Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Vetoed Israeli Plan To Kill Iranian Supreme Leader: US Official
US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior US official told AFP Sunday. “We found out that the Israelis had plans to hit Iran’s supreme leader. President Trump was against it and we told the Israelis not to,” said the US official, speaking on condition…
Read More‘Hidden Treasure’: Rare Gandhi Portrait Up For UK Sale
A rare oil painting of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, which is believed to have been damaged by a Hindu nationalist activist, is to be auctioned in London in July. Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in India’s history, led a non-violent movement against British rule and inspired similar resistance campaigns across the world.…
Read MoreKubica Wins ‘Mental Battle’ To Triumph At Le Mans
Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica has long since tackled the demons of a near-fatal accident 14 years ago but Sunday’s victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans is arguably his greatest achievement yet. The 40-year-old Pole roared to victory in his bright yellow “privateer” Ferrari to give the Italian marque a third consecutive…
Read MoreManhunt Intensifies In US After Lawmaker Killed, Another Wounded
Police and FBI agents waged a huge manhunt Sunday for a gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota in what officials called a politically motivated attack. As the search stretched into its second day, police appeared to close in on the shooter, finding a car described as related to him,…
Read MoreCrochet Ballet Flats Are the Trending Summer Shoes You Never Knew You’d Love So Much
There are trends that, at least at first glance, make us roll our eyes. Then there are crochet ballet flats. These shoes provoke a response that’s very similar to Joey’s reaction to Rachel’s unusual English trifle recipe in that iconic Thanksgiving episode of Friends (season six, episode nine). We love ballet flats and we love…
Read MoreHow to Find—and Stick With—a Workout Routine After an Obesity Diagnosis
Some people love to work out. For others, getting regular exercise just feels like a chore. When you’re living with obesity (a BMI of 30 or more), there can be added challenges that make exercising pretty much the last thing you feel like doing, from finding workout gear that’s comfortable and cute to feeling overheated…
Read MoreTrump Due In Canada As G7 Confronts Israel-Iran Crisis
Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump headed Sunday to the Canadian Rockies for a summit that takes on new urgency after Israel attacked Iran. The three-day gathering in the mountain town of Kananaskis marks the return to the international diplomatic calendar by Trump, who in his second term has been even more…
Read MoreEverything We Know About Fugitive Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect Vance Boelter
Details about the primary suspect in the early Saturday morning shooting that left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured paint a somewhat conflicting picture of a man who was appointed to a state board by a Democratic governor but also was a supporter of President Trump. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, allegedly shot and injured…
Read MoreShooting at Salt Lake City ‘No Kings’ Protest ‘Does Not Define Our City,’ Says Mayor
A shooting during Saturday night’s “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City left one person critically injured and another hospitalized, prompting Mayor Erin Mendenhall to denounce the violence and urge calm, saying it “does not define our city.” The “No Kings” rallies took place nationwide on June 14 to protest what organizers call growing authoritarianism…
Read MoreRelatives Lament Slow Support, Wait For Remains After India Crash
More than three days after giving a DNA sample, Imtiyaz Ali is enduring an anguished wait to receive the remains of his brother who died in the Air India crash. “My 72 hours are over, but I’ve not heard from them so far,” Ali said in Ahmedabad, where relatives of victims have gathered since the…
Read MoreSydney Joy Robinson’s “The Group Chat” Is the Best Show on TikTok
There is so much planning to do in terms of the writing and the characters. I know exactly what I want. I am playing around with there being a new character next season in a way that’s not confusing. I’m trying to keep in mind what would be the most interesting and exciting for people…
Read MoreTens Of Thousands Rally In Dutch Gaza Protest
Tens of thousands of people dressed in red marched through the streets of The Hague Sunday to demand more action from the Dutch government against what they termed a “genocide” in Gaza. Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organised the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice, creating a so-called…
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