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Image Via “X” Twitch is under fire after streamer Tectone accused the platform of hypocrisy over its Veterans Day tribute. The controversy began when Twitch posted a message honoring U.S. service members, only for Tectone to respond angrily, alleging that he had been banned for defending veterans in the past. In a post from his verified X account, Tectone claimed he was punished for insulting a woman who allegedly said that “all American soldiers deserved PTSD,” while, according to him, Twitch took no action against her. His tweet quickly went viral, sparking debate over Twitch’s moderation policies and priorities.The post, filled with frustration and disbelief, resonated with many streamers and viewers who believe Twitch often enforces its community guidelines inconsistently. Tectone’s sharp criticism, dropped on the same day Twitch attempted to celebrate Veterans Day, amplified the backlash, with many accusing the platform of double standards. Supporters rallied behind Tectone, calli..

AdvertisementJapanThis Week in AsiaHealth & EnvironmentJapan caught in web of woe as over 3,500 venomous spiders found at US baseThe record number of spiders – including redbacks, black and grey widows – highlights Japan’s struggle in containing invasive species
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPJulian RyallPublished: 8:00am, 12 Nov 2025More than 3,500 venomous spiders – including black widows and redbacks – have been exterminated at a US military base in western Japan, alarming residents and officials already struggling with a rise in invasive species across the country.AdvertisementThe record number of spiders, found between July and October at the US Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, included three known venomous species and prompted local authorities to demand urgent action to prevent the infestation from spreading beyond the base’s perimeter.
Experts believe the arachnids likely arrived aboard aircraft operated by the US Marines or Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force,..

AdvertisementUnited StatesWorldUnited States & CanadaUS Supreme Court lets Trump continue cuts on Snap food aid, even as shutdown nears endReopening the government would restart the programme that helps 42 million Americans, but it’s not clear how soon full payments can resume
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAssociated PressPublished: 7:49am, 12 Nov 2025The US Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full Snap payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.
AdvertisementThe order keeps in place at least for a few more days a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.
The order will expire just before midnight on Thursday.
The Senate has approved a bill to end the shutdown and the House of Representatives could vote on it as early as Wednesday.
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Pierre Poilievre's party may see more defections to the Liberal Party in a few days. Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont who recently crossed the floor of the House of Commons to the Liberals said that he felt on several occasions that he was not part of a serious political party but of a frat house. The former Conservative leader slammed the conduct of the leaders of Pierre Poilievre's party and said he crossed over to Mark Carney's party without any promise of any cabinet post.After it was speculated that d'Entremont was mulling a switch, two Conservative leaders barged into his office, pushed open the door, almost knocking down his assistant, and yelled at him about “how much a snake” he was. The Nova Scotia MP said he believed “three or four” other Conservative caucus members were considering crossing the floor — all disgruntled by Poilievre's leadership style. The Conservative Party denied d'Entremont's account and said he established himself as a ..

The BBC has been plunged into a massive row after broadcasting a Panorama documentary that showed a doctored version of US President Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021, speech. MAGA critics, including the White House, said the programme misleadingly portrayed Trump as inciting violence during the Capitol attack. The row over the clip has led to the resignations of BBC director-general Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness.Edited remarks
In the programme, titled Trump: A Second Chance, the edited clip shows Trump saying: “We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol, and I’ll be there with you and we fight. We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”The broadcast gave the impression that Trump was directly urging his supporters to storm the Capitol, inviting backlash of the BBC’s editorial choices.Unedited remarks
The unedited speech shows a very different message. Trump actually said: “We’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you..

