Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Explosions hit Russian consulate in French city of Marseille
Three explosive devices were thrown against the wall of the Russian consulate in the French city of Marseille with two exploding, police said on Monday. Nobody was injured in the incident, which occurred on the third anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The perpetrator fled after the attack and police were…
Read MoreSudan army ends two-year siege of key city
The Sudanese army says it has broken a near two-year siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the key southern state capital of el-Obeid. The breakthrough came hours after the RSF signed a political charter in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to establish a breakaway government in areas under its control. The RSF…
Read MoreAyn Rand in Ukrainian Crimea
Ukrainian forces continue to pummel Russian-occupied Crimea and assassinate high-ranking war criminals on what was once their sovereign territory. Vladimir Putin, a graduate of Leningrad State University, says his seizure is a matter of historical prerogative. The “true sovereignty of Ukraine,” he claims, “is possible only in partnership with Russia.” Another graduate of Leningrad State University, Alisa Rosenbaum—better known…
Read MoreGerman Muslim body condemns stabbing at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial
Germany’s Central Council of Muslims reacted with dismay on Monday to last week’s knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. A 19-year-old Syrian refugee allegedly attacked a Spanish tourist with a knife at the memorial to Jews murdered by the Nazis on Friday, seriously injuring him. The suspect is now in custody after being…
Read MoreAn incendiary device explodes outside the Russian Consulate in the French city of Marseille
PARIS (AP) — An incendiary device exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille early Monday, authorities said, on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No injuries were reported. A second device, which was also thrown against the consulate’s outer wall, did not explode and fell to the sidewalk. A bomb disposal expert was…
Read MoreEU’s von der Leyen in Kiev to mark three years of war
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa have arrived in Kiev in a show of support on the…
Read MorePicture of Modi being ‘taken around Paris in a taxi’ is doctored
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-hosted a global AI summit alongside French President Emmanuel Macron on February 10, social media posts shared a digitally altered image and falsely claimed Modi was “taken around” in a taxi during his stay in Paris. The original picture showed Modi stepping out of a car in Vatican City,…
Read MoreIndonesia launches new multi-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund
Prabowo Subianto has ordered sweeping cuts across government to fund his key campaign pledges including the new investment vehicle (Bagus INDAHONO) Indonesia on Monday launched a new sovereign wealth fund that will aim to manage state assets worth more than $900 billion as President Prabowo Subianto looks to turbo-charge growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.…
Read MoreBig challenges loom for Germany’s Merz in divided country
Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins. The point of this election was never just about a nation’s struggle to rediscover its economic mojo or re-evaluate its asylum policy – important as those issues absolutely are. It’s also about Germany’s ability to become the confident, world power that…
Read MoreThe unseen map that promised to bring peace to the Middle East
“In the next 50 years, you will not find one Israeli leader that will propose to you what I propose to you now. “Sign it! Sign it and let’s change history!” It was 2008. Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was imploring the Palestinian leader to accept a deal he believed could have brought peace to…
Read MoreMy ‘incel’ attackers keep an online tally of their victims
When Annie Makeeva set out from London on a solo trip to Vietnam in December 2022, she never imagined she would be sexually assaulted by a pair of violent “incels” – men who blame women because they are unable to find a sexual partner. It happened on the first day of her holiday, after Annie…
Read MoreMerz: Sending German soldiers to Ukraine currently not up for debate
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Friedrich Merz, the prospective successor to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after Sunday’s parliamentary election, is not committing to discussions on sending German units to…
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