FROM BELFAST TO WASHINGTON, A FAMILIAR SCRIPT OF THE ‘DANGEROUS MIGRANT’ HAS EMERGED

Wed 24 June 2026: It tends to start with a violent assault. Then video documentation of the incident quickly circulates online, priming people to see not just an individual crime but a broader story about perceived dangerous outsiders. So it was on June 8, 2026, when an assailant badly injured a man in an evening […]

NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK CLAIMS TRUMP TOLD NETANYAHU ‘ALL THE JEWS ARE SICK OF YOU’

Wed 24 June 2026: US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a 2025 phone call that “all the Jews are sick of you,” during efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, according to a book published Tuesday by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. The book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial […]

NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK CLAIMS TRUMP TOLD NETANYAHU ‘ALL THE JEWS ARE SICK OF YOU’

Wed 24 June 2026: US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a 2025 phone call that “all the Jews are sick of you,” during efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, according to a book published Tuesday by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. The book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial […]

TALIBAN DELEGATION EXPECTED IN BRUSSELS FOR EU MIGRATION NEGOTIATIONS

Tue 23 June 2026: A Taliban delegation is expected to fly into Brussels on Tuesday after being granted a one-day visa to hold talks with the EU on returning failed asylum-seekers to Afghanistan. The European Commission has invited the officials for discussions under a push to crack down on irregular migration and boost deportations despite […]

US EBOLA QUARANTINE PLAN FOR KENYA HITS LEGAL ROADBLOCK

Wed 24 June 2026: Kenya’s plan to host a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base has been blocked by a court decision. Street protests and a contempt ruling against the health minister added to the pressure, all of this unfolding within weeks of the facility’s announcement in May. The United States has declined […]

ONE IN EIGHT GIRLS, WOMEN RAPED OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BEFORE AGE 18, UNICEF SAYS

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 […]

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFERS $100M IN AID TO CUBA IN EXCHANGE FOR REFORM

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 […]

BUTTER OR MARGARINE? A FOOD SCIENTIST DESCRIBES THEIR SUBTLE CHEMICAL DEVIATIONS AND HOW THEY CAN AFFECT YOUR BAKED GOODS

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 […]

JALEBIS

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 […]

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