Posts by Amelia Frost
Sao Paulo’s Pumas Under Attack As ‘Stone Jungle’ Threatens Rainforest
Apartment blocks and shopping centers sprout like mushrooms around a wild cat sanctuary that shelters pumas recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of mankind in Brazil’s Sao Paolo state. The Mata Ciliar refuge stretches over the equivalent of 40 football fields just 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the state capital Sao Paulo — Latin…
Read MoreVioleta Chamorro, Who Brought Peace To Nicaragua, Dead At 95
Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after decades of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died Saturday at the age of 95, her family said. Chamorro, who ruled the poor Central American country from 1990 to 1997, “died in peace, surrounded by the affection and love of her children,”…
Read More‘We Are Strong’: Israelis Defiant Despite Deadly Iran Strikes
Tal Friedlander was grateful to be alive on Saturday after emerging from a bomb shelter in central Israel to find his apartment entirely destroyed by an Iranian missile strike. The shell of a residential building stood at the scene of the hit in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, with much of the block reduced to…
Read MoreGigi Hadid’s Fun Summer Pedicure Just Sold Me on Mesh Ballet Flats
Gigi Hadid has done what no influencer has yet to achieve: Convincing me to buy mesh ballet flats. On June 13, Hadid and Bradley Cooper were photographed arriving at COTE Korean Steakhouse in New York City, where they met up with Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon—and doesn’t look like anyone texted “what are you…
Read More‘No Kings’ Protests and Downpours Rain on Trump’s Birthday Military Parade
Thunderstorms and a wave of nationwide protests disrupted Donald Trump‘s lavish military parade in Washington, D.C., as critics slammed the event’s cost and symbolism on the Army’s 250th birthday and the president’s 79th. The June 14 celebration was designed as both a tribute to the U.S. Army, founded in 1775, and a patriotic birthday spectacle…
Read MoreIran Threatens to Attack US Military Bases If It Continues to Be a ‘Backer’ of Israel
Iran has warned it will strike U.S. military bases and ships across the Middle East if Washington continues supporting Israel‘s defense, escalating a deadly conflict now entering its second day. Tensions between Iran and Israel surged after Israel launched a sweeping aerial attack on Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure, claiming Tehran was moving rapidly toward…
Read MoreMinnesota Lawmaker Shot Dead, Another Wounded In Targeted Attack
A gunman shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota early Saturday, killing one and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state’s governor said were “politically motivated” attacks. The shootings came at a moment of deep political divisions in the United States, as thousands prepared to take to the streets in…
Read MoreIsrael-Iran Conflict Sparks Oil Price Surge As Strait Of Hormuz Faces Closure Risk
AFP Escalating tensions between Israel and Iran have sent global oil markets into turmoil, driving Brent crude prices to a peak of $78.50 per barrel, the highest since January, following an Israeli strike on Iran. Prices surged by $4.68 from the previous day, settling at $74.04. Iran’s threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, a…
Read MoreKate Middleton and Princess Charlotte Just Took a Cue From Princess Diana and Prince Harry
Princess Charlotte of Wales and Kate Middleton during Trooping The Colour 2025 on June 14, 2025. Samir Hussein Although they never met, Diana and Kate’s sense of fashion is certainly something they would have had in common if their paths had ever crossed. From Royal Ascot finery to state dinner show-stoppers, the pair share a…
Read MoreIsrael Targets Iran’s Military Capabilities
Israel targeted Iran’s air defences and missile launchers on Saturday as it pressed its bid to dismantle its arch-foe’s military capabilities, after a night of mutual attacks. Israel’s massive strikes on Iran, which it calls an existential threat, have hit nuclear and military facilities, killed top commanders and dozens of civilians, and sought to destroy…
Read MoreSurvival And Loss In Air India Plane Disaster
Grieving families are mourning at least 279 killed when a London-bound passenger jet crashed in India, with the victims in Ahmedabad ranging from a top politician to a teenage tea seller. One man on board the plane, which was carrying 242 passengers and crew, miraculously survived the fiery crash on Thursday afternoon. But that lone…
Read MoreTrump To Host Military Parade Amid ‘No Kings’ Protests
US President Donald Trump will preside over a huge military parade in Washington on his 79th birthday Saturday, as nationwide “No Kings” protests underscore America’s deep divisions over his second term. Trump’s long-held dream of a parade will come true as nearly 7,000 troops plus dozens of tanks and helicopters rumble through the capital in…
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