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Trump posts, then deletes, racist clip of Obamas as monkeys
AFP, Published on 07/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump shared a post with a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, sparking outrage across the US political spectrum Friday before deleting it in a rare backtrack.
'Animals in a zoo': Players back Gauff call for more privacy
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» MELBOURNE — Top players on Wednesday backed Coco Gauff's call for more privacy during tournaments, with world number two Iga Swiatek saying it felt like "animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop".
'Not welcome': English town protests against JD Vance's holiday
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» CHARLBURY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Dozens of activists and locals protested on Tuesday against a visit by US Vice President JD Vance to an idyllic rural region of southwest England, where he is on holiday with family.
Crypto group reportedly says it planned sex toy tosses at WNBA games
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A cryptocurrency group has said it organised a spate of "stunts" in which sex toys were tossed on courts at WNBA games, US media reported on Thursday.
'White flag': Pope leaves bitter legacy in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag".
From Messi to Trump, AI action figures are the rage
AFP, Published on 20/04/2025
» PARIS - The latest internet obsession is one impossible to escape on social media: images of well-known figures in plastic toy packaging alongside evocative props... welcome to the meme of AI action figures.
Penguin memes take flight after Trump tariffs remote island
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people.
Musk deploys wealth in bid to swing Wisconsin court vote
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» GREEN BAY (UNITED STATES) - The world's richest man took to the stage in the US state of Wisconsin on Sunday in a bid to swing the local supreme court to the right, with the help of two $1 million checks for voters.
Musk flummoxes internet with 'Kekius Maximus' persona
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk adopted the moniker "Kekius Maximus" on X Tuesday, sparking speculation among his 210 million followers about his mysterious new handle that is a mash-up of an alt-right symbol, a memecoin, and the lead character of the movie "Gladiator."
Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set their sights on yet another online retailer: Etsy, a website best known for selling handmade items.