Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Says ‘I Don’t Know’ If Must Uphold US Constitution As President
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution, the nation’s founding legal document. In a wide-ranging NBC News interview, the 78-year-old Republican also said he was not seriously considering running for a constitutionally-barred third White House term, and blamed his presidential…
Read MoreBrazil Police Foil Lady Gaga Gig Bomb Plot
[ad_1] Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga’s packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro. Rio’s civil police force said that “together with the ministry of justice” it had “prevented a bomb attack that would have occurred at Lady Gaga’s concert in Copacabana” on…
Read MoreParamilitaries Launch First Attack On Port Sudan: Army
[ad_1] Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country’s two-year war. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), battling the regular army since April 2023, have increased their use of drones since losing territory including much of the capital Khartoum…
Read MoreChurch Donation Box Goes Digital In Greece
[ad_1] Devout regulars attending Athens’s main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a 21st-century update: their donation box is now hooked up to a digital payments system. The addition of the Point of Sale (POS) device in the Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite is the first in a Greek…
Read MoreChinese President To Visit Russia On May 7-10: Kremlin
[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on May 7-10 and join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at commemorations of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday. The visit coincides with heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington over swingeing US trade tariffs and Putin’s order for a three-day truce in…
Read More‘We Don’t Care’: Weddings Go On In Pakistan’s Kashmir Border
[ad_1] Rabia Bibi, a glittering red dupatta pulled over her eyes, wasn’t about to let the threat of war with India stop her wedding in a remote valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. “In our childhood the situation was also like this but we are not afraid. Nor will we be,” the 18-year-old told AFP after being…
Read MoreMexican Mayor Arrested In Probe Of Alleged Drug Cartel Ranch: Govt Source
[ad_1] A federal official said a mayor in western Mexico was arrested as part of a probe into a suspected drug cartel training camp, where forced recruits were allegedly tortured or killed if they refused to cooperate. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a powerful drug trafficking group, allegedly used the ranch in Jalisco state to…
Read MoreSeven Iranians Among Eight Arrested In UK Counterterrorism Probes
[ad_1] British police on Sunday said eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, were arrested in two separate counterterrorism probes. In one operation, five men — four of them Iranian — were arrested on suspicion of “preparation of a terrorist act”, London’s Metropolitan police said in a statdment. The arrests were carried out in London, Swindon…
Read MoreIsrael Says Area Of Airport Hit After Yemen Missile Launch
[ad_1] A missile launched from Yemen struck near Israel’s main international airport on Sunday, authorities said, an attack that briefly halted air traffic and triggered threats of retaliation. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the missile fire, which follows a series of attacks by Yemen’s Huthi rebels. Police reported a “missile impact” near…
Read MoreKidnapped Dad Of Crypto Firm Boss Released In French Police Raid
[ad_1] French police mounted a weekend raid to free a man who had been kidnapped in Paris to force his crypto-millionaire son to pay a ransom, prosecutors said, adding four people were arrested. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was traced to an address in the Paris suburb of Essonne, which police raided late…
Read MoreIndia-Pakistan Gunfire Triggers Terror Of Past Conflict
[ad_1] For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the mountains and deep valleys that form the heavily defended de facto border between the nuclear-armed rivals. And, each night, it brings back afresh the horror for 50-year-old maize farmer Bashir Dar — the last time the bitter enemies battled across…
Read MoreUK Hard Right Sets Sights High After Local Election Triumphs
[ad_1] With a thumping success in local elections this week, the hard-right Reform UK party has loosened Britain’s two-party stranglehold and is already eyeing Downing Street. Reform UK, which formed from the remnants of its firebrand leader Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, swept over 670 local council seats as well as its first two mayoral posts.…
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