Society
VFS Global, the Dubai-headquartered visa processing company majority-owned by private equity giant Blackstone, has built a quietly dominant empire atop what was once a straightforward government function. A year-long coordinated investigation involving more than a dozen media partners across Europe and......
A global digital campaign titled “Like a Woman” has been launched to highlight and promote women’s leadership, coinciding with International Women’s Day 2026. Led by United Nations General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock, the initiative aims to reshape long-standing stereotypes......
A court in Kano, northern Nigeria’s largest city, has ordered the Islamic morality police to arrange the marriage of two TikTok celebrities after a video of them kissing was deemed inappropriate in the conservative Muslim community. The ruling reflects the region’s strict adherence to Sharia......
