A U.S. court has ruled that Google will not be forced to sell parts of its business, including the Google Chrome browser and the Android operating system. The decision follows a 2024 request from the U.S. government, which had sought to compel Google to divest Chrome and Android, arguing that the tech giant was monopolizing…
The French government has fined Google and Shein a combined $555 million (over 800 billion Rwandan Francs) for violating users’ data privacy rights. The decision was announced by CNIL, France’s data protection authority. The U.S.-based tech giant Google was fined $380 million, while Shein, the China-founded online fashion retailer, was fined $175 million. According to…
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt announced that operations of TikTok in the United States are set to be transferred to American ownership, following discussions between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The announcement comes after two days of negotiations between U.S. and Chinese delegations in Spain regarding TikTok, as well as a direct…
On October 2, 2025, Rwanda officially launched an International Cyber Academy, a regional center of excellence dedicated to advancing knowledge and strengthening capacity in cybersecurity both nationally and across the region. The academy will train over 200 participants annually, with more than 30% being women and girls. It was established through a partnership led by…
The Russian government announced that its military forces shot down 251 Ukrainian drones overnight leading into Monday, October 6, 2025. According to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Telegram, “last night, Russian air defense systems destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones.” The ministry reported that most of the drones were intercepted over southern…
The militant group Hamas on Sunday denied media reports claiming it was ready to hand over its weapons to international authorities as part of a peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at ending the ongoing war. Earlier that day, some outlets had reported that Hamas had agreed to transfer its weapons to…
France’s new Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned just 27 days after being appointed to lead the government. The Élysée Palace, the office of the French President, announced on October 6, 2025, that Lecornu had submitted his resignation earlier that morning, and President Emmanuel Macron had accepted it. The statement read: “Mr. Sébastien Lecornu has…
The states of California and Oregon have filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump over his decision to deploy 200 federal troops to the city of Portland. The move followed nationwide protests across several U.S. cities condemning Trump’s handling of immigration and his decision to use the military for domestic law enforcement….
U.S. Senator and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio, has stated that the ongoing war in Gaza has severely damaged Israel’s international reputation. Rubio made the remarks after Israel agreed to temporarily halt its attacks on Gaza to implement a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas an agreement reportedly encouraged by President Donald…
French President Emmanuel Macron has continued to face major political challenges since the start of his second term in 2022, as his government has been rocked by a wave of prime ministerial resignations. When Macron won re-election in 2022, he appointed Élisabeth Borne as Prime Minister, succeeding Jean Castex, who had served for nearly two…
