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Singer Fuse ODG has released an "alternative" charity song to Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? after criticising the original for having potentially damaging effects on Africa.The single titled We Know It's Christmas (Band Aid Reply) was released by the British-Ghanaian singer on Tuesday, in what he described as "not just a song" but a "statement". Writing about his new song in The Guardian, the singer said he is "offering an Afrobeats alternative to Band Aid" as a "celebration of progress and a step toward reclaiming our narratives".He said the Afrobeats genre has in the past helped to unite Africans globally and "foster pride in our heritage"."We're no longer waiting for charity; we're building our own futures. This is about empowerment, pride, and showing the world that Africa's ...

Cathay Pacific has apologised after an episode of Family Guy depicting Tiananmen Square was included in inflight entertainment.The episode of the adult animated series - known for pushing boundaries - includes a scene referencing the 1989 protest crackdown, in which China's military violently suppressed massive pro-democracy protests. Cathay Pacific is Hong Kong's flagship airline."Cathay Pacific is aware of the incident and sincerely apologises to the affected customers," the company said in a statement."We emphasise that the content of the programme does not represent Cathay Pacific's standpoint, and have immediately arranged to have the programme removed as soon as possible." The airline said the content of its inflight entertainment system is managed by a third-party provider."We have ...

We're in the midst of a strange and unnerving geopolitical vacuum right now.Transitions between American presidencies are always fraught times. Domestically, there's always the question of how much the outgoing and incoming administration teams will cooperate.Globally, White House transition is a time when countries align themselves as best they can to the new American administration.It's also a time they may want to manoeuvre, to get things done, to make moves, before the new occupant of the White House moves in. At this time of profound global instability, and with a shift between two wholly different leaders with starkly different outlooks, this particular transition feels unprecedented and fraught with uncertainty.Joe Biden is not just a lame duck president.He is a very elderly man who...

South Korea's opposition party will attempt to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring marital law this weekend.The news came as the country's defence minister - said to be a key figure in the martial law order - resigned. Days after South Korea was plunged into its biggest political crisis since the 1980s, a spokesperson for the country's main opposition Democratic Party said it planned to hold a vote on impeaching the president at 7pm on Saturday (10am in the UK).Democratic Party MP Kim Seung-won said at a parliament session early on Thursday that the martial law order "caused great confusion and fear"."The people and the aides who protected parliament protected us with their bodies. The people won, and it's now time for us to protect the people," he said. "We need to immediately suspend the...

👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after his shock announcement of martial law that sparked a very short-lived political crisis. On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson asks, what was he thinking?He speaks to Asia correspondent Cordelia Lynch who is in Seoul about the events that have unfolded since the announcement.Plus, John Nilsson-Wright, Head of the University of Cambridge’s Japan and Korea programme discusses president Yoon’s politics and the ramifications for the wider region.Podcast Producer: Rosie GillottEditor: Philly Beaumont Source link

The horror of sexual violence in Sudan's conflict is ongoing and spreading.A war waged on the bodies of women and girls by a militia hell-bent on conquering the country at every level. Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault and rape some readers might find disturbingDr Shaza, a 25-year-old medical volunteer, says: "They came and took girls as young as 11 and 12 and rape them."They bring them back completely destroyed and dump them in the yard of the mosque."They were internally bleeding and we could only save some of them."Dr Shaza and her family fled their home in Al Hilaliya in eastern Al Jazira and are now living in tents in an empty plot of land in Shendi, a safe city just 150km northeast of Sudan's besieged capital Khartoum.Her hometown was targeted in a rampage...

Dozens of nations have been hit by a Chinese hacking campaign, a senior White House official has said.Carried out by a group dubbed Salt Typhoon, it is one of the largest intelligence compromises in US history. China hacked at least eight major US telecommunication companies including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies, resulting in officials in Beijing having access to the private texts and calls of a "large number" of Americans, Washington says.Now US officials have urged Americans to use encrypted messaging apps to minimise the chances of China intercepting their communications.But senior White House official Anne Neuberger said authorities don't believe any classified communications have been compromised. She added: "We do not believe it's every cell phone in the country, but we ...

Georgia's prime minister had vowed to punish those participating in the anti-government protests that have engulfed the capital Tbilisi. On Wednesday, it seems, the crackdown began.Police launched multiple raids on opposition party offices, with one leader reportedly detained and beaten unconscious. In footage shared by the Coalition for Change party, its leader Nika Gvaramia can be seen arguing with officers. Tensions are high. All of a sudden, things turn violent and the politician disappears under a mass of masked men. Image: Police fire tear gas towards protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Pic: AP We are unable to independently verify whether he was beaten or not.But he doesn't appear to be moving when his body i...

Jeff Bezos speaks about his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space during a press conference on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesJeff Bezos believes his space venture Blue Origin will one day be a bigger company than Amazon."I think it's going to be the best business that I've ever been involved in, but it's going to take a while," Bezos said Wednesday at The New York Times' DealBook Summit.Amazon, which Bezos founded in 1994, has a market value of about $2.3 trillion. Blue Origin, which Bezos founded in 2000, has never disclosed a valuation. He solely owns and funds Blue Origin through sales of his Amazon stock.Bezos admitted that the space company "is not a very good business yet," in a reference to Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp's question of whether the spac...

Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesAmazon founder Jeff Bezos spoke optimistically of President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday at The New York Times' DealBook Summit, saying he expects a more friendly regulatory environment in the upcoming administration."I'm actually very optimistic this time around," Bezos said on stage. "He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. If I can help do that, I'm going to help him."Bezos' comments struck a cheerful tone despite Trump publicly lambasting the billionaire during his first term. Trump repeatedly attacked Bezos and his co...