Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Sterling K. Brown’s Upstanding Archetype
There’s a certain face that only Sterling K. Brown can make. It is yoked to no particular emotional state, and emerges just as often when the actor is conveying deep glee or charming irony as when his character is lost in sorrow. Brown’s jaw gently churns, his eyes go glassy, and the muscles around his…
Read MoreAt the Edge of Life and Death in Ukraine
In June, 2023, a Russian Iskander ballistic missile blew apart Ria Lounge, a popular pizza restaurant (and one of the few that remained open) in Kramatorsk, a city in the Donbas that was fifteen miles from the front at the time. Thirteen people were killed, among them Victoria Amelina, a Ukrainian writer, and two fourteen-year-old…
Read MoreMali charges ex-PM with undermining the state over post on X
A former prime minister of Mali, which is now under military rule, has been charged with undermining the credibility of the state over comments on social media. After a prison visit to see detained opposition figures in July, Moussa Mara declared on X his “unwavering solidarity with prisoners of conscience”. Mara, who served as prime…
Read MoreHamas delegation visits Turkey, officials condemn ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claimed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not serious about reaching a ceasefire deal. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claimed on Friday, during a meeting with a delegation from Hamas, that Israel is enacting a policy of genocide and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not serious about reaching a ceasefire deal,…
Read MoreThey escaped Ukraine’s frontlines. The sound of drones followed them
In a cramped apartment in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Pavlo, a 30-year-old drone operator who had recently returned from the front, unzipped a black case about the size of a pizza box. Inside, there was a four-rotor drone he intended to fly around the room. He pressed buttons on the control unit and pushed the…
Read MoreGermany’s top diplomat worried about Israel’s increasing isolation
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Friday that the situation in the Gaza Strip has become “unbearable” and he fears this could lead to the further diplomatic isolation of Israel. What will be decisive is how quickly the situation in Gaza improves, the top diplomat told German public broadcaster ARD on its nightly news…
Read MoreAlleged leader of Mexican kidnapping ring released after nearly 20 years in prison
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The alleged leader of an infamous Mexican kidnapping ring walked out of a maximum security prison after nearly 20 years Friday, hours after a judge said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to support the charges holding him. Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez on Friday rattled off a list of appeals, injunctions and…
Read MorePoland doubles down on South Korean tanks with $6.5 billion deal
WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to expand the tracked vehicle fleet of the country’s land forces, the Polish Ministry of National Defence has ordered 180 K2 Black Panther tanks with 81 accompanying vehicles from South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem. The deal is worth around $6.5 billion. The contract was signed today in Gliwice, Poland, in…
Read MoreThe Musician Bringing the Bagpipes Into the Avant-Garde
One night this past spring, the audience members at a bagpipe concert in Red Hook, Brooklyn, could be organized into two neat categories: people who knew little to nothing about bagpipes—the majority—and people who knew so much that the backs of their jackets were festooned with regimental patches for the uniformed pipe bands of various…
Read MoreRhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers in South Africa
South African scientists have launched an anti-poaching campaign in which rhino’s horns will be injected with a radioactive material. The group, from the University of the Witwatersrand, said the process is harmless to rhinos but will allow customs officers to detect smuggled horns as they’re transported across the world. South Africa has the largest rhino…
Read MoreRussia’s rumored jet-powered versions of the Iranian Shahed are appearing in Ukraine’s air defense reports
Ukrainian reports are starting to document the use of Russia’s new jet-propelled Shahed drones. One version, unofficially dubbed the Geran-3, is said to fly up to 500 miles per hour. Such speeds would pose key problems for Ukraine’s air defenses if jet drones are launched en masse. More signs are emerging that Russia is launching…
Read MoreHorrifying Video Shows Amusement Park Ride Snap in Half
An amusement park ride in Saudi Arabia had a terrifying malfunction that has led to injuries, and the entire ordeal was caught on video. The accident occurred at Green Mountain Park in Taif, which is located in Western Saudi Arabia, and saw the attraction break in half mid-ride. According to the Saudi Arabian news site…
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