Prologue Journal – Page 192 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Russian, Chinese, Iranian warships train freeing seized vessel

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The warships completed the exercise and returned to the Iranian port of Chabakar https://tass.com/defense/1926513

In Trump’s Shadow, Greenland Votes for a New Government

New York Times President Trump has expressed a desire to “get” Greenland, but the party that won Tuesday’s election is in no rush to change the status quo. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/world/europe/greenland-election.html

Poor air quality reported in western Taiwan

Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Air quality monitoring stations in western Taiwan issued orange warnings on Wednesday as the lack of wind meant that pollutants were not being dispersed, according to the Ministry of Environment (MOENV). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503120013

Minister: Israeli troops to stay in Syrian territory indefinitely

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli minister of military affairs insists on indefinite deployment of regime forces in the occupied Golan Heights. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/03/12/744340/Israeli-war-chief-repeats-%E2%80%98indefinite-occupation%E2%80%99-of-Syrian-territory-in-threat-to-Jolani

Israeli minister: Expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza ‘realistic’ move

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Israeli minister of Likud party has called the forced relocation of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip “realistic”. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/03/12/744339/Palestine-Israel-Gaza-Idit-Silman-Likud-Netanyahu-relocation-Hamas-Trump

7 men in Japan arrested for sexually abusing their daughters, sharing child porn in group chat

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The suspects, in their 30s to 50s, filmed and shared obscene videos of the assaults, with victims as young as three. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3302083/7-men-japan-arrested-sexually-abusing-their-daughters-sharing-child-porn-group-chat?utm_source=rss_feed

Rabbi Pinto: “We know people who have money and honor, but they have no life”

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-845709

Lavrov slams ‘illusion’ reports that Russia allegedly ‘turning away’ from East

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The minister noted that “euphoria is not what should be guiding us in foreign policy” https://tass.com/politics/1926501

Lavrov views NATO troops in any capacity in Ukraine as a threat to Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the foreign minister, under no conditions will Russia tolerate the presence of NATO troops as peacekeepers on Ukrainian soil https://tass.com/politics/1926505

Europe Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs as Trade Fight Widens

New York Times The European Union responded to American steel and aluminum tariffs with its own tariffs on boats and bourbon — and pledges of more to come. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/world/europe/eu-us-trump-tariffs.html