Hip-hop has experienced a surge in popularity in China, with TV shows introducing new stars to millions.”The Rap of China” TV show played a significant role in popularizing rap culture across the country.Government regulations led to a rebranding of the show, aligning with censorship guidelines but allowing hip-hop to continue.In…

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 13, local authorities said on Thursday, May 2, 2024, as the state government declared a state of public calamity to handle the dramatic situation.The storms, which have caused the greatest devastation in the…

Thousands of Slovaks rallied in the capital on Thursday to protest – again – a controversial overhaul of the country’s public radio and television services, a move that critics say would result in the government taking full control of the media.The coalition government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico approved…

Turkey reportedly cut off all trade with Israel on Thursday, the latest move in the nation’s protest against the war in Gaza.Turkey’s government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has yet to formally announce the move, but members of the Israeli government are already reacting to the potential fallout. Israel and…

The United Kingdom on Wednesday commenced its controversial operation to relocate migrants to Rwanda in Africa, promising more “operations” in the coming weeks. The British government has spent two years battling legal and political roadblocks in pursuit of its Rwanda policy plan, which would allow the U.K. to send any asylum…

Serbian lawmakers on Thursday voted into office a new government that reinstated two pro-Russia officials who are sanctioned by the United States, reflecting persistent close ties with Moscow despite the Balkan nation’s proclaimed bid to join the European Union.Prime Minister Miloš Vučević’s government got backing in a 152-61 vote in…

Broadband internet was disrupted in many parts of Nepal on Thursday as Indian vendors from whom most Nepali private operators source the bandwidth stopped providing the services because of payment defaults.Private internet service providers in Nepal issued notices saying their services were either disrupted or connections were slow. The state-run…

Double land mine blasts killed one person and wounded at least 18 on Thursday in Pakistan’s southwest, a police officer said.The first mine exploded when a truck was passing through a valley in coal-rich Duki district in Baluchistan province. The second detonated when counter-terrorism officials and civilians were examining the…

Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early Thursday in one of the biggest attacks since Haiti’s new prime minister was announced.The attacks began late Wednesday in neighborhoods including Solino and Delmas 18,…

Hamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza.After months of stop-and-start negotiations, the cease-fire efforts…