Regions – Page 3380 – Prologue Journal

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

EU’s von der Leyen warns against China’s aggression in Asia during speech in the Philippines

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ursula von der Leyen criticised mainland China’s stance on the war in Ukraine, its increasingly aggressive actions in disputed Asian waters and its provocative moves against Taiwan, during a speech in Manila. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3229538/eus-von-der-leyen-warns-against-chinas-aggression-asia-during-speech-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed

Is China in danger of Japanification? What can Beijing’s policymakers do to avoid lost decades?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Analysts have drawn parallels with China’s ongoing economic slowdown, which includes deteriorating balance sheets of real estate companies, and Japan’s so-called lost decades of stagnation. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3229517/china-danger-japanification-what-can-beijings-policymakers-do-avoid-lost-decades?utm_source=rss_feed

At least four killed in clash in Egypt’s Sinai

Jerusalem Post The four dead included a police colonel, officials said. Six people were also wounded. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-753208

Drone Attacks on Russia Show Evidence of Ukraine’s Other Counteroffensive

New York Times Officials in Ukraine rarely discuss attacks on targets inside Russia, including Moscow. But video evidence shows an increasing effort to launch long-range strikes inside the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html

ISIS Affiliate Claims Deadly Attack at Political Rally in Pakistan

New York Times The death toll from Sunday’s suicide bombing, which targeted a political rally near the border with Afghanistan, rose to at least 54 people, an official said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/asia/pakistan-bombing-isis.html

Israel rules out any concession to Palestinians to secure Saudi normalization

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the road to normalizing with Saudi Arabia was “still long.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/31/708095/Israel-Saudi-Arabia

UNESCO to rule on ancient Jericho as Palestinian World Heritage site

Jerusalem Post Jericho prides itself on being the oldest most continuously inhabited city in the world, dating back over 10,000 years and for being at the lowest point below sea level of any municipality. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-753203

Extensive Minefields Impede Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, Military Experts Say

New York Times Russia has been using antitank weaponry against the Ukrainian forces’ mine clearing vehicles, an analyst said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-minefields.html