Apple should pay €13bn Irish tax, argues EU lawyer.
A legal adviser to the European Court of Justice has argued a ruling allowing Apple to avoid paying €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes should be overturned. The move is the…
Stop suggesting children as friends, social media firms told.
Social media platforms should fight online grooming by not suggesting children as “friends” by default, the communications watchdog says. The warning is contained in Ofcom’s first guidance for tech platforms…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in hospital – reports.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is in hospital in Mexico, according to multiple reports. It is not currently clear what the cause is. The 73-year-old was in Mexico City attending the…
Belarus musicians behind bars in Lukashenko’s crackdown on dissent.
Belarusian presidential election 2020 The songs of Tor Band have become a symbol of mass protests that spread across Belarus like wildfire when authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko remained in power…
Israel-Gaza war: How people are fleeing northern Gaza.
People in Gaza who have fled the intense fighting in the north have been describing their journey south, along a road Israel has advised them to use. Some recall seeing…
China’s ‘communist spies’ in the dock in Taiwan.
Taiwan is taking aim at China’s alleged “communist spies” ahead of a crucial presidential election, where the island’s relationship with Beijing will be on the ballot. Taiwan and China have…
‘I’m calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours’.
The call to Mahmoud Shaheen came at dawn. It was Thursday 19 October at about 06:30, and Israel had been bombing Gaza for 12 days straight. He’d been in his…
Hezbollah warns of regional war if Gaza bombing goes on.
The second in command of Hezbollah – the powerful Iranian backed militia in Lebanon – has said Israel’s killing of civilians in Gaza risks wider war in the Middle East.…
A turning point in Myanmar as army suffers big losses.
The military-installed president of Myanmar has warned that the country is in danger of breaking apart if the government cannot control fighting which has broken out in Shan State. Former…
Hollywood actors’ union agrees tentative deal to end four-month strike.
US actors’ union Sag-Aftra says it has agreed a tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end a months-long strike. Sag-Aftra reached agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV…