Prologue Journal – Page 38587 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

China says military followed, monitored US warplane in Taiwan Strait

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741529

Lions’ Den leader turns himself in to Palestinian Authority – report

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741528

Mercedes-Benz Profit Boosted by Top-End Models, Pricing

Wall Street Journal Mercedes-Benz posted underlying earnings of €5.5 billion for the year, in line with preliminary figures released last week, and maintained its overall guidance for 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mercedes-benz-reports-higher-first-quarter-profit-on-top-end-models-pricing-4c43744e

Debris from Russian missile damages multi-storey building in Ukrainka, Kyiv Oblast: child in hospital

Pravda Ukraine One child has been wounded and several apartments damaged when Russian missile debris fell on a residential multi-storey building in the city of Ukrainka, Kyiv Oblast. Source: Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of Kyiv Oblast State Administration, on Facebook; Andrii Niebytov, Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in Kyiv Oblast,…

OMV Profits Drop, Warns of Lower Output

Wall Street Journal OMV reported lower first-quarter profits and sales and warned that production for the year will be down at around 360,000 boe/d due to the exclusion of Russian volumes and natural decline, particularly in Norway and Romania. https://www.wsj.com/articles/omv-1q-profit-fell-sees-lower-production-in-full-year-9c43a530

Air Force says Russia used Iskander-K missile to attack Mykolaiv on 27 April

Pravda Ukraine An attack on Mykolaiv on the night of 27 April, which killed one person and injured 23 others, was carried out by Russia using Iskander-K cruise missiles. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Air Force of Ukraine, on air during the 24/7 national joint newscast Details: Russians fired missiles at Mykolaiv on the…

Russian occupiers’ total losses exceed 189,000 soldiers

Pravda Ukraine Over the past day alone, Ukrainian defenders killed about 540 Russian occupiers and destroyed 18 artillery systems, 6 unmanned aerial vehicles and 3 armoured combat vehicles. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February and 28 April 2023 are…

Wife of Thai police officer accused of killing 13 people with cyanide

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn was charged with premeditated murder linked to at least 13 cyanide poisoning deaths since 2020. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3218691/wife-thai-police-officer-accused-killing-13-people-cyanide?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong police probe mysterious fatal fall of man, 22, from Kowloon block of flats

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Resident tells police he heard loud noise before discovering victim lying motionless on building’s first-floor podium. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218690/hong-kong-police-probe-mysterious-fatal-fall-man-22-kowloon-block-flats?utm_source=rss_feed

Ko returns from U.S., set to begin presidential bid Saturday

Taoyuan, April 28 (CNA) Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) returned to Taiwan from a three-week trip to the United States on Friday, ready to embark on his campaign for the presidency that will be decided in the January 2024 presidential election. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304280007