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Former figures at regulator voice disquiet after series of provocative interviews by recently departed chair Regulators are not generally known for courting controversy. When the day job involves making delicate, legally fraught decisions, they tend to be a circumspect bunch. However, since stepping down as chair of Ofcom, one of Britain’s most scrutinised watchdogs, the Conservative peer Michael Grade has been doing his best to buck that stereotype. “I’m free of the shackles,” he recently said. Continue reading...

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Ye-fans worstelen met beladen concertbezoek: 'Ik ga puur voor de muziek'

Rapper en muziekproducent Ye, voorheen Kanye West, treedt vandaag en maandag op voor tienduizenden bezoekers in het Gelredome in Arnhem. Het is zijn eerste Europese optreden sinds 2014 en meteen ook zijn enige concertreeks hier. De 48-jarige Amerikaan zou komende tijd ook optreden in Frankrijk, Zwitserland, Polen, Italië en op Wireless, het grootste hiphopfestival van Londen. Maar al die concerten vielen in het water vanwege Ye's omstreden reputatie. De controverse rond Ye heeft alles te maken met antisemitische en naziverheerlijkende uitspraken die hij in het verleden heeft gedaan. Zo zei hij in een interview in 2022 dat hij van Hitler hield, noemde hij zichzelf een nazi, bracht hij het nummer Heil Hitler uit en verkocht hij T-shirts met hakenkruizen. Verder beweerde hij acht jaar geleden dat "400 jaar slavernij een keuze was" en droeg hij een T-shirt met de racistische leus 'White Lives Matter'. Museum bezoeken Ook in Nederland is sinds de aankondiging van Ye's concertreeks veel te doen over zijn komst. Een meerderheid van de Tweede Kamer wilde de rapper weren en het Centraal Joods Overleg (CJO) stapte naar de rechter omdat de organisatie vindt dat zijn optredens zorgen voor een onveilig gevoel, met name voor Joodse Nederlanders. De Arnhemse burgemeester Marcouch, die het concert niet kon verbieden, wil morgen samen met de rapper naar het Nationaal Holocaustmuseum in Amsterdam, meldde de Volkskrant vanochtend. Zo zou Ye kunnen kennismaken met de Joodse geschiedenis in Nederland. Auto-ongeluk In 2023 bood de rapper op X de Joodse gemeenschap in het Hebreeuws zijn excuses aan voor zijn uitspraken. Begin dit jaar schreef hij een open brief aan The Wall Street Journal. Daarin excuseerde hij zich naar de zwarte en Joodse gemeenschap. "Ik hou van Joodse mensen", beweerde Ye. Zelf zei West dat zijn uitlatingen voortkwamen uit een bipolaire stoornis, die zou zijn ontstaan na een auto-ongeluk in 2002. Door die psychische stoornis voelen mensen zich afwisselend onoverwinnelijk en diep zwartgallig, en in een manische toestand is de rem eraf. 'Uitlatingen zijn verschrikkelijk' Voor Ye-fans in Nederland leidt zijn komst tot een ingewikkeld dilemma. Zij willen de artiest graag een keer live zien optreden, maar zijn het niet eens met de pijnlijke en negatieve manier waarop Ye de aandacht naar zich toe weet te trekken. De 25-jarige Willem luistert al tien jaar naar de muziek van Ye, maar vindt zijn uitlatingen "verschrikkelijk" en begrijpt dat mensen zich erdoor gekwetst voelen. Toen het concert werd aangekondigd, had hij zijn twijfels of hij ernaartoe moest gaan. "Ik wist ook niet of het überhaupt door zou gaan. Iedere keer zegt hij weer debiele dingen." "Ik had hem na zijn uitspraken al afgeschreven", zegt hij. Die uitlatingen stralen volgens hem af op zowel de muziek als de mensen die er graag naar luisteren. Toch gaat hij naar het concert. "Ik ga voor de muziek, niet voor West als persoon." Provocerend gedrag In zijn teksten gaat Ye aan de haal met zijn stoornis en zet hij die ook in voor zijn merknaam. Hij noemde het een superkracht en op zijn album Ye (2018) stond prominent de tekst "I hate being Bi-Polar - it's awesome". Willem is enigszins gerustgesteld door de concerten in de VS en Turkije, die hij online heeft gezien. Daarin is Ye te zien die optreedt op een wereldbol en zich niet antisemitisch uitlaat. Als de artiest zich in Arnhem toch op zulke wijze uitlaat? "Dan zijn wij de eersten die weglopen", zegt Willem. Ye kent een geschiedenis van onbegrijpelijk en provocerend gedrag. Zoals in 2009, toen hij uit protest het podium bestormde tijdens een dankwoord van Taylor Swift. Hij vond dat Beyoncé de prijs had moeten winnen. En in 2020 stelde hij zich verkiesbaar voor het Witte Huis, zonder echt moeite te doen op de stemformulieren te komen. In interviews en op sociale media houdt Ye vaak onsamenhangende en ongefilterde betogen. Muziekgenie Voor de 23-jarige Jens was het lange tijd onzeker of Ye nou echt naar Nederland zou komen, gezien alle afzeggingen. Ook hij krabde zich elke keer weer achter de oren wanneer Ye weer "iets debiels" zei. Maar toen hij online beelden van zijn show zag, leek het hem toch tof om erbij te zijn. Uiteindelijk hebben zijn vrienden als verjaardagscadeau tickets voor hem gehaald, en wel voor de Golden Circle, de plekken waar je het dichtst bij Ye staat. "Het is zo'n grote artiest en producent, en voor de hiphop een van de grootste muziekgenieën. Maar aan de andere kant is hij niet mediagetraind en een mafkees", zegt hij. Hij verwijst naar Ye-concerten in de VS waarbij de rapper soms niet kwam opdagen. "We moeten zijn uitspraken niet goedkeuren, maar er is wel genoeg over gezegd", concludeert Jens. Hij ziet dat Ye pogingen doet om dit hoofdstuk af te sluiten. "Ook andere artiesten proberen dit, dus waarom met twee maten meten?"

