Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Australia denies Iran action due to ‘intervention’ by Israel’s Netanyahu
Australia has dismissed a claim that Israeli interventions prompted the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to expel Iran’s ambassador to Canberra, after the premier blamed Tehran for directing anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. “Complete nonsense,” Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke told ABC Radio on Wednesday, when asked about Israel claiming credit…
Read More‘I thought it was the end of my life’: Inside Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin Prison
“For me, hell was not the moment Israel attacked; hell was the moment they wouldn’t open the door [of the cell] for us,” Motahareh Goonei recalls in an exclusive interview with the BBC. A political activist, Goonei was in solitary confinement in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison when it was hit in a targeted attack by…
Read MoreFather of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bid
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The father of Miguel Uribe, the Colombian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally earlier this year, launched a presidential campaign Tuesday in what he called an effort keep his son’s legacy alive and build a safer and more prosperous Colombia. Miguel Uribe Londoño, 72, announced his candidacy with a…
Read MoreBrazil judge ‘suspends move to halt soy moratorium’
A judge in Brazil has reportedly issued an injunction suspending a move by the country’s competition watchdog to halt the Amazon Soy Moratorium. Last week, CADE, Brazil’s competition regulator, ordered traders to halt the 2006 agreement – designed to protect the Amazon rainforest – citing concerns over companies sharing information. Soy traders had ten days…
Read MoreGerman military reports rise in extremist incidents
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, dismissed 90 soldiers for right-wing extremist behaviour last year and took action against six more, the defence ministry in Berlin said on Tuesday. A total of 280 extremist incidents were confirmed in the military’s ranks last year, markedly more than in the previous year, which saw 205, the ministry said…
Read More“Eden” Is a Messy Survival Thriller with Nietzschean Appeal
The new movie “Eden” features bursts of foul temper, wild sex, grisly violence, and nihilist ideology—a departure, you might say, for Ron Howard, a director whose cinematic disposition can be sunny to the point of sanitization. In a more literal sense, though, the film might be understood as only the latest of his departures to…
Read MoreOld India cyclone visuals misrepresented online as recent monsoon
Relentless rains have caused deadly floods and landslides across India, but online videos that purport to show downpours and waves in the western city of Mumbai are unrelated. The clips were taken during a cyclone in 2021. “The situation in Mumbai is dire. The sea is roaring and heavy rain in front of the Gateway…
Read MoreAustralia expels Iranian ambassador over antisemitic attacks
Australia says it will expel the Iranian ambassador alleging that Iran had directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attacks were “extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil”. The chief of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio), Mike Burgess, said his agency…
Read MoreEndangered life-saving vultures to be bred in Wales
A falconry centre in mid Wales is hoping to breed life-saving rare African hooded vultures to help save them from extinction. Hooded vultures, like other vulture species across Africa and Asia, are critically endangered, with fewer than 150,000 left in the wild. In India, a decline in vultures is believed to have contributed to the…
Read MoreIsrael probably missed chance to flip narrative at ICC, but still has chance at ICJ
The volatile mix of politics and law is always a piece of international court cases, but when cases are on the fence, the impact of that mix looms larger. This past April, Israel had a rare legal win at the International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber. It was one of those unique moments when Israeli lawyers…
Read MoreForeign Press Association ‘outraged and in shock’ over Gaza killings
The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Israel is “outraged and in shock” after five journalists working for international media were killed in Israeli strikes on a hospital in Gaza. The attack on the Nasser Medical Complex resulted in the death of five reporters, working for outlets including Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. In…
Read MoreLUD, Al-Amal partner for construction of Apex Business Complex in Egypt
Lozan Urban Developments (LUD) has entered into a partnership agreement with Al-Amal Engineering & General Contracting Company to commence the construction of the Apex Business Complex in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt, reported Daily News Egypt. The collaboration follows the completion of preliminary shoring works and the acquisition of necessary excavation permits. The Apex…
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