Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Says Mexico, EU To Face 30% Tariff From Aug 1
[ad_1] President Donald Trump on Saturday said major US trading partners Mexico and the European Union would face a 30 percent tariff starting next month, ramping up pressure for deals in his trade wars. Both sets of duties would take effect August 1, Trump said in separate letters posted to his Truth Social platform, citing…
Read MoreNCaledonia Politicians Agree On Statehood While Remaining French
[ad_1] France on Saturday announced a “historic” accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state. President Emmanuel Macron had called for talks to break a deadlock between forces loyal to France and those wanting independence, asking New Caledonian…
Read MoreUkraine Says Four Killed In Massive Russian Drone, Missile Attack
[ad_1] Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight killing four people, Ukraine said Saturday, calling for fresh sanctions on Moscow to halt its record barrages. Kyiv and Moscow have stepped up aerial strikes over recent months and US-led ceasefire talks aimed at pausing the over three-year war have stalled. “Twenty-six cruise missiles…
Read MoreUS Sanctions Cuban President Four Years After Historic Protests
[ad_1] The United States announced its first sanctions on Friday against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role “in the Cuban regime’s brutality toward the Cuban people.” It is the latest in a series of measures by US President Donald Trump’s administration to increase pressure on the Cuban government. The United States was restricting visas…
Read MoreGaza Ceasefire Talks Held Up By Israel Withdrawal Plans: Palestinian Sources
[ad_1] Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza are being held up by Israel’s proposals to keep troops in the territory, two Palestinian sources with knowledge of the discussions told AFP on Saturday. Delegations from both sides began discussions in Qatar last Sunday to try to agree on a temporary halt…
Read MoreCambodia Genocide Survivors ‘Thrilled’ At New UNESCO Status
[ad_1] Survivors of Cambodia’s four-year genocide on Saturday told AFP they were “thrilled” that the site of their lives’ biggest horror has gained UNESCO recognition. Three notorious Cambodian torture and execution sites used by the Khmer Rouge regime to perpetrate genocide 50 years ago were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Friday. One of…
Read MoreGerman Backpacker Escapes Australian Bush Ordeal By ‘Sheer Luck’
[ad_1] German backpacker Carolina Wilga lost hope of rescue after 11 nights in the Australian bush, and only made it out by “sheer luck”, police said Saturday. The 26-year-old walked “confused and disoriented” 24 kilometres (15 miles) away from her van after it got stuck in remote bushland in Western Australia. As police searched for…
Read MoreTourists, Residents Evacuated From Grand Canyon Due To Wildfires
[ad_1] Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ordering visitors and residents away from its northern rim. “Due to the advancing Dragon Bravo Fire within Grand Canyon National Park, all North Rim residents are now in ‘GO’ status and should evacuate the North Rim…
Read MoreBad Bunny Draws Jubilant Puerto Ricans To Historic Residency
[ad_1] Thousands of Puerto Ricans gathered Friday evening as Bad Bunny’s historic residency was set to launch in San Juan, a concert series showcasing the island’s pride and resilience that in its initial stage is limited to locals. Wearing Puerto Rican flag shirts or just draped in the flags themselves, jubilant fans packed the area…
Read MoreWorker Dies After US Immigration Raid On California Farm
[ad_1] A farm worker died on Friday after being injured during a raid by US immigration agents on a legal cannabis farm in California that resulted in arrests of 200 undocumented migrants and clashes with protestors. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, condemned attacks by the demonstrators on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other members…
Read MoreBoeing Evades MAX Crash Trial With Last-minute Settlement
[ad_1] Boeing has reached a settlement with a man whose family died in a 737 MAX crash in 2019, a law firm told AFP on Friday, meaning the US aviation giant will avoid a federal trial slated for Monday. Paul Njoroge, who lost his wife and three children in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster in which…
Read MoreFuel To Air India Jet Engines Cut Off Moments Before Crash: Probe
[ad_1] Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, did not offer any conclusions or apportion…
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