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, owner Steve Ballmer interviewed for role in Aspiration scandal

NBA investigator interviews have begun for Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard and his uncle and business adviser, Dennis Robertson, per ESPN. Leonard, Robertson, and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer are under investigation after a series of podcasts from the show “Pablo Torre Finds Out” revealed Ballmer’s company, Aspirtation, was accused of receiving a $50 million...

Key public appointments must meet standards of fairness, FCC rules

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday emphasised that appointments to important public offices must demonstrably conform to constitutional standards of fairness, transparency, institutional integrity and merit-based governance. “Public authority cannot be exercised on undisclosed considerations, nor can structured procedures be reduced to empty formalities,” observed Justice Rozi Khan Barrech in a judgement he authored. Justice Barrech was a member of a three-judge FCC bench, headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, while hearing an appeal filed by Sifatullah Khan against a March 5, 2026, Peshawar High Court (PHC) order setting aside his appointment as chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Bannu, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The FCC observed that the legitimacy of public administration depended not merely on the existence of power, but on the disciplined and transparent exercise of that power in accordance with the law. Court upholds PHC ruling setting aside appointment of BISE Bannu chairman It upheld the PHC order, stating that it did not suffer from any legal or constitutional infirmity warranting interference by the FCC. The petitioner had challenged the PHC verdict that not only set aside his May 13, 2025, appointment notification but also directed the controlling authority to entrust the duties of chairman to another suitable person within three months. When the post of BISE Bannu chairman fell vacant, applications were invited from eligible candidates. Through a notification dated Feb 2, 2021, the controlling authority constituted a search and scrutiny committee to interview shortlisted candidates for the post. Under its terms of reference (ToRs), the committee was mandated to evaluate and interview shortlisted candidates and recommend a panel of three officers for each post for approval by the KP chief minister. The committee conducted interviews on Sept 26, 2024. Later, the committee recommended three names, but dropped that of the petitioner. The recommendations were forwarded through various secretaries and later placed before the KP chief minister for approval. The controversy arose when a revised summary was prepared, placing the petitioner’s name at serial number four. He was subsequently appointed on deputation for three years through a notification dated Sept 13, 2025, ignoring the committee’s recommendations entirely. ‘Doctrine of pleasure’ In his judgement, Justice Barrech observed that the “doctrine of pleasure, or the existence of administrative discretion, cannot be invoked to legitimise a process which, on its face, departs from the very mechanism devised by the executive itself”. The FCC observed that administrative decisions affecting public appointments must disclose the basis for any departure from the prescribed procedure. It added that silence on the record in this regard was fatal to the validity of such action. “The doctrine of pleasure, in its constitutional and administrative sense, does not confer an unfettered licence upon the executive to act in disregard of self-imposed procedural discipline,” the judgement held. It added that while the executive might, subject to law, appoint and remove public functionaries, the exercise of such power remained subject to the rule of law and the constitutional obligation to act fairly and rationally. Published in Dawn, June 5th, 2026

Desperate evasion! SNP big hitters stall over £660k indy fund in 'car crash interviews'

Two SNP heavyweights have struggled to defend the party raiding a £660,000 'ringfenced' referendum fund in twin 'car crash interviews'.

