Posts by Amelia Frost
Kenya Anniversary Protests Turn Violent, 8 Dead
[ad_1] Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with eight killed and at least 400 injured as protesters held running battles with police, who flooded Nairobi’s streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire. Initially peaceful commemorations descended into chaos as scattered groups…
Read MoreCarolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s Essence Cannot Be Replicated
[ad_1] Pop culture fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of Ryan Murphy’s limited series “American Love Story,” which will chronicle the story of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr.’s tabloid maelstrom of a marriage and tragic death when their plane crashed off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in 1999 when they were 33…
Read MoreSidelined Zelensky Still Gets Trump Face Time At NATO Summit
[ad_1] Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky may have been left largely on the margins of NATO’s summit in the Netherlands — but he still managed to score a sit-down meeting with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. “Couldn’t have been nicer,” Trump said after the 50-minute meeting, held behind closed doors. No journalists were allowed into…
Read MoreTrump’s Comparison of Iran Strikes to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Called Out for One Thing: ‘Didn’t Iran Bomb Israel After?’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump seemingly compared his strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. However, users were quick to try to poke holes in Trump’s argument. The president referred to the devastating bombings on Japan while responding to a question about the U.S. use…
Read MoreRelief, Joy As Israel Reopens After Iran War Ceasefire
[ad_1] Relieved Israelis returned to work and school on Wednesday after the military lifted restrictions following a ceasefire with Iran, while some voiced lingering apprehension about the future. People sunbathed and played football on Tel Aviv’s beaches, streets and markets came back to life, and schools reopened on Wednesday following the deal to end the…
Read MoreIran Hangs Three More Accused Of Spying As Fears Grow For Swede
[ad_1] Iran on Wednesday hanged three men convicted of spying for Israel after what activists decried as an unfair trial, bringing to six the number of people executed on such charges since the start of the war between the Islamic republic and Israel. The hangings have also amplified fears for the life of Swedish-Iranian dual…
Read MoreTrump Sees ‘Progress’ On Gaza, Raising Hopes For Ceasefire
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “great progress” was being made to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as a new ceasefire push began more than 20 months since the start of the conflict. “I think great progress is being made on Gaza,” Trump told reporters ahead of a NATO summit in the…
Read MoreCable Theft In North France Disrupts Eurostar Traffic
[ad_1] The theft of cables along train tracks in northern France on Wednesday disrupted Eurostar trips between London and Paris for a second day in a row, the company and French railway operator said. Overnight, “more than 600 metres (650 yards) of cable were stolen or severed south of the Lille Europe station” on the…
Read MoreEISEN and HILL: Smith gov’t risks major debt spike if oil prices tank
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Canada Opinion Columnists When governments fail to restrain spending during periods of relatively strong resource revenues and save for a rainy-day, they can get into trouble when resources revenues decline. Published Jun 25, 2025 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by…
Read MoreTrump Insists Iran Nuclear Programme Set Back ‘Decades’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that US strikes led to the “total obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities and set the country’s atomic programme back “decades”, while Israel said it was still early to fully assess the damage. Over a 12-day conflict, Israel pounded Iranian nuclear and military sites while Iran launched waves of missiles…
Read MoreTurkey Breathes Easier As Iran-Israel Truce Eases Fallout Risk
[ad_1] As the fragile Iran-Israel truce took hold, there was no letup in Turkey’s diplomatic efforts Wednesday to prevent any return to a conflict fraught with risk for Ankara’s domestic and regional policies. Hours after US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met him for talks on the sidelines of…
Read MoreIndia, Poland, Hungary Make Spaceflight Comeback With ISS Mission
[ad_1] A US commercial mission carrying crew from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off to the International Space Station Wednesday, taking astronauts from these countries to space for the first time in decades. Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2:31 am (0631 GMT), with a brand-new SpaceX…
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