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As of 2025, Ukrainian-language music accounts for 57% of music consumption in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Culture citing research from music label pomitni titled “Music has power.” This marks a significant shift from the pre-February 24, 2022 period, when Ukrainian-language content represented just 33%. The study found thatContinue Reading

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Two days after they were abducted from their beds by armed attackers, 24 Nigerian schoolgirls are still missing., Nigerian military intensifies search for kidnapped schoolgirls NewsFeed Two days after they were abducted from their beds by armed attackers, 24 Nigerian schoolgirls are still missing as the military intensifies its effortsContinue Reading

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Parvaneh is in Tehran, Iran, and she isn’t wearing a hijab. Her name has been changed for her safety. “Look,” she says, pointing to her head during a video call. “I am in a co-working space — do you see any kind of headscarf anywhere?” I can see her shortContinue Reading

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When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived at the White House yesterday, he was met by a Marine band, officers on horseback carrying the Saudi and American flags, and fighter jets flying over the White House in a V formation. It was far more pomp than visiting foreign leadersContinue Reading

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Sudan is the world’s worst displacement crisis, with many refugees attempting to head to Europe., Last week, 42 migrants were presumed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their dinghy set sail off the Libyan coast. At least 29 of them were Sudanese refugees who fled the catastrophic civilContinue Reading

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Tom Fletcher says those responsible for deliberate attacks on civilians in western Darfur region must ‘face justice’., Tom Fletcher says those responsible for deliberate attacks on civilians in western Darfur region must face justice. Sudan’s el-Fasher has been transformed into a “crime scene”, the United Nations’ aid chief says, asContinue Reading

As Paramount, Comcast and Netflix prepare bids for Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of a Thursday deadline, speculation is growing about the role of Middle East wealth in the game-changing transaction. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged investments of $1 trillion in the U.S. economy at a White House visit Tuesday ahead of a formal dinnerContinue Reading