Posts by Amelia Frost
Vance Discusses Migration During Vatican Meeting With Pope’s Right-hand Man
[ad_1] US Vice President JD Vance met with the Vatican’s second-highest official on Saturday, in which they discussed the thorny issue of refugees just two months after Pope Francis incurred the wrath of the White House after lambasting the new US administration over its migration policies. Catholic convert Vance and his delegation held “cordial talks”…
Read MoreMexico’s Sheinbaum Counters Trump Deportations With Tens of Thousands of Jobs for Returned Citizens
[ad_1] In response to the wave of deportations ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Mexican administration, led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, has launched a national employment program to help reintegrate returning citizens into the local workforce. In partnership with the country’s leading business group, the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE), the government introduced “México te…
Read MoreMoney, Power, Violence In High-stakes Philippine Elections
[ad_1] Philippines election hopefuls like mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have to ask themselves whether the job is worth taking a bullet. The country’s elections commission, Comelec, recorded 46 acts of political violence between January 12 and April 11, including the shooting of Espinosa. At a rally this month, someone from the crowd fired a bullet…
Read MoreJapanese Warships Dock At Cambodia’s Chinese-renovated Naval Base
[ad_1] Two Japanese warships made a port call at Cambodia’s Chinese-renovated naval base on Saturday, the Japanese embassy said, the first vessels to dock at the site that has raised concerns in Washington. The United States has said the Ream Naval Base, located off Cambodia’s southern coast, could give China a key strategic position in…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Pauses Deportation Of Venezuelans From Texas
[ad_1] The US Supreme Court on Saturday paused the Trump administration’s deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century law. US President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) last month to begin rounding up Venezuelan migrants accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang before expelling them to a maximum…
Read MoreIran, US To Hold Second Round Of High-stakes Nuclear Talks In Rome
[ad_1] The United States and Iran are set to resume high-stakes talks Saturday on Tehran’s nuclear programme, a week after an initial round of discussions that both sides described as “constructive”. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will hold the Oman-mediated talks in Rome. They come one week after…
Read MoreHumanoid Robots Stride Into The Future With World’s First Half-marathon
[ad_1] Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon showcasing China’s drive to lead the global race in cutting-edge technology. The 21-kilometre (13-mile) event held in the Chinese capital’s E-Town — a state-backed hub for high-tech…
Read MorePlan For Expanded Muslim Community Triggers Hope, Fear In Texas
[ad_1] Threats to Muslims living in Texas are nothing new, but lately the vile phone calls to Imran Chaudhary have ramped up. The cause? Chaudhary’s early plans for construction of 1,000 new homes, a community center, school, hospital and — controversially — a mosque and Islamic private school to serve the growing Muslim community near…
Read MorePakistan Foreign Minister Due In Kabul As Deportations Rise
[ad_1] Pakistan’s foreign minister was due to visit Afghanistan on Saturday after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks. Islamabad has launched a strict campaign to evict by the end of April more than 800,000 Afghans who have had their residence permits cancelled — including some who were…
Read MoreUS Senator Says El Salvador Staged ‘Margarita’ Photo Op
[ad_1] A US senator described Friday how El Salvador staged a photo of him supposedly sipping margaritas with a wrongly deported constituent to cover up the man’s ordeal in a notorious prison. Chris Van Hollen denied that he drank cocktails with Kilmar Abrego Garcia while in El Salvador to meet the man, who was removed…
Read MoreUS To Withdraw Some 1,000 Troops From Syria
[ad_1] The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday. Washington has had troops in Syria for years as part of international efforts against the Islamic State (IS) group, which rose out of the chaos of the…
Read MoreHailey Bieber Proves Skinny Capris Are Best Paired With This One Shoe in Spring 2025
[ad_1] Like it or not, skinny capri pants are back in full force in spring 2025—and Hailey Bieber has exemplified the easiest way to style them. As extolled by Glamour commerce editor Jake Smith, capri pants first reentered the chat back in summer 2024, with slim-fitting options leading the charge thanks to celebrity endorsers like…
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