Posts by Amelia Frost
Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?
[ad_1] Kremlin officials are dangling the prospect of lucrative investment deals for American energy companies, apparently seeking to convince President Trump that large economic gains could come from siding with Moscow in ending the war in Ukraine and scrapping economic sanctions on Russia. There is no doubt that Russia has vast troves of oil and…
Read MoreAustria, a Longtime Buyer of Russian Gas, Tries to Break the Habit
[ad_1] Just a few minutes’ walk from a metro station in the northeast corner of Vienna, you might think that you were in Texas: A drilling rig more than 130 feet high looms over open land. Instead of oil, though, the wells will pump close to 1.7 million gallons a day of hot water from…
Read MoreAttacks, ‘Firewall’ Row, Trump: Rocky Run-up To German Vote
[ad_1] Germany’s rocky path towards Sunday’s early elections began when the outgoing coalition government collapsed in acrimony on November 6, the very day Donald Trump won re-election to the White House. The campaign since then has been shaken by a series of deadly attacks, a heated battle in parliament around the far-right AfD and unprecedented…
Read MoreCheat Sheet On Germany’s Colour-coded Politics
[ad_1] Germany holds elections on Sunday after its three-party “traffic light” coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a “black-red” government while a “Jamaica” or “blackberry” alliance is less likely. Confused? Here is a cheat sheet for Germany’s colour-coded party politics ahead of the pivotal vote in Europe’s most populous country and biggest economy.…
Read MoreOfficials Are Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company
[ad_1] The federal agency responsible for traffic safety, which has been investigating whether self-driving technology in Tesla vehicles played a role in the death of a pedestrian, laid off 4 percent of its employees last week, a Transportation Department spokesperson said Saturday. The traffic safety agency did not say whether any of its fired employees…
Read MoreGermans Go To Vote Under Shadow Of Far-right Surge, Trump
[ad_1] German voters head to the polls on Sunday, with the conservatives the strong favourites after a campaign rocked by a far-right surge and the dramatic return of US President Donald Trump. Frontrunner Friedrich Merz has vowed a tough rightward shift if elected to win back voters from the far-right anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD),…
Read MoreOscars Favorite Baker Says Indie Film ‘Struggling’ As ‘Anora’ Tops Spirit Awards
[ad_1] Sean Baker, whose low-budget movie “Anora” is the frontrunner for next weekend’s Oscars, delivered an impassioned plea to “keep indie film alive” as he won top prize at the Spirit Awards Saturday. The annual Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony, held in a giant tent at Los Angeles’ Santa Monica beach, only celebrates movies made…
Read More‘Worst Is Over’ As Chile’s ‘Stolen’ Babies Reunite With Mothers
[ad_1] Four decades after they were cruelly forced apart, US-raised Adamary Garcia and her birth mother fell into each other’s arms Saturday at the airport in Santiago, Chile. Without speaking, they embraced tearfully: A rare reunification for one the thousands of Chileans taken from their mothers as babies and given up for adoption abroad. “The…
Read MoreElon Musk Says Left’s Cancel Culture and Freedom of Speech Infringement Made Him Go MAGA: ‘There Was No Choice’
[ad_1] After witnessing what he described as the left’s efforts to suppress free speech and personal freedoms, Elon Musk said he had no choice but to embrace the MAGA movement. Musk, billionaire entrepreneur and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), discussed the public shift in his political views at CPAC 2025 on Thursday.…
Read MoreTrump Says Elon Musk Is Doing a ‘Great Job’ But Wants Him to ‘Get More Aggressive’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk‘s work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but encouraged him to “get more aggressive.” “ELON IS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET MORE AGGRESSIVE,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday morning. “REMEMBER, WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, TO…
Read MoreFederal Workers Who Defy Trump Will Need to ‘Find a New Career,’ Says White House Deputy Chief of Staff
[ad_1] White House Deputy Chief of Staff spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference and promised federal workers would support President Donald Trump’s directives or lose their jobs. Latin Times White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller delivered a fiery speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), warning federal employees that defying President…
Read MorePope Francis in Critical Condition Following Respiratory Crisis, Vatican Says
[ad_1] People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome on February 22, 2025. Pope Francis passes another calm night in hospital, the Vatican said on February 21, 2025 in its morning update, as the 88-year-old spent his seventh day in hospital being treated…
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