Sun 13 September 2026: “Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this. We now regularly see a mix of the surreal and the fantastic. World leaders saying things they didn’t. Public figures seemingly endorsing fake products. And disasters that unfold before […]

Sun 13 September 2026: Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth may look like another manifestation of a familiar phenomenon. In recent years, the UK has seen repeated demonstrations and rioting over asylum hotels, small-boat crossings and immigration. This time though, the gatherings consisted of black-clad men in balaclavas, organised by a man who calls himself […]

Sun 13 September 2026: At least 1,370 doctors left Israel between 2023 and 2025 according to a new study by Tel Aviv University, highlighting a deepening brain drain from the country’s medical sector. The findings were published Sunday by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The study classifies doctors as having left if they spent more than […]

Sun 13 September 2026: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that trade among BRICS countries has reached $1.2 trillion. Speaking at a meeting of the BRICS Outreach format in New Delhi, Putin said that the population growth rates in the BRICS countries are increasing from year to year, domestic markets are strengthening, and infrastructure […]

Sun 13 September 2026: Uber’s exits from Nigeria and Uganda highlight the growing challenges of making ride-hailing work in Africa. Abuja, Nigeria – Uber is leaving Nigeria and Uganda just as the cost of running a ride-hailing business is becoming harder to sustain in parts of Africa. The company ended its 12-year run in Nigeria and […]

Sun 13 September 2026: Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth may look like another manifestation of a familiar phenomenon. In recent years, the UK has seen repeated demonstrations and rioting over asylum hotels, small-boat crossings and immigration. This time though, the gatherings consisted of black-clad men in balaclavas, organised by a man who calls himself […]

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 […]

Sun 13 September 2026: “Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this. We now regularly see a mix of the surreal and the fantastic. World leaders saying things they didn’t. Public figures seemingly endorsing fake products. And disasters that unfold before […]

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 […]