Regions – Page 3384 – Prologue Journal

Putin: Russia ‘ready for any scenario’ versus US in Syria but not after military row

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow is ready for “any scenario” involving Washington’s provocations in Syria. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/30/707994/Putin-Russia-not-military-clash-US-Syria-ready-any-scenario

Moscow’s attacks are stoking hatred of Russia in Odesa.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/moscows-attacks-are-stoking-hatred-of-russia-in-odesa.html

U.S. Nurse and Her Child Are Kidnapped in Haiti

New York Times This, along with other recent kidnappings, may signal the end of a brief respite, as gangs tighten their grip after being targets of vigilante violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/americas/haiti-kidnapping-nurse.html

Malaysia’s PAS will stab Mahathir and Muhyiddin in the back, says Umno official

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former PMs Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin ‘will stab PAS’, wrote Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi. ‘But PAS will stab them first’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229462/malaysias-pas-will-stab-mahathir-and-muhyiddin-back-says-umno-official?utm_source=rss_feed

India’s first openly gay prince slams forced conversion therapy: ‘parents are literally torturing their children’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘My parents were planning to open up my brain, perform a surgery on my brain,’ Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil said in an interview. ‘They were planning to make me undergo electro shock therapy.’ https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3229450/indias-first-openly-gay-prince-slams-forced-conversion-therapy-parents-are-literally-torturing-their?utm_source=rss_feed

Monday Briefing

New York Times Drone attacks in Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/briefing/moscow-drones-pakistan-blast-niger.html

Why Austria Is Struggling to Break Away From Russian Gas

New York Times Austria, unlike most European Union countries, is still buying nearly as much natural gas from Russia as it was before the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/business/energy-environment/austria-natural-gas-russia.html

Fukushima water release visual explainer: causes, contaminated water storage and discharge, and how it affects Hong Kong

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A complete and detailed visual explainer to understand the causes and impact of the treated water about to be dumped on the shores of Japan. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/asia/article/3229136/fukushima-water-discharge-plan-explained-causes-storage-process-contaminated-water-radioactive?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese battery companies spy a South Korean loophole to skirt US subsidy rules

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some US$4 billion of investments in new battery factories have been unveiled by Chinese companies and their Korean partners over the past four months. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3229448/chinese-battery-companies-spy-south-korean-loophole-skirt-us-subsidy-rules?utm_source=rss_feed

Michelle Yeoh’s marriage, China’s take on Barbie: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Michelle Yeoh’s marriage announcement to China’s take on Barbie, here are some articles you may have missed over the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3229416/michelle-yeohs-marriage-chinas-take-barbie-6-weekend-reads-you-may-have-missed?utm_source=rss_feed