Regions – Page 3329 – Prologue Journal

Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians

New York Times A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T. life, portraying it as a consequence of deviant Western values. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/europe/russia-transgender-ban.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times The details of Ukraine’s drone strikes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/briefing/ukraine-strikes-trump-myanmar.html

Japan’s missing hikers spotlight lacklustre efforts at locating foreigners

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Questions have been raised about the seriousness of Japanese authorities in resolving foreign disappearances amid a swathe of missing traveller cases across Japan. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3229497/japans-missing-hikers-spotlight-lacklustre-efforts-locating-foreigners?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Barbenheimer’ memes are big on social media, and Japan doesn’t like it

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. This month marks 78 years since nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, so memes combining mushrooms clouds and Margot Robbie aren’t going down so well. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3229568/barbenheimer-big-social-media-and-japan-doesnt-it?utm_source=rss_feed

France loves its frogs’ legs. But for Indonesia and Vietnam, that’s becoming a problem

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In Southeast Asian nations that supply the delicacy, key frog species are declining rapidly to keep up with European demand. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229561/france-loves-its-frogs-legs-indonesia-and-vietnam-thats-becoming-problem?utm_source=rss_feed

Apple supplier Foxconn plans 2 new component plants in India, spending US$500 million to build out footprint

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The plants, one of which is expected to produce Apple products including iPhones, come hot on the heels of an announced US$200 million investment in Tamil Nadu. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3229560/apple-supplier-foxconn-plans-two-new-component-plants-india-spending-us500-million-build-out?utm_source=rss_feed

What about Fatah anti-Israel hatred?

Jerusalem Post While much is made of the antisemitic hatred produced by Hamas, it is easy to forget about the Palestinian Authority and Mahmoud Abbas’ ruling party, Fatah. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-753228

China’s Belt and Road expansion in Pakistan at risk as terrorist attacks surge

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The attacks in western Pakistan coincide with ongoing celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3229543/chinas-belt-and-road-expansion-pakistan-risk-terrorist-attacks-surge?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukraine Steps Up Growing Campaign to Strike Within Russia

New York Times The stepped-up drone and missile attacks show a will to hamper the Kremlin’s military logistics, and to remind ordinary Russians of the cost of war. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-russia-drone-strikes.html

Missing Sailor Donald Lawson’s Boat Is Found Off the Mexican Coast

New York Times Donald Lawson, 41, of Baltimore was training for a solo sailing trip around the world when he left Acapulco on July 5. His capsized boat, the Defiant, was found in the Pacific on July 24. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/americas/donald-lawson-missing-sailor-boat.html