Nations – Page 110 – Prologue Journal

Vivek Ramaswamy Returns to Push His Plans to Downsize the Government

New York Times The wealthy entrepreneur, tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead an outside effort focused on “efficiency,” campaigned on an assertion that the president has the power to fire 75 percent of the federal work force. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/us/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-doge.html

Zelenskyy criticises Scholz’s call to Putin: There will be no Minsk-3

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reacting on the call between the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Kremlin ruler, stated that while this action may serve as a catalyst for future talks with Vladimir Putin, that there will be no Minsk-3 agreement, and that Ukraine needs real peace [Minsk agreements are international agreements signed by…

Pence Urges Republicans Not to Confirm RFK Jr., Citing His Support of Abortion Rights

New York Times Former Vice President Mike Pence described Mr. Kennedy, who does not support a federal abortion ban, as a choice unlike any in the modern era of the G.O.P. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/us/politics/pence-rfk-jr-abortion-rights.html

Russia, China eyeing new gas route via Kazakhstan — Novak

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Consideration of the route is at the initial phase, the Russian official said https://tass.com/economy/1873181

Russia ready to scale up coal supplies to China — Novak

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Despite the entire climatic agenda, coal will still remain for a long time as an energy resource to support needs of growing economies, the official noted https://tass.com/economy/1873179

Russia expects new projects with China in LNG, petrochemicals — Novak

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia and China have agreed recently to cooperate in the hydrogen production sphere, the Russian deputy prime minister said https://tass.com/economy/1873175

What Donald Trump’s Team Picks Say About His Foreign Policy

New York Times The world has changed since Donald J. Trump’s last term as president. Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The New York Times, describes what Mr. Trump’s choices so far say about his foreign policy ambitions. https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000009820568/trump-foreign-policy.html

U.S. locks in $6.6 billion grant to Taiwanese chipmaker

Washington Post The new Arizona factories of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. are expected to create thousands of jobs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/11/15/tsmc-chips-phoenix/

Naval Research Lab Completes Development of Satellite-Servicing Robotics

Defense.gov The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Naval Center for Space Technology, in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has successfully completed development of a spaceflight qualified robotics suite capable of servicing satellites in orbit. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3966145/naval-research-lab-completes-development-of-satellite-servicing-robotics/

Helsinki court hasn’t received Russia’s appeal against seizure of properties in Finland

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Moscow can appeal the court’s decision until December 5 https://tass.com/world/1873165