Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
“The Chronology of Water” Is an Extraordinary Directorial Début
But get away Lidia does, and, finally free of paternal authority, she’s out of control: drinking and taking drugs, partying hard, flunking out, targeting a gentle guitar-playing boy named Phillip (Earl Cave) for a hearts-and-flowers romance even as she mocks and berates him. She goes to rehab, marries Phillip, gets pregnant, leaves him, and moves…
Read MoreUNICEF: More than 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire
More than 100 minors have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the truce in October, according to the UN children’s agency UNICEF. The organization reported 60 boys and 40 girls under the age of 18 had died. The health ministry in the Gaza Strip, which is run by Hamas militants, confirmed the figures and…
Read MoreUkrainian parliament fails to approve defence and energy ministers
The Ukrainian parliament has failed to appoint a new defence minister in the midst of the war with Russia, as there were not enough supporters for the candidacy of Mykhailo Fedorov. The 34-year-old previously headed the Ministry of Digitalization, which was established in 2019. Fedorov would have been the fourth defence minister since the Russian…
Read MoreUN calls on Iran to stop the violence and restore internet access
The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the violence used by Iranian security forces against peaceful demonstrators and called on authorities to restore internet and telephone services. “The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop, and the labelling of protesters as ‘terrorists’ to justify violence against them is unacceptable,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk…
Read MoreFrench farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament to protest low incomes and EU trade deal
PARIS (AP) — French farmers steered some 350 tractors Tuesday over cobblestoned Paris avenues toward Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. Escorted by police, the tractors tangled rush-hour traffic as they rumbled down the Champs-Elysees and other Paris avenues, and then over…
Read MoreMP’s school visit cancelled over pro-Palestine protests
A visit by a Jewish MP to a school in their constituency was cancelled, after concerns were raised by local pro-Palestine campaigners. Palestine Solidarity Bristol said it had opposed the visit by Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East, due to his support for Israel. The cancellation took place in September but was…
Read MoreHerzog expresses concern over exodus of Christian families from Israel
President Herzog expresses concern over the exodus of young Christian families from Israel, stressing the importance of security and peace for all communities in the Holy Land. President Isaac Herzog on Monday expressed concern over the exodus from Israel by young Christian families. “This is their home as it is my home as it is…
Read MoreEurovision 2026 semi-final draw: Israel to compete despite boycott
The draw for the two semi-finals of Eurovision 2026 took place in Vienna on Monday, with Israel among the 15 participants set to compete for a spot in the final despite protests by several countries. Israel is due to perform in the first semi-final on May 12 alongside Greece, Belgium, Sweden, Croatia and others. Denmark,…
Read MoreBay Area Jewish community hears from 2 survivors of Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel
Two survivors of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel shared their harrowing story with the Jewish community on Sunday in San Francisco. Bay Area resident Rebecca Goodman turned out Sunday night at Congregation Chevra Thilim to hear from two October 7 survivors. “I want to hear their story. I want to bear witness so…
Read MoreFormer minister wanted by Poland granted asylum in Hungary
A minister in Poland’s previous right-wing government says he has received political asylum in Hungary as he faces charges of corruption at home. Former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, from the conservative nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, posted on X on Monday that the Hungarian authorities had granted him protection. He claimed that he had…
Read MoreHow to Recover from Caring Too Much
In Clayton’s and Josephson’s hands, though, the fawn response becomes something more pliable, less a sign of acute threat than a broadly anxious orientation to the world. “For some people, fawning is about being more of who they are—smart, generous, successful, funny, or beautiful,” Clayton writes. “For others, it’s about being less: vocal, ethnic, creative,…
Read MoreHe once criticised African leaders who cling to power. Now he wants a seventh term
Ugandans under the age of 40 – and that is more than three-quarters of the population – have only known one president. Yoweri Museveni seized the top job in 1986 following an armed uprising and at the age of 81, he shows no signs of budging. His time at the helm has been accompanied by…
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