Prologue Journal – Page 38528 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Passenger volume at Taoyuan airport tops 10 million

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Passenger trips so far this year at Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan’s main international gateway, passed 10 million on Tuesday, according to the airport’s operator. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305090025

Russia’s considers response to US not issuing visas to journalists — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov noted that the response had already been given in part and additional steps were being considered https://tass.com/politics/1615107

Death toll from fires in Russia’s Kurgan region rises to 21

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A state of emergency was introduced in the region on May 7 https://tass.com/emergencies/1615105

Britain prepares to send long-range missiles to Ukraine

Washington Post The U.K. is pushing the Biden administration into providing Ukraine with weapons that can reach further into Russian-held territory. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/08/britain-ukraine-long-range-missile/

Syria’s Aleppo airport to resume operations on Wednesday – state media

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742525

No Russian diplomats were injured in cemetery incident in Warsaw — ambassador

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The police provided security, and there were no attempts to offend us through actions,” Sergey Andreev remarked, adding that for the second year in a row, Russian diplomats were barred from laying wreaths on May 9 https://tass.com/politics/1615101

Cavusoglu to discuss normalization with Syria, hold bilateral meetings in Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Turkish foreign minister will pay a visit to the Russian Federation on 9-10 May 2023 https://tass.com/world/1615103

Operation Shield and Arrow: Who are the Palestinian civilian casualties?

Jerusalem Post The IDF launched Operation Shield and Arrow to strike terrorist targets in Gaza, but there were also Palestinian civilian casualties. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-742519

Tokayev, Putin emphasize need to further develop partnership

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The two leaders touched upon pressing bilateral issues at the meeting https://tass.com/world/1615099

Ukraine’s Security Council Secretary on 40 minutes of “victory frenzy” in Moscow: Parade of cowardice and fear, Putin rushes to bunker

Pravda Ukraine Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, believes that the Russian “victory” parade in 2023 ended extremely quickly because the Russian President Vladimir Putin was in a hurry to hide back in the bunker. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/9/7401386/