Mon 16 February 2026: Hollywood groups say the AI video tool uses the likeness of actors and others without permission.   China’s ByteDance has pledged to address concerns over its new artificial intelligence video generator, after Hollywood groups claimed Seedance 2.0 “blatantly” violates copyright and uses the likenesses of actors and others without permission. The […]

Mon 16 February 2026: Joint cracking is one of those habits most of us acquire without thinking about it. A knuckle popped mid-sentence. A back twisted as we stand up. A neck gently crunched while the kettle boils. It is common, oddly satisfying and, for anyone sitting nearby, faintly alarming. It is also surprisingly divisive. […]

Mon 16 February 2026: U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that his newly established Board of Peace secured $5 billion in pledges to rebuild war-devastated Gaza and commitments of thousands of personnel for an international stabilization and police mission. The pledges will be formally announced at the board’s inaugural meeting in Washington on Thursday. Al […]

Mon 16 February 2026: The recent electoral performance of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has revived an old debate: are Islamists structurally incapable of winning national elections, or was Jamaat’s perceived rise a misreading of political reality? In the last couple of months during the election campaign, a number of national and international media outlets have portrayed Jamaat […]

Mon 16 February 2026: More than 529,000 refugees have returned to Sudan from neighbouring countries over the past two years, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In a report released on Sunday, the agency said it had registered 529,661 people who crossed back into Sudan between January 2024 and December 2025. Sudan has […]

Mon 16 February 2026: The UK government is seriously considering a major and faster increase in defence spending. According to BBC reports, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is looking at advancing existing plans to raise military expenditure to 3% of GDP. Downing Street is examining whether to meet the 3% target before the end of the […]

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 […]

Mon 16 February 2026: The recent electoral performance of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has revived an old debate: are Islamists structurally incapable of winning national elections, or was Jamaat’s perceived rise a misreading of political reality? In the last couple of months during the election campaign, a number of national and international media outlets have portrayed Jamaat […]

Tue 26 November 2024:   What does the wave of coups in the Sahel mean for its people? Since 2020, Central and West Africa have faced more than 10 coup attempts. Meanwhile, global powers are shifting, as Russia eclipses France and the United States in the region’s geopolitics. In a region where people are demanding security […]

Thu 29 January 2026: Eating leftovers can be a great way to save money, diversify your cooking repertoire and reduce food waste. But eating leftover food can also be risky as these foods have already been exposed to bacteria in the environment. If you haven’t stored and re-heated leftovers correctly, you could be putting yourself […]

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 […]