'Love Island' fans celebrate Latino couple Amaya and Bryan's finale win: 'This was needed'

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<p>Edward Segarra, USA TODAY July 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM</p>

<p>Bramaya's happily ever after on "Love Island" wasn't just a personal victory. It was a win for el amor.</p>

<p>Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales, fan-favorite contestants on the latest season of Peacock's hit dating competition series, were crowned the winners of Season 7 during the reality show's finale on Sunday, July 13. Alongside their bragging rights as island victors, the two will split a $100,000 prize.</p>

<p>Following a season plagued by racism controversies, including the abrupt exit of frontrunner Cierra Ortega, Espinal and Arenales' win earned praise from fans on social media for its positive media representation of the Latino community.</p>

<p>Some online users shared their excitement over Espinal and Arenales reportedly being the first Latino couple to win the show (Espinal is of Dominican descent, while Arenales purportedly has Puerto Rican and Guatemalan roots). USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for "Love Island" for comment.</p>

<p>Others highlighted the cultural significance of a Latino couple winning "Love Island" amid the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. In June, several demonstrations erupted across Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which were part of a larger directive from President Trump to target immigrants living in the United States without legal status.</p>

<p>"Two Latinos winning Love Island in a time when innocent hardworking immigrants are being raided, deported, and demonized?" @swagrman wrote on Threads. "Yeah. This was needed🙌"</p>

<p>'Love Island USA' 2025 finale: Amaya and Bryan crowned Season 7 winners</p>

<p>'Love Island' fans thrilled by Amaya and Bryan's win</p>

<p>After Espinal and Arenales were named the Season 7 winners, X user @vietbaddie playfully marked the occasion by sharing a clip of Puerto Rican entertainer Jennifer Lopez giving a shout-out to the Latino community during an awards show acceptance speech.</p>

<p>"Amaya Papaya and Bryan, the first Latino couple to win Love Island ever and in Trump's America," @vietbaddie wrote. "LET'S GOOOOO!!!!!!"</p>

<p>amaya papaya and bryan the first latino couple to win love island ever and in trump's america. LETS GOOOOO!!!!!! #loveislandusa pic.twitter.com/zL9dYmubQK</p>

<p>— dai (@vietbaddie) July 14, 2025</p>

<p>"I can sleep peacefully tonight knowing my Amaya Papaya and Bryan won Love Island USA and are the first Latino couple to win the show and a white man DID NOT," @tolIerateit wrote on X.</p>

<p>In response to the finale news, X user @tabbyfarans shared a GIF that read: "Smiling through it all: Can't believe this my life."</p>

<p>"Bramaya Love Island USA's s7 winners!!!!!!" @tabbyfarans added. "This is literally a reward for living in Trump's America."</p>

<p>BRAMAYA LOVE ISLAND USA'S S7 WINNERS!!!!!! THIS IS LITERALLY A REWARD FOR LIVING IN TRUMP'S AMERICA pic.twitter.com/b6GpHdRPS9</p>

<p>— tabogen faranoa minnienoa tabbyfaran truther (@tabbyfarans) July 14, 2025</p>

<p>"Amaya and Bryan winning was always on the bingo card," @uknwuluvme_xoxogossipgirl wrote on Threads. "Our first Latino couple making it on Love Island. Thank you for representing Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and New York. Congratulations 🎉🍾"</p>

<p>'Love Island' winner Amaya Espinal dishes on love for Dominican heritage</p>

<p>During her tenure on "Love Island," Espinal, a New York City native, emphasized the importance of her Dominican culture as the daughter of immigrants.</p>

<p>"Both of my parents were actually born in the Dominican Republic, and I'm the first generation to be born here," Espinal previously said on the show. "I'm heavy, heavy on culture."</p>

<p>'Love Island USA' Season 7 reunion: Find out date, time, hosts</p>

<p>Although Espinal's love story with Arenales is in its early stages, the cardiac nurse also shared how her Latino heritage would inform her family life.</p>

<p>"Even when I have my kids, let's say my husband isn't Dominican, they're still going to know Spanish," Espinal added. "They're still going to know the culture."</p>

<p>Contributing: KiMi Robinson and Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY</p>

<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Love Island' fans celebrate Latino couple Amaya and Bryan's win</p>

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<p>July 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM</p>

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<p>BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of Australia and China sought to deepen trade ties despite their differences over regional security and human rights at talks Tuesday in the Chinese capital.</p>

<p>Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that seeking common ground while setting aside differences is in line with "the fundamental interests of our two countries and our two peoples."</p>

