World News – Page 24 – Prologue Journal

Edmundo González, likely winner of Venezuela election, flees to Spain

Washington Post González fled days after the attorney general for Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, filed a warrant for the arrest of the former diplomat. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/08/edmundo-gonzlez-flees-venezuela-spain/

They promised to stop practicing female cutting. This sleuth makes sure.

Washington Post Momodou Keita is back on patrol after his work triggered a debate over female genital mutilation that convulsed Gambia and drew broad international attention. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/08/fgm-gambia-female-genital-mutilation/

Russia throttles YouTube, popular with kids, celebrities and dissidents

Washington Post Russia is cracking down on alternative sources of information, especially online, and is pushing citizens away from foreign-based social media apps. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/08/russia-youtube-google-ukraine/

Brazil’s X Ban Upended Digital Businesses Overnight

New York Times The ban on Elon Musk’s X has dealt a blow to Brazilians whose livelihoods depended on internet followings they had amassed for years, and which disappeared overnight. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/world/brazil-x-ban-business-community.html

Was a beloved whale suspected of being a Russian ‘spy’ killed in Norway?

Fox News Havldimir quickly became a celebrity in Norway, swimming his way into their Nordic hearts. But this beluga whale’s odd story started in 2019 when he was discovered in northern Norway near the island of Ingoya wearing a harness with “Equipment St Petersburg” written in English connected to a mount for a small camera. …

Typhoon Yagi leaves four dead, dozens injured in Vietnam

Washington Post The “super typhoon” shuttered airports and wreaked havoc on roads in Hanoi and surrounding areas in northern Vietnam. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/07/typhoon-yagi-vietnam-deaths/

CIA chief says Ukraine’s incursion into Russia unnerved Moscow elites

Washington Post CIA Director William J. Burns made the remarks Saturday during a rare public appearance with his British counterpart, Richard Moore, in London. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/07/cia-ukraine-russia-kursk/

Trump or Harris? Israelis discuss presidential choice as war with Hamas, other terror groups continues

Fox News Israel’s multi-front wars against Hamas and Hezbollah and fears of a wider Middle East war with Iran have made support for the Jewish state an important issue in November’s presidential election. Fox News Digital recently interviewed Israelis in the capital city of Jerusalem to see who they thought would be the better candidate…

U.N. calls for full investigation into death of U.S. citizen

Washington Post Two witnesses said Aysenur Eygi, 26, was shot in the head by Israeli forces. Eyewitnesses said evidence gathering was underway after Egyi’s death. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/07/israel-gaza-hamas-west-bank-aysenur-eygi-investigation/

The U.S. Open Concludes

New York Times Let us consider the grief of the lapsed sports fan. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/briefing/the-us-open-concludes.html