 personnel at a military base in Spain.
From EuroNews, the chief minister of Gibraltar files charges against the Spanish party Vox for allegedly inciting hatred against the U.K. territory.
From The Portugal News, a magnitude-4.7 earthquake is felt on two islands in the Azores.
From ANSA, the Catania court of ministers finds that former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini abused his power in a standoff over rescued migrants.
From the Malta Independent, a Maltese court sentences a Dutch man to four years in prison for trafficking cocaine.
From Malta Today, the European Parliament criticizes Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's failure to resign immediately.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia promises to keep supporting Serbia's efforts to join the E.U.
From Total Croatia News, an NGO accuses Croatian police of escalating their violence against migrants and authorities of not doing anything about it.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Kovoso rejects a proposal for a Balkan "mini-Schengen".
From Ekathimerini, according to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Turkey is only "threatening itself" by its actions in the eastern Mediterranean.
From the Greek Reporter, the Central Archaeological Council of Greece approves the restoration of the Casta Hill Monument at the Amphipolis ancient site in the town of Serres, and according to a Dutch archaeologist, the Parthenon in Athens had a different name in ancient times.
From Novinite, Greek police detain a Bulgarian for alleged migrant smuggling.
From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian parliament passes an annual patent tax on short-term rental properties.
From Radio Bulgaria, the Bulgarian government approves grants for projects in eight countries.
From Romania-Insider, according to Health Minister Victor Costache, 25,000 doctors have left Romania in ten years. (If you read Romanian, read the story at AgerPres.)
From Russia Today, a terror cell with over 100 members operating in a Russia prison is busted.
From Sputnik International, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi wants to strengthen cooperation with Russia on the Arctic LNG 2 liquefied natural gas project.
From The Moscow Times, Russian authorities seize a mislabeled 1.2 metric ton shipment of opioids being shipped to Tajikistan. (If you read Russian, read the story at RIA Novosti.)
From the Hungary Journal, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary supports the U.N.'s efforts to protect national minorities.
From Daily News Hungary, according to the Hungarian prime minister's security adviser, during this December, Hungary has seen unprecedented migration pressure.
From Hungary Today, opposition party Jobbik criticizes the Hungarian government over "wasteful" spending on sports. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, large numbers of tourists are heading to Budapest.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak scouts bring the Light of Bethlehem to Saint Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava.
From Radio Prague, 26 Czech senators want their country's embassy in Israel to be moved to Jerusalem.
From Polskie Radio, protesters in Poland claim that their government is trying to gagging judges.
From the CPH Post, winter will soon arrive in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Merkel defends her immigration and climate policies in the Bundestag.
From Voice Of Europe, Austrian authorities arrest three men who were allegedly planning a series of attacks at Christmas markets. (If you read German, read the story at Zeit Online.)
From the NL Times, protesting Dutch farmers and constructions workers are expected to make rush hour difficult.
From Dutch News, the Netherlands makes claiming refugee status easier for Afghan army interpreters.
From VRT NWS, road workers in Leuven, Belgium find two skeletons, one of which was buried with a Jew's harp.
From Euractiv, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the U.K. would suffer the most from missing the latest Brexit deadline.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises a Brexit deal very soon.
From the Evening Standard, some key dates and schedules in the contest to replace Jeremy Corbyn as the leader of the Labour Party.
From the (U.K) Independent, a policeman is one of 16 people accused of being in a grooming gang in Halifax, England.
From the (Irish) Independent, an Irish inspector of prisons is denied entry to a prison by an officer who allegedly appeared drunk and smelled of alcohol.
From the Irish Examiner, protesters call on Ireland's Justice Department to reverse a deportation order on a student from Malawi.
And from Snouts in the Trough, maybe President Trump is really not all bad, and other humorous topics expressed musically.
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So far, I haven't run across anything indicating if the impeachment vote has been taken and what its results are. If it hasn't taken place by the time I post this, maybe it will happen later this evening. Stay tuned.
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