Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Steps Up Pressure For Deals As US Tariff Deadline Nears
[ad_1] Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy faces a critical week as the US president races to secure the bilateral deals he promised, ahead of a shifting deadline for re-imposing steep tariffs on dozens of economies. Trump is due to send a first batch of letters to up to 15 trading partners from noon local time…
Read MoreIran President Says Israel Attempted To Assassinate Him
[ad_1] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him. The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented June 13 bombing campaign against Iran, killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists. The Israeli…
Read MoreBRICS’ Criticism Brings Trump 10% Tariff Threat
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump threatened China, India, and some of the world’s fastest-emerging economies with higher import tariffs, hitting back at BRICS’ criticism of his trade policies as the bloc meets Monday. The 11-nation grouping — which also includes US allies Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia — is concluding a two-day summit in Rio…
Read MoreUS Envoy Says Satisfied With Lebanese Response On Disarming Of Hezbollah
[ad_1] US envoy Thomas Barrack said Monday he was satisfied by the Lebanese authorities’ response to Washington’s request to disarm Hezbollah, which was heavily weakened in a recent war with Israel. Lebanese leaders who took office in the aftermath of the conflict have vowed a state monopoly on bearing arms, while demanding Israel comply with…
Read MoreDemna To Bow Out At Balenciaga In Paris Haute Couture Week
[ad_1] After 10 years at Balenciaga, provocative Georgian showman Demna is to take a final bow during Paris Haute Couture Week, which began on Monday with a star-studded show by Schiaparelli. Demna, known for his daring work as well as controversies during his decade-long stint at Kering-owned Balenciaga, will unveil his final collection on Wednesday…
Read MoreNearly 450,000 Afghans Left Iran Since June 1: IOM
[ad_1] Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN’s refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6. The influx comes as the country is already struggling to integrate streams of Afghans who have returned under pressure from traditional migrant and refugee…
Read MoreNorth Korea Bars Western Influencers From Trade Fair Tour
[ad_1] North Korea has barred Western influencers from joining a delegation of tourists to an international trade fair in October, a China-based tour operator told AFP on Monday. Diplomatically isolated North Korea has welcomed sporadic groups of international visitors in recent months, including hundreds of foreign athletes in April for the first Pyongyang International Marathon…
Read MoreDutch Coastal Village Turns To Tech To Find Lost Fishermen
[ad_1] Jan van den Berg stares out at the sea where his father vanished seven decades ago — lost in a storm just days before his birth. Now aged 70, he clings to the hope of finding even the smallest fragment of his father’s remains. In Urk, a fishing village in the northern Netherlands, the…
Read MoreThe Making Of Australia’s Mushroom Murders
[ad_1] Australian Erin Patterson served a beef Wellington lunch that was “delicious” by all accounts, using eye fillet steak, flakey golden pastry, and the deadliest mushrooms known to man. The keen home cook murdered her husband’s parents and aunt in 2023 by spiking their sumptuous Saturday lunch with death cap mushrooms, a jury found on…
Read MoreAustralian Woman Found Guilty Of Triple Murder With Toxic Mushrooms
[ad_1] An Australian woman murdered her husband’s parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms, a jury found Monday at the climax of a trial watched around the world. Keen home cook Erin Patterson hosted an intimate meal in July 2023 that started with good-natured banter and earnest prayer — but…
Read MoreThe Strange Case Of Evgeniya Mayboroda, Russia’s Rebel Retiree
[ad_1] The elegant 74-year-old Russian put her hand on her heart as the verdict fell. Five and a half years in prison for posts opposing the war in Ukraine. Then, according to a witness who saw her in the dock, “her nose began to bleed”. Yet only a few years before, Evgeniya Mayboroda had been…
Read MoreAsian Markets Drop As Trump’s Tariff Deadline Looms
[ad_1] Most Asian markets fell Monday as countries fought to hammer out trade deals days before Donald Trump’s tariff deadline, though investors took heart after he said the levies would not kick in until the start of next month. While the White House has said several deals were in the pipeline, only two have been…
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