Prologue Journal – Page 40325 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

France’s Macron tours Notre Dame Cathedral reconstruction

Washington Post French President Emmanuel Macron has toured the reconstruction works at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/france-notre-dame-cathedral-fire-macron-paris/67c68db6-dadc-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Attempts to split Russia by military means doomed — PMC Wagner’s founder

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In Yevgeny Prigozhin’s opinion, the representatives of the Anglo-Saxon world behind Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky are aiming to achieve the political fragmentation of Russia https://tass.com/defense/1604621

Israeli Diaspora Minister Chikli to UN: Fire anti-Israel envoy

Jerusalem Post Chikli told the UN to fire Albanese because of her comments saying that Israel cannot claim a right to defend itself against Palestinian terrorism. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739245

South Korea tour bus carrying Israeli visitors crashes, killing 1 and injuring 34 others

Fox News A bus carrying Israeli tourists fell on its side on a road in southern South Korea, killing one woman and injuring 34 other people. The tour bus with 33 Israelis and two South Koreans — the bus driver and a tour guide — crashed Thursday on a slope in the southern city of…

Hong Kong arts funding body pulls grants for 2 projects over concerns they may have violated national security law

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Culture bureau also reveals that review of all public library books has been completed and offending titles removed but refuses to name them. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3217145/hong-kong-arts-funding-body-pulls-grants-2-projects-over-concerns-they-may-have-violated-national?utm_source=rss_feed

Increasing numbers of Chinese components are found in Russian weaponry – President’s Office

Pravda Ukraine The Ukrainian military is finding an increasing number of components from China in Russian weapons. Source: Volodymyr Vlasiuk, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, in a comment to Reuters Quote: “The trend is now that there are less Western-made components but more – not hard (to) guess which country – made components. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397937/

Verified Russian Military Deaths in Ukraine Now Exceed 20,000

Moscow Times The number of Russian troops independently confirmed to have died in Ukraine has reached 20,451, with 1,820 killed in the past two weeks alone. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/verified-russian-military-deaths-in-ukraine-now-exceed-20000-a80839

Navy to Christen Future U.S. Navy Ship Cleveland

Defense.gov The Navy will christen and launch the newest Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Cleveland. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3362991/navy-to-christen-future-us-navy-ship-cleveland/

Russian ambassador says he plans to visit three Russian citizens in US prisons

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia holds the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in April https://tass.com/society/1604619

Zelenskyy on attacks in Sloviansk: The evil state demonstrates its essence

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to Russian shelling of residential areas of the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast, as a result of which there are dead and wounded. Source: Zelenskyy on Telegram Quote from Zelenskyy: “The invaders brutally shelled the city. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397935/