Fri 11 September 2026: Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, the most enduring legacy of 9/11 may not be the destruction of the World Trade Center or even the wars that followed. It may lie in something less visible but more enduring: the transformation of the Muslim from a religious and political identity into a […]

Fri 11 September 2026: ALNAP report warns of rising needs, widening displacement and growing pressure on aid operations Sharp reductions in humanitarian funding worldwide have left tens of millions of people receiving less assistance, according to a new report released Thursday. The UK-based non-profit Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance (ALNAP) highlighted the growing […]

Fri 11 September 2026: Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, the most enduring legacy of 9/11 may not be the destruction of the World Trade Center or even the wars that followed. It may lie in something less visible but more enduring: the transformation of the Muslim from a religious and political identity into a […]

Thu 10 September 2026: A Bangladesh Foreign Ministry official on Thursday ruled out Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s participation in the BRICS summit in India, citing the address in the invitation as the cause. India is hosting the BRICS leaders’ summit over the weekend, which will be attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping as well as […]

Fri 11 September 2026: Algeria announced Thursday that it will close its airspace to UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft from midnight Sept. 11, following a decision to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates. The Defense Ministry said the measure applies to all UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft flying to or from the country. […]

Fri 11 September 2026: Second attempt to legalize assisted dying fails by 16 votes in House of Commons UK lawmakers on Friday rejected legislation that would have legalized assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, delivering a narrow setback to campaigners seeking a change in the law. The bill was defeated by […]

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 […]

Fri 11 September 2026: Algeria announced Thursday that it will close its airspace to UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft from midnight Sept. 11, following a decision to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates. The Defense Ministry said the measure applies to all UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft flying to or from the country. […]

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 […]