Universal Music Group and TikTok have signed an agreement that will keep artists including Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Noah Kahan playing on the platform for years to come. The announcement didn’t disclose financial terms, or even how long the agreement will last (“multi-year” was the phrasing), but it appears the companies have permanently put behind them a royalties dust-up from 2024 that at one point prompted UMG to pull its music from TikTok for three months.UMG said in its announcement that the new agreement builds on a partnership it began with TikTok in 2024 and incorporates “expanded…

Granting “associate membership” to Ukraine risks leaving the country in limbo that could make it lose momentum to complete the path to a full membership status, said Helen McEntee, Ireland’s foreign minister. The remarks come in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented plan to create a tailor-made status for…

A panel of experts ⁠led by ⁠the WHO is to meet to discuss vaccine ⁠options for new epidemic.Published On 19 May 202619 May 2026The toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening in Geneva, Switzerland this week for the 79th World Health Assembly, where mental health is among the more than 75 agenda items that will be discussed.More than one billion people – roughly one in eight people globally – are currently living with a mental…

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