Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Did Racial Capitalism Set the Bronx on Fire?
Sometimes people say exactly the right thing. Other times, they don’t, and we just pretend that they did. When eighteenth-century Parisians clamored for bread, did Marie Antoinette respond, “Let them eat cake”? No, but the line captures the aristocracy’s witlessness. Patrick Henry probably never said “Give me liberty, or give me death,” either. The second…
Read MoreGreek island sees surge in migrant boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say more than 120 migrants were intercepted off the island of Crete early Monday, the latest in a series of arrivals despite a suspension of asylum claims and plans for tougher detention rules. Two boats, carrying 58 and 68 people and believed to have departed from Libya, were…
Read MoreRussia is experimenting in Ukraine’s robot war with uncrewed rocket launchers, hoverboards, and a box on wheels
Russia has increasingly been trialing new types of ground drones as Ukraine’s robot war heats up. Designs include a “dronobus” for fiber optic drones, a chair on a buggy, and a box on wheels. Russian officials say they want to exponentially scale up ground combat drone production. Ukraine’s drone industry has developed a wide array…
Read MoreIsrael Railways settles with Paralympic medalist over gender discrimination case
A supervisor demanded that Roni Ohayon give up a seat for the disabled because an ultra-Orthodox man refused to sit next to her. The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court ruled that Israel Railways will compensate Paralympic medalist Roni Ohayon NIS 30,000 for discrimination and legal expenses, following forced segregation based on sex at an event that…
Read MoreIraq starts mass grave excavation from ISIL (ISIS) carnage south of Mosul
Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by ISIL (ISIS) during its years of carnage exacted upon the civilian population after it seized large swaths of the nation from 2014 onwards, until being vanquished three years later. Local authorities were working alongside the judiciary, forensic…
Read MorePolice appeal Magistrate Court’s decision to allow Urich to meet with PM
What police tried to do in this case is prove that Yonatan Urich worked as a public servant, including gathering testimonies from various defense officials. The Israel Police appealed on Sunday a decision issued last week by Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court Judge Menahem Mizrahi to allow Yonatan Urich to return to work at the Prime…
Read MoreIsrael intercepts rocket from Yemen as sirens sound in Tel Aviv
The Israeli military intercepted a missile fired at Israel from Yemen on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces reported on its Telegram channel. Rocket alarms were triggered in several regions, including Tel Aviv, marking the first alerts in nearly three weeks in the coastal city, where a muffled explosion was heard in the city centre. The…
Read More‘Pray for rain’: wildfires in Canada are now burning where they never used to
Road closures, evacuations, travel chaos and stern warnings from officials have all become fixtures of Canada’s wildfire season. But as the country goes through its second-worst burn on record, the blazes come with a twist: few are coming from the western provinces, the traditional centre of destruction. Instead, the worst of the fires have been…
Read MoreThe Sloppy Joe Makes a Kicky Comeback
Few words in the English language have the onomatopoeic satisfaction of “slop.” Its opening consonants evoke sludge and slipperiness, the round “O” and smacking “P” the liquid wallop of a viscous substance hitting a surface at speed. Pigs eat slop. Clogged sinks overflow with it. A.I. engines generate it. It’s not a term of charm…
Read MoreIsrael prepares to relocate Gazans ahead of military expansion
Israel is preparing to relocate Palestinians within the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned military expansion, authorities said on Saturday. “As part of the [Israel Defense Forces – IDF] preparations to move the population from combat zones to southern Gaza for their protection, the supply of tents and shelter equipment to Gaza will resume tomorrow…
Read More‘A stain on each member of this gov’t’: Israel braces for nationwide day of protest over hostages
Organizers said the six convoys are meant to signal that “anyone traveling on Israel’s roads will feel the shutdown.” Israel will come to a standstill on Sunday as the families of the hostages and the October Council lead a nationwide day of solidarity, with more than 300 demonstrations expected across the country. Events will run…
Read MoreIDF prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza, spokesperson says
Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that the plans for the new offensive were still being formulated. Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting from Sunday ahead of relocating them from combat zones to safe ones in the south of the enclave, the IDF announced on Saturday. This comes…
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