Sat 13 June 2026: A U.S. federal judge has refused to halt a mixed martial arts fight planned for the White House, clearing the way for the administration to proceed with the event on President Trump’s birthday this Sunday. US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Friday that plaintiffs challenging the event failed to adequately demonstrate […]

Sat 13 June 2026: For years, big tech companies have placed the burden of managing screen time squarely on individuals and parents, operating on the assumption that capturing human attention is fair game. But the social media sands may slowly be shifting. A test-case jury trial in Los Angeles is accusing big tech companies of creating “addiction machines”. […]

Sat 13 June 2026: Iran will hold funeral procedures for the country’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei between July 4 and July 9, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. The program will include a farewell ceremony in the capital Tehran on July 4-5. Then, funeral ceremonies will be held in Tehran on July 6 and […]

Thu 11 June 2026: There is a peculiar genius among certain Muslim intellectuals in the West: they can detect Islamophobia everywhere except where naming it might cost them something. In Paris, they are forensic. In Delhi, incandescent. In Gaza, thunderous. In Washington, fluent in the grammar of empire. But when Muslim political agency is crushed in Pakistan, when Imran Khan […]

Sat 13 June 2026: One in every 70 people worldwide remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday, which noted that global displacement has declined for the first time in a decade, though it remains at unacceptably high levels.  Launching the report in Geneva, UN High Commissioner […]

Sat 13 June 2026: The United States plans to cut air and naval assets designated to NATO operations in Europe, in another hit to confidence concerning Washington’s commitment to the military alliance. European officials on Friday backed up a report in The New York Times that the administration of President Donald Trump is set to […]

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 […]

Sat 13 June 2026: A U.S. federal judge has refused to halt a mixed martial arts fight planned for the White House, clearing the way for the administration to proceed with the event on President Trump’s birthday this Sunday. US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Friday that plaintiffs challenging the event failed to adequately demonstrate […]

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 […]