Sat 17 October 2026: Ceramic Jars Dating to Early Bronze Age Recovered off Kekova Island Turkey’s Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced that the country has unearthed ancient treasures from what he described as “the world’s oldest shipwreck.” Underwater excavations near Kekova Island in southern Antalya province have yielded ceramic storage jars dating back […]

Fri 16 October 2026: Tesla unveiled its new thruster-equipped Roadster in Texas on Thursday after nearly a decade of delays, with Chief Executive Elon Musk announcing a planned 2028 release, according to media reports. Musk presented the new “flying car” at the company’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, about 200 miles (354 kilometers) northwest of […]

Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla comfort each other upon their arrival at Istanbul Airport, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) Sat 17 October 2026: Italian authorities have expanded an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of activists from Gaza-bound solidarity flotillas, placing Defence Minister Israel Katz and 12 high-ranking military, police, […]

Fri 16 October 2026: Visibility rises sharply after experimental flights release frozen carbon dioxide; method targets smoke trapped by inversion layers Indonesia has started testing dry ice technology to break up toxic haze produced by forest and peatland fires, with officials reporting a sharp improvement in visibility near an airport in South Sumatra. The National […]

Sat 17 October 2026: Six-month administration announced by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed following military pushback against TPLF uprising Ethiopia has declared that an interim government will assume authority over the state of Tigray after its armed forces regained control of the northern region. The six-month administration was unveiled in a statement from Prime Minister Abiy […]

Sat 17 October 2026: Progressive stalwart, who is seen as potential 2028 candidate, says she wants to combat ‘smears’ against El-Sayed. United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has transferred $1m to support Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, in a major progressive push for the upstart politician. Ocasio-Cortez, who has become a progressive stalwart since her surprise […]

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 17 October 2026: German lawmakers debated opposition proposals Wednesday calling for full recognition of the country’s legal responsibility for the colonial-era genocide against the OvaHerero and Nama peoples in present-day Namibia, along with reparations paid directly to victims’ descendants. The Bundestag held a 30-minute debate on separate motions submitted by the socialist Left Party […]

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 […]