Prologue Journal – Page 35289 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

The Other Georgia Welcomes You

Wall Street Journal In this country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, intrepid travelers head to the remote highlands for stunning hikes, nights in fairy-tale towers and a singularly vigorous style of hospitality. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-other-georgia-welcomes-you-cd233e47

Katie Porter denies domestic abuse allegations, including claim that she dumped potatoes on husband’s head

Fox News California Rep. Katie Porter, a Democratic candidate for Senate, is facing renewed scrutiny over her ex-husband’s domestic abuse allegations, which included a claim that the congresswoman dumped a pot of “steaming hot potatoes” on his head. Porter has repeatedly denied the abuse allegations, which her then-husband Matt Hoffman made amid a contentious separation…

Biden Will Expand Health Care Access for DACA Immigrants

New York Times The DACA program has shielded hundreds of thousands of young adults from deportation, but those immigrants have not been able to access federal health insurance programs. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/politics/biden-health-care-daca-immigrants.html

Leaked Documents Likely Came From Air National Guardsman, Officials Say

Wall Street Journal An arrest in the case could happen as early as Thursday, according to one official. https://www.wsj.com/articles/leak-documents-likely-came-from-air-national-guardsman-at-fort-bragg-official-says-dbf48c0a

Zelenskyy holds Military Cabinet: attention to contact line management and powerful actions

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a Military Cabinet meeting to discuss issues related to managing the contact line, ensuring Ukraine’s active operations and defending our country from Russian terror. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397784/

Lavrov, Pakistan minister of state for foreign affairs reaffirm resolve to fight terrorism

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The sides also expressed a high appreciation of the interaction between Russia and Pakistan on the world stage, including at such authoritative multilateral platforms as the UN and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization https://tass.com/politics/1603965

Once Shocking, U.S. Spying on Its Allies Draws a Global Shrug

New York Times Compared with revelations in 2013 of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency, intelligence reports in a trove of recently leaked documents have resulted in limited outrage abroad. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/politics/us-spying-allies.html

Russian, European archeologists continue teamwork amid growing political turmoil

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Mikhail Shunkov, the scientists are systematically developing already existing projects and do not feel any pressure from the outside https://tass.com/science/1603971

Here’s what we know about the leader of the online group where secret documents were leaked.

New York Times Federal investigators are searching for the person who shared classified documents that revealed government secrets about the Ukraine war. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/13/us/documents-leak-pentagon/documents-leak-leaker-identity

Ethiopia seeking $2 billion under IMF program

Reuters Sources exclusively revealed to Reuters that Ethiopia is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow at least $2 billion under a reform program. While the IMF is still evaluating the country’s debt sustainability, an initial analysis calculated that Ethiopia is set to face a financing gap of at least $6 billion…