Explained: Why Elon Musk is under-fire for his emoji on British colonial rule in India; sparking social media fury | World News

Elon Musk has a habit of dropping cryptic emojis and letting the internet do the rest. On October 2, one such gesture — a “🤔” in reply to a post claiming that “there is no such thing as colonisation” — set off a storm in India. The post argued that if Indians in England became […]

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Pakistani Grooming Gangs: Why UK Leader of House Lucy Powell is under-fire for ‘dog whistle comment’ | World News

Lucy Powell, the UK’s Leader of the House of Commons, is facing intense backlash after comments she made during a BBC Radio 4 debate appeared to belittle concerns over grooming gangs—an issue that has long scarred British politics and policing.Speaking on the BBC’s Any Questions? programme, Powell reacted to political commentator Tim Montgomerie’s mention of […]

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Why Louis Theroux is under-fire for ‘anti-Israel’ BBC documentary The Settlers |

Louis Theroux is no stranger to controversy, but his latest documentary, The Settlers, has thrust him into the centre of the Israeli-Palestinian debate—and not in the way he’s used to. Known for his curious, disarming style, Theroux this time dives into one of the most emotionally and politically fraught regions on Earth: the West Bank. […]

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