But, he added, the government had "no ambition whatsoever to escalate some war of words."

Since then, Trump has waged a war of words against Meta - calling Facebook an "enemy of the people" in March.

Their beef rumbled on eventually becoming a war of words over a potential cagefight.

The arrest of a Hindu monk in Bangladesh has triggered a fresh war of words with neighbour India over the condition of minorities in the country.

The prime minister also got dragged into a war of words with one of the highest profile people in tech - X owner Elon Musk.