Posts by Amelia Frost
Was a US F18 Downed Over Iran? CENTCOM Fact Checks It as Millions Watch the Clip
The internet erupted after dramatic footage, purportedly showing a United States military aircraft being blasted out of the sky, went viral. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly claimed responsibility for the alleged strike over Chabahar, asserting they had neutralised an American F/A-18 fighter jet and fuelling a wave of speculation and alarm online. However, military…
Read MoreIs The US Military Preparing for a Draft? Army Raises Enlistment Age to 42 Starting April
The US military is quietly rewriting the rules just as conflicts overseas continue to intensify. A sudden policy shift will soon allow older Americans to enlist, fuelling speculation about what this means for the country’s long-term defence posture and how far Washington is preparing to stretch its forces abroad. With the nation feeling the strain…
Read MoreHow Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is affecting Hispanic Children in The U.S.
In January, Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy, was ‘detained’ by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers during a raid in Minnesota. Even though the child and his father—who was also arrested—were released after an emergency order by a federal judge in Texas, they spent more than a week at the Dilley detention center…
Read MoreCosta Rica To Accept Dozens Of Deportees From Third Countries Per Week, Becomes Latest Nation To Reach Deal With Trump Admin
Costa Rica reached a deal with the Trump administration to receive 25 deportees from third countries a week as it seeks to strengthen ties with the U.S. government, according to a new report. The agreement was signed on the U.S. side by former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who now serves as special envoy for the…
Read MoreCould Changes To The H-1B Visa Discourage Foreign Tech Talent From Settling in the U.S.?
American companies have until the end of this week to apply for the annual H-1B visa lottery to hire foreign talent. Under new Trump administration rules, the process will now be “wage-weighted”, prioritizing higher-paid, more skilled workers from abroad. The revamped system is taking effect months after Trump officials announced a $100,000 fee for new…
Read MoreIran Denies Trump’s ‘Ridiculous’ 15-Point Peace Plan, Fires Back with Own Demands
Iran has laid out a sweeping set of demands to end its ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel, flatly rejecting a proposed 15-point ceasefire plan from Donald Trump and signalling it will only accept a settlement on its own terms. The move has sharpened an already fraught standoff, with Tehran accusing Washington of…
Read MoreTSA Workers Struggle Amid Shutdown Stress and ICE Airport Deployment: ‘We Need to Be Paid’
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers say the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown is taking a mounting toll as missed paychecks, rising absences and the arrival of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at airports deepen strain on an already depleted workforce, a new sprawling piece from The Guardian has revealed. “It definitely impacts morale when…
Read MoreVideo: How Kharg Island May Change the Trajectory of the Iran War
new video loaded: How Kharg Island May Change the Trajectory of the Iran War Kharg Island exports 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil. It has also become a potential U.S. target. Peter Eavis, our Business reporter, examines how the small island in the Persian Gulf has become a strategic target with significant risks. By Peter…
Read MoreWas Kristi Noem Humiliated? Inside the New Role Donald Trump Created for Former ‘ICE Barbie’
Kristi Noem’s turbulent stint at the top of US homeland security ended on 24 March in Washington, when the former Homeland Security Secretary formally left Donald Trump’s Cabinet and slid into a new post as ‘Special Envoy to the Shield of the Americas,’ a role critics say has left Kristi Noem ‘humiliated’ as she is…
Read MoreSheriff Leading Nancy Guthrie Investigation Faces Recall Over ‘Disgraced’ Professional History
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, the lawman leading the Nancy Guthrie investigation in Arizona, is facing mounting calls to resign after renewed scrutiny of his past conduct and work history surfaced this week. The pressure intensified on Tuesday and Wednesday after county supervisors moved towards a formal review and NewsNation’s Brian Entin reported that a…
Read MoreUSPS Imposes First-Ever 8% ‘Fuel Fee’ On Packages — Americans Hit As Middle East Tensions Send Costs Soaring
A sudden surge in global fuel prices has pushed the United States Postal Service (USPS) into uncharted territory, prompting the agency to introduce its first-ever fuel surcharge on parcels and signalling a fundamental shift in how America’s mail carrier pays for its vast delivery network. The move will add an 8% ‘fuel fee’ to parcel…
Read MoreU.S. Secured Secret Deal With Cameroon to Deport Migrants, Using Aid as Leverage: Report
A secret agreement between the United States and Cameroon to accept deported migrants was secured using financial and diplomatic pressure, according to government documents reviewed by The New York Times. The deal, reached this winter, involved withholding $30 million from a United Nations refugee program in Cameroon and remaining silent on a deadly post-election crackdown…
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