Prologue Journal – Page 32771 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Coronavirus: Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for Covid-19 after recent trip to South Africa, Kenya

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The PM said he has been prescribed the antiviral medication Paxlovid because of his age, adding that his most recent booster shot was in November. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221355/coronavirus-singapore-pm-lee-hsien-loong-tests-positive-covid-19-after-recent-trip-south-africa?utm_source=rss_feed

Rostec completes trial use of drone-based guided artillery munition

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Krasnopol guided artillery complex includes a high-explosive guided shell and a laser target designator https://tass.com/russia/1620865

America’s retreat from the Middle East could be trouble – former White House adviser

Jerusalem Post Veteran American foreign policy adviser Elliott Abrams warns that US’s shift in focus toward China and Ukraine creates a policy void in the Middle East. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-743798

What’s News: Business & Finance

Wall Street Journal What’s News: Business & Finance https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-news-business-finance-f471cc31

Japan’s Kishida, Vietnam’s Pham vow to work to tackle China in nearby waters

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tokyo and Hanoi have been deepening bilateral relations, as they have been involved in territorial disputes with Beijing in the East and South China seas. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3221350/japans-kishida-vietnams-pham-vow-work-tackle-china-nearby-waters?utm_source=rss_feed

Beijing expresses protest to Japanese envoy over smearing of China during G7 summit

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Sun Weidong underscored that Issues of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjian Uygur and Tibet autonomous regions are China’s internal affairs https://tass.com/world/1620863

Newcrest Gold Mine Faces New Environmental Probe Over Dust Pollution

Wall Street Journal An Australian gold mine run by Newcrest Mining, a company that U.S. gold giant Newmont plans to acquire, is being probed on concerns over dust pollution. https://www.wsj.com/articles/newcrest-gold-mine-faces-new-environmental-probe-over-dust-pollution-ae60341c

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Crunch Week on the Debt Ceiling

Fox News It is hard to understate just how close the U.S. is to hitting the debt ceiling. There are talks – again. But no agreement. No bill. Nothing close as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated on NBC that the “hard” deadline was June 1. Yellen added that the government would struggle to pay its…

IDF officers imprisoned, suspended for firing weapons naked

Jerusalem Post The individuals involved were brought before the commander of Sayeret Nahal, Col. Oren Simcha, on Sunday to receive final judgment. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743797

Wagnerites unlikely to be able to continue fighting outside Bakhmut

Pravda Ukraine Wagner Private Military Company is holding the western administrative borders of Bakhmut while Ukrainian forces continue to focus on counterattacks on the outskirts of the city. Wagnerites, exhausted by the fighting, are unlikely to be able to continue offensive operations outside Bakhmut, as estimated by the analysts at the Institute for the Study…