Posts by Amelia Frost
China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi
[ad_1] President Trump, whose trade war with China has rattled financial markets and threatened to disrupt huge swaths of trade, suggested on Friday that he had been in touch with Xi Jinping, China’s president, even as Chinese officials insisted that no negotiations were occurring. In an interview with Time on Tuesday, Mr. Trump said Mr.…
Read MoreHegseth Likely Targeted by ‘Spyware’ After Same Phone Number Used to Send Plans on Signal Connected to Facebook, Whatsapp, Experts Say
[ad_1] Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s phone number may have been compromised, with experts noting that the number has been published on the internet, potentially allowing access to classified information and posing a risk to national security. The phone number was found in a variety of online spaces as recently as March, including on WhatsApp,…
Read MoreTulsi Gabbard Blasted for ‘False’ Claim That Federal Employees Spent ‘Half Their Day on DEI Work’ Under Biden: ‘Making It Up as She Goes’
[ad_1] Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has come under fire for claiming that federal employees told her that they had been ordered to spend “half their day on DEI work” under the Biden administration. In an appearance on “Fox & Friends” Friday morning, Gabbard insisted that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives had been a…
Read MoreChina Is Weighing Tariff Exemptions on Some U.S. Imports
[ad_1] The Chinese government is considering whether to exclude some essential products from its retaliatory 125 percent tariffs on American goods, said the head of an American business group in China. Officials from China’s commerce ministry canvassed businesses in China to identify imports from the United States that are crucial to supply chains and vulnerable…
Read MoreIran FM Araghchi In Oman Ahead Of Nuclear Talks With US
[ad_1] Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prepared for fresh nuclear talks with the United States in Oman on Friday after apparent progress in previous rounds. Araghchi flew into Muscat ahead of Saturday’s meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, their third encounter in as many weeks. Araghchi will lead Iran’s delegation of…
Read MorePakistan And India Border Closure Separates Families
[ad_1] Two months ago, Haider Ali waved goodbye to his wife as she left Pakistan, crossing the border to visit her family in India. Now the couple are not sure when they will see each other again. Pakistan and India are locked in an escalating diplomatic war of words after New Delhi said Islamabad was…
Read MoreTikToker Accused of Trying to Cause ‘Public Panic’ After Predicting an Earthquake Would Strike ‘Every City’ in Viral Video
[ad_1] John Moe The, an astrology TikToker in Myanmar, was arrested for allegedly causing panic by predicting earthquakes would hit every city in the nation on April 21. Twitter A TikToker was raided and arrested for allegedly inciting “public panic” after predicting an earthquake would strike “every city” in Myanmar, just weeks after a quake…
Read MorePope Francis’s Funeral Programme
[ad_1] The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, will take place Saturday. After a multi-lingual mass in St Peter’s Square, his coffin will be taken to the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, in central Rome, for burial. Here is the official programme of the ceremonies: 05:30 (0330 GMT) St Peter’s Square opens.…
Read MoreBayer Says Legal Woes Could Force It To Pull Weedkiller
[ad_1] German chemicals giant Bayer said Friday it could be forced to pull its Roundup weedkiller from the market if it is not able to contain simmering legal troubles. “We’re nearing a point where the litigation industry could force us to even stop selling this vital product,” CEO Bill Anderson said at Bayer’s annual general…
Read MoreTikTok Exploits Trade War To Shift Fake Luxury Goods
[ad_1] TikTok abounds with viral videos accusing prestigious brands of secretly manufacturing luxury goods in China so they can be sold at cut prices. But while these “revelations” are spurious, behind them lurks a well-oiled machine for selling counterfeit goods that is making the most of the confusion surrounding trade tariffs. Chinese content creators who…
Read MoreWill Cars, Phones and Other Goods Be Too Big to Tariff?
[ad_1] A dovish shift Stocks are on a three-day winning streak as investors cheer cooling trade-war tensions. Another boost has come from the Fed and from Google, whose shares are up nearly 5 percent in premarket trading on decent first-quarter results. But while Washington and Beijing seem to be easing off their brinkmanship, it may…
Read MoreSister Genevieve, French Nun Who Broke Protocol To See Pope’s Body
[ad_1] Images of Sister Genevieve’s slight frame, standing in solemn prayer just feet from Pope Francis’s body, were beamed around the world. The 82-year-old French nun was not supposed to be there, paying tribute to the friend she met when seeking justice for a victim of Argentina’s brutal dictatorship. After Francis’s body was laid in…
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