Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside where fire engines raced past. The Brazilian government says that the fire is now under control and that no-one has…
Read MoreNigerian separatist leader convicted on terrorism charges
A court in Nigeria has found separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu guilty of terrorism following a decade-long legal case full of drama. The court said it was satisfied that Kanu had made a series of broadcasts to incite violence and killings, as part of his campaign for a separate state in south-east Nigeria, known as Biafra.…
Read More“This World of Tomorrow” and “Oedipus” Dramatize the Power of the Past
To write “Tomorrow,” Hanks and Glossman adapted several of Hanks’s own short stories, primarily “The Past Is Important to Us,” which he had long hoped might become a movie. Much of the trouble stems from confusion about how a stage text needs to differ from a screenplay—in the number of locations, the allocation of secondary…
Read MoreEU plans leading role in building new police force for Gaza
The European Union is preparing to significantly expand its police and border-security missions in Gaza as part of efforts to support a US peace plan, according to information obtained by dpa. EU foreign ministers are expected to agree in Brussels on Thursday on proposals for an enhanced EU role and, if necessary, adjust the mandates…
Read MoreFootage shows Brazilian hostage rescue simulation, not ‘Israeli commando shooting Hamas gunman’
Weeks into a fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a months-old video of a Brazilian hostage rescue simulation was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed an Israeli commando shooting a “Hamas terrorist”. The footage has circulated in posts by Brazilian news outlets since July 2025, when the country’s military police carried out a…
Read MoreTurkiye to host COP31 climate summit after Australia concedes bid
Turkiye will host next year’s COP31 summit in the city of Antalya, ending a long standoff with Australia over the location of the top United Nations climate meeting. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday morning that Australia had reached an arrangement with Turkiye to host negotiations in the lead-up to the 2026 UN…
Read MoreReporter’s notebook: Inside the IDF’s ‘Hamas Village,’ and how Israel is rewriting urban warfare
Though a training exercise, the demonstration of force, firepower, and meticulous coordination between different arms of the military felt about as real as one can get. It took around seven minutes of deafening fire and bombardment, often shaking the ground in the area, before IDF forces charged forward to take positions within the “Hamas” village…
Read MoreMossad unveils network of Hamas terror infrastructure across Europe
According to the Mossad, coordinated raids in Austria and Germany resulted in arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosives intended for use “on command.” The Mossad on Wednesday exposed a network of Hamas terror infrastructure in multiple European countries, and revealed a prolonged investigation it had conducted with European intelligence and law enforcement to…
Read MoreAfrica needs more green financing to unlock growth: report
Infrastructure deficits, climate change, and debt sustainability challenges are holding Africa back from unlocking its growth potential, S&P Global said in a new report. The continent is poised to play an important role in the energy transition with its natural resources, young population, and expanding middle class. But to unlock this potential Africa needs more…
Read MoreA Holiday Gift Guide: The Newest, Strangest Gadgets and Apps
We are entering a Surrealist phase of personal technology. Any device you might imagine can be found online courtesy of an obscure Chinese factory, ready to be shipped out for a loved one’s holiday enjoyment: pocket-size artificial-intelligence gizmos (Rabbit r1, $199), in-home hologram machines (Code 27 Character Livehouse, $558), human-size robot servants (1X NEO, $20,000).…
Read MoreGlobal Payments selects Uber Eats as preferred delivery partner
Payment technology and software solution provider Global Payments has named Uber Eats as its preferred delivery partner. The company is integrating the food delivery platform into its Genius point-of-sale (POS) system for restaurant customers in the US and Canada. Uber Delivery US and Canada head and vice-president Jose Garcia Pimentel stated: “Our deep integration with…
Read MoreEU plans fast-track system for military transport in emergencies
The European Commission will on Wednesday propose an emergency system to speed up the cross-border movement of troops and military equipment in response to growing security threats from Russia, according to information obtained by dpa. The plan would give military transport operations priority access to transport networks, infrastructure and related services across the European Union…
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