Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Xi Jinping’s military purge is bleeding into his elite circle of generals commanding China’s forces
A member of China’s highest military body is being slapped with a corruption investigation. Adm. Miao Hua is one of six members of an exclusive commission led by Xi that oversees China’s military. He’s the latest in a string of high-ranking defense officials to be purged from China’s military. A top-ranking admiral in China’s Central…
Read MoreCanada sues Google claiming ‘near-total control’ of online ads
Canada’s antitrust watchdog said Thursday it was suing Google over its alleged anticompetitive conduct in online advertisements. Canada’s Competition Bureau said it wants Google to sell off two of its advertisement tech services and pay a penalty, noting that its necessary because an investigation found the company is “unlawfully” tied with its tech tools to…
Read MoreSweden asks China to co-operate over severed cables
Sweden has formally asked China to co-operate with an investigation into damage to two cables in the Baltic Sea after a Chinese ship was linked to the incidents. The cables – one linking Sweden to Lithuania, the other linking Finland to Germany – were damaged in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea on 17…
Read MoreMacy’s Thanksgiving Parade attracts crowds despite rain and chilly weather
MANHATTAN (PIX11) — Crowds from around the world come to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Although the rainy weather and chilly temperatures were not ideal, crowds still came out to enjoy the 98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. More Local News “It’s something exciting,” said Vicky Torres, whose family came from Colombia to watch…
Read MoreBoth Israel and Hezbollah accused of ceasefire agreement violations
The Israeli military and the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia both faced accusations on Thursday of violating the ceasefire, just one day after the fragile truce came into force. Netanyahu told the Channel 14 broadcaster on Thursday that he has instructed the military to prepare for an “intensive war” if the ceasefire agreement is breached, without specifying…
Read MoreFor the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter addressed to the Senegalese authorities. Macron’s move, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the World War II killings in Thiaroye…
Read MoreEU’s Borrell urges Israel and Hezbollah to uphold ceasefire
The European Union’s top diplomat has called on Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia to adhere to the agreed ceasefire. “It is now crucial that the ceasefire holds as agreed, to guarantee the safety of people in both Lebanon and Israel, and to allow internally displaced people on both sides of the border to return…
Read MoreHouthi leader calls for escalation against Israel after Lebanon deal
The leader of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militia has called for increased escalation against Israel from both Yemen and Iraq after a ceasefire agreement between their Lebanese ally Hezbollah and Israel began on Wednesday. The Houthi-affiliated al-Masirah TV cited Abdel-Malek al-Houthi said Thursday as saying: “At the level of the [resistance] Axis, it is important to…
Read MoreMan who spied for Russia in UK ‘discussed killing journalist’
A man who has admitted spying for Russia in the UK discussed potentially killing a journalist who uncovered Russian links to the 2018 Salisbury attack, a court has heard. Orlin Roussev allegedly exchanged messages in 2021 about targeting Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian national and an investigative journalist for the ‘Bellingcat’ group. Roussev, 46, from Great…
Read MoreNorway boosts Ukraine aid for 2025 to $3.2bn
Norway plans to increase its support to Ukraine for 2025 to at least 35 billion Norwegian kroner ($3.2 billion), the government announced after a parliamentary meeting on Thursday. Of this amount, 22.5 billion kroner is to be used for military support, while 12.5 billion is earmarked for humanitarian and civilian aid. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr…
Read MoreFootprints show two species of ancient human relatives shared the same ground at the same time
A newly discovered set of footprints in Kenya provides the first evidence that two different species of ancient human relatives walked the same ground simultaneously 1.5 million years ago. The researchers behind the finding say the footprints belong to the species Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei and were left within hours or days of one…
Read MoreZimbabwe parliament hit by power cut during budget speech
A power cut plunged Zimbabwe’s parliament into darkness as Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube was finishing his budget speech. The lights flickered and died, leaving top officials like President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and members of parliament sitting in the dark. The outage is a symptom of Zimbabwe’s ongoing crisis, with daily 12-hour blackouts driven…
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