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Netflix dating show featuring cast members with criminal pasts sparks backlash in Japan

nglobix@gmail.com1 month ago03 mins

Japan’s justice ministry said Friday it will cancel a collaboration with a controversial Netflix dating show featuring ex-juvenile delinquents, following backlash against what some called the glorification of crimes. Earlier this month, the ministry launched an unusual partnership with the streaming giant’s “Badly in Love,” releasing a poster starring its Season 2 cast members, including…

U.S. envoy in Turkey chastises Israel for “unnecessary escalation” with strikes on Syrian air base

nglobix@gmail.com2 months ago02 mins

The U.S. Ambassador to Turkey chastised Israel Tuesday for carrying out airstrikes on an air base in Syria’s northern Idlib region that he called an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel has not acknowledged carrying out the strikes, but Syrian officials and state media said at least four strikes hit the Abu al-Duhur Airbase Monday night and Tuesday…