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The ruling on publishers’ claims against the tech giant’s ads business found the company violated both competition and privacy rules Spain has imposed a major penalty on US social-media giant Meta Platforms after finding the company gained an unlawful advantage through its data practices. The decision follows a long-running dispute involving over 80 digital media outlets who accused the Facebook parent …

The White House on Thursday defended US President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter “piggy” as she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president’s remarks reflected his frankness and transparency. In the exchange aboard Air Force One last week, which has since gone viral, Trump leaned towards the reporter, pointed his finger …

Ukraine must give up the entire Donbas and not be allowed to station NATO troops under Donald Trump’s plan to end the war, it has emerged. The area of eastern Ukraine, where some of the fiercest fighting during the conflict has raged, will, alongside Crimea, reportedly be recognised as de facto Russian, including by the United States. The regions of …

Bookstores and online marketplaces have reportedly halted sales of the horror novel ‘It’ over underage sexual content Stephen King’s horror novel ‘It’ has been pulled from sale in Russian bookstores and online marketplaces, according to Russian media reports on Thursday. One of the American writer’s most popular works, first published in 1986, the novel contains controversial content, including a scene …

A former Republican staffer claimed she was violently assaulted by thugs in a politically motivated attack that left her hogtied with multiple cuts and “Trump w***e” scrawled on her stomach. Natalie Greene, 26, was found on a nature trail by police screaming and crying with her hands and legs bound with zip ties, her shirt pulled over her head, dozens …

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — About a week before being interviewed by Richard Bruce Cheney about whether I would be the right person to serve as his national security briefer, I broke a bone in my left foot. While bounding down the stairs at home in a rush not to be late to a meeting at the National Security Council, I missed …

OPINION — After decades of military rule in Myanmar, free and fair general elections were permitted in 2015 and the National League for Democracy and its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, won by a landslide. In February 2021, a military coup d’etat installed General Min Aung Hlaing as the acting president, and imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto …

Russian post-war accounting will not play out like we in the West might imagine. We are accustomed to commissions and legislative investigations after wars and major national security events, often resulting in harsh criticism for various agencies, and sweeping reforms. In Russia, however, Putin will largely give the RIS a pass. To understand why, it is important to understand the …

A passenger bus in Cambodia crashed off a bridge into a river on Thursday, killing at least 13 passengers and injuring two dozen others, police said. The bus was travelling from Siem Reap, home to the country’s fabled Angkor Wat temple complex, to the capital Phnom Penh, when it crashed in the predawn hours in the central province of Kampong …

Ukraine appears to be climbing the hill, but it hasn’t reached the summit. Kyiv’s reported first launch of an “advanced weapon” into Russia — revealed in an exclusive by the Daily Express — is a striking moment in the conflict. It marks Ukraine’s shift from a country forced to defend itself inch by inch into one now capable of hitting …