Posts by Amelia Frost
Israel Strikes South Beirut, Prompting Lebanese Appeal To Ceasefire Guarantors
Israel struck south Beirut on Sunday for the third time since a fragile November 27 ceasefire, prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to call on its guarantors France and the United States to force a halt. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the strike targeted a building used by Hezbollah to store “precision-guided missiles”…
Read MoreCan Trump-Zelensky Vatican Talks Bring Ukraine Peace?
Donald Trump’s meeting in the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed by both sides as one for the history books. Whether it will help seal a ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia will become clearer in the coming days. Brought together by the funeral of Pope Francis, the US and Ukrainian presidents sat knee-to-knee on…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Prompt Wave of Lawsuits
Somewhere along a roughly 7,500-mile journey that begins in Shenzhen, China, there are 19 shipments bound for Rick Woldenberg, the chief executive of Learning Resources, an educational toy company in Vernon Hills, Ill. Eventually, the containers of puzzle cards, child binoculars and other products will reach a port in the United States, and Mr. Woldenberg…
Read MoreReligious Hate Has No Place In France, Says Macron After Muslim Killed In Mosque
There can never be a place for racism and hate in France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday after the brutal stabbing to death of a Muslim in a mosque in the south of the country. “Racism and hatred based on religion can have no place in France. Freedom of worship cannot be violated,” Macron…
Read MoreLast Day Of Canada Election Campaign Jolted By Vancouver Attack
Canadian leaders made their final push for votes Sunday, one day before an election dominated by President Donald Trump’s policies, but rattled in the campaign’s final hours by a deadly car-ramming attack in Vancouver. Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader, is favored to beat Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in Monday’s vote, but polls…
Read MoreNine Killed As Driver Plows Into Filipino Festival In Canada
Canada said Sunday that a man staged a deliberate attack by driving his car into a crowd at a Filipino street festival and killing nine people, but the assault was not considered to be terrorism. With the country in shock a day before its national election, police spokesman Steve Rai said the lone 30-year-old male…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Squeeze an Already Struggling British Car Industry
The 25 percent tariffs imposed by President Trump on imported cars have added to the pressures on vehicle manufacturers around the world, but the pain could be particularly acute in Britain’s venerable but flagging auto industry. Britain exports more than 70 percent of the cars that it makes. In 2024, it sent about 101,000 of…
Read MoreVirginia Giuffre, Voice in Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scandal, Dies at 41
Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring who said she was “passed around like a platter of fruit” as a teenager to rich and powerful predators, including Prince Andrew of Britain, died on Friday at her farm in Western Australia. She was 41. Ms. Giuffre (pronounced JIFF-ree) died by suicide, according to a…
Read MoreThe Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport
As they flew south along the Potomac River on the gusty night of Jan. 29, the crew aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter attempted to execute a common aviation practice. It would play a role in ending their lives. Shortly after the Black Hawk passed over Washington’s most famous array of cherry trees, an air…
Read MoreHow Labubus Turned Into a Global Sensation
Online and in person, people are clamoring to get their hands on Labubus, which are dolls that are “well-intentioned” but somewhat mischievous. Source link
Read MoreLetters, April 25, 2025: ‘Life under Mark Carney no pretty picture’
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Opinion Letters Published Apr 25, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney speaks during a campaign stop in Calgary on April 9, 2025. Photo by…
Read MoreMARTIN: Senseless killing shattered Banff’s sense of safety
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Crime Opinion Columnists Ethan Enns-Goneau’s killing would have shattered any sense of security residents in the picturesque mountain town had come to enjoy while welcoming visitors from the world-over every year Get the latest from Kevin Martin straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Apr 24, 2025 • Last updated…
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