Wed 29 July 2026: Japan’s population of Japanese nationals has dropped below 120 million for the first time in more than 40 years, highlighting the country’s deepening demographic crisis despite government efforts to encourage higher birth rates. According to data released Wednesday by Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, the number of Japanese citizens stood […]

Thu 30 July 2026: Israel is paying tens of millions of dollars to seed pro-Israel narratives about Gaza into artificial intelligence systems, using a network of apparently independent websites designed to influence chatbot responses and future training data, according to an investigation by Drop Site News. The operation is being overseen by Brad Parscale, a former […]

Thu 30 July 2026: Israel is paying tens of millions of dollars to seed pro-Israel narratives about Gaza into artificial intelligence systems, using a network of apparently independent websites designed to influence chatbot responses and future training data, according to an investigation by Drop Site News. The operation is being overseen by Brad Parscale, a former […]

Thu 30 July 2026: The Delhi Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) over social media posts allegedly containing “objectionable and defamatory” content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests at Jantar Mantar. The case has been registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of […]

Image is for illustration purpose. Thu 30 July 2026: Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced that Cabinet has approved the extension of the validity period of driving licences for light motor vehicles and motorcycle licences from five years to 10 years. Addressing members of the media in Pretoria on Thursday on the outcomes […]

Thu 30 July 2026: With the internet and its widespread accessibility, many of us have front-row seats to widespread suffering and death across the globe for the first time in history, even when we are not directly affected. We’re living in what scholars describe as a “polycrisis” — a set of interconnected crises that compound and intensify one another. […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Image is for illustration purpose. Thu 30 July 2026: Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced that Cabinet has approved the extension of the validity period of driving licences for light motor vehicles and motorcycle licences from five years to 10 years. Addressing members of the media in Pretoria on Thursday on the outcomes […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]