World News – Page 2050 – Prologue Journal

India’s population overtakes China’s, but numbers mask a bigger story

Washington Post Within India, fertility rates diverge dramatically from state to state, reflecting a significant north-south divide. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/india-china-population-most-populous/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russia’s commando units gutted by Ukraine war, U.S. leak shows

Washington Post THE DISCORD LEAKS | Russia’s clandestine spetsnaz forces have been put to use alongside the infantry, suffering massive numbers of dead and wounded. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/14/leaked-documents-russian-spetsnaz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Warsaw Ghetto uprising survivor honored on 80th anniversary

Washington Post Tova Gutstein was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched an uprising against the Nazis https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/israel-holocaust-survivor-warsaw-ghetto-uprising/fd7d45d2-da84-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Shinkai sticking to what he knows best: Japan, youth, anime

Washington Post Makoto Shinkai doesn’t yet know the story he will tell in his next film, only that it will be about what he knows best https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/suzume-makoto-shinkai-animation/27bb6fb8-da7b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

The U.S.’s gloominess on the war in Ukraine is now clear to see

Washington Post The apparent pessimism of U.S. officials about the course of the war underscores the question about what should come next. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/gloom-united-states-outlook-ukraine-russia-outcome-leak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

South Korea tour bus crash kills 1 Israeli, 34 people hurt

Washington Post A bus carrying Israeli tourists fell on its side on a road in southern South Korea, killing one woman and injuring 34 other people https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/south-korea-bus-crash-israeli-tourists/cac1acae-da76-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

North Korea claims new missile is a ‘breakthrough’ in weapons program

Washington Post The missile launch, which caused an evacuation alert in Japan, underlines Pyongyang’s determination to press ahead despite wide condemnation of its weapons. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/north-korea-missile-launch-solid-fuel-icbm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

A cyclone-hit Indian hamlet pins its hopes on a sea wall

Washington Post Mary Sebastian, who lives in a fishing hamlet of 40,000 people in India’s southern state of Kerala, fears many weather events exacerbated by climate change: cyclones, surging seas, flooding and erosion https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/climate-india-sea-wall-cyclones/040d567e-da69-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

UN: As many as 400,000 migrants may cross Darien Gap in 2023

Washington Post Two U.N. groups say the number of migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama could soar to as many as 400,000 this year https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/panama-darien-gap-migrants/2cc222fa-da61-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Tunisian officials report 25 Europe-bound migrants dead, 15 missing in Mediterranean

Fox News At least 25 African migrants died and 15 are missing after a boat carrying them toward Europe sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia this week, Tunisian authorities said. The Tunisian coast guard on Thursday recovered the bodies of 15 people trapped under the boat near the coast of Sfax,…