Though I am by no means an expert in Moroccan cuisine, I have long been an ardent admirer. Even before my first visit, I began dabbling, learning from cookbooks. Over the years, I have become quite comfortable making a small repertoire of dishes of which I never tire: I love the abundant use of spices in Moroccan food, the frequent […]

The downing of the aircraft has been claimed by Tahrir al-Sham, a group spearheaded by the former al-Nusra Front. Syrian rebels have shot down a Russian warplane in north-western Idlib province on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry has confirmed. The pilot of the aircraft, a Sukhoi 25, reportedly used his ejection seat after his plane was hit by a man-carried […]

Taiwan police have arrested four men over a bitcoin robbery worth five million Taiwanese dollars ($170,000) in what the police said is the first case of its kind on the island. Bitcoin is a virtual currency created from computer code that allows anonymous transactions and its value has soared since it came into being in 2009. Police said three men […]

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Prince William signs up England captain Harry Kane to help with his charity work When England were defeated in the semi-finals of the World Cup last summer, Prince William declared that he ‘couldn’t be more proud’ and told the team to ‘hold your heads high’. Now, the Duke of Cambridge is hoping to use England’s captain, Harry Kane, […]

Baroness Falkender – former private secretary to Harold Wilson and powerful member of his inner circle – dies aged 86 Harold Wilson’s former private secretary Baroness Falkender has died aged 86 She was a trusted employee for Mr Wilson between 1956 and 1983 Lady Falkender was reputed to be the ‘most powerful woman in British politics’  Lady Falkender was in Harold Wilson’s […]

The House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Trump administration’s policy toward Venezuela this week descended into farce when controversial freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) attempted to steer debate toward 30-year-old events elsewhere in Latin America. In a cheap attempt to discredit special envoy Elliott Abrams, a long-time foreign-policy practitioner who served in the Reagan administration, Omar began reading from […]

A gunman has opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police say. Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief Kristen Ziman told a news conference that the gunman was 45-year-old Gary Martin and said he was believed to be an employee at the Henry Pratt Co. […]

MUNICH/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused Iran of Nazi-like anti-Semitism on Friday, maintaining his harsh rhetoric against Tehran just a day he attacked European powers for trying to undermine U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic. After visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, Pence said the Nazi death camp had made him more determined to confront Tehran, […]

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Swedish citizen ‘subjected to criminal coercive measures’ for allegedly breaking law, China’s foreign ministry says. An ailing Hong Kong-based bookseller was arrested by Chinese authorities last month for allegedly breaking the law, China’s foreign ministry said.  China confirmed Gui Minhai’s detention for the first time on Tuesday, after his daughter said Chinese police had arrested him in January while he […]