3d2c72f2d26c8135f0466ea7420b7e2d

Puzzles

Quick crossword #209

Author photo

POPULAR ARTICLES

Explainer

frank

What to know about Turkey peace talks

Talks have taken place in the warring capitals of Moscow and Kyiv, from Washington to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and in countries across Europe. Now, all eyes are finally turning to Istanbul to seek an end to Russia’s three-year-old, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct peace talks Thursday with Ukraine in the Turkish city that straddles Asia and Europe. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the Kremlin leader to meet in Turkey in person.

AP

Middle East

frank

‘No way’: Israel not ending war soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is “no way” Israel will halt its war in Gaza – where the latest airstrikes have hit two hospitals, killing at least eight and wounded dozens – even if a deal is reached to release more hostages. Netanyahu’s comments are likely to complicate talks on a new ceasefire that had seemed to gain momentum after Hamas released the last living American hostage on Monday in a gesture to US President Donald Trump, who is visiting the region but skipping Israel.

AP

Food

frank

Forget kiwi fruit, NZ loves a feijoa

The unofficial national fruit of New Zealand isn’t native to the country – it’s South American. It isn’t exclusively found in New Zealand. And it’s not, perhaps surprisingly, the kiwi. It’s the feijoa. Known as pineapple guava elsewhere, the fruit – a green perfumed oval with a polarising taste – can be purchased in California or Canberra. Yet no country has embraced the feijoa with quite the fervour or the fixation of New Zealanders.

AP

POPULAR ARTICLES

Explainer

frank

What to know about Turkey peace talks

Talks have taken place in the warring capitals of Moscow and Kyiv, from Washington to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and in countries across Europe. Now, all eyes are finally turning to Istanbul to seek an end to Russia’s three-year-old, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct peace talks Thursday with Ukraine in the Turkish city that straddles Asia and Europe. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the Kremlin leader to meet in Turkey in person.

AP

Middle East

frank

‘No way’: Israel not ending war soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is “no way” Israel will halt its war in Gaza – where the latest airstrikes have hit two hospitals, killing at least eight and wounded dozens – even if a deal is reached to release more hostages. Netanyahu’s comments are likely to complicate talks on a new ceasefire that had seemed to gain momentum after Hamas released the last living American hostage on Monday in a gesture to US President Donald Trump, who is visiting the region but skipping Israel.

AP

Food

frank

Forget kiwi fruit, NZ loves a feijoa

The unofficial national fruit of New Zealand isn’t native to the country – it’s South American. It isn’t exclusively found in New Zealand. And it’s not, perhaps surprisingly, the kiwi. It’s the feijoa. Known as pineapple guava elsewhere, the fruit – a green perfumed oval with a polarising taste – can be purchased in California or Canberra. Yet no country has embraced the feijoa with quite the fervour or the fixation of New Zealanders.

AP