Posts by Amelia Frost
California’s Electric Car Drive Put On Blocks By US Senate
[ad_1] US senators on Thursday blocked California’s landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state’s move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies. The Republican-led Senate revoked a waiver instituted under then-president Joe Biden that allowed the Golden State to set aside national pollution standards for…
Read MoreG7 Finance Chiefs Push For Consensus Despite Trump Tariffs
[ad_1] G7 finance leaders played down their differences Thursday, despite turmoil from US President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs, and sought common ground on Ukraine as talks in Canada entered the final hours. The Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to issue a joint statement at the end of their three-day gathering, a diplomatic source…
Read MoreNicaraguan ‘Dictatorship’ Is Doomed, Says Exiled Author
[ad_1] Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s “dictatorship” is doomed, exiled novelist Sergio Ramirez has told AFP, predicting the population will eventually rebel against the elderly ex-guerrilla. Ortega, the 79-year-old who toppled a US-backed dictatorship in 1979 and then led the country for a decade, has shown increasingly authoritarian tendencies since returning to power in 2007. He…
Read MoreFrance Detains 55 Men In Paedophile Ring Crackdown
[ad_1] Fifty-five men were arrested in France this week as part of an operation to dismantle a suspected paedophile ring operating via the Telegram messaging app, authorities said Thursday. The arrests took place in 42 departments over possession, distribution and regular viewing of pornography involving children “under the age of 10”, France’s OFMIN, which is…
Read MoreVatican’s Diplomatic Arm Eyes Return To Fore With Ukraine Talks
[ad_1] Whether or not Russia and Ukraine peace talks actually take place at the Vatican, the mere suggestion it could play host reflects a fresh diplomatic impetus under new pope Leo XIV. Fresh from his election as the first US pope in history, Leo offered last week to mediate between leaders of countries at war.…
Read MoreUK Net Migration In 2024 Fell By Half To 431,000
[ad_1] Net migration to the UK dropped by half in 2024, the latest official figures showed on Thursday, in what will be a welcome boost for under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated the figure for last year stood at 431,000, a dramatic drop from the 860,000 recorded in the…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor, May 22, 2025: ‘Some still need Canada Post’
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Canada Opinion Letters I do love my mail. Greeting cards, paper bills (so I know what I am paying), and I donate to several institutions, by cheque and mailed. I also send parcels to my brother in long-time care. Published May 22, 2025 • Last updated 30 minutes ago • …
Read MoreIrish Rappers Kneecap Deny Hezbollah Support After Terror Charge
[ad_1] Irish rappers Kneecap on Thursday denied supporting a proscribed group and vowed to defend themselves after a singer was charged with a “terror” offence for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London concert. The Iran-backed Lebanese force Hezbollah and the Palestinian militant group Hamas are banned in the UK and it is an…
Read More‘Hurt’: Leningrad Siege Survivor, 84, Charged Over Peace Placard
[ad_1] Lyudmila Vasilyeva, 84, survived the Siege of Leningrad in World War II as a child. Now, the Russian pensioner faces prosecution for calling for peace in Ukraine and says she feels “hurt” over what her country has become. Like thousands since Russia launched its military offensive in February 2022, she has been charged with…
Read More‘Serious’ Accident At North Korea Warship Launch: State Media
[ad_1] A major accident occurred at the launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un calling the mishap a “criminal act”. At a ceremony to launch a new 5,000-ton vessel in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday “a serious accident occurred”, the official…
Read MoreDeminers Comb Belgian Countryside For Remnants Of Great War
[ad_1] Working with the utmost care, a Belgian deminer wiggled a century-old artillery shell from the soil and deposited it safely in a sandbox in the back of his truck. “This one’s an 18-pounder — there might be a bit of explosive left inside,” said Franjo, one of a team of army specialists whose job…
Read MoreMerz To Visit Lithuania As Germany Helps Bolster NATO’s Eastern Flank
[ad_1] Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO’s eastern flank against a hostile Russia. The decision to build up a 5,000-strong armoured brigade in Lithuania over the coming years came in response to Russia’s full-scale…
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