World News – Page 141 – Prologue Journal

The West’s liberal establishment keeps crumbling

Washington Post In Canada, Germany and even France, center-left leaders are tethered to a liberal establishment that has lost the public’s favor. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/18/scholz-trudeau-trump-influence-macron/

Denmark frees anti-whaling activist, rejecting Japan’s extradition request

Washington Post U.S.-Canadian environmentalist Paul Watson, 74, was detained based on a decade-old Interpol warrant that accused him of interfering with a Japanese whaling ship. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/17/paul-watson-whaling-activist-freed/

Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis

New York Times Major obstacles could stymie Syria’s new leaders as they struggle to find some footing and improve the country’s living conditions. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/world/middleeast/syria-sanctions-aid-limits.html

Gas Exports Pose Some Risks to U.S. Economy and Environment, Study Says

New York Times The long-awaited study was criticized by the oil and gas industry and could help environmental groups that want to stop new export terminals. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/natural-gas-lng-export-risks-united-states.html

How to travel safely as dengue fever cases rise in Mexico, Caribbean

Washington Post Medical experts say you can still visit dengue hot spots such as Puerto Rico, Argentina and Brazil. But bring repellent. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/12/17/dengue-fever-mexico-florida-puerto-rico-travel/

Islamist group running Syria has mixed record over governance in province, ruled with ‘iron fist’

Fox News Following Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power, a new government is taking shape in Syria that has many wondering if it will moderate its Islamist stance or, as some have predicted, function like the Taliban in Afghanistan. The U.S.-designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) had been ruling the Idlib Governate in northwest Syria and…

11 Indian citizens dead in Georgian ski resort accident, embassy says

Fox News Eleven Indian citizens were among 12 victims of an accident at an Indian restaurant in the Georgian ski resort of Gudauri, the Indian Embassy said on Monday. MAN IN INDIA REGAINS CONSCIOUSNESS BEFORE HIS CREMATION ON FUNERAL PYRE: REPORTS According to a preliminary report from the Georgian Interior Ministry, the victims, which included…

Who is Igor Kirillov, the Russian nuclear defense chief killed in Moscow?

Washington Post Kirillov ran Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical defense forces. Kyiv previously accused him of ordering the use of chemical weapons against Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/17/igor-kirillov-russia-general-what-to-know/

A Biodiversity Solution Might Be Hiding in Plain Sight.

New York Times We tend to look at environmental problems in isolation. A holistic approach would be more effective, a new report says. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/biodiversity-climate-change-interconnections.html

Report exposes Hamas terrorist crimes against families during Oct 7 massacre: ‘kinocide’

Fox News In the early hours of October 7, 2023, the Idan family of Kibbutz Nahal Oz was shattered when Hamas terrorists infiltrated their home. As the family tried to take refuge in their safe room, the terrorists murdered their eldest daughter, Maayan, in front of her parents and siblings, and then abducted the father,…