Regions – Page 419 – Prologue Journal

Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88

New York Times Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/europe/costas-simitis-dead.html

Israeli settler incursion into al-Aqsa Mosque allowed by Tel Aviv: Palestinian officials

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf says al-Aqsa Mosque was stormed over 250 times in 2024. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740361/Israel-allows-incursions-al-Aqsa-Mosque-Muslim-holy-sites

We want Americans to know their money funds genocide of Palestinians: Activist

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A member of the Elbit Out of South Carolina campaign says their efforts have been successful in raising awareness about how American taxpayers money is used to kill Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740347/we-want-americans-know-money-funds-destruction-palestinian-communities-activist

China-Pakistan ties will continue to hold fast against all weather

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Through fatal attacks on China interests in Pakistan and Islamabad’s debt crisis, both countries clung fast to their strategic partnership. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3293072/china-pakistan-ties-will-continue-hold-fast-against-all-weather?utm_source=rss_feed

Israel expanding occupation in Syria’s Daraa after HTS rule

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli regime has deployed military reinforcements to the southwestern Syrian province of Daraa. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740354/Israeli-regime-military-reinforcements-Syria-Daraa-occupation-

Official: Hezbollah stronger than ever, really for all challenges

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A senior Hezbollah official says the Lebanese resistance group is more powerful than ever as the Zionist enemy has witnessed. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740357/Senior-official–Hezbollah-more-powerful-than-ever-as-Zionist-enemy-has-witnessed

Over 100 killed as US, Turkish proxies fight in Syria

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. More than 100 militants have been killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and US-backed Kurdish forces, a London-based war monitor says. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740356/Over-100-killed-as-US,-Turkish-proxies-fight-in-Syria-

Israel’s Military Pounds Gaza as Pressure Mounts for Cease-fire

New York Times Gaza’s health ministry said that 88 people had been killed over the past day. Israeli and Hamas officials have been holding indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/middleeast/israels-military-pounds-gaza-as-pressure-mounts-for-cease-fire.html

Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life to peace, dies at 93

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shigemi Fukahori was only 14 when the US dropped the bomb on Nagasaki and hoped to pass on ‘the baton of peace’ in reference to his advocacy. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3293501/nagasaki-atomic-bomb-survivor-who-devoted-his-life-peace-dies-93?utm_source=rss_feed

Yemen: Israeli power station targeted with hypersonic missile

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemeni armed forces have claimed responsibility for a missile strike against the Orot Rabin power station in Hadera in the Israeli-occupied territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/05/740348/Yemeni-Armed-Forces-strike-Israeli-Orot-Rabin-power-station-in-Hadera-by-hypersonic-missile