[Afropop] Akinyemi Ayinoluwa is a Nigerian entertainment lawyer, recently named to Billboard's 2025 Top Music Lawyers list. This honor recognizes him as one of the most influential legal figures shaping today's music industry. Ayinoluwa's firm, Lagos-based Hightower Solicitors,
[The Conversation Africa] The world's most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage. Preventing further climate change means a global fossil fuel phase-out must happen by 2050. Climate change
Analysts say China's calls for de-escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict reflect not just diplomatic ambition, but concern over its own vulnerabilities - from oil routes and regional projects to tensions with the United States.
President Donald Trump had cast himself as a man of “peace” and a “dealmaker” intent on stabilizing a febrile region and ending wars. But he now appears poised to join one.
A member of the provocative Irish rap group Kneecap, charged with a terror offence for allegedly showing support for Hezbollah, was due to appear in a London court Wednesday. Liam O'Hanna, 27, known by his stage name Mo Chara, was charged in May after being accused of
Gary Oldman got tired of playing the villain. While discussing his performance as Dr. Zachary Smith in “Lost in Space” during a recent episode of Variety‘s “Know Their Lines,” Oldman said there was a point in his career where he was the go-to for casting directors who needed a
Few central banks, if any, are having a crazier 2025 than the People’s Bank of China. When Governor Pan Gongsheng entered this most chaotic of years, his top priority was supporting economic growth as Beijing worked to address a property crisis that was fueling deflation. As
The summit concluded with a broadly worded statement in which leaders of the G7 unanimously agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon and called for de-escalation in the Middle East.
A high pressure system raised temperatures across Japan on June 17 morning, causing intense summer-like heat despite the rainy season.
A baby box is a facility that allows mothers to safely leave their babies in a protected environment.
American President Donald Trump has seemingly declared war against the global trading order, post-war liberal internationalism, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Canada, Mexico and a large part of American society, including immigrants, universities, the legal
Stormchasers captured footage of the major twister swirling near Dickens, Nebraska.
Tuesday’s Democratic primaries in Virginia saw incredibly close contests for lieutenant governor and attorney general. While The Hill’s partners at Decision Desk HQ did not call either of the races as of late Tuesday night, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) and former Del. Jay
According to Rachel Griffiths, whether it’s cinema or TV, “older women are having a moment.” “We all know that’s true: Demi Moore is a brand. There are so many great actresses of that generation. Take Helen Mirren in ‘MobLand’ right now, for fuck’s sake. I loved Pamela
Tucker Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) got into a fiery exchange on Tuesday over the senator's support for President Trump and his posturing toward Israel in its escalating conflict with Iran. The conservative media personality on Tuesday released a clip from the interview
The two leaders agreed to beef up cooperation with the US to respond to geopolitical risks.
Profits from these scam rings are allegedly linked to those close to Cambodia's political elite.
Pacific Island nations were not provided with advance notice, New Zealand diplomats noted.
SEOUL/TOKYO - South Korea's new President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to deepen a relationship prized by Washington and closely watched by China and North Korea, as the pair met for their first summit.
On May 31, 2025, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave the Trump administration’s first major policy address on its approach to the Indo-Pacific region. This was not an entirely conventional Shangri-La Dialogue speech – it was full of bluster about “warrior ethos,”
The U.S. Embassy in Israel will be closed from Wednesday to Friday because of the ongoing “security situation” in the region, the State Department announced Tuesday. “Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the U.S. Embassy in
The new order will be the third time Trump has delayed the ban imposed by Congress and upheld by the US Supreme Court on the viral video sharing app owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance.
The 8th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) will open July 19 with “Ninavau,” a Malaysian feature exploring cultural identity and emotional heritage by director Bebbra Mailin, and close July 27 with “Transamazonia,” an environmental epic spanning France, Brazil,
Border row dates back to drawing of countries’ 800km frontier in early 20th century.
This year's summit in Canada did not go as planned, but leaders of the world's wealthiest nations still secured some wins.
Bad Bunny witnessed and documented an ICE arrest in Puerto Rico, sharing footage of the incident on social media of what appears to be agents detaining people in the street. The Puerto Rico native posted a video to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday with the caption “ice,”
Mr Ishiba said US tariff measures were impacting the earnings of many Japanese companies.
Fred again.. has teamed up with Plaqueboymax and Skepta for a new collab called “Victory Lap,” which they debuted today on Twitch from New York. The three also announced a pop-up rave at the Brooklyn Paramount later tonight, which will be streamed.
US President Donald Trump says diplomatic talks are still an option for Iran as he offers to send Vice President JD Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff to resume talks with the Iranians amid heightened regional tensions and cross-border attacks.
The Lifeblood service says the changes will have no impact on safety but will boost the donor pool.
Several domestic AirAsia flights leaving for Labuan Bajo on Flores were also cancelled.
The gas station will take over the lot of a former Bed Bath & Beyond store and will have 40 fuel pumps.
For Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor, stars of Bravo’s hit reality show “The Valley,” toxic arguments were nothing new. It’s why Cartwright left Taylor in January 2024, taking their young son, Cruz, with her. But last July, two days before the show’s second season started
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a Tuesday interview that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) “doesn’t understand” the nuclear threat that Iran poses. “I like Marjorie, but to be honest with you, she doesn't understand the threat, in my view,” Graham said in an interview
When Nezza went against the rules the Los Angeles Dodgers had set out for her and proudly sang “The Star Spangled Banner,” there were some who considered it a downright ungodly moment. But the 30-year-old singer tells Variety that, to her, it truly had to be a God thing that
She's still horny and maybe just a tad crazier in the track's new video
Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, two of the directors of the upcoming Disney-Pixar film “Elio,” and Dean DeBlois, director of DreamWorks’ live-action “How to Train Dragon,” are among the speakers set to attend the weeklong VIEW Conference this fall in Turin, Italy. The annual
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday the country would commence negotiations on a security and defence partnership with the European Union, and was also hopeful of a \"symbolically important\" trade deal.
Creating a problem that had to be solved "by sheer force".
In a place that prides itself on politeness and respect, people are reeling after the targeted assassination of a popular politician.
Activism comes in many forms. I hope, in some small way, my writing is part of it Time, it seems, is moving in strange ways for many of us. A colleague recently said, “mourning, reckoning and activism all seem to require different speeds,” and I’m grateful to her for that. I’ve
Dustin Lance Black not only directed the new documentary “Rock Out” about the queer influence on heavy metal, punk and rock n’ roll, but he’s also in it. For good reason. The feature pulls inspiration from a New York Times article by Jim Farber that examined the queer influence
The app was supposed to be banned in the US after its Chinese owner refused to sell it by a January deadline.
The Joseph Kosinski-directed movie, starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, speeds into theaters June 27.
In light of Israel's military successes, it is imperative to ask the most painful question of all: If these are our tremendous capabilities, how is it possible that not all the hostages have been freed yet, and how does Hamas continue to exist in Gaza?
Here's how to understand Israel's operational achievements against Iran and in Lebanon, versus its terrible failures against Hamas