Graham Platner avoids mainstream press as scandals surrounding Maine Democrat grows

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has reportedly been avoiding the press and canceling interviews after his latest scandal broke over the weekend.

Ulmen und sein Anwalt sprechen stundenlang mit der „Zeit“ – und geben nichts davon frei

Im Fall Christian Ulmen berichtet die „Zeit“ über zwei ungewöhnliche Interviews. Sowohl der Schauspieler selbst als auch sein Anwalt Christian Schertz sprachen dem Bericht zufolge stundenlang mit Journalisten. Am Ende durfte jedoch nichts davon veröffentlicht werden.

FIRST ON FOX: ActBlue board members in hot seat as GOP probes 'serious' misconduct allegations

Congressional investigators expanded their ActBlue probe, requesting transcribed interviews with board members over foreign donation fraud concerns.

From the archives: Marilyn Monroe, according to those who knew her best

Monday marks 100 years since the birth of the iconic Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. On Aug. 10, 1962, six days after her death at the age of 36, CBS News aired a retrospective special about the legend's life, featuring interviews with friends, mentors and colleagues.

Russia requests lifetime ban for Ukrainian chess chief over calls to ‘kill Russians’

According to the CFR’s statement, Alexander Kamyshin has in numerous interviews, public statements and messages posted on his social media accounts, called for continued military strikes on Russian cities

‘I should not be allowed to do interviews’: Nish Kumar on courting controversy and clashing with comics

The former Mash Report star’s latest show takes aim at his manosphere-courting, Saudi comedy festival-attending peers. Could he be the angry progressive standup we need right now? Nish Kumar – mop of curly hair, Jimi Hendrix T-shirt, fancy coffee shop cookie in hand – is sitting centimetres away from me in a meeting room in his publicist’s offices in Soho, central London. Nevertheless, another comedian is drawing the eye. On the wall is a massive poster promoting Prime Video’s Last One Laughing UK – and looming over us from the centre of the frame is the show’s host, Jimmy Carr. This feels, let’s just say, a tad ironic. In Kumar’s last standup show, he recalled the time he furiously confronted Carr about his decision to appear on manosphere influencer Jordan Peterson’s podcast. (“This is a radicalisation event that’s happening on an unprecedented scale,” he told Carr.) Then there’s the blurb for his upcoming tour, Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy, in which Kumar expresses concern that comedy has been “co-opted by charlatans in service of autocrats” – partly a reference to last autumn’s Riyadh comedy festival, where Carr performed. Continue reading...

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Scooter Braun Opens Up About Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Spencer Pratt and (Briefly) Sydney Sweeney in New 90-Minute ‘Second Thought’ Interview

Scooter Braun — former manager to Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Kanye West and many more — does not give many interviews, especially since he retired from management and stepped down as CEO of Hybe America last year. But he sat for a long one with Suzy Weiss for her “Second Thought” podcast that dropped today. (Watch […]

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What Young Shanghainese Imagine Marriage Will Cost Them

Interviews found that fears of inequality, loneliness, sacrifice, and disappointment shape attitudes toward marriage as much as economic pressures do.

India's Gen-Z Cockroach Janta Party channels youth anger but faces offline hurdles

