Music from Taylor Swift, Drake and other Universal Music Group artists will be removed from TikTok at midnight Wednesday after a disagreement over royalty payments.
The Israeli Embassy in Stockholm was the target of an “attempted attack” on Wednesday, the Israeli ambassador to Sweden said, after a suspected explosive device was found outside the building. The national bomb squad detonated and destroyed the device in… Continue Reading →
An array of U.N. organizations have united to warn of “catastrophic consequences for the people of Gaza ” if key donor countries don’t resume funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main lifeline for people in the besieged… Continue Reading →
The doors close Wednesday on nominations for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, with peace activists connected to the wars in Gaza and Ukraine among the known entries. The Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps the nominations secret, but those with nomination rights… Continue Reading →
Three Iranian women are spreading awareness at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit on their shared prisoner-of-conscience experiences and empowering others to take action. The IRF Summit is bringing together global victims and advocates by stressing the tragedies of religious persecution…. Continue Reading →
Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest winter days. Every year on Jan. 30, Zoroastrians gather after sunset to celebrate the… Continue Reading →
European Union leaders at a summit on Thursday will focus on the one member state blocking a $54 billion war support package for Ukraine: Hungary, the country in the bloc with the closest ties to Russia. Almost two years after… Continue Reading →
Ukraine and Russia exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in an exchange conducted just days after the crash of a Russian transport plane carrying dozens of captured Ukrainian troops. The Wednesday exchange saw Russia turn over 207 Ukrainian troops, while… Continue Reading →
The leaders of five European Union countries urged their neighbors and allies Wednesday to ramp up military support for Ukraine, while the bloc’s defense ministers debated ways to help meet the war-ravaged country’s ammunition shortfall. In their appeal, the leaders… Continue Reading →
The billionaire sultan who rules Malaysia’s Johor state was sworn in as the nation’s new king Wednesday under a unique rotating monarchy system. Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, 65, took his oath of office at the palace and signed the instrument of… Continue Reading →
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