Britney Spears sells music catalogue rights for estimated $200 million: US media
Britney Spears has sold the rights to her extensive music catalogue in a deal reportedly worth around $200 million, becoming the latest high-profile artist to cash in on their songwriting legacy.
The agreement, first reported by celebrity…
UN Chief Calls for Equal Role of Women in Science, Highlights Global Barriers
Dawatmedia – UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a powerful call for gender equality in science, technology, and innovation, framing it not merely as a matter of fairness but as an urgent global imperative. Speaking on Wednesday,…
Report Ranks Afghanistan Among Most Corrupt Countries Globally for 2025
In the hushed corridors of global power, where governance is measured in data points and percentile ranks, a familiar, sorrowful name surfaced once more in the 2025 annual reckoning. Afghanistan, under the shadow of the Taliban’s rule, was…
Et liv søkt i trygghet, tapt i natten: Norsk menneskejakt etter at afghansk flyktning blir drept
En mann i 20-årene fra Afghanistan er drept. Politiet tror ikke han var et tilfeldig offer.
Ingen er siktet eller arrestert, opplyser politiet i et pressemelding mandag kveld.
Politiet etterforsker saken som et drap med ukjent…
A Life Sought in Safety, Lost in the Night: A Norwegian Manhunt After Afghan Refugee is Killed
BERGEN, Norway — The quiet, residential street in the Arena district of Bergen is a world away from the dust and danger of Afghanistan. For one family, it was meant to be a sanctuary. Late Sunday night, that sanctuary was shattered by…
Antarctica’s Warming Climate Is Shifting Penguin Breeding Seasons at Record Speeds
France — Penguin colonies across Antarctica are beginning their breeding seasons significantly earlier than ever before a direct response to the continent’s rapid warming, according to new research published Tuesday. Scientists warn this…
UN Chief: Israeli Moves in West Bank Jeopardize Two-State Solution
The hope for a Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel, a vision enshrined in decades of diplomacy, is being methodically dismantled, stone by stone. This was the stark warning issued by United Nations Secretary-General António…
US Court Orders Resumption of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Processing
In a decision that brings a measure of relief to thousands of displaced Afghans, a US federal judge has ordered the American government to resume processing Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs), ending a prolonged and legally contested…
The Metamorphosis: A Modern Parable
A tremor of recognition might have shaken a man like Gregor Samsa. In 1915, Franz Kafka’s merchant awoke to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect a fictional horror capturing the alienation of the modern soul. A century later,…
Iran offers uranium dilution in swap for full sanctions repeal
The scent of salt and desert dust hung in the air of Muscat, a world away from the sterile halls of Vienna where such pronouncements were once routine. In Tehran, Mohammad Eslami, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, delivered a…