Regions – Page 3442 – Prologue Journal

Crimean authorities say a blast hit a military base, but Putin calls it a landfill.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/russian-authorities-say-a-blast-in-crimea-hit-a-military-base-but-then-call-it-a-landfill.html

What Russians saw on TV: The traitor and the ‘indisputable hero.’

New York Times Viewers of state media were told that a mutiny and other events are causes for celebration. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/what-russians-saw-on-tv-the-traitor-and-the-indisputable-hero.html

Video Appears to Show Wagner Leader Rallying Troops in Belarus

New York Times In the video, a man whose silhouette and voice closely resemble Mr. Prigozhin said that the Wagner fighters will stay in Belarus for some time to train its army. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/prigozhin-wagner-group-belarus.html

Ansarullah ‘optimistic’ about success of Omani mediation in Saudi peace talks

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemen’s Ansarullah has expressed optimism about the success of Oman’s mediation in resolving differences between Sana’a and Riyadh. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/19/707367/Yemen-Ansarullah-resistance-movement-optimism-Oman-mediation-peace-

North Korea stays silent on US soldier Travis King, who bolted across the border

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A tourist who saw Travis King’s dash says she thought it was a stunt, and that people in the tour group could not believe what had happened. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3228278/north-korea-stays-silent-us-soldier-travis-king-who-bolted-across-border?utm_source=rss_feed

Egypt Pardons Patrick Zaki and Mohamed el-Baqer

New York Times One of the presidential pardons came just a day after a graduate student was sentenced to three years for writing an article critical of the government. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/middleeast/egypt-detainee-pardons.html

Yemen to keep confronting aggressors, battle tyranny: Ansarullah leader

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah says the Arab nation will continue its quest for complete liberation from all forms of subordination to tyranny and arrogance. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/19/707364/Yemen-determined-continue-confronting-aggressors-Ansarullah-leader

UK’s MI6 Chief Says Putin Cut a Deal to End Wagner Revolt

New York Times Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said the Russian leader acted “to save his skin,” offering rare insights into the events surrounding the sudden end of Yevgeny V. Prigozhin’s march on Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/mi6-moore-putin-wagner.html

Why Odesa Is So Important to Ukraine in the War With Russia

New York Times Russia’s withdrawal from a U.N.-backed grain deal and its attacks on Odesa have brought the Black Sea port city’s importance back into focus. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/odesa-ukraine-war-russia.html

Dermot Doran, Priest Who Rallied Aid for Biafran Airlift, Dies at 88

New York Times In 1968, Father Doran, who had been in Nigeria as an educator, became the linchpin of one of the largest civilian humanitarian efforts in history. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/africa/dermot-doran-dead.html