Category: General

European Court of Justice annuls $1.7B fine on Google

ISTANBUL: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday annulled the European Commission’s fine of $1.7 billion on Google due to its alleged abusive advertising practices via AdSense.

The fine, imposed five years ago, was found to have been errone…

Russia, Laos begin military exercise in Primorsky region

ISTANBUL: Laos and Russia began a military exercise Wednesday in the far east region of Primorsky, according to a statement.

The Russian Defense Ministry said an opening ceremony for the Laros-2024 joint military exercise was held at the Sergeevsky t…

UN representative in Cyprus meets new Finnish ambassador

Colin Stewart, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, met on Wednesday with Finland’s new ambassador Paivi Peltokoski.

According to a post on X, Stewart said he met with Peltokoski for a brief on the UN…

Israeli army says 4 soldiers killed in southern Gaza clashes

ANKARA: The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that four more soldiers were killed in clashes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

In a statement, the army said three of the slain soldiers, including a deputy company commander, were part of the Givat…