Posts by Amelia Frost
Syria Evacuates Bedouin From Druze-majority Sweida As Ceasefire Holds
[ad_1] Syrian authorities on Monday evacuated Bedouin families from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, after a ceasefire in the southern province halted a week of sectarian bloodshed that a monitor said killed more than 1,100 people. An AFP correspondent outside the devastated provincial capital saw a convoy of buses and other vehicles enter Sweida and…
Read MoreAlaska Airlines Resumes Flights After ‘IT Outage’
[ad_1] Alaska Airlines said Monday it had resumed operations after hours earlier requesting its fleet be grounded because of an “IT outage.” The airline apologized for the disruption, and urged travelers to check their flight status before heading to the airport — adding it “will take some time to get our overall operations back to…
Read MoreRussia Strikes Ukraine After Kyiv Offers Fresh Talks
[ad_1] 67BW7KF Russia fired a volley of drones and missiles at Ukraine early on Monday, hitting apartment blocks and a nursery in Kyiv, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed holding a fresh round of peace talks. Moscow has not responded to Zelensky’s call for new negotiations this week or an ultimatum by US President…
Read MoreECB Expected To Hold Rates As Trump Tariff Uncertainty Lingers
[ad_1] The European Central Bank is set to hold interest rates for the first time in almost a year when policymakers meet this week, despite concerns over the potential impact of higher US tariffs on the eurozone economy. The 26 members of the ECB’s governing council will meet just over a week before an August…
Read MoreLibya Commander Haftar Seeks To Force International Engagement
[ad_1] Libya’s eastern authorities recently expelled a senior European delegation in a move analysts say was meant to send a message: the unrecognised administration backed by military leader Khalifa Haftar cannot be ignored. On July 8, an EU commissioner and ministers from Greece, Italy and Malta were in Libya to discuss irregular migration from the…
Read MoreWorld’s Major Courts Take Growing Role In Climate Fight
[ad_1] The world’s top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries. Wednesday’s highly anticipated advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice comes in the wake of landmark international decisions that experts say together…
Read MoreICJ To Deliver Landmark Climate Ruling
[ad_1] The top United Nations court will on Wednesday hand down a landmark global legal blueprint for tackling climate change that also sets out top polluters’ responsibilities towards the countries suffering most. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been tasked with crafting a so-called advisory opinion on countries’ obligations to prevent climate change and…
Read MoreHong Kong Leads Stocks Higher, Yen Gains As Ishiba Vows To Stay
[ad_1] Equities mostly rose Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would stay in office despite another election defeat. Hong Kong topped 25,000 points for the first time in three years as tech giants advanced following…
Read More‘Class War’: Outsiders Moving To Puerto Rico Trigger Displacement
[ad_1] Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto Rico’s west coast — but then her landlord decided to transform the home into an Airbnb. Cuevas left her home — now purple and split in two — and her beloved city for another further south, forced out by the…
Read MoreEngland Face Dark Horses Italy With Sights Set On Women’s Euro Final
[ad_1] Having come back from the brink of elimination against Sweden in the last eight, England will hope to live up to their billing as favourites when they face Italy in the semi-finals of Women’s Euro 2025 on Tuesday. The holders are tantalisingly close to another major tournament final, with a showdown next Sunday against…
Read MoreVenus Williams, 45, To End 16-month Layoff In Washington
[ad_1] Venus Williams will make her return from a 16-month layoff at this week’s DC Open, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion saying Sunday she is not sure of anything beyond that. The 45-year-old American overcame a serious health scare last year and after enjoying a visit to Wimbledon decided to accept a wildcard into…
Read MoreJapan PM’s Future In Doubt After Election Debacle
[ad_1] Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s future was unclear Monday after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a right-wing populist party. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has governed almost continuously since 1955, and its partner Komeito had to win 50 seats in…
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