Posts by Amelia Frost
Israel Targets Hezbollah In South Lebanon As US Envoy Visits
[ad_1] A strike Sunday that Israel said targeted Hezbollah killed two people in south Lebanon, according to authorities, as a US envoy was visiting for talks on the militant group and economic reforms. The strike came more than four months into a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah, and a day after US deputy special…
Read MoreMarco Rubio Says He’s Revoking All South Sudanese Visas After Country Failed To Accept Deportees in ‘A Timely Manner’
[ad_1] Marco Rubio plans to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed he is revoking all South Sudanese visas because the country failed to accept deportees in “a timely manner.” “I am taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to…
Read MoreFiji And New Zealand Seal Sevens Wins In Singapore
[ad_1] Fiji won the men’s title at the World Sevens Series in Singapore with a 21-12 victory over surprise finalists Kenya on Sunday, while New Zealand lifted the women’s trophy after defeating arch-rivals Australia. The Black Ferns sealed first place in the women’s regular season standings with a 31-7 victory in the final, while Argentina…
Read MoreIsrael’s Netanyahu Ends Hungary Visit, Heads To US
[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Budapest on Sunday to head to the US to talk tariffs and Iran with President Donald Trump after wrapping up a multi-day-visit to Hungary. Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted his long-standing Israeli ally in Hungary this week, despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. Netanyahu’s visit…
Read MoreVietnam Seeks US Tariff Delay As Economic Growth Slows In First Quarter
[ad_1] Vietnam has asked for a last-minute delay to colossal tariffs imposed by Washington as government figures showed on Sunday that its economy grew at a slightly slower pace in the first quarter. The Southeast Asian manufacturing powerhouse counted the United States as its biggest export market in the first three months of the year…
Read MoreRecovering Pope Surprises Crowd At Vatican Square
[ad_1] Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia. “A good Sunday to all. Thank you very much”, the 88-year old pope said as he was wheeled through Saint Peter’s Square in his wheelchair after…
Read MoreUK Readies To Protect Industry As US Tariffs Upend Global Order: Starmer
[ad_1] The “world as we knew it” is over, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday, as the world braced for further fallout from the introduction of US tariffs. US President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on Wednesday shows that “old assumptions can no longer be taken for granted,” Starmer said in a op-ed…
Read MoreFrance’s Far-right, Leftwingers Rally Supporters After Le Pen Conviction
[ad_1] France’s far right planned to rally supporters on Sunday after their leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement and banned from public office, a move that set the country’s political scene alight ahead of 2027 presidential elections. The bombshell judgement stunned France’s political establishment, and some leftwing forces and the centrist camp also…
Read MoreVietnam Economic Growth Slows In First Quarter As US Tariffs Loom
[ad_1] Vietnam’s economy grew at a slightly slower pace in the first quarter, government figures showed Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country braces for the impact of colossal tariffs imposed by Washington. The manufacturing powerhouse counted the United States as its biggest export market in the first three months of the year, but the key…
Read More‘A Minecraft Movie’ Arrives as a Surprise Box Office Smash
[ad_1] There are no fail-safe formulas in Hollywood, but this one comes close: Take an established yet underexploited (or musty) cultural property — preferably one that stirs strong feelings of nostalgia among young adults — and add stars playing to type, abundant visual effects and a savvy marketing campaign that makes core fans feel appreciated.…
Read MoreGlobal Trade Under Siege: Supply Chains Navigate the Impact of New U.S. Tariffs
[ad_1] On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a comprehensive set of tariffs, including a universal 10% duty on all imports and significantly higher rates targeting specific countries—34% on Chinese goods, 46% on Vietnamese goods, 20% on European Union imports, and 49% on products from Cambodia. These sweeping trade measures mark one of the…
Read MoreSupreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Cancel Education Grants
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 20: An exterior view of the Supreme Court on June 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to cancel millions of dollars in federal education grants linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. In a 5-4 decision, the Court granted the Justice…
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