World News – Page 47 – Prologue Journal

Tips to Reduce Halloween Waste

New York Times We’ve got tips to make the holiday more sustainable, and maybe more fun, too. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/climate/cut-halloween-waste-tips.html

Fethullah Gulen, Muslim cleric and target of Turkey’s Erdogan, dies at 83

Washington Post Turkish authorities accused him of being the mastermind behind a 2016 coup attempt to topple the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/21/fethullah-gulen-muslim-cleric-turkey-dead/

Australian senator heckles Charles: ‘You are not my king’

Washington Post Indigenous lawmaker Lidia Thorpe was removed from an event at Australia’s parliament after accusing the British royal family of “genocide” and stealing land. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/21/king-charles-heckled-lidia-thorpe-australia-senator/

To Putin, BRICS is key to his fight against the U.S. Not all members agree.

Washington Post With Putin confident of a Russian victory in Ukraine, this week’s BRICS summit is designed to send a message that Russia is back as a powerful global player. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/21/russia-brics-ukraine-america-india/

Live Briefing: Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon target Hezbollah financial operations

Washington Post Smoke billowed above suburbs of the capital Beirut after Israel urged people to move away from branches of Al-Qard Al-Hasan, a Hezbollah-run financial institution. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/21/israel-iran-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas/

What will Yahya Sinwar’s death mean for Gaza? Not peace.

Washington Post A cease-fire and hostage release deal doesn’t look that much more likely in the wake of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/20/sinwar-killed-gaza-cease-fire-netanyahy/

Israel to strike Lebanon targeting Hezbollah financial assets

Fox News The Israeli Defense Forces is expected to conduct airstrikes against Lebanon late Sunday targeting financial institutions linked to the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Fox News’ Trey Yingst in Israel reports the strikes will specifically target al-Qard al-Hassan “all over Lebanon.” Al-Qard al-Hassan is a unit in Hezbollah to fund terrorist activities like paying…

Propaganda war: Israel, Hamas battle over final images of Yahya Sinwar

Washington Post Israel is trying to portray images of the Hamas leader’s final moments as those of a fugitive. His supporters have seized on the same visuals to glorify him as a fighter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/20/yahya-sinwar-gaza-hamas-isarel-drone/

Iran, weakened by attacks on its allies, braces for Israeli strikes

Washington Post Israel plans to strike Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile attack this month. Iranians fear the response will destabilize the economy and stir unrest. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/20/iran-waits-israel-strikes/

Encircling Taiwan was a smokescreen for China’s real goal of convincing US not to intervene, expert says

Fox News KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN – Contrary to what much of the world’s media has reported, China’s 13-hour simulated blockade of Taiwan that began on Monday, Oct. 14, using a record-breaking number of planes, an aircraft carrier, and both Navy and Coast Guard vessels, was not quite so simple as China “punishing” Taiwan’s new president William…