Image copyright Reuters Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator CNIL, for a breach of the EU’s data protection rules. CNIL said it had levied the record fine for “lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent regarding ads personalisation”. The regulator said it judged that people […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ms Harris has been described as a rising star within the Democratic Party Democratic senator Kamala Harris, who represents California, says she will run for president in the 2020 election. Senator Harris, who was elected in 2016, previously served as the state’s attorney general. “I love my country,” she told […]
Media captionTrump’s wall and the ongoing debate over border security US President Donald Trump has attacked Democrats for rejecting his proposals to end the longest government shutdown in US history. He said his plans had been dismissed before he had even presented them. Mr Trump had offered “compromises” in exchange for funding for his security […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ruth Bader Ginsburg will make an appearance in Lego form US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is going to make a cameo appearance in the new Lego movie. Justice Ginsburg, known affectionately to her supporters as the “Notorious RBG”, will appear as a Lego minifigure – complete with gavel […]
Image copyright Kaya Taitano/Social Media/Reuters Image caption Nick Sandmann (left) and Nathan Phillips (right) both said they were trying to defuse tensions A teenager involved in a controversial encounter between a Native American man and a crowd of students has spoken out. A video appeared to show some of the boys laughing and jeering as […]
Media playback is not supported on this device Tom Brady and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs The New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 37-31 in overtime to reach the Super Bowl for a third successive year in a historic night in the NFL. Rex Burkhead ran in from two […]
Media caption Jamal Khashoggi and how Saudi critics keep going missing A senior US official has held talks with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in Riyadh, despite growing concern over the Saudis’ role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met Mohammed bin Salman on Monday. Turkish officials say Mr Khashoggi […]
Media caption Jamal Khashoggi and how Saudi critics keep going missing A senior US official has held talks with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in Riyadh, despite growing concern over the Saudis’ role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met Mohammed bin Salman on Monday. Turkish officials say Mr Khashoggi […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump says Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, which he has threatened to abandon President Donald Trump has warned that the US will bolster its nuclear arsenal to put pressure on Russia and China. Speaking to reporters, he repeated his belief that Russia has violated the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump says Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, which he has threatened to abandon President Donald Trump has warned that the US will bolster its nuclear arsenal to put pressure on Russia and China. Speaking to reporters, he repeated his belief that Russia has violated the […]