The largest online expression of dissent against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12-year rule began with a satirical riposte to a jibe about young people, triggering death threats to its founder and pushback from ruling party politicians. The rapid fame of 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke and his Cockroach Janta Party, which says it represents “the lazy, the unemployed, and the chronically correct”, is driven by the concerns of the young in a country where those below 30 are estimated to number more than half a population of 1.42 billion. Political analysts say the group’s enormous popularity has begun to dent Modi’s image, despite his party’s recent victories in key state elections, even as wider frustration grows over rising fuel prices and gas shortages brought by the Iran war. “If all was well with the country and the economy, 20 million young people would not rally around something like this,” said political activist Yogendra Yadav, who was a top leader of a national movement against corruption in 2011. “This is a critical moment that tells us something about the state of our polity: underlying all the claims of total dominance, there is a latent but widespread disquiet.” The 75-year-old Modi has so dominated Indian politics since coming to power in 2014 on the back of massive street protests against government corruption that few analysts expect him to cede ground easily to any dissenter. But the new movement, fuelled by persistently high youth unemployment and recurring leaks of examination papers that threaten to derail the careers of millions of students, hints at cracks in a carefully cultivated image of stability and control. “This is their moment, but they need to walk carefully,” said prominent lawyer Prashant Bhushan, a founding figure of the anti-graft movement. “If they want to take it forward they will have to organise and then come on the streets protesting on the issues which they have been raising online.” Without such a presence, the movement risks fizzling out, analysts and supporters said, adding that Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which draws much of its support from India’s Hindu majority, has steadily weakened the opposition. Critics say its tactics include wielding investigative agencies against senior opposition politicians, but the government has responded by saying authorities had been given a free hand to tackle corruption. Senior cabinet minister Kiren Rijiju has said Dipke’s group was undermining the worlds biggest democracy by choosing the name of an insect, while accusing it of seeking social media followers from Pakistan and the “anti-India gang”. Sleepness nights creating content In interactions with Reuters from the US, where he has lived for the past two years, Dipke described sleepless nights creating social media content and doing media interviews. “The Indian government has declared me a national security threat,” he said by telephone from Chicago. “They are trying to defame me. But democratically, within our constitutional rights, we will do what needs to be done.” He said he has worked to free his X account from a government block, regain control of his CJP Instagram page from unknown hackers, and ensure the safety of family members in both countries after receiving threats of physical harm on WhatsApp. Police in the western state of Maharashtra, from which he hails, have assured him they will ensure his family’s safety, he said. Dipke has publicly shared data showing about 95 per cent of the nearly 23m followers of the Instagram account are based in India, followed by countries such as the US, home to large groups of overseas Indians. More than two-thirds of these followers are Gen-Z, born between 1997 and 2007, said Dipke, a public relations strategist, who graduated from Boston University and was a social media intern with India’s opposition Aam Aadmi Party. “They know I started this as a joke, as satire,” Dipke said. “But the country’s Gen-Z wants me to actually do something. They don’t want this to be just another meme.” He has challenged the block of the X account in a Delhi court. X and India’s home and infotech ministries, as well as Modi’s office, did not respond to requests for comment. “The rise of web blocking in India shows how dissent and satire are being treated not as democratic expression, but as administrative threats,” said Apar Gupta, a lawyer and director of the Internet Freedom Foundation in New Delhi. Dipke said his followers want him to go beyond memes and he is discussing ways to turn the campaign into a credible movement, but no decision has been made on becoming a political party. ‘What if all cockroaches come together?’ The furore was set off by Dipke’s X post on May 16 that quickly went viral, asking, “What if all cockroaches come together?” He said the post was a response to comments by Indias top judge, Chief Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court, that compared some unemployed youth to cockroaches. Kant later said he did not mean to criticise young people but was referring to those with “fake and bogus degrees” whom he likened to “parasites”. CJP adopted a manifesto and took as its mascot the image of a cockroach on a mobile phone. With its message amplified by Indian social media influencers and content creators, it amassed a massive following on Instagram within days, far outpacing the 9.3m followers Modis BJP has built over more than a decade. Unemployment in 2025 stood at 3.1pc among those aged 15 and above, government data shows, but in the bracket from 15 to 29 it was much higher, at 9.9pc, and higher in urban areas, at 13.6pc, than the 8.3pc figure in rural regions. Dipke says this disenchanted group has flocked to his page. “I have an MBA degree, and I am overqualified for my job and also underpaid,” said Shurin Dixit, a 23-year-old who works in entry-level operations for a tech company in the northern city of Lucknow. “If the group calls for any protest, I am ready to join them.” CJPs burgeoning popularity has drawn comparisons to deadly Gen-Z-led uprisings in neighbouring Bangladesh and Nepal that toppled governments, but Dipke cautioned against such parallels. He said 70pc of CJP’s followers were younger than 28 and apolitical people who do not align with any party. “They are frustrated with the government over unemployment and the quality of life in India,” he said. “But equally, they are frustrated with the opposition parties too, because the opposition has not done anything substantial to hold the government accountable.” Taking on entrenched parties with their financial might will not be easy, analysts said. “Physical presence, collecting funds, finding volunteers these are all major resource-based challenges, said Sanjay Kumar of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. Moreover, taking to the streets brings its own risks, as authorities under Modi in the past have clamped down heavily on large demonstrations, with deadly consequences for protesters. But many well wishers are optimistic. “I hope they put forth some sort of organisational plan soon, because Gen-Z has a tendency to get over trends as quickly as it gets on them,” said content creator Madri Kakoti, popularly known online for reels questioning the government.

