Prologue Journal

Foreign mercenaries in Ukraine to face justice in Russia, says Russian embassy in Sweden

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Norgengrip, 43, a parliament member with the populist Sweden Democrats party from 2018 to 2022, joined Ukraine’s International Legion in 2023 https://tass.com/politics/1635133

Manned mini-sub vanishes near Titanic wreck, search efforts underway

Washington Post A submersible used to take tourists to the wreck of the Titanic has vanished in the Atlantic Ocean. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/19/titanic-submersible-tourists-missing-atlantic-ocean/

Progressives want to stop landlords from using criminal background checks to screen renters

Fox News Progressives are pushing to stop landlords from being able to conduct criminal background checks on prospective tenants before leasing their property. A new bill introduced by “Squad” members Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., would stop consumer reporting agencies from including criminal history information on reports that are now used to…

Israel’s defense ministry denies potential transfer of tanks to Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was reported earlier that negotiations were underway regarding supplies of about 200 decommissioned Merkava Generation 2 and 3 tanks to two countries https://tass.com/world/1635131

Judge grants DOJ protective order, bars Trump from disclosing alleged evidence in classified documents case

Fox News A federal judge Monday granted the Justice Department a protective order on its evidence provided to former President Donald Trump and his defense team in the classified documents case. Judge Bruce Reinhart, who approved the warrant to search Mar-a-Lago, granted a protective order on discovery Monday sought by the Justice Department. The order…

Ukrainian Parliament proposes to recognize Belarus as an aggressor state and break off diplomatic relations

Pravda Ukraine A group of people’s deputies registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine [the Ukrainian parliament – ed.] a draft resolution recognizing Belarus as an aggressor country, as well as a call to break off diplomatic relations with the country. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/19/7407573/

Iran’s economy expanded 4% in year to late March: CBI

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s central bank says the country’s economic growth reached 4% in the year to late March. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/19/705578/Iran-economic-growth-rate-CBI-report