World News – Page 36 – Prologue Journal

Uruguay’s 2024 Election: Candidates, Issues and Predictions

New York Times Crime, child poverty and an aging population are top issues as voters in one of Latin America’s most stable democracies head to the polls on Sunday. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/world/americas/uruguay-2024-election-president-candidates.html

Canada’s Sikh Communities Have Been Rocked by Violence. Authorities Blame India.

New York Times Tightly knit communities in Ontario and British Columbia have been rocked by violent events in the past 18 months. Now the authorities say the Indian government was behind them. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/world/canada/canada-india-sikhs.html

Satellite images show major expansion at Russian site with secret bioweapons past

Washington Post New construction at a military research site near Moscow reveals a specialized laboratory complex designed to research and handle deadly pathogens, experts say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2024/russia-biological-chemical-weapons-laboratory-expansion/

Lies, intrigue, lawsuits: The last battle for a ‘cursed’ giant emerald

Washington Post The Bahia Emerald, a minifridge-sized mass of black schist and green crystals, might be worth $1 billion. Brazil wants it back. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/25/bahia-emerald-brazil/

Secret Iranian missile storage site exposed by anti-regime group amid mounting regional tensions

Fox News A leading Iranian dissident group, the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (MEK), has provided Fox News Digital with information about a secret site where the Islamic Republic of Iran allegedly stores and prepares the missiles it uses against foes, sells to allies and provides to its proxies. Located in a mountainous region outside of…

Live Briefing: Gaza cease-fire talks set to resume; Iran braces for Israeli retaliation

Washington Post The upcoming talks in Qatar represent the latest effort by the United States to forge a cease-fire after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/25/israel-iran-war-news-gaza-hamas-lebanon/

Is Israel carrying out de facto ethnic cleansing?

Washington Post A pro-settlement Israeli group and some Israeli lawmakers gathered a couple miles from northern Gaza’s blasted neighborhoods to rally around settling Gaza. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/25/israel-ethnic-cleansing-gaza-settlements/

Massive fire breaks out at US Army warehouse in South Korea

Fox News A massive fire broke out at a U.S. Army storage center in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday evening, U.S. Army Garrison Daegu confirmed to Fox News Digital. A fire of unknown origin was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. local time at a warehouse in the Beomil-dong section of Busan. NORTH KOREA HAS SENT…

Al Jazeera rejects Israeli claim that its journalists have militant links

Washington Post The Israeli military published documents that it said showed cooperation between Al Jazeera and Hamas. The network denied the allegations, saying Israel wanted to “silence” its journalists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/24/al-jazeera-idf-accuses-militant-hamas-journalists/

IDF kills Hamas terrorist it says worked for UNRWA, led charge on Reim bomb shelter massacre

Fox News Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday confirmed that they have “eliminated” a Hamas commander who not only was involved in the Oct. 7 attacks – including the assault on the Reim bomb shelter where U.S. citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin was abducted – but who they also claimed “simultaneously” worked for the United Nations Relief…