Prologue Journal – Page 36225 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Relatives of MH17 victims staged a protest outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague

Pravda Ukraine Today, relatives of the victims of the MH17 disaster re-positioned 298 empty chairs in front of the Russian embassy in The Hague – one for each victim. Source: As “European Pravda” reports, this was stated by NOS. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/11/7406374/

Taiwan’s Hsieh and Chinese partner win French Open women’s doubles

Taipei, June 11 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis player Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) and her Chinese doubles partner Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜) upset the odds to defeat the 10th seeded pairing of Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and the United States’ Taylor Townsend 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1 to win the French Open’s women’s doubles title Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202306110013

Russia claims that Ukraine attacked a Black Sea Fleet ship with naval drones

Pravda Ukraine The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation stated that on the night of 10-11 June, Priazovia, a ship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, was attacked by six unmanned boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were destroyed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/11/7406372/

Russian forces repulse eight Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk area over past day

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, noted that no penetrations into the Russian defense were allowed https://tass.com/defense/1630697

E-commerce firm fined for illegal import, sale of Chinese gaming phones

Taipei, June 11 (CNA) A local company which failed to go through the proper process to import and sell gaming phones from China will be fined, Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) announced Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202306110012

Kiev fires over 170 shells at Russia’s Belgorod Region in past day – governor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. No casualties https://tass.com/emergencies/1630689

Russian forces destroy 30 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area – top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, also spoke about the destruction of the Ukrainian DRG https://tass.com/defense/1630695

Ben-Gvir should be fired – former Israel Police chiefs to Netanyahu

Jerusalem Post In response to these statements, the National Security Ministry put out a statement detailing all the work that Ben-Gvir had done to benefit the police. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-745915

China summons South Korean envoy in tit-for-tat move amid row over ‘betting on the US’ comments

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Seoul should ‘seriously’ look at problems in bilateral ties, China’s assistant foreign minister Nong Rong tells South Korean ambassador. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223715/china-summons-south-korean-envoy-tit-tat-move-amid-row-over-betting-us-comments?utm_source=rss_feed

Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore on Gulf Coast in Texas

New York Times A “perfect storm” of bad conditions, including high temperatures, starved the fish of oxygen, officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/us/dead-fish-texas-climate-change.html