Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Finland plans to lift decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons
Finland plans to lift its long-standing ban on having nuclear weapons on its territory, in a move the government says would align the country more closely with Nato’s deterrence policy. Defence minister Antti Häkkänen Finland and Europe’s security environment had “fundamentally and significantly changed” since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. The Nordic…
Read MoreFirst UK government flight for Britons stuck in Middle East yet to take off
A flight chartered by the UK government to bring back some Britons stranded in the Middle East did not depart on Wednesday as planned. Problems with getting passengers on board meant the plane, which had been due to leave Oman’s capital Muscat, stayed grounded, according to Home Office minister Alex Norris. He told the BBC…
Read MoreCall for first minister to answer China spy arrest questions at Senedd
The Welsh Conservatives say First Minister Eluned Morgan should come to the Senedd to answer questions on the Chinese spy arrests. Three men with connections to Wales were detained on Wednesday on suspicion of spying for China. The trio, aged 39, 43 and 68, were arrested in Wales and London as part of a counter-terrorism…
Read MoreIDF destroys Qadr missiles at Isfahan, pushing toward hunting down 400 ballistic missile launchers
Isfahan has both nuclear sites and ballistic missile sites and has been a repeat target both in June 2025 and the current conflict. The IDF on Wednesday announced that it had destroyed Qadr-class ballistic missiles and their launch platforms at Isfahan in Iran. The Qadr 110 is the most advanced type of Qadr missile (there…
Read MoreParaglider Makes Emergency Landing at Busy Ski Resort Packed with Tourists After Flying for 2 Hours
NEED TO KNOW A paraglider made an emergency landing on a busy ski slope at Muju Deogyusan Resort in South Korea last month Footage of the incident shows the paraglider hovering above skiers and snowboarders before landing safely without causing any injuries or collisions Resort staff and police later arrived at the scene to investigate…
Read MoreJPMorgan, Citi shift to remote work in Middle East amid Iran conflict
Several major US banks, including JPMorgan and Citigroup, have directed their employees in the Middle East to work remotely. This move comes as regional instability increases following US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, which led to retaliatory missile attacks from Tehran targeting Gulf states and other US allies. JPMorgan and Citigroup do not expect…
Read MoreWoman sheltered in Dubai hotel basement after air strikes
A woman from Antrim has said she is not sure when she will be able to return home from the United Arab Emirates as fighting in the Middle East continues. Katy McKinney was visiting Dubai with her husband on a business trip when Israel and the US launched an attack against Iran on Saturday. Iran…
Read MoreIran’s women calling for ‘rescue mission’ – Djalili
Iranians and people of Iranian heritage – including actor and comedian Omid Djalili – have spoken of the difficulty of watching events unfold from the UK. Djalili, from Ipswich, said the situation had changed because “mothers in Iran” were now no longer simply resisting, but had been “calling for outside support”. Also concerned was Mozhdeh…
Read MoreKidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa’s lawless Sahel region
When Marin Petrović arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated. The Bosnian national had spent years applying for tourist visas to Mali, only to be repeatedly denied on security grounds. The West African country has long been afflicted by civil war, foreign military interventions, and Islamist insurgencies. “Now it was finally…
Read MoreAcademic institutions switch to remote learning, cancel all non-mandatory activity amid Iran war
The Council for Higher Education will continue to monitor developments and update institutions in accordance with guidance from the security authorities. The Council for Higher Education (CHE) on Saturday instructed the heads of academic institutions across Israel to suspend any activities that do not comply with Home Front Command guidelines, following major changes to the…
Read More‘No option of shelter’: Israelis stuck in Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, amid war with Iran
One woman that The Jerusalem Post reached out to explained that her brother was flying to Dubai but was made to land in Muscat, Oman, a country with no normalized relations with Israel. Following the outbreak of Operation Roaring Lion against Iran, there have been multiple cases of planes being forced to land in countries…
Read MoreAlgeria: an iconic stadium set to be demolished
Algeria: the announced end of a legendary stadium Algeria: an iconic stadium set to be demolished The fate of the legendary Stade Omar-Hamadi now appears to be sealed. According to reports relayed by Elkhabar, the renovation work that began in 2022 has uncovered severe structural damage, making any attempt to bring the historic Bologhine district…
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