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The student who interrupted his girlfriend’s graduation ceremony in order to propose to her has come in for criticism online. On Tuesday (July 18), the University of Newcastle released footage of a young woman on the stage waiting to receive her degree. As she was about to have her moment in front of the gathered audience, her partner – who is also a student at the university – ran up to her from the crowd. To her great surprise, the young man then proceeded to pull a ring box from his pocket and drop to one knee, causing her to raise her hands to her face in shock. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Then, as the crowd realised what was going on, they broke into applause and the man waved and smiled towards them, before placing the ring on the woman’s finger. Since the video went viral and earned millions of views around the world, scores of social media users have criticised the young man and claimed that he shouldn’t have stolen his partner’s moment in the limelight. “If my partner proposed to me at my PhD graduation ceremony I would break up with them,” one wrote. One more said: “I actually hate that that guy proposed to his girlfriend at her graduation. Let her have her moment, guy. Ugh.” Another said: “It's very telling that he's presumably a fellow graduand, but he proposed during *her* graduation moment and not his own. His graduation is about just him and now her graduation is about him too. Urrghhh.” “Feel sorry for the woman who was proposed to at her graduation ceremony,” one commented, adding: “The double embarrassment of having her special moment usurped by her fiancé, and now thousands on social media calling him out and inevitably adding further tension to their engagement. I hope she’s ok…” “Man if someone proposed to me at my GRADUATION, I would drop kick them to the moon. That is MY moment, and I will NOT have MY work upstaged,” another added. Others, though, saw the whole thing as an overreaction. One wrote: “The level of posting about the graduation proposal is SO unhinged. thousands of people telling you online to dump your fiancé and ripping into one of the happiest days of your life is probably significantly more upsetting than getting proposed to on your graduation!” Another summed up the situation by saying: “I see there are over a thousand retweets, the vast majority of which are highly negative and abusive, of an innocuous tweet from a Uni about someone who proposed at graduation. So many very angry, unhappy and bitter people on this app that use it to feel better about themselves.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Hundreds of protesters stormed the main gates of the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early Thursday in response to police in Stockholm granting permission for a demonstration were organizers are reportedly planning another burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.

By Timour Azhari and Anna Ringstrom BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the early

(Corrects figure in third paragraph to 172 billion dirhams, not 171 billion dirhams in third paragraph) By Rachna Uppal ABU

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Another day, another TikTok trend – and this time, the platform is obsessing over a new AI app that creates LinkedIn headshots. The struggle of finding an appropriate corporate photo is real, but now there's a new app called Remini that is seemingly helping thousands of TikTokers solve that problem. One viral clip, which racked up almost 40 million views, brought attention to the app by sharing her 'before' and 'after' images. "Using this trend to get a new LinkedIn headshot," Grace wrote as the on-screen text, before showcasing a string of professional-looking images Remini had created. "Wait that’s such a good idea and you look AMAZING," one person commented, while another added: "The way my jaw dropped." Hundreds more TikTokers were desperate to find out more, which prompted Grace to upload a tutorial to her page. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter @gracesplace #CapCut #ai #remini #fypシ All you need to do is: Download the Remini app, and read all of the terms and conditions before using Once downloaded, the AI app will ask you to pay for subscription – but Grace highlighted there's a three day trial to take advantage of Go to the AI image tab, where it will ask you to upload around 10 selfies Select a 'model image' to set the scene. To achieve a corporate look, click 'curriculum' The photos will be ready after a few minutes @gracesplace Replying to @Aidan #remini #fypシ #ai "I love this," one person quipped. "But definitely crying in photographer." Many more struggled to find the 'free trial' option. However, another TikToker chimed in: "$10 a week, but if you think about it… a headshot like this would cost you time and at least $100 for the photographer." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

By Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI President Tayyip Erdogan visited the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as he toured

By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi

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We all know the GIF where Homer Simpson backs into a bush. Well now, Adidas might have created its best collaboration yet, by combining the famous meme and their classic Stan Smith trainer. The GIF, taken from a 1994 episode of The Simpsons, has been widely used online to express embarrassment in certain situations. "Him coming through the hedges was based on my childhood behaviour of walking through hedges in my neighbourhood. I would pretend that I was dimension-hopping," David Mirkin, who was a showrunner at the time, explained. "You can only do it a few times before you leave a hole, and so I did tens of thousands of dollars of damage to people’s hedges I’m sure." The iconic meme can now be found on the back of the Adidas trainer – and we must admit, they nailed the bush's texture. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The collaboration is already going down a treat on Twitter with one writing: "These are incredible. The texture of the bush definitely going to have to grab a pair of these." "Damn I need those in my life," another added, as a third reiterated: "These are actually brilliant." Meanwhile, one eagle-eyed creative joked: "Man I wish Homer was a lil more into the bush in the right shoe." This isn't the first time one of the show's characters has appeared on an Adidas shoe. In 2022, the Adidas Superstars payed homage to Marge Simpson and her famed blue do. The Adidas Stan Smiths featuring the Homer meme will reportedly be released on August 18, according to Sneaker Leakers. Indy100 reached out to Adidas for comment. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

A couple has opened up about their wholesome IVF journey after letting their dog choose the unborn child's gender. Serena and Jacob Cukjati from Texas shared their unique story to TikTok, where they explained how they were finding it hard to decide on their baby's gender. "Okay, so we haven’t been able to decide if we want to transfer a girl or a boy embryo first. We have two girls and one boy for those of you who are new," Serena told viewers. She went on to explain how they turned to their dog, Charlie, to choose the embryo. "We wrote boy and girl on each of these balls and we’re going to throw them at the same time. Whichever one he brings back, that’s what we’re going to go with and it’s going to be final," she said. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Serena's partner Jacob then launches the tennis balls, before Charlie goes "back and forth" about his decision on which one to retrieve. The heartwarming footage concludes with Charlie posing with his chosen ball with the gender blurred out. The onscreen text reads: "Come back on August 7 to find out which embryo Charlie picked!" @serenacukjati Charlie helped us pick which embryo to transfer first! ???? #embryotransfer #genderreveal #genderrevealparty #genderrevealworld #genderrevealideas #genderreveals #embryotransferday The viral video was soon flooded with comments from people in awe of the idea, with one writing: "LOVE this!! Sending to my husband but no way my dogs would bring neither back though lol." Another added: "Omg how exciting I can’t wait. This is such a cute way of picking which embryo to transfer. Can’t wait! I am team healthy baby." Meanwhile, a third penned: "So cute! When your kid gets older they’ll look back at your dog and be like hey you got me here haha so cute." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.