World News – Page 64 – Prologue Journal

What is UNIFIL, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon?

Washington Post The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon has been patrolling the Israel-Lebanon border for more than 46 years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/12/unifil-un-peacekeeping-what-is-force-lebanon-united-nations/

Love Lessons

New York Times The editor of the long-running Modern Love column reflects on two decades of working with people’s deeply personal stories. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/briefing/love-lessons.html

Boris Johnson Makes a Case for Trump’s Return, and Perhaps, His Own

New York Times In his memoir, “Unleashed,” the former prime minister is “optimistic” about the possibility that Donald J. Trump could regain the White House. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/books/boris-johnson-unleashed-memoir.html

Woman attempted to kayak to Canada with bag full of protected turtles

Washington Post Border Patrol agents in Vermont stopped the woman on the shore of Lake Wallace, on the U.S.-Canada border, with a duffel bag containing $40,000 worth of turtles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/12/turtles-smuggling-vermont-canada-kayak/

Russia’s illicit Starlink terminals help power its advance in Ukraine

Washington Post Ukraine’s outgunned and outmanned army had one major advantage over its enemy, internet through Starlink terminals. Now the Russians have it, too. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/12/starlink-russia-ukraine-elon-musk/

Live updates: Biden says he is urging Israel to stop attacks on U.N. peacekeepers as outcry grows

Washington Post His remarks follow two attacks in 48 hours near the headquarters of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon. UNIFIL said two had been injured by the latest strike. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/12/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-war-news-gaza/

Myanmar military unleashes drones to counter rebel advances

Washington Post Once lagging in drone warfare, the military is scaling up its capabilities with Russia’s help https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/12/myanmar-civil-war-drones/

No justice for Palestinian Americans killed in West Bank, families say

Washington Post Tawfic Abdel Jabbar and Mohammad Alkhdour – both 17-year-old U.S. citizens – were killed in the West Bank earlier this year. Their cases remain unsolved. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/12/american-citizens-killed-west-bank-israel/

White House forms emergency team to deal with China espionage hack

Washington Post The serious breach of telecommunications companies has now affected “about 10 or 12” firms, two people familiar with the investigation said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/11/china-hack-telecoms-salt-typhoon/

U.N. convoy to evacuate patients fails to reach besieged northern Gaza

Washington Post An Israeli military operation in northern Gaza is overwhelming hospitals but the United Nations and other medical groups were prevented from evacuating patients. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/11/israel-gaza-north-hospitals-hamas/