Regions – Page 3468 – Prologue Journal

John le Carré’s Best Books

New York Times His clever, melancholic mind produced some of the most enduring heroes in spy fiction. Here are his best books. https://www.nytimes.com/article/john-le-carre-books.html

What NATO Said About Ukraine: Key Commitments

New York Times Ukraine’s president wanted firmer commitments about when his country could join, but NATO’s 31 members did make some new pledges to draw Kyiv closer to the alliance. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/world/europe/nato-ukraine-membership.html

2 suspects arrested in abduction and killing of German businessman whose body was found in freezer in Thailand

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The two Germans were charged with murder of real estate broker Hans-Peter Mack after his body was found stuffed into a chest freezer in a home in Pattaya. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3227426/2-suspects-arrested-abduction-and-killing-german-businessman-whose-body-was-found-freezer-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed

West using cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries to blackmail Syria: Envoy

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria says Western countries are using illegal cross-border humanitarian operations in the Arab country’s northwestern regions to blackmail Syria. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/12/706898/West-using-cross-border-humanitarian-aid-deliveries-blackmail-Syria-Envoy

Philippines censors approve Barbie movie – if ‘childlike’ eight-dash line blurred

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dashed lines appear in several locations around different land masses on a map in the film. But Manila’s censors said they found only eight dashes around the landmass labelled ‘Asia’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3227409/philippines-censors-approve-barbie-movie-if-childlike-eight-dash-line-blurred?utm_source=rss_feed

In Thailand, Pita’s PM bid stumbles as progressive-conservative showdown looms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to become Thailand’s 30th prime minister could yet be thwarted by an army-drafted constitution specifically designed to leave the door ajar for the royalist generals and their allies to regain power,…

Tokyo to New York in 1 hour? Hypersonic ‘Stargazer’ jet aims to best Concorde

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Being developed to fly at nine times the speed of sound, Venus Aerospace’s planned jet will be equipped with rocket engines to climb to an altitude of 52,000 metres – more than four times…

Malaysia revives high-speed railway plan to link Kuala Lumpur with Singapore

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Malaysia and Singapore cancelled the plan to build a 350km rail line connecting the two countries more than two years ago after they failed to agree on several proposed changes to the project. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3227390/malaysia-revives-high-speed-railway-plan-link-kuala-lumpur-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia calls on China to ‘provide transparency’ of intentions with Solomon Islands police pact

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Canberra fears the police cooperation plan ‘will invite further regional contest’ in the Pacific, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s office said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3227381/australia-calls-china-provide-transparency-intentions-solomon-islands-police-pact?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore opens corruption probe into transport minister S. Iswaran

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Iswaran has been ordered to go on a leave of absence by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong while the city state’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau investigates. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3227375/singapore-opens-corruption-probe-transport-minister-s-iswaran?utm_source=rss_feed