Prologue Journal – Page 46 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Back to the future: Chinese team’s record transmission lays ground for quantum internet

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. QSDC ability to detect eavesdropping and communicate only where there is none allows for secure and covert communication: Long Guilu. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3300013/back-future-record-chinese-transmission-lays-ground-future-quantum-internet?utm_source=rss_feed

Lai voices concern over Pope Francis’ health: MOFA

Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has expressed Taiwan’s concern for Pope Francis’ health and offered his wishes for the pope’s swift recovery, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502250007

Cancelled Digital Art Fair failed to secure ‘mega-events’ funding, gov’t says

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Digital Art Fair 2025 failed to secure the “mega-events” funding, the government has said, following the organisers’ announcement that the March event would be axed. They cited “reasons beyond our control” for the cancellation. A poster for the Digital Art Fair 2025. Photo: Digital Art Fair. The event was…

Russia losses 1,300 soldiers and 26 artillery systems over past day

Pravda Ukraine Russia has lost 1,300 soldiers killed and wounded, 26 artillery systems and 11 armoured combat vehicles. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 25 February 2025 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses…

Hong Kong police seize suspected cocaine worth HK$430 million, 2 arrested

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Haul of over 500kg of white powder found in residential building in Tseung Kwan O on the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3300008/hong-kong-police-seize-suspected-cocaine-worth-hk430-million-2-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed

Air defenses down 19 Ukrainian drones over Russia’s regions overnight — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In particular, 16 UAV’s were intercepted and destroyed over the Bryansk Region https://tass.com/politics/1918559

How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

New York Times Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/how-a-demographic-doom-loop-helped-germanys-far-right.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times Tension between Europe and the U.S. over Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/briefing/tuesday-briefing.html

Hostile UNGA resolutions hardly contribute to Ukrainian settlement — top US diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The purpose of the United Nations was the ending of war and the prevention of conflicts, not making it harder to end conflicts,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said https://tass.com/world/1918557

Putin and Russians do not want to end war in Ukraine – ISW

Pravda Ukraine The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has no intention of ending the war in Ukraine, and this is influencing Russians who are tending to side with the Kremlin on the continuation of the war. Source: ISW Quote: “Kremlin rhetoric about the relatively faster Russian tempo…