Prologue Journal – Page 36305 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Russia appreciates Algeria’s willingness to help resolve Ukraine crisis, Putin says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian President noted that his Algerian counterpart had shown great interest in what was happening in Ukraine and “called for peace” during their one-on-one talks on Thursday https://tass.com/world/1634143

Parashat Korah: Empty words, empty minds

Jerusalem Post Korah and his co-insurrectionists were expert orators who built their popularity by whipping up populist hysteria, exploiting national anxieties, and manipulating the angry mob. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-746452

One civilian killed, eight wounded in Donetsk as result of shelling by Ukrainian troops

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A shell hit a bust stop https://tass.com/politics/1634147

White House denounces nuclear rhetoric from Putin

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746586

Israeli arrested for trying to smuggle weapons into West Bank

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746585

Algeria ready to facilitate conflict settlement in Ukraine — president

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Our only goal is to live in a world where progress is being made, real integration is taking place,” Abdelmadjid Tebboune said https://tass.com/world/1634145

Russia-China investment portfolio contains 80 projects worth over $165 bln — envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian and Chinese leaders have set the tasks to seriously boost the scale of bilateral trade, to improve logistics and to raise the level of financial and industrial cooperation, the diplomat noted https://tass.com/politics/1634133

Chinese envoy to EU denies committing to halt sanctions-busting shipments to Russia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing ‘did not commit [to] anything – that’s the bottom line’, Ambassador Fu Cong says following move that EU sources say was expected after Brussels dropped five Chinese entities from sanction list. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224407/chinese-envoy-eu-denies-committing-halt-sanctions-busting-shipments-russia?utm_source=rss_feed

‘It Could Have Been So Much Worse’: Mountain Collapse Narrowly Misses Swiss Village

New York Times Fifty million cubic feet of rock came to rest just shy of Brienz and its schoolhouse. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/world/europe/switzerland-mountain-collapse.html

Algerian president reaffirmed interest to military-technical cooperation — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the foreign minister, relations with Algeria are a vivid example of very close, long-standing and good cooperation between Russia and the Arab world https://tass.com/politics/1634137