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Meghan Markle faces backlash as Perez Hilton calls her turkey clip a safety hazard and names her Salmonella Sussex (Image via Getty) Meghan Markle went viral over Thanksgiving, and the talk quickly turned sharp after many people online said she made a “major safety hazard” in her kitchen. On December 2, 2025, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton jumped into the conversation and joked that Meghan Markle now had a new nickname: “Salmonella Sussex.” Hilton shared a post on X and wrote, “Martha Stewart would never!” The line spread fast, and so did the clip that started all the drama.The clip came from Meghan Markle’s Instagram Story on November 28. In the video, she showed herself mixing seasoning and rubbing it on a raw turkey with almost bare hands. She also wore her gold wedding band and bracelet while touching the meat. This upset many people because food-safety rules warn against touching raw poultry without gloves and while wearing jewelry. The video was captioned, “Let the ‘game’ begin. ..

Candace Owens alleges TPUSA leaders betrayed Charlie Kirk before deadly shooting and vows to show evidence (Image via Getty) Candace Owens made a strong claim about Charlie Kirk. She said Charlie Kirk was “betrayed” by people inside Turning Point USA. She wrote on X that she is “fully confident” about this. She also said she will soon share proof and name the people she thinks hurt him. Owens told people who gave money to Turning Point USA that they should ask for a refund because “leadership knew.”Charlie Kirk, who was a well-known American political activist, was shot and killed on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. He was doing a “Prove Me Wrong” talk at the campus when the shooting happened. After his death, Donald Trump said Charlie had once told him he might run for president one day.Owens’ new claim has brought a lot of attention because many people loved Charlie Kirk. Many want to know what she will say next. Many also want to see the proof she says she has…

AdvertisementUnited StatesWorldUnited States & CanadaUS pauses all immigration applications from 19 countriesThe pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPReutersPublished: 10:16am, 3 Dec 2025The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and US citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.
The pause applies to people from 19 countries that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June, placing further restrictions on immigration – a core feature of US President Donald Trump’s political platform.The list of countries includes Afghanistan and Somalia.
AdvertisementThe official memorandum outlining the new policy cites the attack on US National Guard members in Washington last week in which an Afghan man has been arrested as a suspect. One m..

AdvertisementJapanThis Week in AsiaLifestyle & CultureIn greying Japan, killings of parents by elderly children spur soul-searchingTwo cases of victims aged 100 and 102 killed by their children aged above 70 have highlighted the challenges faced by elderly carers
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPJulian RyallPublished: 10:00am, 3 Dec 2025Masato Watabe made no effort to hide the killing. A little over an hour after he held his hand over his victim’s mouth until she was no longer breathing, he called the emergency services. Taken into custody, 79-year-old Watabe admitted to police that he alone was to blame for her death.
Instead of blanket condemnation, however, Watabe has attracted sympathy in Japan, which is struggling to come up with solutions to a rapidly ageing population and growing pressure on families to take care of the elderly and infirm.“I killed my mother,” police quoted Watabe as saying. “I held her mouth. I was too tired from caring for her.
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