<p>Albanese concurred with Xi's remark, saying "That approach has indeed produced very positive benefits for both Australia and for China."</p>

<p>Australia, like many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, is caught between China and the United States. Its economy is heavily dependent on exports to China, including iron ore for the steel industry. It also shares America's concerns with China's human rights record and its growing military activity in the Pacific, including in waters near Australia.</p>

<p>Albanese has sought to repair Australia's relationship with China since his election in 2022.</p>

<p>"One in four of our jobs depends upon trade," he said at a news conference in Shanghai on Monday. He noted Australia's efforts to diversify its trade by expanding ties with Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia and Singapore.</p>

<p>Albanese is in Beijing at the midpoint of a weeklong trip to China that started in Shanghai, China's commercial capital, where government and business leaders from the two countries discussed deepening cooperation in tourism and reducing carbon emissions in iron ore mining and steel production.</p>

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<p>BRIAN MELLEYJuly 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM</p>

<p>1 / 2Britain-Sycamore Gap Tree TrialFILE - Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, shining over the Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, July 3, 2016. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File)/PA via AP)</p>

<p>LONDON (AP) — With one man holding a phone to record the tree's notorious fall and the other working a chainsaw, a pair of vandals forever altered the landscape of a beloved section of Hadrian's Wall in northern England.</p>

<p>In less than three minutes, the beloved Sycamore Gap tree that had stood nearly 150 years crashed to the ground.</p>

<p>The fate of the men convicted of the senseless act now lies in the hands of a judge who will sentence them Tuesday in Newcastle Crown Court.</p>

<p>Justice Christina Lambert warned Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers that they could face a "lengthy period in custody," following their convictions in May of two counts each of criminal damage. Each count carries a penalty of up to 10 years behind bars.</p>

<p>The illegal felling in Northumberland National Park on Sept. 28, 2023, caused instant outrage and news quickly spread beyond the ancient wall built by Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 122 to protect the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire.</p>

<p>It wasn't Britain's biggest or oldest tree, but it was prized for its picturesque setting, symmetrically planted between two hills along the wall that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.</p>

<p>The tree had long been known to locals but became famous after a cameo in Kevin Costner's 1991 film "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves." It drew tourists, lovers, landscape photographers and even those who spread the ashes of loved ones. It was voted English "Tree of the Year" in 2016.</p>

<p>Graham, 39, and Carruthers, 32, once close friends who had a falling out since their arrests, denied taking part in the act, claiming they were each at their homes that night. But evidence shown to the jury implicated both men.</p>

<p>Graham's Range Rover was near the tree around the time it fell. Grainy video of the felling was found on his phone — with metadata showing that it was shot at the location of the tree.</p>

<p>As digital data showed Graham's vehicle on its way back to where the two lived about 40 minutes away, Carruthers got a text from his girlfriend with footage of their 12-day-old son.</p>

<p>"I've got a better video than that," Carruthers replied.</p>

<p>The jury didn't hear evidence of a motive for the crime, but prosecutor Richard Wright suggested in his closing argument that the two had been on a "moronic mission" and cut down the tree as a joke.</p>

<p>"They woke up the morning after and ... it must have dawned on them that they couldn't see anyone else smiling," Wright said.</p>

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<p>JULHAS ALAM July 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM</p>

<p>1 / 5Bangladesh Politics ExplainerFILE - Students clash with police during a protest over the allocation of government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar, File)</p>

<p>DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh was on the cusp of charting a new beginning last year after its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was removed from power in a student-led uprising, ending her 15-year rule and forcing her to flee to India.</p>

<p>As the head of a new interim government, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus promised to hold a credible election to return to democracy, initiate electoral and constitutional reforms and restore peace on the streets after hundreds were killed in weeks of violence that began on July 15, 2024.</p>

<p>A year later, the Yunus-led administration has struggled to contain the fallout of the uprising. Bangladesh finds itself mired in a growing political uncertainty, religious polarization and a challenging law-and-order situation.</p>

<p>Here's what to know about Bangladesh a year after the protests that toppled Hasina.</p>

<p>Chaotic political landscape</p>

<p>Uncertainty about the future of democracy looms large in Bangladesh.</p>

<p>The student protesters who toppled Hasina formed a new political party, promising to break the overwhelming influence of two major dynastic political parties — the Bangladesh Nationalists Party, or BNP, and Hasina's Awami League.</p>

<p>But the party's opponents have accused it of being close to the Yunus-led administration and creating chaos for political mileage by using state institutions.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Bangladesh's political landscape has further fragmented after the country's largest Islamist party, the Jamaat-e-Islami, returned to politics more than a decade after it was suppressed by Hasina's government.</p>

