Posts by Amelia Frost
AP To Continue Crediting ‘Napalm Girl’ Photo To Nick Ut After Probe
[ad_1] The Associated Press news agency will continue to credit one of its most distinctive photos, “Napalm Girl” taken during the Vietnam War, to photographer Nick Ut despite questions about who took it, the wire said Tuesday. The black and white photo of a severely burned Vietnamese girl, running naked down a road after a…
Read MoreColombia Moves To Join China’s Belt And Road
[ad_1] Colombia’s president on Tuesday said he intends to sign an accord to join Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative during an upcoming China trip, a move sure to damage already frayed relations with Washington. Leftist leader Gustavo Petro said he would sign a “letter of intent” to join the pact when he meets his Chinese…
Read MoreIndia Attacks Pakistan As Fears Of Wider War Between Nuclear Powers Grow
[ad_1] India attacked Pakistan on Wednesday, escalating tensions between the rival nations. India launched a military operation against Pakistan on Wednesday, weeks after five armed militants killed 26 non-Muslims in the 2025 Pahalgam attack in Kashmir. Officials in India said it targeted nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan administered-Kashmir that it deemed “terrorist infrastructure.” The…
Read MoreIndia Launches Strikes On Pakistan As Islamabad Vows Retaliation
[ad_1] India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as Islamabad vowed retaliation. The Indian government said it had attacked nine sites, describing them as “precision strikes at terrorist camps” in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian…
Read MoreTrump Says US Should To Stop ‘Subsidizing’ Canada As Trade Talks Continue
[ad_1] President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States should stop “subsidizing” Canada, as he hosted the country’s recently reelected premier Mark Carney for talks in Washington. Canada has been caught up in the new administration’s stop-start tariff rollout, which has hit goods not covered under an existing free trade arrangement with levies of…
Read MoreCanadian Prime Minister’s ‘Grimace’ Called Out After Trump Says Us Doesn’t ‘Do Much Business With Canada’: ‘He’s Dying Inside’
[ad_1] During his first visit to the Oval Office following his election win, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struggled to maintain a neutral facial expression as President Donald Trump dismissed the economic value of trade with Canada. “We don’t do much business with Canada from our standpoint, they do a lot of business with us,”…
Read MoreTrump Insists There Are ‘Lots of Advantages’ if Canada Becomes 51st State While Sitting Next to Canadian Prime Minister
[ad_1] Feb 12, 2023; Glendale, Arizona, US; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates on the podium with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports. Reuters President Donald Trump insisted there are “lots of…
Read MoreTreasury Secretary Mocked for Proposing to Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Using ‘Any Gimmicks’: ‘Printing Money IS the Gimmick’
[ad_1] U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was mocked online after testifying before a House appropriations subcommittee that the Trump administration plans to raise the debt ceiling without relying on “any gimmicks.” “The United States government will never default,” Bessent asserted during a Tuesday hearing. “We will raise the debt ceiling, and treasury will not use…
Read MoreWATCH: Far-Right Politician Rips Down, Burns EU Flag After Losing Immunity Over Antisemitic Disruptions
[ad_1] Far-right politician and Polish presidential candidate Grzegorz Braun wiped his shoes on the European Union flag before setting it on fire hours after European Parliament officially stripped him of parliamentary immunity. After removing the European Union’s flag to stomp on it, Braun addressed reporters. “We will never in Poland exhibit signs against us of…
Read MoreNo Signs Of US Recession, Treasury Secretary Says
[ad_1] There are currently no signs that the United States has entered a recession despite the world’s largest economy recording a contraction in the first quarter, the US Treasury Secretary said Tuesday. “I believe in data, and there is nothing in the data that shows that we are in a recession,” Scott Bessent told lawmakers…
Read MoreEducation Department Urges Colleges to Aid Student Loan Borrowers as Collections Resume
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” to colleges and universities Monday, reinforcing their role in supporting student loan borrowers under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The guidance, released as involuntary collections on federal student loans resume after a pandemic-era pause, underscores institutions’ responsibility to help…
Read MoreEDF Complaint Blocks Czech-Korean Nuclear Deal
[ad_1] A Czech court said Tuesday it blocked a multi-billion-dollar deal between Prague and South Korea’s KHNP on the construction of two nuclear units following a complaint by France’s EDF. KHNP won the contract last July after beating EDF in the tender, but the French giant filed an appeal with the Czech antitrust watchdog UOHS.…
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