World News – Page 188 – Prologue Journal

Biden travels to Africa where policies were ‘over-promised and under-delivered,’ amid massive China expansion

Fox News JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Legacy or lethargy? President Biden this week steps onto African soil for the first time in his presidency, in a visit to Angola seen by many as an attempt to leave a legacy. But China, analysts say, is threatening, through a decade of investment in Africa, to thwart the…

What’s happening in Georgia, and why are thousands protesting?

Washington Post More than 100 were arrested and dozens injured during protests after Georgia’s ruling party said it would suspend talks to join the European Union. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/02/georgia-tbilisi-protests-eu-explained/

In Syria, a sudden reminder of a war that never ended

Washington Post The dramatic unraveling of the past days might show how hollow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s supremacy was. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/01/syria-sudden-reminder-war-that-never-ended/

What led to Syria’s 13-year civil war, and why has fighting surged again?

Washington Post The sudden assault by Syrian rebels has rapidly redrawn the civil war’s front lines and threatened once again the authority of President Bashar al-Assad. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/01/syria-civil-war-assad-rebels-aleppo/

Trump win emboldens Israeli settlers seeking control of the West Bank

Washington Post Israel’s extremist settlers see few barriers to their plans to rule the West Bank now that Trump is returning to the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/01/trump-israel-settlers-west-bank/

Largest gold deposit in the world worth $83 billion found in China

Fox News What is being dubbed as the largest gold deposit in the world has been found in China, state outlet Xinhua news said. The gold reserves are worth 600 billion yuan, according to Reuters, which amounts to $83 billion U.S. The discovery was made by geologists with the Hunan Provincial Geological Institute about 12…

Nations fail to deliver U.N. treaty on cleaning up plastic pollution

Washington Post Delegates from close to 200 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/12/01/plastic-pollution-treaty-global-un-busan/

Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution

New York Times Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/climate/united-nations-plastic-pollution.html

Georgian PM praises country’s protest crackdown despite US condemnation

Fox News Facing condemnation from the United States and defiance from his own president, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze praised police on Sunday for cracking down on protesters who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state. Georgia, a country of 3.7 million people that was once part of the Soviet Union,…

Syria rebels regrouped, seized on weakness of government’s key allies

Washington Post The rebels have made stunning gains against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, with Russia and Iran distracted by other conflicts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/01/syria-rebels-assad-aleppo-russia-iran/