Regions – Page 6 – Prologue Journal

Russia Talks Peace While Troops Threaten New Region in Ukraine

New York Times Moscow’s forces are three miles from Dnipropetrovsk, a province they have never invaded. If they cross in, the advance would be a morale blow to Ukraine and complicate any territorial negotiations. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/world/europe/russia-ukraine-advance-peace-talks.html

Chinese Navy Drills in Tasman Sea Unnerve Australia and New Zealand

New York Times The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial flights to divert course. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/world/australia/chinese-warships-drills-new-zealand.html

India’s BJP and Congress clash over Trump’s comment on US$21 million election aid

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The comment comes as the US Department of Government Efficiency seeks to find evidence of wasteful spending by the Joe Biden administration. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3299690/indias-bjp-and-congress-clash-over-trumps-comment-us21-million-election-aid?utm_source=rss_feed

Malcolm X, civil rights icon who challenged Zionism and advocated for Palestine

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Malcolm X, the legendary leader of the civil rights movement in the US, was a great champion of the Palestinian cause who challenged Zionism and its Western patrons. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/21/743215/Malcolm-X,-civil-rights-icon-who-challenged-Zionism-and-advocated-for-Palestine

Fearing Hezbollah, Israelis refuse to return to northern settelments

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli settlers are reluctant to return to illegal settlements in the northern part of the occupied lands over security concerns. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/21/743216/Israeli-settlers-reluctant-to-return-to-northern-occupied-lands-over-security-fears

Sweden Investigates New Cable Break Under Baltic Sea

New York Times The authorities are looking into possible damage to an undersea line east of Gotland island. NATO has stepped up its surveillance of the region. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/world/europe/baltic-sea-cable-sweden.html

Fate of Bibas Family Recalls Trauma of Oct. 7, Renewing Fears for Gaza Truce

New York Times Hamas said it had returned the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons. The Israeli military announced that the boys were murdered in Gaza and that Ms. Bibas’s body was that of someone else. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hamas-bibas-hostages.html

Archaeologists Find a Pharoah’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut, Egypt Says

New York Times The Ministry of Antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his death, was the first excavation of a royal tomb since 1922. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/world/middleeast/egypt-tomb-archaeologists.html

As Truce Talks Stall, Fears Mount for Israeli Hostages in Gaza After 500 Days

New York Times “I was in Gaza. I survived. Keith survived. Others will not,” said Aviva Siegel, who with her husband was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. She urged the Israeli government to secure the release of others. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages.html

Arab leaders meet to counter Trump’s Gaza depopulation plan

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Arab leaders have gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss a reconstruction plan for Gaza aimed at countering President Donald Trump’s scheme for US takeover of the strip and the forced displacement of its…