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Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

Published On: February 1, 2024 02:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired.

Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years for revealing state secrets

Published On: January 30, 2024 02:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and one of his party deputies to 10 years in prison each, after finding them guilty of revealing official secrets. The verdict drew swift criticism from Khan’s followers.

Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back

Published On: January 27, 2024 12:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan 24:  Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix.

Russia says a plane with Ukrainian POWs crashes, killing all aboard, and accuses Kyiv of downing it

Published On: January 25, 2024 09:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press

A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russia offered no evidence and Ukraine didn’t immediately confirm or deny it.

‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominations, Gerwig passed over for best director

Published On: January 24, 2024 10:56 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan 24: After a tumultuous movie year marked by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations.

Air pollution and politics pose cross-border challenges in South Asia

Published On: January 22, 2024 02:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The air smells burnt in Lahore, a city in Pakistan’s east that used to be famous for its gardens but has become infamous for its terrible air quality.

Russian private jet carrying six people believed to have crashed in Afghanistan, officials say

Published On: January 21, 2024 03:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press

ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: A Russian private jet carrying six people is believed to have crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday.

Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

Published On: January 20, 2024 09:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.

China’s population dropped for a second straight year as deaths jumped after COVID lockdowns ended

Published On: January 17, 2024 01:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, Jan 17: China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday.

Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place

Published On: January 16, 2024 12:59 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that affirmed his grip on the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Indonesia evacuates about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after a volcano spews clouds of ash

Published On: January 15, 2024 02:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press

FLORES TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewed thick clouds of brownish ash for the past days, authorities said on Monday.

Maldives leader demands removal of Indian military from the archipelago by mid-March amid spat

Published On: January 15, 2024 11:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu wants the Indian military personnel stationed in his archipelago nation withdrawn by March 15, an official with his office said Sunday.

The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election

Published On: January 14, 2024 05:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan 14: Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with China over the next four years.

Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees

Published On: January 14, 2024 03:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices.

Houthi rebels say US-led strikes in Yemen killed 5 people and wounded 6, raising Mideast tensions

Published On: January 12, 2024 09:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan 12: U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels in response to their attacks on Red Sea shipping pulled the world’s focus Friday back on the yearslong war raging there, even as tensions rise across a Middle East already torn by Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Adan Canto, known for his versatility in roles in ‘X-Men’ and ‘Designated Survivor,’ dies at 42

Published On: January 10, 2024 01:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan 10: Adan Canto, the Mexican singer and actor best known for his roles in “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Agent Game” as well as the TV series “The Cleaning Lady,” has died. He was 42.

Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever prime minister at age 34 and the first who is openly gay

Published On: January 10, 2024 08:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — France saw its youngest-ever prime minister and first openly gay one named Tuesday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right.

A row over sandy beaches reveals fault lines in the relationship between India and the Maldives

Published On: January 8, 2024 12:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives president on Sunday suspended three of his deputy ministers for posting derogatory comments against India, its closest neighbor and the source of much of the tourism that drives the islands’ economy.

Hasina is set to stay in power in Bangladesh after opposition boycotts election, saying it’s unfair

Published On: January 8, 2024 09:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press

DHAKA (AP) — Vote counting was underway Sunday in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election that was fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, paving the way for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League to seize a fourth consecutive term.

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots

Published On: January 5, 2024 04:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots.