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Charlie Kirk assassination: Ilhan Omar under fire for ‘inappropriate’ comments; Donald Trump reacts

Ilhan Omar and Charlie Kirk (AP images) Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar has drawn widespread backlash after calling people who are honoring slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk “full of s***.” Speaking at an event, Omar said Kirk was a “hateful man” and accused his supporters of “rewriting history.”“I do believe those of you interested in rewriting […]

Video: Illinois reporter Beni Rae Harmony suspended for on-air comments on Charlie Kirk’s death; resigns later

Illinois television reporter Beni Rae Harmony has resigned after being suspended for delivering an emotional on-air tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week while speaking at Utah Valley University.During her Friday broadcast on Springfield’s ABC affiliate WICS, Harmony paused to reflect on Kirk’s death. “Two days ago, I lost a mentor, […]

Starmer condemns Musk’s comments as ‘dangerous’, but says won’t sanction him

LONDON: UK PM Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “dangerous” comments by Elon Musk after the X and Tesla owner told an anti-immigration rally that violence is coming to Britain and they must fight or die. But the UK govt resisted opposition calls to sanction Musk for the remarks. Starmer denounced violence on the fringes of […]

Who is Laura Ingraham? Fox News anchor trolled over comments on India at SCO Summit | World News

Laura Ingraham, a prominent American television presenter, author, and political commentator, recently faced intense online backlash after reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit in Tianjin. In her post on X, she wrote, “It’s insane that Modi apparently thinks this sort […]

Middle east tensions: Netanyahu’s ‘greater Israel’ comments spark criticism; Arab nations slam ‘delusional claims’

Arab nations have critised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over remarks apparently endorsing the idea of an expanded “Greater Israel”, warning that such comments threaten their sovereignty at a particularly volatile moment for the Middle East.The term refers to a biblical interpretation of Israel’s borders during the reign of King Solomon, stretching beyond the current […]

Think before you comment in UAE: Posting negative comments online can cost you AED 500,000 | World News

UAE has intensified its enforcement of laws against negative, abusive, and defamatory comments on social media/Representative Image The United Arab Emirates has recently intensified its enforcement of laws against negative, abusive, and defamatory comments on social media platforms, signaling a strict legal environment for online speech. Authorities across the UAE, including police in Sharjah and […]

Indian-origin Nikhil Ravishankar becomes airline boss, New Zealand media disables comments on social media for massive trolling

After Indian-origin Nikhil Ravishankar was appointed as the new chief executive of Air New Zealand, the country’s media said they had to disable comments on social media as there was a barrage of racist remarks targeting Ravishankar’s ethnicity. Ravishankar was the chief digital officer of Air New Zealand before getting the major promotion which is […]

New Pope Leo XIV’s past comments on LGBTQ+ resurface — Here’s what he said

The election of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, has sparked a renewed debate over the Catholic Church’s approach to LGBTQ+ inclusion. The American-born pontiff, chosen Thursday to succeed Pope Francis, is being scrutinised for past remarks about homosexuality and media influence that resurfaced shortly after his election.In a 2012 address during his tenure […]

Can online comments be considered crime in UAE? Woman fined AED 30,000 for offensive messages | World News

In the UAE, you may face fines up to AED 500,000 and legal action for posting defamatory or offensive messages online/ Representative image In the UAE, online insults and defamation are criminal offences, not just civil matters. Social media comments are treated like published content, with serious legal consequences. A woman was fined Dh30,000 for […]

Indian student of Buffalo University slammed for derogatory social media comments, he says he never wrote them

An Indian student of New York’s Buffalo University was accused of making derogatory comments on social media. A major social media outrage began over some purported comment of one Aaditya Verma, whose various social media comments, all derogatory, went viral. One particular comment that enraged X users was on a Delhi University student whose body […]