World News – Page 75 – Prologue Journal

Russia sentences U.S. citizen to nearly 7 years for fighting for Ukraine

Washington Post Stephen Hubbard, who moved to Ukraine in 2014, was captured by Russian soldiers in Izyum in April 2022, and was charged with serving in a territorial defense unit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/07/russia-stephen-hubbard-ukraine-convicted-mercenary/

On the Oct. 7 Anniversary, Remembering the Nova Festival Victims

New York Times After hearing the dance track that was playing a year ago when the Hamas-led assault began, the hundreds who had gathered stood for a minute of silence, broken by a bereaved mother’s cries. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/world/middleeast/october-7-nova-festival-victims.html

How Can I Cut PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals?’

New York Times They’re almost everywhere. And they’re bad. But there are some things you can do to avoid them. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/climate/how-to-reduce-pfas-forever-chemicals.html

American father of Hamas hostage Itay Chen pushes US, Israel on ‘Plan B’ as negotiations falter

Fox News “When was the last time you talked to your kid? Do you know where he slept last night? Do you know what he ate? Do you know if he had a blanket on him?” Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen who was taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, asked in a sit-down…

Swiss probe into woman’s voluntary death causing advocacy groups behind ‘suicide capsule’ to suspend its use

Fox News Advocacy groups behind a “suicide capsule” announced Sunday they have suspended applications to use the device until authorities in Switzerland complete a criminal investigation into a woman’s voluntary death from its first use. The president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet, is being held in pretrial detention, according to the group and…

Israelis, still at war, pause to remember the attacks of one year ago

Washington Post Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip awoke on Monday to air raid sirens, as they did one year ago on Oct. 7, 2023, during surprise attacks by Hamas fighters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/07/israel-oct-7-attack-anniversary-hamas-war-gaza/

Live updates: One year since Gaza war began, fears mount over conflict in Lebanon

Washington Post Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued overnight as the region faced the grim one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and the war in Gaza. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/07/israel-hamas-war-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-news/

‘The land is full of blood’: An Israeli kibbutz where Oct. 7 never ends

Washington Post A year after the Hamas attacks, Kibbutz Beeri yearns to move on, but the calendar refuses to turn. War has become the background noise of whatever future is coming. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/07/kibbutz-beeri-israel-hamas-october-7-attacks-aftermath/

Iran’s chief of overseas arms dealings radio silent since Beirut strikes: Iranian officials

Fox News The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) overseas military-intelligence service, who traveled to Lebanon last month after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has not been heard from since last week’s strikes on Beirut, Iranian officials say. Reuters reported that two senior Iranian security officials confirmed that Iran’s…

Israeli official warns ‘everything is on the table’ as IDF prepares response to Iranian missile attack

Fox News Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued an ominous warning to Iranian officials during an interview with Fox News on Sunday, amid the rapid escalation of the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East. The interview came days after Israel invaded Lebanon as part of a mission to eliminate Hezbollah, on the heels of several…