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- Zoning in on Ménilmontant, Paris: ‘bohemian, arty and off the tourist trailâ€...
This former industrial quartier is now getting noticed for its community-focused art spaces, lively local bars and inexpensive north African foodOn a hill that rises up between Belleville’s Chinatown and Père-Lachaise cemetery, Ménilmontant was once a rural hamlet with vines and farms, before becoming more industrial in the 19th century. The quartier boasts a united, colourful community whose working-class Parisian roots have long been integrated with a strong north African diaspora. Bohemian, arty and socially committed, it remains off the tourist trail with no notable museums or monuments; it’s just a genuinely Parisian neighbourhood. The locals were bemused to learn that Time Out made Ménilmontant one of its World’s Coolest Neighbourhoods for 2025, though tourists who do venture here to discover a glimpse of a fast-disappearing Paris are sure of a warm welcome. Continue reading... [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Kim Jong Un calls South Korea ‘most hostile enemy,’ says North could ‘comp...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that his country could "completely destroy" South Korea if it feels threatened, escalating rhetoric while ruling out renewed talks.Speaking at North Korea’s week-long Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, Kim labeled South Korea the "most hostile enemy" and said "the conciliatory attitude that South Korea's current government advocates on the surface is clumsily deceptive and crude," according to state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).Kim said North Korea "can initiate arbitrary action" if South Korea engages in "obnoxious behavior" directed at his country, dismissing recent efforts by Seoul to improve relations."South Korea's complete collapse cannot be ruled out," Kim said, according to KCNA.TRUMP SAYS HE'D BE WILLING TO EXTEND ASIA TRIP TO MEET WITH NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG UNDuring the congress, Kim outlined sweeping five-year policy goals centered on expanding North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. The country is believed to possess around 50 warheads and enough fissile material to produce up to 40 more, according to an estimate last year from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.The North Korean leader said the country's "international status has risen extraordinarily.""It is our party's firm will to further expand and strengthen our national nuclear power, and thoroughly exercise its status as a nuclear state," Kim said, according to KCNA. "We will focus on projects to increase the number of nuclear weapons and expand nuclear operational means."NORTH KOREA RELEASES IMAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINEKim laid out plans for North Korea to develop more advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of underwater launches, along with artificial intelligence-driven weapons systems and unmanned drones, KCNA reported.Kim, who met with President Donald Trump three times during Trump’s first term, signaled he may be open to future negotiations with Washington but placed responsibility squarely on the United States."Whether it’s peaceful coexistence or permanent confrontation, we are ready for either, and the choice is not ours to make," he said.NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN'S DAUGHTER SEEN AS FUTURE SUCCESSOR: SPY AGENCYKim said that if the U.S "withdraws its policy of confrontation" with North Korea and acknowledges the country's "current status," there would be "no reason why we cannot get along well with the U.S."Following the congress, Kim’s teenage daughter attended a military parade in Pyongyang on Wednesday, according to KCNA. Ju Ae, believed to be 13 or 14, was photographed standing beside her father and senior military leaders.Her appearance… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, vi...
Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Rachel Roddy’s recipe for beans with greens and sausages | A kitchen in RomeA comforting and rustic plate inspired by trip to a traditional Roman trattoriaThe benefit of soaking and cooking (or, better still, pressure cooking) your own beans are many: less packaging; money saved (a 500g bag of dried beans costing £2.50 will yield 1.5kg cooked beans, while some 400g tins can cost more or less the same); the suspiciously coloured but flavourful and starchy bean cooking water; and some personal satisfaction that you actually remembered to soak the beans in the first place. The benefits – and joy – of tinned beans, however, are almost instantaneous. That is, just a ring-pull away – unless, of course, said ring-pull comes off prematurely, turning the tin into a door without a knob and leaving you two options: searching for the tin opener that is somewhere in the miscellaneous drawer (or among the picnic equipment, which is on top of the wardrobe), or puncturing the tin at exactly the right spot on the seam with a pointy parmesan knife, which is somewhere in the same drawer.Fortunately, the ring pull didn’t come away prematurely on any of the three tins – two borlotti beans and one plum tomatoes – required for this week’s recipe, which came about thanks to a meal at Dal Cordaro, a hard-working and decent trattoria just behind Porta Portese, a 17th-century city gate (arch) in the Aurelian wall on the right bank of the river Tiber. Everything we ordered – whole braised artichokes, slow-cooked oxtail stew, flash-fried rags of beef (straccetti), pasta and chickpeas – was pleasing and could have made its way into this column. However, my plate of beans in a rich, orange-tinted tomato sauce with poached sausages and greens (escarole) stirred in at some point was the satisfying idea that came home with me. Continue reading... [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Thursday news quiz: gold bars, bare bones and a lonely bullied macaqueTest yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?Missing the Winter Olympics? Thanks to this week’s illustration by Anaïs Mims, here is your chance to discover whether you are gracefully landing a flawless triple axel under arena lights to the sound of your favourite tune, or merely skating on the thin ice of ignorance, arms windmilling gently as the cold reality of the answers draws closer. Fifteen questions on topical headlines, pop culture and general knowledge await. There are no prizes, but we always enjoy hearing how you got on in the comments. Allons-y!The Thursday news quiz, No 236 Continue reading... [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- A Last Chance Before War
The U.S. and Iran both say they want to avoid a conflict. Time is running out to avoid one. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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