Twisha Sharma death case: CBI to produce Giribala Singh in court on Friday

Former judge Giribala Singh was arrested by the CBI in Bhopal following a seven-hour interrogation regarding Twisha Sharma's death and dowry harassment allegations. Her anticipatory bail was quashed by the Madhya Pradesh high court a day prior. The Supreme Court has also instructed both families to avoid media interviews for a fair investigation.

'Devastated': Swedish citizenship hopefuls fear for the future as deadline looms

This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra is unlocked for all listeners and features interviews with four applicants for Swedish citizenship.

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Solon to Cayetano: Ironic to preach Bible and say drug war is pro-life

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has called out Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano for his supposedly ironic use of Bible verses in statements and interviews and his belief that the past administration’s bloody war against illegal drugs is pro-life, noting that the Christian book states killing the innocent is wrong. In a statement on Monday, Manila

DR Congo: Concern responds to Ebola outbreak in DRC -- public appeal launched | Concern Worldwide

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is responding to help protect communities and prevent the current outbreak of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from spreading. The Ebola outbreak, confirmed on May 15, is estimated to have resulted in 129 deaths, 101 confirmed cases and 904 suspected cases in DRC up to yesterday (May 24). In addition, there has been one death, five confirmed cases and three suspected cases in neighbouring Uganda, and fears it is already widespread regionally. The World Health Organisation has determined the outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern and upgraded the risk in DRC to “very high.” The epicentre of the outbreak is Ituri province, in the northeast of the country. Concern Worldwide has 100 staff in neighbouring North Kivu where cases have also been confirmed. “In North Kivu, people are scared but deeply resilient. They have seen what this disease is capable of before and are calling for an immediate response to protect them and their families,” Concern’s Country Director in DRC, David Jones, said. “We are mobilising our emergency response capabilities, using the expertise taken from responding to previous outbreaks - whether Ebola, cholera, or COVID19 - and will work tirelessly to ensure that people are informed, protected, and prepared.” Conflict The challenges are considerable. Ituri and North Kivu are part of a major cross border commercial corridor, with many people moving through the region. The region has also been impacted by multiple on-going conflicts, such as that between the government and the M23 armed group, which seized control of the major eastern cities, Goma and Bukavu, in January 2025, and has since governed them and surrounding areas. Fighting has damaged local services and driven people from their homes, sometimes forcing them to move hundreds of kilometres to find somewhere safe to rebuild their lives. Most of those who have been displaced are being hosted by other families or housed in camps in areas where resources, such as access to clean water and basic health services, were already scarce. Local health facilities are under-resourced and under-equipped to respond to such a crisis, especially as there is no approved drug or vaccine for this strain of Ebola. “The lack of clean water to maintain basic hygiene and sanitation in densely populated urban areas adds to the challenge of responding to a crisis of this sort, and limiting the spread of the disease,” Mr Jones said. “Ebola can be transmitted through physical contact with someone who is already infected. Goma is a city of two million people – bigger than Dublin – and is extremely crowded, making it very difficult to avoid physical contact with other people.” Concern is Responding Concern is responding by supporting 70,000 recently-displaced people based outside Goma. “We know from past experience that we can help prevent the spread of Ebola by informing people about the disease, the importance of hand washing and good hygiene practices, and providing them with access to clean water, soap, and the means to keep latrines clean,” he said. Concern is increasing access to clean water through rehabilitating and constructing water points, and delivering safer sanitation through new latrines. Local health centres will also be supported to respond through staff training, the provision of essential equipment, and minor refurbishment works based on identified needs. Cuts in international aid have heavily impacted NGOs in the region, and while humanitarian donors are mobilising to support the emergency response, the needs are huge, diverse, and require massive and prolonged support. Funding Appeal “We will face multiple challenges in the weeks and months ahead. We are starting to see the numbers of confirmed and suspected cases increase, and we expect to see more of them. Having sufficient supplies and access to areas will become increasingly difficult as the situation deteriorates.” “Currently, we have access and we have relatively free movement, but the worse the situation gets, the more severe the needs will become, and the harder it will be to serve them. It’s only going to become more difficult to respond. We must act now, and we must act strongly to avoid the unnecessary loss of life.” To support Concern’s Ebola Emergency Appeal click here For media queries and to organise media interviews contact Eamon Timmins, Media Relations Manager, Concern Worldwide at eamon.timmins@concern.net or 00 353 87 9880524

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