Regions – Page 3500 – Prologue Journal

Israel seizes millions in Iran Quds Force, Hezbollah crypto assets

Jerusalem Post This was Israel’s largest seizure of cryptocurrency from those groups to date, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-747924

How Russia’s Allies May React to Prigozhin’s Mutiny Against Putin

New York Times Leaders from Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, among others, expressed support for Vladimir Putin in the face of the Wagner uprising. But concerns may linger, analysts say. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/russia-putin-prigozhin-china-allies.html

PA faces pressure from Israel, US to rein in West Bank terror groups

Jerusalem Post The Palestinian Authority has come under attack for failing to order its security forces to engage IDF soldiers and settlers. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747921

At Least Three Die in Egyptian Building Collapse

New York Times The authorities in Alexandria said three bodies had been pulled from the rubble of the building that collapsed in the city on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/middleeast/egypt-building-collapse-alexandria.html

Diagnosed With Tourette’s, Lewis Capaldi Takes a Break From Touring

New York Times After performing at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend, Capaldi, the popular Scottish singer-songwriter, said he would stop touring “for the foreseeable future.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/arts/music/lewis-capaldi-glastonbury.html

Thailand’s Pita claims he has ‘enough support’ from Senate to become PM

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. To become PM, Pita Limjaroenrat has to muster a majority across both houses, including the Senate, whose 250 members were hand-picked by the last junta. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3225564/thailands-pita-claims-he-has-enough-support-senate-become-pm?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia Drops Criminal Charges Against Prigozhin After Wagner Rebellion

New York Times The Russian authorities said that Wagner members would face no criminal charges for the mutiny and would hand over equipment, but the fate of the group’s thousands of fighters was unclear. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/russia-prigozhin-wagner-charges.html

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo denies claims of cover-up in brewing Islamic school blasphemy scandal

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The investigation comes after the school’s co-founder said the institution would emerge unscathed because of its ties with top-level government officials. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3225607/indonesias-president-joko-widodo-denies-claims-cover-brewing-islamic-school-blasphemy-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia’s central bank to intervene to stabilise ringgit over ‘excessive’ recent losses

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ringgit is trading near a seven-month low and has lost close to 6 per cent of its value against the US dollar this year, declining more than its peers in Southeast Asia. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3225583/malaysias-central-bank-intervene-stabilise-ringgit-over-excessive-recent-losses?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korean woman obsessed with murder shows stabs and dismembers victim ‘out of curiosity’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 23-year-old also scored high points in psychoanalysis tests, which were results similar to the country’s most infamous serial killers, investigators said. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3225580/south-korean-woman-obsessed-murder-shows-stabs-and-dismembers-victim-out-curiosity?utm_source=rss_feed