Regions – Page 364 – Prologue Journal

Belgium’s Food Agency Advises Against Eating Your Christmas Tree

New York Times The country’s food agency warned against using evergreens in food after the city of Ghent suggested an unusual form of recycling: spruce needle butter. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/europe/belgium-christmas-tree-eating.html

Punk and Emo Fossils Are a Hot Topic in Paleontology

New York Times It’s not causing panic! in the fossil record, but a 430-million-year-old mollusk discovery in Britain is a source of excitement for some scientists. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/science/punk-emo-fossils-slugs.html

South Syria militants ‘not convinced’ to give up arms amid rift with HTS leader

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Militants in southern Syria who helped topple President Assad say they are not convinced by the idea of dissolving armed groups. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740541/South-Syria-militants-refuse-give-up-weapons-HTS-leader-Bashar-al-Assad

Israeli drone strike kills 2 children in West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Three Palestinians, including two children, have been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740547/Israeli-regimes-drone-strike-kills-2-children

In numbers: 460 days of Israeli-American genocidal war on Gaza Strip

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli-American genocidal war on Gaza completed 460 days on Wednesday, January 8, and there are still no signs of the aggression ending or slowing down. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/08/740552/in-numbers-460-days-israeli-american-genocide-war-gaza

Trump’s Threat to Take Over Greenland Bewilders the Island’s Population

New York Times After Donald Trump suggested he might take over Greenland by force, the consensus among the island’s population appears to be bewilderment and anxiety. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/asia/greenland-trump-denmark.html

As Elon Musk Embraces the Far Right, Some of Its Leaders Reject Him

New York Times Mr. Musk has fallen out with prominent right-wing Americans who say they are worried that their agenda may be sidelined in favor of his own. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/elon-musk-far-right.html

Hezbollah candidate expected to withdraw from Lebanon’s presidential elections – report

Jerusalem Post The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country’s sectarian power-sharing system and has been vacant since Michel Aoun’s term ended in October 2022. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836650

Gazans React to Trump’s Comments About Hostages

New York Times President-elect Donald J. Trump said “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if hostages captured in the Hamas-led attacks were not freed before he takes office. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/middleeast/trump-hostages-gaza-israel.html

France Far-Right Party Embraces Jean-Marie Le Pen as a Visionary

New York Times For years, the far-right National Rally tried to distance itself from Mr. Le Pen’s racist and antisemitic remarks. But after his death Tuesday, it hailed him as a visionary. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/europe/france-le-pen-death-national-rally.html