Regions – Page 30 – Prologue Journal

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

Iran’s proxy network in disarray as Middle East alliances realign

Jerusalem Post Tehran faces mounting challenges as its proxy strategies falter, domestic discontent rises, and new regional alliances threaten its influence. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839501

Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’

New York Times His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/world/europe/musk-germany-afd-auschwitz.html

Lebanese continue to fearlessly march home in south despite Israeli aggression

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. As people pitched tents and spent the night on the outskirts of their villages in southern Lebanon, thousands more marched on Monday, determined to force the Israeli army to retreat. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/27/741710/lebanese-people-continue-march-home-south-despite-israeli-aggression

‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany

New York Times Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/world/europe/germany-afd-merz-cdu-migration.html

Standoff at Ukrainian Procurement Agency Threatens to Disrupt Weapons Supply

New York Times Ukraine’s defense minister fired the head of a state agency that procured over $7 billion in armaments last year, citing “unsatisfactory” results. She says the move is illegal and vows to stay in her post. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/world/europe/ukraine-weapons-agency-standoff.html

Can Israel return to war with Gaza’s north repopulated?

Jerusalem Post With Gaza’s north repopulated, Israel’s options for renewing the war become increasingly complex given the shifting dynamics on the ground. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839483

Qassam commander killed in Israeli drone strike on West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The commander of the Qassam Brigades was killed after Israeli forces bombed his vehicle in Tulkarm. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/27/741707/Qassam-commander-Israel-Tulkarm

Trump’s bellicose rhetoric to ‘clean out’ Gaza tied to deep pockets of Zionist lobby

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US President Donald Trump’s bellicose rhetoric to clean out Gaza, decisions to dispatch 2,000-pound bombs to Israel and lift sanctions on settlers in West Bank are tied to Zionist lobby donations. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/27/741695/Why-Trump-swift-pro-Israel-policy-shifts-fuel-fears-of-Palestinian-ethnic-cleansing-