Mon 09 February 2026: A white supremacist who killed 51 worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 has filed an appeal against his conviction and life sentence, state media reported on Monday. Brenton Tarrant, who is serving life imprisonment without parole for the gruesome attack, told the Court of Appeal in Wellington on Monday that […]

Mon 09 February 2026: Rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) paints one of its bleakest pictures in years of the global human rights situation in its World Report 2026 released on Wednesday. “The global human rights system is in peril,” said Philippe Bolopion, executive director at HRW. “Under relentless pressure from US President Donald Trump, and persistently […]

Mon 09 February 2026: Iranian authorities have arrested four people on charges of attempting to “disrupt the country’s political and social order” and working “for the benefit” of Israel and the United States during the antigovernment protests last month. The arrests were made on Sunday and included three prominent reformist politicians, according to Iranian media. […]

Mon 09 February 2026: A Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail under Beijing’s sweeping national security law, in a verdict that press and rights groups described as “cruel and profoundly unjust”. The sentence on Monday ends Hong Kong’s most high-profile national security hearing and a legal saga spanning […]

Mon 09 February 2026: The incident brings the number of people reported dead or missing on the central Mediterranean route this year to at least 484. A rubber boat ⁠carrying dozens of people has capsized off the coast of ‌Libya, leaving at least 53 people, including two babies, ⁠dead or missing. In a statement on […]

Mon 09 February 2026: The recently unsealed Epstein documents show that the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was in contact with Bryan Bishop, a Bitcoin developer and transhumanist biohacker, regarding a proposed venture in human genetic engineering. In their 2018 email exchanges, Bishop sought Epstein’s financial support for what he termed a “designer baby project.” […]

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 […]

Mon 09 February 2026: The incident brings the number of people reported dead or missing on the central Mediterranean route this year to at least 484. A rubber boat ⁠carrying dozens of people has capsized off the coast of ‌Libya, leaving at least 53 people, including two babies, ⁠dead or missing. In a statement on […]

Tue 26 November 2024:   What does the wave of coups in the Sahel mean for its people? Since 2020, Central and West Africa have faced more than 10 coup attempts. Meanwhile, global powers are shifting, as Russia eclipses France and the United States in the region’s geopolitics. In a region where people are demanding security […]

Thu 29 January 2026: Eating leftovers can be a great way to save money, diversify your cooking repertoire and reduce food waste. But eating leftover food can also be risky as these foods have already been exposed to bacteria in the environment. If you haven’t stored and re-heated leftovers correctly, you could be putting yourself […]

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 […]