Posts by Amelia Frost
India’s Modi Uses Mega Hindu Festival To Burnish Credentials
The quest of millions seeking salvation at the world’s largest religious festival has also been a golden opportunity for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to burnish Hindu nationalist credentials. Undeterred by packed trains, sold-out hotels, stomach-churning faecal matter measurements in rivers used for ritual bathing, and two deadly stampedes that killed dozens, the Hindu faithful…
Read MoreDoes Elon Musk Still Care About Selling Cars?
Elon Musk’s role as President Trump’s cost-cutting czar and his immersion in right-wing politics appear to be diverting his attention from Tesla at a perilous moment for the electric car company. Tesla’s car sales fell 1 percent last year even as the global market for electric vehicles grew 25 percent. Mr. Musk has not addressed…
Read MoreThree Years After Russia Invasion, UN Faces Difficult Votes On Ukraine
Defying Kyiv and its European allies, Washington plans on Monday to submit to the UN Security Council and General Assembly a draft text that calls for a “swift end” to the Ukraine conflict but makes no reference to its territorial integrity, in an early test of Donald Trump’s muscular approach to the crisis. Since Russian…
Read MoreTrump Celebrates Conservative Party Win in Germany and Promises ‘Many More Victories to Follow!’
President Donald Trump took to social media to celebrate the victory grasped by Germany’s conservative opposition in the recent federal election. Trump took to his social media app, Truth Social, on Sunday to congratulate the Christian Democratic Union on their win. “LOOKS LIKE THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN GERMANY HAS WON THE VERY BIG AND HIGHLY…
Read MoreKen Rosenthal, Founder of Panera Bread’s Forerunner, Dies at 81
Ken Rosenthal, who opened a bakery cafe in the St. Louis area, with sourdough bread as its star, and built it into a small chain that would become Panera Bread, died on Feb. 14 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 81. His wife, Linda Rosenthal, said the cause was Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Rosenthal…
Read MoreElon Musk Claims ‘Non-Existent’ or ‘Dead’ People’s Identities Are Being Used to Collect Government Paychecks: ‘There Is Outright Fraud’
Elon Musk took to social media to allege that the identities of deceased people, or “non-existent” people, were being used by unauthorized persons to collect federal paychecks. Musk sent out an email to federal employees across departments on Saturday in which he asked them to justify their jobs, requesting that they “reply to this email…
Read MoreGermans Appear to Flout German Law and Share Photos of Alleged Voting Ballots Supporting Far-Right AfD Party
German voters are sharing photos of their alleged ballots to social media, showing that they voted for the German far-right party AfD, endorsed by billionaire Trump-ally Elon Musk. 🚨🇩🇪BREAKING NEWS Thousands of voters are sharing photos of themselves voting for AfD on social media! AfD looks set to go much higher than pre-election polls. pic.twitter.com/MWjKcs0gBL…
Read MoreNew York Governor Says Democratic Leaders Won’t ‘Sit Idly By’ as Trump Threatens Retaliation to Those Who Defy Him
New York Governor Kathy Hochul addressed the media following President Trump’s efforts to kill New York’s congestion pricing on February 19, 2025 in New York City. Latin Times New York Governor Kathy Hochul said that Democratic governors will refuse to “sit idly by” as President Donald Trump threatens action against lawmakers who do not comply…
Read MoreZelensky Says He Would Give Up Presidency ‘For the Peace of Ukraine’
President Trump criticized Zelenskyy for not ending the war with Russia sooner. Latin Times Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he’d happily resign the presidency if it meant peace for his nation. “Yes, I am happy, if it is for the peace of Ukraine,” Zelensky told a press conference according to The Guardian. “If you need…
Read MoreSalah-inspired Liverpool Beat Man City To Open Up 11-point Premier League Lead
Liverpool took a giant stride towards the Premier League title on Sunday as a 2-0 win over Manchester City opened up an 11-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the table. Mohamed Salah was again Liverpool’s star performer as he opened the scoring with his 30th goal of the season before setting up Dominik…
Read MoreStraw Poll at CPAC Shows Attendees Want JD Vance to Run for President in 2028: ‘He’s Viewed as the Closest Thing to Donald Trump’
Vice President JD Vance Latin Times A straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week has Vice President JD Vance slated as President Trump’s heir apparent. Vance was the preference of 61% of the 1,022 attendees to succeed Trump in 2028, The Daily Beast reported. CPAC describes itself as the “largest and…
Read MoreIn Britain, a Fight Over a Film Studio Becomes a Test for the Economy
Andrew Rackstraw has lived in Marlow, a small, wealthy town on the River Thames about 30 miles west of London, for nearly three decades. Its main streets are dotted with luxury boutiques, high-end cafes and stores like Saddle Safari, Mr. Rackstraw’s bike shop. With a population of about 14,000, Marlow also has a plush cinema…
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