Posts by Amelia Frost
Meta Criticized as Online Harassment Rises After Moderation Changes
[ad_1] Meta, the social media giant behind Facebook and Instagram, is facing significant criticism following recent changes to its content moderation policies. According to Meta’s own Q1 2025 Integrity Report, online harassment and hate speech have risen since the company implemented a major moderation shake-up earlier this year. This surge has sparked concerns among regulators,…
Read MoreWhy Are Traders Mocking Trump with the ‘TACO Trade’? — Because His Tariff Threats Keep Fizzling Out
[ad_1] In recent weeks, a new term has emerged in financial circles: the ‘TACO trade’. Standing for ‘Trump Always Chickens Out, ‘ this phrase encapsulates US President Donald Trump‘s pattern of announcing aggressive tariff policies, only to retract or delay them shortly thereafter. Originating from a Financial Times column by Robert Armstrong, the term has…
Read MoreMacron Urges Asia, Europe To Unite To Resist ‘Spheres Of Coercion’
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged Europe and Asia to build a new alliance to hold off big powers seeking to build “spheres of coercion”, in a swipe at China and Russia. Macron was speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s major annual defence and security conference, as Russia defies diplomatic pressure…
Read MoreZircuit Enables Non-Custodial Wallet Top-Ups for Crypto.com Visa Cards
[ad_1] Chainwire George Town, Grand Cayman, May 30th, 2025, Chainwire Zircuit, the chain where innovation meets security, announced the launch of non-custodial wallet top-ups for Crypto.com Visa Cards. This new integration enables users to seamlessly fund their cards via Zircuit. Now live in the Crypto.com App, this feature allows users to connect a non-custodial wallet…
Read MoreUS April Inflation Cooled More Than Expected, Despite Tariffs
[ad_1] The US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure cooled more than expected last month, according to government data published Friday, as President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on most countries came into effect. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 2.1 percent in the 12 months to April, down from a revised 2.3 percent…
Read MoreRivals Neck-and-neck Ahead Of Poland’s ‘Clash Of Civilisations’ Vote
[ad_1] Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian held their last day of campaigning on Friday for Poland’s presidency, with opinion polls predicting a close race in Sunday’s vote, which will determine the direction of the key central European EU and NATO member. Centrist Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, 53, faces off against right-leaning Karol Nawrocki,…
Read MoreTrump Signals Fresh Trade Tensions With China
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump signaled renewed trade tensions with China on Friday, arguing that Beijing had “violated” a deal to de-escalate tariffs, at a time when both sides appeared deadlocked in negotiations. Trump’s post on his Truth Social platform came hours after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks with China were…
Read MoreEx-Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams Wins BBC Libel Case
[ad_1] Former Irish republican leader Gerry Adams won a libel case against the BBC on Friday, and was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages over a report containing allegations he was involved in killing a British spy. The BBC Northern Ireland “Spotlight” investigation broadcast included an anonymous allegation that Adams gave final approval for the…
Read MoreComedian Russell Brand To Enter Pleas On Rape Charges
[ad_1] British comedian and actor Russell Brand arrived at a London court on Friday where he was due to enter pleas on five charges of sexual offences including rape and sexual assault. He faces one count of rape, one of oral rape, two of sexual assault and one of indecent assault between 1999 and 2005,…
Read MoreTurkey Says Ukraine, Russia Want Ceasefire Ahead Of Possible Talks
[ad_1] Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that both Russia and Ukraine wanted a ceasefire, as he visited Kyiv ahead of a potential second round of direct negotiations between the sides next week in Istanbul. NATO member Turkey, which has strove to maintain relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, has become a key mediator amid US…
Read MoreParamilitaries Claim Capture Of Key Sudan Towns
[ad_1] Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan’s military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week. For more than two years Africa’s third-largest country has been engulfed by a war between the army, led by the nation’s…
Read MoreNew York’s Met Museum Sheds New Light On African Art Collection
[ad_1] From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York’s Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the “complexity” of the past and looking to the present. After a four-year renovation with a $70 million price tag, the reopening of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing comes amid…
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