America has to stop lying to itself about Iran. The United States is not being dragged into a war because of Israel. 

The French president's accusation that Israel harbours "territorial ambitions" in Lebanon is not only factually questionable, it reveals Paris's diminishing diplomatic relevance in a conflict being shaped in Washington.

I am not a diplomat or a security analyst. My passion in life has always been to build bridges, to use whatever reach I had to move things in a positive direction. 

Dubai chef Shaw Lash at Mexican restaurant Lila Molino flies in her avocados and tomatillos, small, tart green fruits native to Central America that are a staple of Mexican cuisine and key for her colourful and spicy dishes.

Six artists explore sound, migration and identity in a pavilion that opens to the public on 9 May.

Art Paris runs through Sunday at the Grand Palais (Paris), gathering dozens of international galleries and hundreds of artists under one roof,  from established names to emerging voices, from every corner of the world.