Regions – Page 28 – Prologue Journal

Reject all Zionist schemes: Hamas to global Muslim Nation

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas calls on the global Muslim community, including the Palestinian one, to reject all of the Israeli regime’s schemes against it. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/27/741724/Hamas-urges-rejection-Israel-Zionist-schemes-Prophet-Muhammad-anniversary

How North Korea might take advantage of Trump’s second presidency

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Northeast Asia’s power balance will shift as the US adopts an ‘America first’ security policy and a friendlier attitude towards Kim Jong-un. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3296309/how-north-korea-might-take-advantage-trumps-second-presidency?utm_source=rss_feed

Tuesday Briefing: A.I. From China Rattles Markets

New York Times Plus, Venice in the winter. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/briefing/china-ai-markets-colombia-deportees-auschwitz-memorial.html

François Ponchaud, Who Alerted World to Cambodian Atrocities, Dies at 86

New York Times A French Catholic priest, he wrote a book recounting horrors committed by the Khmer Rouge that were responsible for the death of almost two million people. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/world/europe/francois-ponchaud-dead.html

Arbel Yehud, Israeli Hostage, Is Seen in New Video Released by Islamic Jihad

New York Times The civilian, Arbel Yehud, should have been among the first two groups of hostages released on Jan. 19 and Jan. 25 under the cease-fire deal, according to the Israeli authorities. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/world/middleeast/arbel-yehud-civilian-hostage-gaza.html

What’s Next in the Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations?

New York Times Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians trekked for hours toward their homes in northern Gaza on Monday, nearly 16 months after Israel launched an offensive there in response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks. The returnees confronted wastelands of rubble after the Israeli military destroyed entire neighborhoods and Hamas booby-trapped buildings. Adam Rasgon,…

Iran seeks diplomacy amid new Trump administration’s evolving policies

Jerusalem Post Tehran ramps up its diplomatic outreach and explores talks with the US, Afghanistan, and Turkey. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839519

‘Criminalizing pro-Palestine journalism’: UN experts, activists slam Swiss arrest of Ali Abunimah

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. UN experts and social media activists have denounced the arrest of a prominent Palestinian-American journalist in Zurich. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/27/741718/Ali-Abunimah-Switzerland

New Zealand Loosens Visitor Visas to Court Remote Workers

New York Times The country, which sank into a recession last year, is trying to entice highly skilled “digital nomads” to work in the island nation for up to nine months. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/world/asia/new-zealand-visas-digital-nomad.html

Trump’s Colombia Tariff Threat Startled Companies Trying to Rely Less on China

New York Times By declaring he’d put tariffs on goods from the South American country, the president imperiled a growing influx of foreign investment there. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/business/trump-colombia-tariffs-china.html