There comes a moment when diplomacy stops being wisdom and becomes self-deception.That moment arrives every time Western leaders convince themselves that the Iranian regime has changed.

There is a bitter irony in the choice of Saint-Denis as the city to award honorary citizenship to Marwan Barghouti. 

The framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel, reached under the stewardship of President Joseph Aoun in close coordination with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, is not merely another diplomatic development to be debated, parsed and ultimately shelved. 

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.