World News – Page 1817 – Prologue Journal

The ‘Peace Dividend’ Is Over in Europe. Now Come the Hard Tradeoffs.

New York Times Defending against an unpredictable Russia in years to come will mean bumping up against a strained social safety net and ambitious climate transition plans. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/business/economy/russia-ukraine-war-defense-spending.html

German police clamp down on Italian mob with raids, arrests

Washington Post Police have arrested suspects and raided homes across Germany in a massive effort to clamp down on member of the Italian ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/03/germany-europe-italy-raids-ndrangheta/2900fb76-e97c-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Love, ambition, no politics: Chinese women flock to read Eileen Chang

Washington Post Celebrated novelist Eileen Chang is enjoying a new surge in popularity in China, especially among young women looking to navigate social expectations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/03/china-writer-eileen-chang-lust-caution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ukraine live briefing: Moscow seeks to replenish arms; E.U. to boost ammunition stock for Kyiv

Washington Post Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow has made improvements in repairing arms and military vehicles but wants to intensify such efforts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/03/russia-ukraine-war-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russian warlord expands activity in Africa on Moscow’s behalf, creating foothold in vital region

Fox News Russia’s mercenary group Wagner, led by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, has expanded its activities in Africa, with one suspected direct action in conflict zones and dozens of efforts to help secure resources across the continent. “Outside of Ukraine, [Wagner’s] presence in Africa is the most widespread,” John Hardie, deputy director of the Russia program…

The death toll in Ukraine is huge. It may still be far behind Tigray.

Washington Post For all the weight of its brutality and violence, the war in Ukraine was not even the single deadliest conflict in the world last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/03/tigray-ethiopia-casualty-death-ukraine-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Deal with Mexico will allow U.S. to deport non-Mexicans at border

Washington Post The deal with the Mexican government will allow U.S. authorities to deport non-Mexican migrants who entered the U.S. illegally back across the border. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/02/border-deportations-mexico-united-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

On board a Philippine patrol in contested South China Sea

Washington Post When two Philippine coast guard vessels set out to patrol the volatile South China Sea recently, they had to face more than China’s growing territorial ambitions https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/philippines-patrol-disputed-south-china-sea-spratlys/2b77d206-e951-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Colombian government, top communist guerrilla group resume peace talks in Cuba

Fox News Representatives of Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group met in Cuba on Tuesday to restart peace talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire and resolving a conflict dating back to the 1960s. It is the third round of talks with the communist-inspired National Liberation Army, known as ELN, in negotiations relaunched…

Paraguay: Populist candidate fires up protesters after vote

Washington Post Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Paraguay’s capital for the second straight day of demonstrations alleging that this weekend’s presidential elections were marred by fraud, a claim that President-elect Santiago Peña, electoral authorities and international observers roundly dismissed https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/cubas-paraguay-election-pena-alegre-fraud/a4433f2a-e94e-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world