USA: Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices

Thousands of UK businesses could receive payouts if a legal claim filed against tech giant Microsoft is successful. Regulation expert Dr Maria Luisa Stasi is alleging the tech giant overcharged…

France: Government of PM Michel Barnier faces no-confidence vote

The French government is facing a no-confidence vote after Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed through budget measures without parliamentary approval. LIf the measure passes on Wednesday, as is expected, it would mark…

UK: Major war could destroy British army in six months – minister

The British army could be wiped out in as little as six months if forced to fight a war on the scale of the Ukraine conflict, a defence minister has…

USA: Woman sentenced in case that sparked Springfield cat-eating rumours

An American woman whose case was one of the sparks behind a baseless claims about Haitian immigrants has been sentenced to a year in prison for animal cruelty. Authorities said…

UK: We do not need to choose between US and EU- Starmer

The prime minister has rejected any suggestion that the UK must choose between closer ties with the US or the European Union, when Donald Trump returns to the White House.…

Georgia: Police raid opposition parties’ offices as protests continue

Police in Georgia have raided the offices of several opposition parties in what appears to be an attempt to halt a wave of protests against the governing Georgia Dream party’s decision…

USA: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty to two fraud counts

Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, has pleaded guilty in the United States to two counts of fraud.Mashinsky, 59, was indicted on July 13,…

France: Prime minister Michel Barnier faces vote to oust him

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier could be ousted in a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, just three months after being appointed to run the government by President Emmanuel Macron. Opposition parties…

Georgian: Protesters risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests

More than 300 people have been arrested since mass protests erupted in Georgia six nights ago, and an increasing number of accounts have emerged alleging violent attacks by police. One…

Diego Garcia: Migrants brought to UK from remote military island

Migrants stranded for more than three years on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have been brought to the UK. The Sri Lankan Tamils are permitted to remain…