Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
The Extremely Online Bona Fides of “I Love L.A.”
In Sunday’s season finale of “I Love L.A.,” Los Angeles is blamed for getting between the show’s protagonist, Maia (Rachel Sennott), and her live-in boyfriend, Dylan (Josh Hutcherson). After their relationship falls apart, Maia, an aspiring talent manager, absconds to New York with her only client, Tallulah (Odessa A’zion), a party girl turned influencer, so…
Read MoreAttorney urges Shin Bet action after alleged Jaffa attack by Hilltop Youth
An attorney claimed the Shin Bet policy of relocating violent settlers into Israel proper has led to rising threats in mixed cities like Jaffa, endangering residents’ safety. An attorney has urged the Shin Bet to act after three Jews linked with the Hilltop Youth movement allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa, warning that…
Read MoreJapan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
By Kantaro Komiya, Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova NIIGATA, Japan, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant on Monday, a watershed moment in the country’s pivot back to nuclear since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 km…
Read MoreUkraine: Russians abduct 50 Ukrainians from border village in Sumy
Russian troops have abducted around 50 Ukrainians from a village in the north-eastern border region of Sumy and taken them to Russia, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported on Sunday. In a post on Telegram, Lubinets, citing preliminary information, said Russian forces had captured residents of the village of Hrabovske right on the border…
Read MoreIn three incidents, Air Force strikes suspects attempting to cross Yellow Line in northern Gaza
IDF said IAF strikes targeted terrorists who crossed the yellow line and approached troops in northern Gaza, posing an immediate threat. In three incidents on Sunday, the Israel Air Force targeted terror suspects in northern Gaza who attempted to cross the Yellow Line and approach IDF troops, the military said. In one of the incidents,…
Read MoreReport: Putin is ready to speak with Macron, Kremlin spokesman says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for talks with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian state news agency Ria Novosti on Sunday. Putin believes if there is mutual political will, talks between the two can only be seen positively, Peskov said. The French government welcomed Peskov’s statement, with French…
Read MoreThe Top Twenty-five New Yorker Stories of 2025
Is reading dying? This year, as screens and social-media apps continued to fragment our attention, it felt like we finally began to grasp that there is a crisis at hand. In August, the journal iScience published a study by researchers at the University of Florida and University College London which analyzed how people across the…
Read MoreThe Burgled Louvre’s Stolen-Art Expert
I went to look a bit on the Louvre’s website to see the provenance and discovered the recency of the acquisitions. The absence of information about the material was interesting, like always. When you look into the biography of objects, there are always gaps. Where were they before? In family collections, some in Germany—it’s very…
Read MoreNine killed in mass shooting in South Africa
At least nine people have been killed and 10 injured in a shooting in the Bekkersdal township west of Johannesburg in South Africa. Armed men in two vehicles reportedly opened fire at a tavern in the township and continued shooting as they fled the scene. A manhunt for the suspects involved in the shooting has…
Read MoreScientists make disturbing discovery on Arctic expedition — here’s what you need to know
Researchers have discovered a disturbing link between shrinking Arctic ice and a crucial biological system that helps sequester carbon, which could spell big trouble in the fight against our warming planet. What’s happening? A study published in the journal Nature Communications found a connection between Arctic sea ice and the biological pump, a crucial natural…
Read MoreIsrael’s cabinet to vote on Army Radio closure proposal on Sunday
Defense Minister Israel Katz argued that the station’s original purpose as a platform serving IDF soldiers and their families has been overshadowed by political content. Defense Minister Israel Katz is expected to bring his proposal to close Army Radio after 75 years of broadcasting to a cabinet vote on Sunday. If approved, the closure would…
Read MoreLula hopes for EU-Mercosur deal in January despite last-minute dither
Following the renewed delay in finalizing the free trade agreement between the European Union and four Mercosur countries, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called on Europeans on Saturday to show more courage and political will. “Unfortunately, Europe has not yet decided. The European leaders have asked for more time for additional measures to…
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