Prologue Journal – Page 39272 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Fire breaks out in power plant west of Iran’s Isfahan

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742528

Boeing Receives Order for Up to 300 Planes From Ryanair

New York Times The jets are expected to replace older, smaller and less-efficient Boeing planes and be delivered between 2027 and 2033. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/business/boeing-ryanair-737-max.html

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