Prologue Journal – Page 35972 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Repair begins in 8 war-affected schools in Ukraine with EU funding

Pravda Ukraine The first construction work on schools damaged during the war started in Ukraine. The schools are being rebuilt within the framework of the project, financed by the EU and fulfilled by the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS). https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/5/7410015/

Biden, top officials launch ‘Bidenomics’ tour as polls show opposition to WH plan

Fox News President Biden and several of his top Cabinet officials will travel across the country over the next two days to tout “Bidenomics” as polls continue to show strong disapproval of the administration’s economic policies. Biden will travel Thursday to South Carolina to announce new spending on clean energy manufacturing, according to a White…

Ukrainian forces experience mass desertion, refusals to engage in assaults — official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to DPR Head’s Advisor, Ukrainian forces’ increasingly frequent “meat grinder” assaults are connected to the upcoming NATO summit and Kiev’s desire to present tangible results before it begins https://tass.com/military-operation-in-ukraine/1643041

French police detained 4,000 people during riots — Minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. About 10% do not have French citizenship https://tass.com/world/1643045

Russia wants to increase air traffic with Georgia to nearly 300 flights per week

Pravda Ukraine Russia is preparing to increase the number of flights from various cities to Georgia to almost 300 per week. Source: Ekho Kavkaza, as European Pravda reports Details: The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has published a document with permits for 284 flights per week between various cities in Russia and Georgia. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/5/7410014/

North Korean satellite wasn’t advanced enough to conduct reconnaissance from space, Seoul says

Fox News The satellite North Korea failed to put into orbit wasn’t advanced enough to conduct military reconnaissance from space as it claimed, South Korea’s military said Wednesday after retrieving and studying the wreckage. North Korea had tried to launch its first spy satellite in late May, but the long-range rocket carrying it plunged into…

Protesters block Ayalon highway after TLV police commander steps down

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-748986

30 Mechanised Brigade kills Russians near Bakhmut

Pravda Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has posted a video showing the 30th Mechanised Brigade killing Russian invaders. Quote: Syrskyi on Telegram Quote from the commander of the Ground Forces: “Mathematics is a component of war. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/5/7410013/

UN atomic agency chief visits Fukushima nuclear plant, supports wastewater release

Fox News The head of the U.N. atomic agency toured Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Wednesday and said he is satisfied with still-contentious plans to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi observed where the treated water will be sent through a pipeline to…

Suicide bombing targets security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 soldiers and a child

Fox News A suicide bomber riding in a vehicle targeted a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least three soldiers and a 10-year-old boy and wounding 14 other civilians, officials said. The bombing occurred in Miran Shah, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan and is a former stronghold of…