Japan’s royal family makes formal debut on Instagram as world’s oldest monarchy tries to draw youth

‘Oppenheimer’ finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions TOKYO: “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers’ reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional.Toshiyuki Mimaki, who … Read more

Benzema’s Instagram deletion spree angers Al-Ittihad fans

LONDON: French striker Karim Benzema has angered Al-Ittihad fans by deleting images linked to the Saudi club from his official Instagram account after its reactivation, it was reported on Saturday. Hundreds of photos previously on Benzema’s account were deleted with only seven images linked to brands he promotes remaining. The footballer also appeared to only … Read more

Meta to hide posts about suicide, eating disorders from teens’ Instagram and Facebook feeds

LONDON: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for an independent investigation into Israel’s potential targeting of two Gaza journalists who were killed on Monday. An Israeli drone strike killed Al Jazeera reporter Hamza Al-Dahdouh, son of Al-Jazeera Gaza bureau chief Wael Al-Dahdouh, along with a freelance videographer who worked for Agence France Press, Mustafa … Read more