Regions – Page 95 – Prologue Journal

Journalist Cecilia Sala details detention in Iran’s Evin prison

Jerusalem Post ‘Their game is to give you hope and then use your hope to break you,’ Sala said, adding, ‘I am not going back to Iran, at least as long as there is the Islamic Republic.’ https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-838337

More Japanese middle-aged men with ‘hurt pride’ lose their cool in public

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In the past week alone, three men were arrested after allegedly being involved in separate incidents of slapping and using an ice pick. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3295519/more-japanese-middle-aged-men-hurt-pride-lose-their-cool-public?utm_source=rss_feed

Foodborne illness cases mar roll-out of Prabowo’s flagship free-meal scheme in Indonesia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Despite the reported lapses in food safety, officials say Prabowo aims to accelerate the programme’s expansion. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3295514/foodborne-illness-cases-mar-roll-out-prabowos-flagship-free-meal-scheme-indonesia?utm_source=rss_feed

In India, man who raped, killed doctor gets sentenced to life in prison

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police volunteer Sanjay Roy, 33, who has consistently maintained his innocence, can appeal the judgment in a higher court. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3295511/india-man-who-raped-killed-doctor-gets-sentenced-life-prison?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia and Thailand vow to back Trump’s China trade war – but analysts are sceptical

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Both countries have said they will clamp down on US tariff bypasses, but Chinese investment into Southeast Asia – US$9 billion in 2023 – will complicate matters. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3295508/malaysia-and-thailand-vow-back-trumps-china-trade-war-analysts-are-sceptical?utm_source=rss_feed

Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over

New York Times Sunday’s delayed start to the truce was a minor problem compared with the difficult choices and American leverage needed to get both parties to the second phase, which could end the war. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/world/europe/gaza-war-fighting-ceasefire-hamas-israel.html

Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over

How Mexico Is Preparing for Tariffs Negotiations With Trump

New York Times President Claudia Sheinbaum is detaining more migrants, seizing more fentanyl and positioning her country as a key ally against China. But the U.S. stance has shifted, too. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/world/americas/mexico-tariffs-negotiations-trump.html

Yogyarkata, Indonesia Is Where Javanese Culture Begins

New York Times The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as the Cosmological Axis, a cradle of Javanese culture. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/travel/yogyakarta-indonesia.html

Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah: Zionist regime sustained irreparable defeat

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Kata’ib Hezbollah has described the Gaza ceasefire deal and release of Palestinian prisoners as an “irreparable defeat” for the Zionist regime. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/20/741254/Zionist-regime-has-sustained-irreparable-defeat,-says-Iraqi-Kata%E2%80%99ib-Hezbollah