Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
More Germans living abroad registered to vote in upcoming election
More German citizens living abroad have registered to vote by post in Sunday’s national election, according to German election administrators. Germany’s federal returning officer said on Thursday that a total of 213,255 German citizens living abroad have made entries in the voters’ register for the election, according to municipal authorities. That compares with around 129,000…
Read MoreUkraine is launching a new drone supply model to slash delivery times to troops
Ukraine says it is launching a new supply model to get drones to troops faster. Its defense minister said the system would reduce delivery times from months to weeks. Ukraine has ramped up its domestic drone production since the start of the war. Ukraine is launching a new drone supply model that aims to reduce…
Read MoreShock over Bibas body mix-up is latest hurdle in fragile ceasefire
Israel’s announcement that a body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas, as Hamas had said, throws up another stumbling block in this ceasefire deal. It was thought the remains of Shiri, a mother of two, had been handed over along with those of her children. But the Israeli military said…
Read More12 university students killed when their bus and a truck collide in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — A bus carrying university students and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil, killing 12 passengers and injuring 21 others, authorities said Friday. The truck driver, who was also injured, tried to flee the scene of the crash late Thursday night on a highway near Nuporanga, a city about…
Read MoreFluidstack in talks to raise $200m
Fluidstack, a British startup specialising in cloud-computing services for AI, is in discussions with investors to secure up to $200m in Series A funding. This development comes as the company plans to build a €10bn ($10.4bn) “supercomputer” in France, expected to open in 2026, reported Bloomberg. The facility will have a gigawatt capacity, primarily powered…
Read MoreRadisson announces hotel openings and revamps in Spain and Portugal
Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has revealed plans to open new hotels and carry out refurbishment and repositioning projects in Spain and Portugal, strengthening its presence in Iberia. The group will open new properties in the two countries and renovate an existing hotel in Tenerife, Spain. The Radisson RED Malaga, set to open in the second…
Read MoreAviation industry warns travellers of soaring fares
The price of air travel looks likely to keep rising in 2025 after significant increases last year, according to carriers and industry analysts. Higher prices for flights look set to dampen tourists’ plans. Marcus Brandt/dpa The price of air travel looks likely to keep rising in 2025 after significant increases last year, according to carriers…
Read MoreUgandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason on Friday in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from allegations he plotted to remove the country’s long-time leader by force. Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate in the east African country, sat in a wheelchair as he faced the charges in a…
Read MoreMany who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday. Here’s what they hope for
BERLIN (AP) — More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will have the opportunity to vote in a German national election for the first time this weekend. Almost a third of the new Germans are originally from Syria. Most of them left their home countries in the last decade, fleeing war, political instability and…
Read MoreIsrael says mother not among four hostages’ bodies returned by Hamas
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 The Israeli military has said it has confirmed the identities of two children whose remains were handed over by Hamas along with two others’,…
Read MoreOld clip falsely shared as showing Kenyan ex-leader’s reaction to losing 2025 AUC race
Kenya’s former leader Raila Odinga lost the race to lead the African Union Commission (AUC) to Djibouti’s foreign affairs minister in elections held in Ethiopia in February 2025. A TikTok video purports to show Odinga acting outraged following his defeat. But the claim is false: the footage was filmed in March 2023 when Odinga was…
Read MoreI’m a Luxury Travel Writer—These 6 Resorts Are Perfect for The White Lotus’ Next Destination
If there’s one show that understands the sometimes absurd nature of luxury travel, it’s The White Lotus. I’ve been obsessed with this show since Season 1 —watching privileged, beautiful, and deeply dysfunctional people spiral into chaos at five-star resorts is my idea of top-tier entertainment. Season 3, set in Thailand, is particularly exciting for me.…
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