Posts by Amelia Frost
NBA Suns Trade Star Forward Kevin Durant To Rockets
Two-time NBA champion forward Kevin Durant has been traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets for eight players in a blockbuster deal he confirmed on Sunday. The swap, which can be completed when the league begins the 2025-26 year in two weeks, would send the 36-year-old American to Houston in exchange for guard…
Read MoreUS Bases In The Middle East
Iran on Sunday threatened military bases used by US forces to launch attacks on the country’s nuclear sites, saying such facilities would be considered legitimate targets. The United States has thousands of troops deployed on bases across the Middle East. Below, AFP examines countries with major concentrations of US forces in the Middle East, which…
Read MoreBlood, Destruction At Damascus Church After Suicide Attack
At the blood-stained Saint Elias church in Damascus, Umm George wept as she desperately searched for her son, who was among the worshippers when a suicide bomber struck on Sunday. In vain, she tried to convince Syrian security forces, who had cordoned off the area, to let her into the church, whose windows had been…
Read MoreDemocrat ‘Briefed on Intelligence’ Says ‘Iran Posed No Imminent Threat,’ Was Not on Verge of Nuclear Weapon as Claimed by Netanyahu and Trump
Fallout continues from the Trump administration’s surprise bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites early Sunday, as a Democratic lawmaker refutes claims that Iran was close to developing a “deliverable nuclear weapon.” Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is the latest lawmaker to condemn President Trump’s unilateral decision to strike Iran early Sunday. He also challenged claims by…
Read MoreAt Least 20 Killed In Suicide Attack On Damascus Church
At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, with Syria’s interior ministry blaming a member of the Islamic State group. The United Nations condemned the attack, the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December,…
Read More‘Shut Up You Pathetic Little Hypocrite,’ Marjorie Taylor Greene Berates AOC After She Called Trump’s Iran Attack ‘Grounds for Impeachment’
Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed AOC for calling for President Trump’s impeachment Sunday. Far-right Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene lashed out at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on social media Saturday after the New York congresswoman called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment following his attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. “Shut up you pathetic little hypocrite,” MTG wrote in…
Read More‘Cloud Curls’ Are Trending—and They’re Even Hotter Than the Weather Forecast
Summer’s humid temperatures don’t mean that you have to retire your free-flowing curls. Quite the opposite, in fact, now that “cloud curls” are having a moment. According to hairstylist Tom Smith, who originally coined the trend, cloud curls refer to the “curved, light, and airy texture of the curls.” They should intentionally form “a halo…
Read MoreHailey Bieber Effortlessly Styled Three of Summer’s Biggest Trends in One Outfit
Polka dots are, obviously, not nearly as controversial a fashion choice as capris, but the pattern is also having a trendy moment of its own. Celebs like Sydney Sweeney and Kaia Gerber have both been seen rocking polka dot dresses recently, bringing the classic motif into the current era. Kitten heel flip-flops, however, are definitely…
Read MoreUS Strikes On Iran: What We Know
The United States has carried out strikes that caused “extremely severe damage” to three of Iran’s nuclear facilities, the top US military officer, General Dan Caine, said on Sunday. President Donald Trump had spent weeks pursuing a diplomatic path to replace the nuclear deal with Tehran that he tore up during his first term in…
Read MoreAlcaraz Crowned King Of Queen’s For Second Time
Carlos Alcaraz clinched his second Queen’s Club title as the world number two warmed up for Wimbledon with a 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 win against Jiri Lehecka in Sunday’s final. Alcaraz blasted 33 winners and 18 aces to subdue the gritty Czech world number 30 in two hours and 10 minutes in west London. Having…
Read MoreFreed Belarus Opposition Figure Urges Trump To Help Release All Prisoners
Belarus opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky, who was released following an appeal from the White House, said Sunday that US President Donald Trump could secure the freedom of all Belarusian political prisoners. A tearful and emaciated Tikhanovsky spoke to reporters in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius a day after he was released from several years of prison…
Read MoreUkraine Army Chief Vows To Expand Strikes On Russia
Ukraine’s top military commander vowed to increase the “scale and depth” of strikes on Russia in remarks made public Sunday, saying Kyiv would not sit idly by while Moscow prolonged its three-year invasion. Diplomatic efforts to end the war have stalled in recent weeks. The last direct meeting between the two sides was almost three…
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