<p>Aligned with the student-led party, it's trying to fill the vacuum left by the Awami League, which was banned in May. Its leader, Hasina, is facing trial for crimes against humanity. The strength of Jamaat-e-Islami, which opposed Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971, is unknown.</p>

<p>Both BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami party are now at loggerheads over establishing supremacy within the administration and judiciary, and even university campuses.</p>

<p>They are also differing over the timing of a new parliamentary election. Yunus has announced that the polls would be held in April next year, but poor law and order situation and a lack of clear-cut political consensus over it have created confusion. The chief of Bangladesh's military also wanted an election in December this year — a stance Yunus didn't like.</p>

<p>"Post-revolution honeymoons often don't last long, and Bangladesh is no exception," says Michael Kugelman, a Washington-based South Asia analyst and senior fellow of Asia Pacific Foundation. "The interim government faced massive expectations to restore democracy and prosperity. But this is especially difficult to do as an unelected government without a public mandate."</p>

<p>Yunus wants reforms before election</p>

<p>Yunus has delayed an election because he wants reforms — from changes to the constitution and elections to the judiciary and police. Discussions with political parties, except Hasina's Awami League, are ongoing.</p>

<p>Some of the reforms include putting a limit on how many times a person can become the prime minister, introduction of a two-tier parliament, and appointment of a chief justice.</p>

<p>There appears to be little consensus over some basic reforms. While both the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami parties have agreed to some of them with conditions, other proposals for basic constitutional reforms have become a sticking point.</p>

<p>The Jamaat-e-Islami also wants to give the interim government more time to complete reforms before heading into polls, while BNP has been calling for an early election. The student-led party mostly follows the pattern of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.</p>

<p>Kugelman says the issue of reforms was meant to unite the country, but has instead become a flashpoint.</p>

<p>"There's a divide between those that want to see through reforms and give them more time, and those that feel it's time to wrap things up and focus on elections," he says.</p>

<p>Human rights and the rise of Islamists</p>

<p>Human rights in Bangladesh have remained a serious concern under Yunus.</p>

<p>Minority groups, especially Hindus, have blamed his administration for failing to protect them adequately. The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council says minority Hindus and others have been targeted in hundreds of attacks over the last year. Hasina's party has also blamed the interim government for arresting tens of thousands of its supporters.</p>

<p>The Yunus-led administration denies these allegations.</p>

<p>Meenakshi Ganguly, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch, says while the interim government has stopped enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions that had occurred under the Hasina government, "there has been little progress on lasting security sector reforms or to deliver on the pledge to create robust, independent institutions."</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Islamist factions — some of whom have proposed changes to women's rights and demanded introduction of Sharia law — are vying for power. Many of them are planning to build alliances with bigger parties like the BNP or the Jamaat-e-Islami.</p>

<p>Such factions have historically struggled to gain significant electoral support despite Bangladesh being a Muslim majority, and their rise is expected to further fragment the country's political landscape.</p>

<p>Diplomatic pivot and balancing with global powers</p>

<p>During Hasina's 15-year rule, Bangladesh was India's closest partner in South Asia. After her ouster, the Yunus-led administration has moved closer to China, which is India's main rival in the region.</p>

<p>Yunus' first state visit was to China in March, a trip that saw him secure investments, loans and grants. On the other hand, India is angered by the ousting of its old ally Hasina and hasn't responded to Dhaka's requests to extradite her. India stopped issuing visas to Bangladeshis following Hasina's fall.</p>

<p>Globally, Yunus seems to have strong backing from the West and the United Nations, and it appears Bangladesh will continue its foreign policy, which has long tried to find a balance between multiple foreign powers.</p>

<p>But Kugelman says the country's biggest challenge may be the "Trump factor."</p>

<p>In January, the Trump administration suspended USAID funds to Bangladesh, which had sought significant levels of U.S. support during a critical rebuild period post Hasina's ouster.</p>

<p>"Dhaka must now reframe its relations with an unconventional U.S. administration that will largely view Bangladesh through a commercial lens," Kugelman says.</p>

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<p>YURI KAGEYAMA July 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM</p>

<p>1 / 2South Korea Financial MarketsA currency trader works near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p>

<p>TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower in early Tuesday trading, as worries about President Donald Trump's latest updates to his tariffs weighed on investor sentiments.</p>

<p>Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.1% in morning trading to 39,507.28. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4% to 8,602.70. South Korea's Kospi edged down 0.2% to 3,195.72. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.1% to 24,172.79, while the Shanghai Composite dipped nearly 0.9% after the Chinese government reported that growth slowed in the last quarter as Trump's trade war escalated.</p>

