Google agrees to pay Italy €326m to settle tax evasion investigation
Prosecutors in Milan had opened a probe against the tech giant for failure to pay taxes on earnings in Italy from 2015-2019.
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British journalist Charlotte Peet missing for nearly two weeks in Brazil sparking urgent search
Charlotte Peet formerly worked for The Times, Al Jazeera and has written for The Independent
After U.S. election, Kremlin propagandist sets sights on German vote
by Johanna Lehn with Anuj Chopra in Washington and Dounia Mahieddine in ParisFrom a fabricated sex scandal to a fake museum heist, disinformation aimed at influencing Germany’s high-stakes election is originating from dozens of AI-generated German sit…
Bereaved US mother sues Meta and TikTok over dangerous trend of ‘subway surfing’
Young people in New York City are climbing on top of trains for thrills. The dangerous phenomenon, known as subway surfing, has been around for decades but is seeing a revival that sometimes ends in tragedy. There were six subway surfing deaths in New…
Google agrees to pay €326M to settle an Italian tax case from 2015 to 2019, covering sanctions, penalties, and interest; Milan prosecutors plan to drop the case (Reuters)
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Google agrees to pay €326M to settle an Italian tax case from 2015 to 2019, covering sanctions, penalties, and interest; Milan prosecutors plan to drop the case — Milan prosecutors plan to drop a case brought against t…
EU plots fresh sanctions for dozens of ships amid scramble to support Ukraine
Details of new measures expected to be revealed on third anniversary of invasion next week
Israelis Gird for Release of Bodies of Captives From Gaza
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DOGE accidentally fired federal staff who were working to contain bird flu outbreak, report says
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The Weird, Fraudulent and Immoral ‘Justifications’ for Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan – Haaretz
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Trump living in Russian ‘disinformation space’ says Zelenskiy
Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine would not be excluded from talks.