Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Greece claims ‘invasion’ in Crete as it halts asylum on Med route
In the centre of a sweltering, cavernous hall, rows of men sit in silence with nothing to occupy them but the wait. Signs from an old tourist fair propped up behind them urge visitors to “Explore the Beauty of Nature” with illustrations of coves and beaches in Crete. But those held in the former Ayia…
Read More‘From bad to worse’: Ugandan opposition figure describes struggle ahead of next year’s vote
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Opposition figure Bobi Wine said the political climate in Uganda has “gone from bad to worse” ahead of presidential polls set for early next year, citing threats to himself and other activists mobilizing against the longtime president. Wine, a singer-turned-lawmaker whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, said the threats he faces…
Read MoreIsrael’s UN ambassador slams UK’s threat to recognize Palestinian state
“The State of Israel will not lower its waiver after the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7,” Danon stressed. Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, criticized the United Kingdom’s threat to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza,” according to British Prime…
Read MoreZelensky: Ukraine nearing deal with Netherlands for drone production
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his country was close to reaching a financing agreement with the Netherlands for drone production in Ukraine. In his evening address to the nation, Zelensky said he expected the agreement to be completed this week. “An additional €400 million [$460 million] for our Ukrainian companies, for our…
Read More74% of evacuated Israelis return to North, but heavier hit towns remain empty – IDF
Part of the increase is from IDF having Hezbollah on the run since the November 2024 ceasefire, with no Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon and no rockets fired at Israel since December. The IDF has said that 74% of Israelis have returned to the northern border towns out of the 60,000-80,000 who had evacuated at…
Read MoreHelicopter that crashed in eastern Germany was military chopper
A helicopter that crashed into a river near the town of Grimma in eastern Germany belonged to the country’s armed forces, a police spokeswoman told dpa on Tuesday. The fate of the pilot or pilots was initially unclear, a spokesman for the fire brigade association of the Leipzig district has said. The helicopter disappeared between…
Read MoreWorlds in Rooms
I think that sometimes, when we look at art, we’re hoping to recapture a piece of our past—a golden time when we had a deep and unforgettable experience with a painting, a photograph, or a drawing, when we were struck not only by its beauty but by its power to make us feel included in…
Read MoreAnother 260 aid trucks have entered Gaza, Israel reports
Over 250 lorries carrying aid entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to the Israeli military, three days after it began increasing the flow of supplies into the embattled Palestinian territory amid an outcry over reports of imminent famine. “An additional 260 trucks entered Gaza and are now awaiting collection and distribution, along with hundreds…
Read MoreColombian ex-president Uribe found guilty of witness tampering
Colombia’s former president Álvaro Uribe has been found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud in a landmark trial on Monday, the first time a former head of state in the country has been convicted of a criminal offence. Judge Sandra Heredia said during the more than 10-hour reading of the verdict that the Attorney…
Read MoreHow Tom Lehrer Escaped the Transience of Satire
Satire, George S. Kaufman famously said, is what closes on Saturday night. Meaning, of course, that it has a limited run because of its intrinsically circumscribed interest. To this, one might add a further principle: even if a piece of satire makes it to the Wednesday matinée, it will do so by being so precisely…
Read MoreHaiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Monday it plans to send 400 police officers to Brazil next month for training as gang violence overwhelms the troubled Caribbean country. Currently, Haiti only has about 10,000 police officers and 1,300 soldiers protecting a country of nearly 12 million people, said Fritz Alphonse Jean, leader of the…
Read MoreTrucks looted, Hamas enraged: The new reality of humanitarian aid in Gaza
Gazan reports have indicated that the purpose of bringing in the humanitarian aid is to ‘flood’ the markets, leading to lower prices and ensuring the residents do not attack aid trucks. Humanitarian aid trucks sent from Egypt and Jordan entered the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel’s humanitarian pause entered its second day. The Jordanian…
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