Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto responds to questions from media after submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on…
Getty Images Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Canary Islands complaining of over-tourism The Spanish government has called for the removal of the listings of nearly 66,000 properties on rental platform Airbnb on the grounds that they breach regulations for tourist accommodation. The clampdown comes as protests against over-tourism have begun ahead…
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter EPA Katy Perry said the “online world” had tried to make her a “human Piñata” Singer Katy Perry has admitted feeling “battered and bruised” by the backlash following her recent space trip, but reassured fans she is OK and would “keep looking to the light”. Writing two weeks after the much-derided…
Tesla sales have plummeted to their lowest level in three years after a backlash against its boss Elon Musk. The electric car maker delivered almost 337,000 electric vehicles in the first three months of 2025, a 13% drop from a year ago. Tesla shares tumbled after the release of the unexpectedly low sales numbers. The…
US Vice-President JD Vance will join his wife Usha in travelling to Greenland on Friday, a visit that follows Donald Trump’s threats to take over the island. The couple will go to the Pituffik Space Base to receive a briefing on Arctic security issues and meet members of US forces stationed there, according to the…
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong is the latest to criticise a US influencer whose video of herself taking a wild baby wombat away from its distressed mother has angered conservationists. “I think everyone who would have seen that would have thought, leave the baby wombat alone. Leave it with its mum,” she told 7News. Sam…
Elon Musk draws scrutiny over arm gesture at post-inauguration rally Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump. Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen”, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air…
Getty Images Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has announced she will retire from competition, citing the viral response to her performance at the Paris Olympics. Gunn – who is known as B-girl Raygun – failed to get on the scoreboard in all three of her competition rounds in August, with a routine that included unorthodox moves,…
Dr. Phil McGraw, who was launched by Oprah Winfrey, is facing backlash following comments he made during a speech at a New York City rally for former US President Donald Trump. During a Trump rally, Dr. Phil McGraw’s comments on DEI ignited backlash, with critics emphasizing his misunderstanding of America’s history. His remarks also prompted…
Donald Trump’s MSG rally wasn’t the first platform where MAGA comedian Tony Hinchcliffe blurted out racially insensitive remarks. As he faces backlash for disparaging Puerto Rico while opening for Donald Trump an old video of him talking low of Asians has gone viral on social media. Video of Tony Hinchcliffe captures him mocking an Asian…
