Dua Lipa said she never intended to “incite any hate”, following criticism for tweeting an image often associated with supporters of Albanian nationalism.

Map has been linked with support for Albanian expansion in the Balkans

Dua Lipa has sparked fierce online debate after she posted an image associated with Albanian nationalism on Twitter.  Taking to social media on Sunday, the pop star shared an image of a map, made up of a collection of countries, including Albania and Kosovo, and insinuated that Albanians have "indigenous" claims to…

Lipa's initial tweet followed the publication of a petition that calls for Kosovo to be shown on Apple Maps as an independent nation

Pop star Dua Lipa has sparked fierce online debate for an image of a map she posted on Twitter.

Dua Lipa has said she never intended to "incite any hate” when she tweeted an image often associated with supporters of Albanian nationalism. The pop star, 24, shared a map appearing to show Albania, Kosovo and parts of neighbouring Balkan countries alongside a sentence suggesting Albanians are indigenous to the…