Posts by Amelia Frost
Argentina To Try 10 In Absentia Over 1994 Bombing Of Jewish Center
[ad_1] Argentina will try in absentia ten Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people, a ruling seen by AFP on Thursday said. The attack, which caused devastation in Latin America’s biggest Jewish community, has never been claimed or solved, but Argentina…
Read MoreNetanyahu Seeks To Postpone Trial Summons After Trump Backing
[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked a court on Thursday to postpone his testimony in his long-running corruption trial, after US President Donald Trump called for the case to be cancelled altogether. Trump’s move in support of Netanyahu over the case drew criticism from some Israeli politicians, including a member of the Israeli leader’s…
Read MoreUS Durable Goods Orders Soar On Boeing Boost, But Underlying Growth Remains Tepid
[ad_1] GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / David Ryder A sharp rebound in U.S. durable goods orders in May has delivered a temporary shot of optimism for the manufacturing sector, though analysts caution the surge may be largely driven by one-off aircraft deals. New data released Wednesday shows that orders for durable goods—items intended to last…
Read MoreCoinbase Stock Jumps 40%—Is a Crypto Boom Coming?
[ad_1] Coinbase Global (COIN) has seen its stock surge 40% in June 2025, outpacing the S&P 500’s 3% gain, driven by a favorable crypto regulatory environment and its partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group. With analysts like Bernstein raising COIN’s price target to £408 ($559), implying a 48% upside, investors are buzzing about whether…
Read More16 Dead, Thousands Of Businesses Destroyed After Kenya Protests
[ad_1] At least 16 people died in protests across Kenya on Wednesday, Amnesty International said Thursday, as businesses and residents were left to clean up the devastation in the capital and beyond. The marches had been called to mark one year since anti-tax demonstrations that peaked when a huge crowd stormed parliament and dozens were…
Read MoreSpaceship Carrying Astronauts From India, Poland, Hungary, Docks With ISS
[ad_1] A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew to space. Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, lifted off early Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a brand-new SpaceX Crew…
Read MoreIndia Recovers Data From Black Boxes After Deadly Crash
[ad_1] Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said Thursday. All but one of the 242 people on board the Air India flight were killed on June 12 when the jet crashed in the…
Read MoreUS To Offer New Defense Of Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites
[ad_1] US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a news conference on Thursday to offer a fresh assessment of strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, following a stinging row over how much American bombardment set back Tehran’s nuclear program. After waves of Israeli attacks on nuclear and military sites and retaliatory missile fire from…
Read More‘Mass Scale’ Abuses In Cambodia Scam Centres: Amnesty
[ad_1] While looking for jobs on Facebook, Jett thought he had found a well-paying opportunity working in online customer service in his home country of Thailand. Following instructions to travel across the kingdom, the 18-year-old ended up being trafficked across the border to a compound in Svay Rieng, Cambodia. There Jett was beaten, tortured and…
Read MorePools And Slides As North Korea Set To Open ‘World Class’ Tourist Resort
[ad_1] North Korea has completed construction on a massive tourist resort boasting colourful water slides and swimming pools, state media said on Thursday, a pet project of leader Kim Jong Un. Kim was an enthusiastic visitor this week to the sprawling site on the isolated country’s east coast, which is set to open its doors…
Read MoreMigrant Money From Russia A Lifeline For Central Asia
[ad_1] In a remote town in southern Kyrgyzstan, teacher Nur Akhmatov watched workers building a library, conference hall and women’s sports centre — construction mostly funded by Kyrgyz emigrants sending money home from Russia. The project in Batken is a snapshot of how important emigrant labour has become for economies across Central Asia. The flow…
Read MoreDenmark To Push For Stricter EU Migration Policies
[ad_1] Denmark’s strict migration policies have slowly spread across Europe and the country will now push for harsher EU-wide regulations during its upcoming EU presidency, including on asylum handling and legal appeals. Migration policy “is linked to security, that is to say that we need a Europe that is safer, more stable and robust, and…
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