Prologue Journal – Page 174 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Russia does not pose hurdle for adoption of OSCE budget — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “What we don’t agree with is cluttering a budget document, purely pragmatic, purely technical, with political connotations as our Western colleagues try to do and then blame Russia,” the foreign minister said https://tass.com/politics/1925981

Ukrainian troops used residents of Kursk Region border villages as human shield — governor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian defense ministry reported earlier that a number of settlements in the Kursk Region, including Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Kositsa and others, had been liberated from Ukrainian troops https://tass.com/politics/1925979

OSCE chief says familiar with reports of violations by its Ukraine mission

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, in an interview with the Hellas Journal news website, former Greek ambassador to Kiev Vasilios Bornovas said that observers from the OSCE mission in the Donetsk People’s Republic furtively passed classified information to Ukrainian forces about the locations of formations in the…

Russia concerned about situation in Syria — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “This outbreak of violence is, of course, absolutely unacceptable,” the top Russian diplomat emphasized https://tass.com/politics/1925973

Russia gave OSCE chief proof organization provided data to Ukrainian forces, Lavrov says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Of course, Mr. Sinirlioglu’s predecessors, who were in charge of the special monitoring mission, grossly violated their obligations, overstepped their authority, made the staff work in a nontransparent manner, and a number of staff members simply assisted one of the opposing sides in…

Warm weather to end on Thursday as weather front brings rain

Taipei, March 11 (CNA) The Central Weather Administration (CWA) said that the recent sunny and warm weather will end Thursday, as a weather front brings rain across Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503110020

Katie Porter Will Run for California Governor

New York Times The former congresswoman is the most prominent candidate so far to start a campaign in the 2026 contest. But the race could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/katie-porter-california-governor.html

Katie Porter Will Run for California Governor

119-year-old message in a bottle discovered during renovation of King’s Theatre in Edinburgh

Jerusalem Post Message from 1906 listed names of those who built the theatre, including prominent builder W S Cruickshank. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-845576

Japan key market for Taiwanese agricultural exports: Ministry

Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Japan has been one of the top three destinations for Taiwan’s agricultural exports for the past three years, the Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday as Foodex Japan 2025, Asia’s largest food trade show, kicked off. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503110019