<p>Tuesday's data showed the economy expanded at a robust 5.2% annual pace, compared with 5.4% annual growth in January-March. In quarterly terms, the world's second-largest economy expanded by 1.1%, according to government data.</p>

<p>Despite worries about the damage Trump's tariffs may have on the region's exporters, speculation continues that he may ultimately back down on them. They don't take effect until Aug. 1, which leaves time for more negotiations.</p>

<p>On Wall Street Monday, the S&P 500 edged up by 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2% and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%.</p>

<p>A nationwide election for the upper house of Japan's Parliament, set for Sunday, also added to the wait-and-see attitude among market players. Analysts say the ruling pro-business Liberal Democratic Party may face an uphill battle and will likely need coalition partners, including possibly new ones, to keep its grip on power.</p>

<p>If Trump were to enact all his proposed tariffs on Aug. 1, they would raise the risk of a recession. That would not only hurt American consumers but also raise the pressure on the U.S. government's debt level relative to the economy's size, particularly after Washington approved big tax cuts that will add to the deficit.</p>

<p>"We therefore believe that the administration is using this latest round of tariff escalation to maximize its negotiating leverage and that it will ultimately de-escalate, especially if there is a new bout of heightened bond and stock market volatility," according to Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, global head of equities at UBS Global Wealth Management.</p>

<p>"As usual, there are many conditions and clauses that can get these rates reduced," said Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management. "That's probably why the market might not like the tariff talk, but it's not panicking about it either."</p>

<p>For the time being, the uncertainty around tariffs could help keep markets unsteady. This upcoming week has several potential flashpoints that could shake things up.</p>

<p>The latest reading on inflation across the U.S. comes Tuesday, with economists expecting it to show inflation accelerated to 2.6% last month from 2.4% in May.</p>

<p>Companies are also lining up to report how they performed during the spring. JPMorgan Chase and several other huge banks will report their latest quarterly results Tuesday, followed by Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday and PepsiCo on Thursday.</p>

<p>Fastenal, a distributor of industrial and construction supplies, reported Monday a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Its stock rose 2.9%, though it also said that market conditions remain sluggish.</p>

<p>Shares of Kenvue rose 2.3% in shaky trading after the former division of Johnson & Johnson said CEO Thibaut Mongon is stepping down. Kenvue, the maker of Listerine and Band-Aid brands, is in the midst of a strategic review of its options, "including ways to simplify the company's portfolio and how it operates," according to board chair Larry Merlo.</p>

<p>Some of the biggest moves in financial markets were for crypto, where bitcoin continues to set records. This upcoming week is Crypto Week in Washington, where Congress will consider several bills to "make America the crypto capital of the world."</p>

<p>In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude fell 31 cents to $66.67 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, declined 25 cents to $68.96 a barrel.</p>

<p>In currency trading, the U.S. dollar declined to 147.59 Japanese yen from 147.72 yen. The euro cost $1.1676, up from $1.1666.</p>

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<p>AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed to this report.</p>

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<p>July 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM</p>

<p>BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday that the flow of aid into Gaza has not increased despite an agreement last week between Israel and the European Union that should have had that result.</p>

<p>"Nothing has changed (on the ground)," Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told reporters ahead of the EU-Middle East meeting in Brussels on Monday.</p>

<p>The EU's top diplomat said on Thursday that the bloc and Israel agreed to improve Gaza's humanitarian situation, including increasing the number of aid trucks and opening crossing points and aid routes.</p>

<p>Asked what steps Israel has taken, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar referred to an understanding with the EU but did not provide details on implementation.</p>

<p>Asked if there were improvements after the agreement, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told reporters that the situation in Gaza remains "catastrophic".</p>

<p>"There is a real catastrophe happening in Gaza resulting from the continuation of the Israeli siege," he said.</p>

<p>Safadi said Israel allowed the entry of 40 to 50 trucks days ago from Jordan but that was "far from being sufficient" for the besieged enclave.</p>

<p>EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said ahead of Monday's meeting that there have been some signs of progress on Gaza aid but not enough improvement on the ground.</p>

<p>Israel's continued military operations and blockade have left the entire population of 2.3 million people in Gaza facing acute food insecurity, with nearly half a million at risk of famine by the end of September, a joint United Nations report said last month.</p>

<p>(Reporting by Lili Bayer in Brussels and Menna Alaa El-Din in Cairo; Editing by Sharon Singleton and Cynthia Osterman)</p>

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