Regions – Page 3499 – Prologue Journal

Chinese, Indonesians, Malaysians among 2,700 victims rescued in Philippines cyber scam raid

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Those rescued from a compound in Las Pinas city, in Metro Manila, included 604 Chinese, 183 Vietnamese, 137 Indonesians, 134 Malaysians, 81 Thais – and 1,534 Filipinos, police said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3225649/chinese-indonesians-malaysians-among-2700-victims-rescued-philippines-cyber-scam-raid?utm_source=rss_feed

UN denounced for excluding Israel from its list of child killers

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The international anti-Israeli BDS campaign denounces the UN for keeping Israel out of its annual list of child killers. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/28/706060/Palestine-Israel-United-Nations-list-of-shame-child-killers

Singapore jails Indonesian who filmed himself having sex with 76 women without their consent

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Johan Wijaya, a 32-year-old permanent resident of the city state, used a video camera hidden inside a power-bank charger to film his victims. Police found 336 voyeuristic videos on his laptop. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3225647/singapore-jails-indonesian-who-filmed-himself-having-sex-76-women-without-their-consent?utm_source=rss_feed

Sports in Yemen: A weapon of war and a prospect for peace

Jerusalem Post Athletes for Yemen’s national teams see sports as a way to bring the fractured country back together https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747979

Japan’s surprise state-backed buyout of chip materials maker JSR hints at further ‘protection’-minded acquisitions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The mammoth deal – which surprised many – makes sense amid growing global tension in the critical semiconductor sector, with other similar agreements likely, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3225586/japans-surprise-state-backed-buyout-chip-materials-maker-jsr-hints-further-protection-minded?utm_source=rss_feed

Putin Casts Rebellion as Proof of Russian Solidity as Belarus Takes Prigozhin In

New York Times Belarus said it had taken in the mercenary boss Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and might welcome his Wagner troops, while Russia dropped a criminal investigation of him for the weekend uprising. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/prigozhin-putin-lukashenko-wagner.html

Chinese tourists in Thailand face jail, fines for touching ‘cute’ starfish, stepping on coral reefs

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thai social media users directed their ire at ‘wild Chinese tour groups’, while others blamed diving instructors for not telling guests about the laws. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3225614/chinese-tourists-thailand-face-jail-fine-after-touching-cute-starfish-stepping-coral-reefs?utm_source=rss_feed

Jordan reportedly arrests 4 Islamists trying to smuggle weapons into West Bank

Jerusalem Post The incident, which Jordan has not officially confirmed, may stifle an attempted rapprochement with Hamas https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747971

Hamas files complaint to ICC over Israel’s now-16-yr-old siege of Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas files a complaint to the International Criminal Court over Israel’s now-16-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/27/706056/Palestine-Israel-Hamas-complaint-ICC-siege-Gaza

E.U. Border Agency Considers Pulling Out of Greece Over Migrant Abuses

New York Times Days after the deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean in years, an E.U. official said that Greek authorities continue violating the rights of migrants. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/greece-migrants-eu.html