Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Google €403m for unlawful location data processing between 2018 and 2020, finding the company violated GDPR transparency and fairness requirements.

A 65-year-old Rwandan man living in north London has become the first person charged in the UK with offences related to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, accused of directing and inciting murders and genocide.

South African police arrested three suspects in connection with a woman’s murder east of Johannesburg, part of nine recent killings in the region that have highlighted violence against women.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged his party’s poor local election results as a ‘disaster’ but pledged to remain in office despite mounting pressure and speculation about his political future.

Iran claims the US is preparing a renewed bombing campaign amid escalating Middle East tensions, prompting warnings from Iranian officials that US bases and interests in the region could become targets.

Ten lions discovered dead in a Tanzanian wildlife reserve are suspected to have been poisoned, with authorities launching an investigation to determine the cause and identify those responsible.

A mass grave discovered in northern Sri Lanka last February has yielded 572 skeletal remains, potentially the largest such site ever unearthed in the country. Families of disappeared persons from the decades-long civil war are seeking answers about their loved ones.

A teacher in Indonesia convicted of sexually assaulting a student at an Islamic boarding school has been secretly released from prison early, according to a BBC investigation, despite serving less than half his seven-year sentence.

A former Sydney police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering a TV presenter and flight attendant, with prosecutors alleging he was driven by jealous infatuation with his ex-partner.