A 9-year-old girl from Canada found dead in an upstate New York pond after her father reported her missing was drowned, according to preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday. Luciano Frattolin, 45, of Montreal, was charged with murdering and concealing the corpse of his daughter, Melina Frattolin. He pleaded not guilty Monday and was being held in a county jail. Frattolin called 911 on Saturday night and said his daughter went missing from a parking lot near Lake George, a resort town in the Adirondack region. He later told authorities that two men forced his daughter into a white van, according to New York State...
We’ll Probably Be Meeting Xi In Not Too Distant Future, Xi Has Invited Me To China
“Xi has invited me to china, meeting in “not too distant” future,” President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed a trip to China, raising prospects that the leaders of the world’s two largest economies may meet soon to help reset relations after moving to climb down from a trade war. The report follows a senior-level meeting between the US and Chinese officials last week, on July 11
Japan’s Ishiba Denies Reports He Will Resign, Says He Will Focus On Trade Deal With The US
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied reports he plans to announce his resignation over a historic defeat of his ruling party in a weekend election, saying instead he wanted to make sure a new tariff agreement with the United States is appropriately implemented. Ishiba has been under growing pressure to step down as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, lost their majority in the 248-member upper house, the smaller and less powerful of Japan’s two-chamber parliament on Sunday, shaking his grip on power and Japan’s political stability. The loss means Ishiba’s ruling coalition, which also lost a majority in the more...
AFP Journalists Warn Their ‘Last Reporters Will Die’ Working In Current Gaza Conditions
A group of journalists at the Agence France-Presse news agency is sounding the alarm about conditions faced by colleagues working in Gaza, saying that “without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die.” In a war-torn territory where Israel generally forbids outside journalists to enter, international news organizations like AFP, The Associated Press and Reuters rely on local teams to get out the news. They’ve been hampered by safety concerns and hunger in Gaza, where an estimated 59,000 people have died in the 21-month conflict, according to local health authorities. The Society of Journalists at AFP, an association of professionals...
House Vote To Rename The Kennedy Center Opera House After U.S. First Lady
House Republicans have advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, one of the center’s major theaters, the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.” An amendment changing the name of the 2,364-seat theater, the second largest in the arts complex, was approved along party lines by the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, and would become law if Congress approves the House GOP spending bill that funds the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies. “This is an excellent way to recognize [the first lady’s] support and commitment to promoting the arts,” said Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, chairman of...
Video: “This Government Is Killing The People” –Kenya Senator Edwin Sifuna Protests William Ruto’s Presidency, Declares His Administration As The Worst Governance.
“I want William Ruto to know that his removal from office is a national priority agenda. This is the worst possible government we would have envisaged. His government is totally opposed to what the Constitution stands for.
Photos: Uganda Welcomes American Singer And Grammy-Nominated Artist Matt B To The Pearl Of Africa.
First stop – the iconic @TourismBoardUg booth and gorilla statue at Entebbe Int’n Airport
President Donald Trump Declares Massive Trade Deal With Japan, Describing It As Potentially The ‘Largest Deal In History.’
President Donald Trump secured and announced major trade deals with the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. Trump declared the trade deal with Japan, describing it as potentially the ‘largest deal in history.’ Under the agreement, Japan commits to a $550 billion investment in the U.S., while both nations will impose a 15% ‘reciprocal’ tariff on certain goods. Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed his presence at the oval office when the deal was being made, he wrote on X: “I was with President Trump in the Oval tonight as he negotiated this historic deal! It was a master class! “This deal with Japan...
Photos & Video: Long-Time Couple Against Flooding Odds, Exchanged Their “I Dos” In Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan.
Ten-year couple Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar exchanged their “I dos” despite the heavy rain and flooding brought by habagat in Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. On Tuesday, the Barasoain church, flooded due to heavy rain. Typhoon Wipha had intensified seasonal monsoon rains in the Philippines, bringing widespread flooding. The couple anticipated the risk of flooding, however, they decided to push through, as the venue was reserved two years ago, a location that is difficult to book, and have already taken leave from their jobs as accountants. Bulacan was among the provinces hit by widespread flooding in the country due to...