AdvertisementSouth KoreaThis Week in AsiaPeopleSouth Korea’s Yoon tried to goad North into attacking to justify martial law: prosecutorsMemos show the ex-president’s intelligence chief contemplated strikes on Kim Jong-un’s private resort and nuclear facilities
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPPark Chan-kyongPublished: 8:00am, 11 Nov 2025South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol, removed from office and arrested earlier this year for attempting to impose martial law, is facing new charges alleging he sought to provoke North Korea to justify his failed power grab.AdvertisementProsecutors say Yoon and senior aides orchestrated risky military operations near the border to draw a retaliation from Pyongyang, which they hoped would legitimise the emergency decree Yoon signed on December 3 while still in office.
An American soldier observes a South Korean AH-64 Apache helicopter firing rockets during a live-fire exercise in Pocheon, near the inter-Korean border, on October 30, 20..

AdvertisementBBCWorldEuropeHow scandals at Britain’s BBC have rocked its leadership over the yearsBBC’s past blunders, from holding a report on TV host Jimmy Savile’s sexual abuse of young girls to Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana interview
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAssociated PressPublished: 7:59am, 11 Nov 2025The BBC’s top leader and head of its news division resigned over criticism of how the broadcaster edited US President Donald Trump’s speech before some of his supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
AdvertisementThe scandal leading to Sunday’s resignations is hardly the first controversy to hit Britain’s publicly funded broadcaster – or to topple one of its leaders.
The editorially independent British Broadcasting Corporation was founded in 1922 to be impartial, act in the public interest and be open, transparent and accountable.
While it is widely respected for its global news operation and the entertainment and sports programmes it produces, it is..

US President Donald Trump on Sunday responded to the resignation of Tim Davie as Director‑General of the BBC. The MAGA chief thanked The Telegraph for “exposing corrupt journalists.” On his social‑media platform Truth Social, he posted: “The TOP people in the BBC, including TIM DAVIE, the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, because they were caught ‘doctoring’ my very good (PERFECT!) speech of January 6th. Thank you to The Telegraph for exposing these Corrupt ‘Journalists.’ These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election. On top of everything else, they are from a Foreign Country, one that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!”Davie announced his departure on Sunday, effectively ending a 20‑year career at the corporation and five years in the top job. His exit comes amid a storm over a documentary broadcast by the BBC’s flagship series Panorama, which is alleged to have misled viewers by editing together different p..

Nikki Haley's son Nalin Haley thinks US should stop foreign aid and bar legal immigration too. Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley's son Nalin Haley said the US should stop legal immigration as well, as there are no jobs for American youths like his friend group from high school. In an interview with UnHerd, Nalin Haley, who has emerged as a vocal MAGA activist, said those who do not like America should just get out. Case in point is journalist Mehdi Hasan, he said. Haley said he is not sarcastic when he says Mehdi Hasan should be denaturalized and thrown out of the US.“No, I quite literally mean that. I’m often sarcastic, but not in this case. I mean, he hates America. If you hate America, you shouldn’t be in America. … Everyone wants to make it so complicated. That’s the thing with the past generation. They always talk about the rules, regulations, process. No, it’s simple. If you don’t like America, get out,” Indian -origin Nalin Haley said. The 24-year-old regularl..

AdvertisementUS-Asean relationsThis Week in AsiaEconomicsWho wins the US-China trade war? Maersk’s Malaysia mega-bet backs Southeast AsiaThe shipping giant sees Southeast Asia as a net beneficiary of Trump’s tariff turmoil
Reading Time:4 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPJoseph SipalanandIman Muttaqin Yusofin Kuala LumpurPublished: 8:00am, 10 Nov 2025Next to a bustling expressway funnelling Malaysia’s exports to the world, Danish shipping giant Maersk has placed a US$118 million bet that Southeast Asia will not only withstand the new tariff era, but find a way to prosper.AdvertisementMaersk’s largest Asia-Pacific distribution centre opened in Shah Alam, Selangor state, on Wednesday. Seven years in the planning, it was conceived well before Donald Trump’s tariff-wielding return to the White House disrupted supply chains and slashed corporate margins.But when the dust from his trade hostilities finally settles, Maersk believes it will be Southeast Asia that emerges as a net beneficiary of the..