Nations – Page 26055 – Prologue Journal

As China’s foreign direct investment falls, is its charm campaign paying dividends or falling on deaf ears?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Official FDI figures for the year’s first four months show momentum is slowing despite Beijing’s all-out push to invigorate the economy by luring overseas companies and investors. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3221033/chinas-foreign-direct-investment-falls-its-charm-campaign-paying-dividends-or-falling-deaf-ears?utm_source=rss_feed

U.S. Plans to Expand Sanctions, Export Controls on Russia

Wall Street Journal New effort targets military and energy industries, with Western allies planning to roll out similar measures. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-plans-to-expand-sanctions-export-controls-on-russia-as-g-7-summit-begins-2d551567

Maine considers paying lobster fishermen to comply with future regulations

Fox News Lawmakers in Maine are getting behind a drive to pay lobster fishers to comply with potential new fishing regulations. Lobster and crab fishermen face the prospect of tough new rules designed to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales. The rules would require harvesters to use new kinds of gear, and change when and…

Radiology Group Sues Broker Over Lapsed Cyber Insurance Policy

Wall Street Journal A Raleigh firm alleges that its cyber insurance expired without its knowledge on the eve of a hack. https://www.wsj.com/articles/radiology-group-sues-broker-over-lapsed-cyber-insurance-policy-c3dee8b5

Austria’s Defence Minister still insists that immediate participation in Ukraine’s mine clearance violates neutrality

Pravda Ukraine Klaudia Tanner, the Minister of Defence of Austria, has not changed her opinion regarding the possible participation of the state in mine clearance in Ukraine before the end of hostilities, considering it a violation of constitutional neutrality. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/18/7402861/

Connolly Attack Raises Concern About Congressional District Office Security

New York Times After a man asking for Representative Gerald E. Connolly attacked two aides in his district office in Virginia, members of Congress and their staffs are exploring stepped-up safety measures. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/politics/congress-security-connolly.html

Biden Appeals-Court Pick Michael Delaney Withdraws

Wall Street Journal Pick for the First Circuit Court of Appeals has faced Senate opposition over work representing a New Hampshire prep school in a sexual-assault case. https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-withdraws-appeals-court-nominee-michael-delaney-25636fed

Russian envoy in Vienna meets IAEA chief to discuss Zaporozhye NPP

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Reuters reported earlier that Grossi planned to present a draft agreement involving Russia and Ukraine on ensuring the safety of the ZNPP to the UN Security Council before the end of May https://tass.com/politics/1619629

UK invites officials from Africa, Asia to participate in conference on Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The invitations were made public in a response that Leo Docherty, a parliamentary under-secretary of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office gave to Caroline Lucas, a member of parliament from the Green Party https://tass.com/world/1619627

Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Dr. John Plumb Meeting With Poland Ministry of National Defense Deputy Minister Mr. Marcin Ociepa

Defense.gov Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space John Plumb and Poland Ministry of National Defense Deputy Minister Marcin Ociepa discussed opportunities for cooperation to further the U.S.-Poland defense relationship during a meeting at the Pentagon. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3400161/readout-of-assistant-secretary-of-defense-for-space-dr-john-plumb-meeting-with/