How family pride and social media are driving extreme violence – The Irish Times

A week after she was rammed off the road, taken from a vehicle and beaten unconscious in Co Tipperary, Scarlett Faulkner remains critically ill at Cork University Hospital. The mother of two had sustained head injuries that were so serious she was airlifted from the scene in Birdhill. Gardaí are investigating a motive for the … Read more

Disbelief and praise from teenagers and parents as Indonesia’s social media ban set to take effect

Baca artikelnya dalam bahasa Indonesia Indonesia’s decision to ban social media for children under 16 has left teen influencer Charissa Putri Chandra Kirana heartbroken. “How could the government do this?” the 14-year-old said, visibly emotional. “Kids don’t always inherit success from [their] parents, some of us must start from the bottom.” Charissa, who has 800,000 … Read more

Man Shot Dead After Breaching Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Security

Archyde Palm Beach, Florida – U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man who breached the security perimeter at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida… You can read the full story here: Man Shot Dead After Breaching Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Security. Source link

Chappell Roan and Apple Martin learned the hard way about overblown sorrow – The Irish Times

The announcement in December of the death, at age 91, of French screen actor Brigitte Bardot sparked the familiar online response when a notable person dies: rapturous adoration. Across social media, feeds filled up with tributes lauding the style and influence of a woman whose soul-piercing gaze and shock of expertly tousled hair established a … Read more

What Triggered the Viral SEAblings vs. Knetz Online Battle?

TEMPO, Jakarta – In recent days, the topic of SEAblings vs. Knetz has fueled frequent discussions on social media platform X and various online media. This conflict originated from a debate between Southeast Asian netizens, who call themselves SEAblings, and South Korean netizens, known as Knetz. This dispute has escalated from a minor issue to a … Read more

Holly Cairns urges Taoiseach not to ‘bow to bullies’ when visiting Trump in Oval Office – The Irish Times

The Taoiseach must make clear to US president Donald Trump when he visits the Oval Office next month that Ireland does not “bow down to bullies”, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has said. In her leader’s address at her party’s national conference in Cork, Cairns said it was now clear that a policy of appeasement … Read more

The EU should channel Michael O’Leary when dealing with Donald Trump – The Irish Times

There are many advantages to being the chief executive of the largest European customer of Boeing. One of them is being able to call Donald Trump a liar and face no consequences – as Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary did last week. “I don’t have any faith or trust in Trump, who has proven himself to be … Read more