Before they left their senior positions in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were a significant part of the Royal Family, but there have been some rather contentious moments as a result.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had a number of royal engagements and numerous family outings over the years, but some of them have had contentious conversations.
Harry and Meghan frequently appeared alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton before being removed as senior royal family members in 2020, earning the nickname “Fab Four.”
However, after Harry and Meghan bid a final farewell to their royal life and relocated to the US, tensions between the couples started to become apparent in some revealing public appearances. It comes after Kate Middleton and Meghan claimed to have exchanged a “human shield” with Prince William.
The Sobh family has found refuge in a coastal camp west of Gaza City after being repeatedly forcibly displaced during Israel’s conflict there.
Fadi Sobh, a 30-year-old street vendor, describes his tent as “unbearably hot during the summer.” Because there is a shortage of clean water, his 29-year-old wife Abeer collects seawater.
As their mothers pour saltwater over them, the children take turns taking a bath while their mothers stand in a metal basin. Hala, a nine-month-old, sobs when the salt irritates her eyes, while her siblings bear the discomfort without complaint.
Abeer uses a baby bottle to give Hala water. She has lentils to grind into powder and add to the water on good days. Due to the stress, hunger, and summer heat, she claims, “One day feels like one hundred days.”
Sometimes with one of his children, Fadi visits a nearby soup kitchen. However, he claimed that “food is rarely available there.”
The kitchen only serves one or two dishes per week, never meeting the demand. He frequently waits an entire day before leaving with nothing, and the kids go to bed hungry.
Abeer occasionally travels with her children, Youssef, and other aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing alone. More powerful and quick than she is, the majority of the crowds are men. She said, “Sometimes I get food, but frequently I get home empty-handed.”
She begs those who secured supplies if they are unsuccessful. She pleads, “You survived death thanks to God, please give me anything.” Many people respond by handing her a small bag of flour to bake for the kids.
The six children stay inside or close to the tent during the day’s hottest hours. Their parents discourage them from using up their energy and turning hungry and thirsty, preventing them from falling asleep in the heat.
The children venture outside as the weather cools. Abeer occasionally sends them to ask for food from the neighbors. Sometimes they sift through rubble and rubbish to find anything to fuel their tiny stove in Gaza’s crumbling streets.
The family occasionally gathers enough food for Abeer to prepare a meal, typically a thin lentil soup, after spending the day looking for life’s necessities, such as food, water, and cooking fuel. They frequently go to bed hungry and have nothing.
Dakota Ditcheva says her fear of social media abuse will only worsen as she gains experience in combat.
The 27-year-old has more than 300,000 Instagram followers, making her one of the most instantly recognisable female faces in MMA.
Ditcheva claims he has stopped reading comments on her posts as social media platforms and governments continue to do more to protect users, particularly female athletes. He claims she is used to going viral for her knockouts.
As a sports athlete, Ditcheva says, “Hate is a given in this sport, and it’s so upsetting to have to accept that and be prepared for that,” and it’s something I’ve kind of been doing.
“My mother keeps ensuring that I’m not reading certain things, and she’s putting me off reading them.” I’m fortunate to have access to my parents and siblings.
Ditcheva has previously openly discussed the sexual harassment she encounters on social media, and her mother recently received a call from a man who claimed to be in love with her.
A certain person messaged my mother and said they were speaking, and that their message indicated that they were in love and that they were dating, and it became very obsessive.
“It kind of freaked me out and got really intense, like what they were typing.” My mother helped me deal with that, which kind of explains what these people are going to be doing, and I was fortunate.
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When they can hide, people are only brave.
Female athletes are not new to sending obsessive and dangerous messages.
Katie Boulter, a tennis star, spoke to BBC Sport about the abuse and death threats she’s received online.
Lisa Howarth, Ditcheva’s mother, is a multiple-time world champion in kickboxing. At fights, Ditcheva’s brother is frequently present.
PFL fighter Ditcheva traveled to South Africa last month to defeat Sumiko Inaba, despite breaking her hand in the fight.
Ditcheva typically stops using social media after fights, but she says a complete detox is not something she can afford.
Jess Carter, who revealed she had been the subject of racial abuse, was one of the Lionesses who took to Twitter during their successful Euro 2025 campaign.
The phrase “us fighters struggle with] switching off” “Ditcheva says, promotions don’t want us if we don’t keep posting, keep our accounts engaged, and we don’t build our name.”
If fighters weren’t required to practice during that crucial [fight] week, it would make a lot of difference.
Ditcheva echoed Boulter and others’ calls to implement identity verification as athletes speak out about the abuse and the government looks into further safety measures.
According to Ditcheva, “verification and having to upload your passport or other similar things would make it safer, and it would change everything.”
A lip reader has decoded an exchange during one tactile encounter between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and they are known for frequently putting on affectionate displays in public.
On the first day of their non-official tour of Colombia, a lip-reader has decoded a snappy message between Harry and Meghan.
A lip-reader has decoded a snappy exchange between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they were on their royal-style tour of Colombia.
Last year, the Sussexes made their trip to South America as part of a series of projects aimed at preventing young people from being exposed to online abuse. They met with Vice President Francia Márquez and her husband Rafael Yerney Pinillo in Bogota.
After their first engagement in the nation’s capital, Harry and Meghan were seen on camera holding hands as they left the Vice President’s office, where a lip-reader captured a quick but simple demand being exchanged by the royal couple. It’s not the first time a lip-reader has witnessed an unexpected exchange between the two, as Harry was seen “mansplaining” to Meghan on the Palace balcony .
