Regions – Page 451 – Prologue Journal

Syria’s International Airport to Reopen as Government Presses for Stability

New York Times Tensions are high on Syria’s border with Lebanon. The ouster of President Bashar al-Assad led to worry that violence could spill over into neighboring countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/middleeast/syria-lebanon-israel-gaza.html

Head of South Korea Yoon’s security central to blocking corruption arrest

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Park Chong-jun was instrumental in rebuffing the attempted arrest of Yoon by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3293434/head-south-korea-yoons-security-central-blocking-corruption-arrest?utm_source=rss_feed

South Koreans protest amid failure to arrest impeached President Yoon

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rival camps rallied on Saturday a day after a failed attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3293429/south-koreans-protest-amid-failure-arrest-impeached-president-yoon?utm_source=rss_feed

Israel paying with blood for every single day of stay in Gaza: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli media have acknowledged the regime’s failure to achieve its declared goals in the 15-month-old war on the Gaza Strip, stressing that the occupying entity is paying with blood the cost of…

How Hybrid Tactics Targeted NATO Allies in 2024: Drones, Exploding Parcels, Sabotage

New York Times Russia and other hostile states have become increasingly brazen in adopting “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the United States, leaving defense officials with a dilemma: How to respond? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/europe/nato-attacks-drones-exploding-parcels-hybrid.html

Gunmen ambush Pakistan aid convoy despite sectarian truce

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The convoy was travelling to the Kurram region in the northwest, following decades of infighting, with around 200 killed since November. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3293426/gunmen-ambush-pakistan-aid-convoy-despite-sectarian-truce?utm_source=rss_feed

Jimmy Carter Helped Clean Up Canada’s Chalk River Nuclear Accident

New York Times The former American president, who died this week at 100, was among those who came to clean up a partial meltdown at Chalk River, Ontario. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/canada/jimmy-carter-nuclear-canada-chalk-river.html

Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116

New York Times Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/asia/oldest-person-dies-japan.html

Israeli MPs demand army destroy Gaza food, water and power sources

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Eight members of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) have called on the minister of military affairs to order the destruction of all sources of water, food and energy in northern Gaza to ensure Hamas’…

Volunteers clean up Bali’s beach from ‘worst’ monsoon-driven trash

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hundreds of volunteers joined a clean-up as monsoon rains brought waves of plastic waste to the tourist-favoured beaches. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3293424/volunteers-clean-balis-beach-worst-monsoon-driven-trash?utm_source=rss_feed