Wed 01 July 2026: The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a set of laws designed to better protect children on online platforms, marking a major bipartisan milestone in recent digital safety regulation. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) passed the House with a 267-117 vote. Both Republicans and Democrats worked together on the bill, […]

Wed 01 July 2026: ‘It’s not just for Muslims, it’s for the entire humanity,’ says Halal360 CEO as platform bids to reframe halal as global benchmark for clean consumerism Something that is not sustainable can never be halal,’ Mahmood Godel says ‘Muslims should not be the participants of the halal industry, but should be the […]

Wed 01 July 2026: The Israeli army acknowledged on Tuesday that it had lost a military communication device during its Sunday raid in Syria’s southern province of Daraa. The acknowledgement came after videos on social media showed Syrian residents finding the encrypted military device. No official statement had been issued by the Syrian authorities as […]

Wed 01 July 2026: Pakistan has set July 10 as the final deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave the country, with authorities ordered to launch a nationwide crackdown on those who remain without legal status after the deadline expires. The Ministry of Interior has instructed provincial governments, police chiefs and the Islamabad administration to […]

Wed 01 July 2026: The attacks targeted a secondary school in the northeastern town of Lassa, in Borno State. At least 37 students remain missing after gunmen raided their school in northeast Nigeria, according to local officials. The attack occurred on Monday when assailants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group stormed a secondary […]

Wed 01 July 2026: The UK government on Tuesday announced that new safe and legal routes for refugees will begin rolling out from the autumn as part of wider reforms to the UK’s immigration and asylum system. The changes, confirmed ahead of the Immigration and Asylum Bill announced in the King’s Speech, will include new […]

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 […]

Wed 01 July 2026: The Israeli army acknowledged on Tuesday that it had lost a military communication device during its Sunday raid in Syria’s southern province of Daraa. The acknowledgement came after videos on social media showed Syrian residents finding the encrypted military device. No official statement had been issued by the Syrian authorities as […]

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 […]