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Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist remarks in office
Court rules former president, sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt, must pay R$1m for ‘cockroaches’ comment in 2021 Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to pay R$1m (£138,000) in collective moral damages for remarks deemed “racist” while he was in office. The latest ruling, delivered by a state appeals court, came less than a week…
Golden Bachelor’s Mel Owens Clarifies Controversial Age Limit Remarks
Mel Owens is addressing his eyebrow-raising dating parameters. Over a month after the new Golden Bachelor star sparked controversy by saying he wouldn’t date anyone over 60, the former Los Angeles Rams player clarified he is, in fact, open to meeting women from different age brackets. “My reference of dating was 39, 40 years old,”…
Vance denies disrespecting UK over ‘random country’ peacekeeping remarks
The US vice-president has sparked a row with his comments about a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine. UK opposition politicians accused JD Vance of disrespecting British forces after he said a US stake in Ukraine’s economy was a “better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30…
Badenoch defends Jenrick’s remarks about ‘people from alien cultures’
Shadow justice secretary’s comments about British Pakistanis were condemned by former race adviser Kemi Badenoch has defended Robert Jenrick after he described Britons of Pakistani origin as “people from alien cultures”, saying it was vital to have an open debate about the abuse and rape of women and girls by grooming gangs. The Conservative leader’s…