Mon 21 September 2026: On Saturday, President Prabowo Subianto was in the middle of a speech when he stopped talking, wiped his eyes with a small towel, and apologized to the crowd. “I am sorry,” he said. “I just remembered our brothers and sisters in Palestine. They are being slaughtered, they are bombed, they are attacked again […]

Mon 21 September 2026: Digitally deliverable services outpace wider services trade, but developing economies continue to face a major digital divide Digitally deliverable services have expanded rapidly over the past decade and now account for 56% of global services exports, according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). […]

Mon 21 September 2026: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched CEER’s first electric vehicles, the EXOBOT sedan and SUV, as the Saudi automotive company prepares to introduce seven models over the next five years, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The planned lineup includes midsize and compact vehicles with different propulsion options. The vehicles will be […]

Mon 21 September 2026: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party said on Monday that his three sisters had been arrested. “Punjab police have raided Aleema Khan’s home and have abducted Imran Khan’s other two sisters, his nephews and their children,” Zulfi Bukhari, a spokesman for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, said on the social […]

Mon 21 September 2026: The Road Traffic Infringement Authority (RTIA) is urging South African motorists to exercise caution and vigilance following a surge in fraudulent Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) platform websites.   The authority said scammers are now using cloned payment portals, SMS, WhatsApp, and email to steal money and personal data […]

Mon 21 September 2026: The high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly is set to open Tuesday in New York under the theme “restoring trust.” Heads of state and government will convene for the 81st edition of the meeting to address key international security, geopolitical, and economic challenges. “Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United […]

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 21 September 2026: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched CEER’s first electric vehicles, the EXOBOT sedan and SUV, as the Saudi automotive company prepares to introduce seven models over the next five years, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The planned lineup includes midsize and compact vehicles with different propulsion options. The vehicles will be […]

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 […]