Prologue Journal – Page 32723 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Biden admin touts 70% drop in migrant encounters post-Title 42, bucking predictions

Fox News The Biden administration is touting a sharp drop in migrant numbers at the southern border in the wake of the Title 42 public health order’s expiration — with an almost 70% drop in numbers bucking predictions that the floodgates would open when the order ended. The Department of Homeland Security released statistics showing…

Bahrain to resume diplomatic representation with Lebanon

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743693

4-year-old who choked at grocery store passes away

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743691

British Author Martin Amis Dies at 73

Wall Street Journal He is best known for his novels ‘Money: A Suicide Note, ‘London Fields’ and ‘The Information’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-author-martin-amis-dies-at-73-f795bc8d

US House Speaker McCarthy says White House moved backward in debt ceiling talks

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743690

Biden tells reporter at Japan G7 summit to ‘shush up’

Fox News President Biden hushed a reporter in Japan on Sunday during an press conference in which he was asked about the debt ceiling crisis. The president was attending the G7 economic summit in Hiroshima, Japan when he took questions from reporters. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was present during the bilateral meeting. A reporter…

Explosions rock Dnipro, air defence is activated

Pravda Ukraine Explosions rocked the city of Dnipro on the evening of 20 May 2023 while an air-raid warning was issued in the region. Source: Suspilne, a Ukrainian news outlet; Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast State Council Details: At 22:38, Suspilne reported that an explosion was…

ICC leadership concerned about Russian measures taken against prosecutor, judges

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the press release, the Presidency of the Assembly of the States Parties “is deeply concerned over reported measures by the Russian Federation authorities against the Prosecutor and Judges of the International Criminal Court” https://tass.com/world/1620639

Blasts keep rocking Ukraine’s Dnepr, Dnepropetrovsk region

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Ukraine’s 5 Channel reported that explosions were heard in Dnepropetrovsk Region after an air raid alert was declared https://tass.com/world/1620637

Battle for Bakhmut: Key Events in Russia-Ukraine War’s Longest Fight

New York Times The city has for months been the center of the fighting in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Here’s a look at the critical moments. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/20/world/europe/bakhmut-battle-timeline-russia-ukraine.html