Posts by Amelia Frost
Calgary Sun letters to the editor, Aug. 3, 2025
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Published Aug 03, 2025 • Last updated 15 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump take part in a photo during the G7 summit…
Read MoreIsrael PM Says In ‘Profound Shock’ Over Hostage Videos
[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed “profound shock” over videos showing two emaciated hostages in Gaza, with the EU also denouncing the clips on Sunday and demanding the release of all remaining captives after nearly 22 months of war. Over the past few days, Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad have released three videos…
Read MorePope’s ‘Jubilee Of Youth’ Closes With Huge Rome Mass
[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world. The week-long event ending Sunday, a highlight of the Jubilee holy year, was an enormous undertaking for the Vatican, with a half…
Read MoreCitroen 2CV Lovers Gather In Slovenia To Take The Slow Road
[ad_1] Fans of an iconic French car gather this week in Slovenia to reclaim a slow, stress-free way of life where repairs are easy and cars are slow. “Once you sit down, all the stress from your office is gone,” Karmen Uglesic, one of the organisers of this year’s 25th world meeting of Citroen 2CV…
Read MoreAssange Joins Pro-Palestinian Protest On Sydney Harbour Bridge
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday, closing the world famous landmark. Assange, who returned to Australia last year after his release from a high-security British prison, was pictured surrounded by family and marching alongside former Australian foreign minister and New South…
Read MoreChaos, Gangs, Gunfire: Gaza Aid Fails To Reach Most Needy
[ad_1] The trickle of food aid Israel allows to enter Gaza after nearly 22 months of war is seized by Palestinians risking their lives under fire, looted by gangs or diverted in chaotic circumstances rather than reaching those most in need, UN agencies, aid groups and analysts say. After images of malnourished children stoked an…
Read MoreFilmmakers Try To Cash In On India-Pakistan Battle
[ad_1] Indian filmmakers are locking up the rights to movie titles that can profit from the patriotism fanned by a four-day conflict with Pakistan, which killed more than 70 people. The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged artillery, drone and air strikes in May, after India blamed Pakistan for an armed attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. The…
Read MoreOPEC+ Slated To Increase Oil Output In Bid To Regain Market Share
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are expected to further hike oil production in a meeting Sunday, a move analysts say is aimed at regaining market share amid resilient crude prices. The anticipated output increase by the group of eight oil-producing countries known as the “Voluntary Eight” (V8),…
Read MorePeace Offering? Donald Trump’s Nobel Obsession
[ad_1] A craving for international prestige, a decade-long Obama rivalry and perhaps a dash of provocation: a mercurial melange of factors is at play in Donald Trump’s obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize. “It’s well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on…
Read MoreCorsets Over Shirts: How to Nail the Transition From Summer to Fall 2025 Style
[ad_1] Corsets became synonymous with femininity beginning in the 16th century. The Medici, one of the most important families of the Florentine aristocracy, popularized them at their court. In its early days, this piece was made of metal, evolving over the centuries to become a necessary garment that denoted luxury by accentuating the waist. In…
Read MorePatrick Star And ‘Drag Queen’ Crab: Underwater Robot Live Stream Captivates Argentines
[ad_1] A robot explores the dark, cold, deep sea floor of the South Atlantic, transmitting images of vibrant coral and fish never seen before as scientists give live commentary via YouTube. And Argentines can’t get enough of it. The Argentine-American scientific mission is for the first time exploring the Mar del Plata canyon, a submarine…
Read MoreSiraj Strikes After Jaiswal Helps India Set England Daunting Target
[ad_1] Yashasvi Jaiswal made a sparkling hundred and Washington Sundar a blistering fifty before Mohammed Siraj struck with the last ball of Saturday’s play to bolster India’s hopes of a series-levelling win in the fifth and deciding Test against England at the Oval. India were dismissed for 396 in their second innings on the third…
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