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On their first day in Colombia in 2024, Meghan and Harry shared a snappy exchange(Image: Colombian Vice-Presidency/AFP vi)
Professional lip artist Nicola Hickling claims that Meghan quietly muttered an order to Harry before saying, “Here you go.”
Harry and Meghan were invited to Colombia by Vice President Marquez, who led a press conference ahead of their arrival, where she revealed she was moved to invite Harry and Meghan to the country after watching their Netflix documentary series, where they spoke freely about their turbulent time as working members of the royal family.
Vice President Marquez explained: “I saw the Netflix series about their life, their story and that moved me and motivated me to say that this is a woman who deserves to come to our country and tell her story and her exchange will undoubtedly be an empowerment to so many women in the world.”
Harry and Meghan’s packed itinerary over the days of their non-official visit saw them visit local schools to encourage students to improve their digital literacy and promote a greater awareness of mental health.
Before meeting with the Colombian Invictus team, they also “had the exceptional opportunity to engage with elders, youth, and women who embody the aspirations and voices of Colombians.”
Meghan simply said to Harry “hand”, to which Harry said: “Here you go” as he held his wife’s hand(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Harry and Meghan weren’t acting for the Firm on their way to South America, so the Sussexes’ trip was quickly dubbed a “DIY royal tour” because, despite all the hallmarks of an official state visit, Harry and Meghan weren’t.
Their trip to Colombia raised eyebrows from many, as Harry and Meghan were flanked by a heavy private security presence at their engagements. The intense security detail led to many asking who footed the bill for their four-day tour.
This visit was the result of a collective effort, the office of vice president Francia Marquez said in a statement released by the office. With their own funds, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex funded both their trip and that of their team. The activities that took place in the various locations where they were visited were matched with funds from philanthropic and international cooperation.
The Vice Presidency and the Ministry of Equality and Equity ensured the technical requirements, as well as the participation of young people, women, and communities.
A prosecutor claims that a former Mali prime minister’s social media post about his visits to political prisoners “undermines the credibility of the state.”
From 2014 to 2015, Moussa Mara held the position of prime minister for just eight months. Following a post on X on July 4 where he mentioned visiting prisoners and promising to give them justice, he was previously summoned for questioning.
The sun will obviously appear as long as the night lasts! We will fight as much as we can to prevent this from occurring as soon as possible, he wrote and added!
A trial is scheduled for September 29th, and Mara is still in jail. In a statement released on Friday, his attorneys criticized the operation.
Following the first pro-democracy rally since soldiers seized power nearly four years ago, Mara’s arrest is the most recent in a series of military rulers’ crackdown on dissent in Mali.
A close friend of the former prime minister, Abdoulaye Yaro, informed The Associated Press that Mara was detained while his trial was pending, and that he had been detained in response to a cybercrime prosecutor’s order to show compassion for those held for political beliefs.
The former prime minister is accused of spreading false information, undermining state authority, and inciting public disorder, according to his attorney, Mountaga Tall, on X.
According to Tall, Mara’s legal team is contesting the allegations and detention.
General Assimi Goita has led Mali since launching two coups in 2020 and 2021. Despite the military administration’s earlier assurances that civilian rule would be restored by March 2024, he was given an additional five years in office in June.
Following the military’s dissolution of political parties in May, the move was taken.
Eddie Howe, manager of Newcastle United, calls the transfer situation involving Alexander Isak “complex” and “far from ideal.”
Isak was offered by Newcastle for around £150 million on Friday after Liverpool had already bid for him for a £110 million player.
The 25-year-old was excluded from Newcastle’s pre-season tour of Asia because of what the club called a “minor” thigh issue.
Howe claimed he learned about the news through the media that the Swede has since been training alone at his former club Real Sociedad.
“I was informed that yesterday there was a bid.” Before I learned about it, that offer was declined. Back home in England, there are those who are addressing the situation.
We still support Alex in every way, and my wish is still for us to see him wearing a Newcastle shirt once more, Alex said. “I really don’t know what will happen next.
In 2022, Isak left Sociedad for La Liga for a £60 million move to Newcastle.
He led the Magpies in scoring last season as they won the Carabao Cup and put an end to their 70-year search for domestic silverware.
Howe continued, “I know where he is through the media, so I think it’s difficult for me to go into any detail,” adding that he is not in direct contact with the forward.
“The situation is not ideal,” he said. It is a lot of work. That is all I have to say, in my opinion.
Isak transfer saga timeline
25 May 2025 – Alexander Isak tops the Newcastle scoring chart with 27 goals in 42 appearances in the 2024-25 season.
Eddie Howe, Newcastle manager, announced on July 19 that Isak will “absolutely” be on the team’s pre-season tour of the far east after the Swede missed a 4-0 friendly defeat by Celtic with a thigh injury.
Hugo Ekitike has signed for Liverpool for $69 million from Eintracht Frankfurt as of July 2025.
Isak is ruled out of Newcastle’s squad for their pre-season tour due to a “minor thigh injury” on July 24, 2025.
Isak expresses a desire to relocate to a different city on July 24, 2025.
28 July 2025 – Sources tell BBC Sport that despite the arrival of Ekitike, Liverpool are still interested in signing Isak.
Howe claims Newcastle have not yet received any offers for Isak as of July 29.
Isak trains alone at the former Real Sociedad on July 31, 2025.
Newcastle rejected Liverpool’s initial offer for the Sweden international on August 1, 2025, and the Reds may not continue to pursue their interest.
