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FILE PHOTO: The U.S. FTC is investigating whether Amazon and Google misled advertisers that place ads on their websites. | Photo Credit: Reuters The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Amazon.com and Alphabet’s Google misled advertisers that place ads on their websites, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.The investigations are being conducted by the FTC’s consumer protection unit, and focus on whether Amazon and Alphabet properly disclosed terms and pricing for ads.Alphabet and Amazon did not immediately respond to Reuters requests’ for comments.The agency is seeking details about Amazon’s advertising auctions and whether it disclosed “reserve…

Polish aircraft have been scrambled repeatedly in recent months to patrol the country’s airspace in connection with Russian airstrikes in Ukraine. (File Photo) Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, authorities said. Story continues below this ad The alert lasted around two hours. It came after multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland on Wednesday, prompting NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down and underlining long-held concerns about…

Chandigarh: India will kick off their final build-up as co-hosts for the women’s ODI World Cup with the first game of a three-match bilateral series against formidable Australia in New Chandigarh on Sunday. The series holds importance as both India, chasing their first World Cup of any kind, and Australia, the seven-time winners, prepare for the mega event. Indian cricket team players during their practice session in Mohali on Saturday. (Ravi Kumar/Hindustan Times) India have built an intense rivalry with Australia women and this will be a great opportunity to test their recent improvements against the world’s best team and…

After multiple big budget films started failing at the box office, discussions around their inflating production costs started to take the centrestage. It was revealed that more than half of the budget for these massive films was dedicated to their stars’ exorbitant fees, and their high entourage costs. Reports of stars demanding multiple vanity vans and showing up to set with large teams quickly went viral. Personalities like Farah Khan, Rakesh Roshan and Sanjay Gupta openly criticised such practices by detailing incidents of stars making unrealistic demands on set. Now, actor Aamir Khan has called this trend extremely shameful, questioning…

Cofounder of anti-Islamist EDL says rally is for free speech, as protesters attack police and antiracism campaigners.Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of London for a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, as support for the anti-immigrant Reform UK party soars across the country.London’s Metropolitan Police estimated that Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” rally drew about 110,000 people on Saturday, crowds marching from two directions – Waterloo Bridge and Lambeth Bridge – and converging on Whitehall, next to the United Kingdom Parliament.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAl Jazeera witnessed people waving an assortment of flags…

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the board at the Federal Reserve in Washington on on June 25. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate, a characterization that could undermine claims by the Trump administration that she committed mortgage fraud. President Donald Trump has sought to fire Cook “for cause,” relying on allegations that Cook claimed both the condo and another property as her primary residence simultaneously,…

Kolkata: Air raid sirens and blackouts, shelled out borders and drones being knocked out of the sky by missiles screeching from batteries parked in city neighbourhoods — those evenings weren’t that long ago as they now feel. The IPL had to be paused, teams disbanded and foreign players bundled into minivans and then on to chartered flights, uncertain of resumption. War paused cricket that day, but it’s also true that there is no bigger proxy of our geopolitical reality than cricket. India’s Abhishek Sharma (C) attends a practice session ahead of the game against Pakistan at the Asia Cup. (AFP)…

The Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association (ACA) pulled off a coup as they brought Gary Stead on board as the head coach for the 2025-26 season. It must be mentioned that Stead had overseen New Zealand’s win in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India in 2021. Andhra have been struggling of late, finishing sixth in Ranji Trophy Elite group B last season with just one win. Even in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished fourth, while in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the side lost to Uttar Pradesh in the quarter-final. Gary Stead has joined Andhra Pradesh as the…

Italy has launched a new vintage train service unlocking access to one of Tuscany’s most coveted yet hard-to-reach destinations: the UNESCO World Heritage Val d’Orcia region. The new route taps directly into post-pandemic wanderlust for slow travel and authentic experiences, connecting Rome to landscapes that inspired Renaissance painters and continue to define Tuscan dreams. The Siena Express, operated by FS Italian Tourist Trains, will run on three select weekends this fall aboard meticulously-restored 1970s Gran Confort carriages. “The train is not just a means of transport, but a real journey into the soul of Tuscany,” according to FS Treni Turistici…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. File | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang will unveil a policy to advance both its nuclear arsenal and conventional military power at an upcoming key ruling party meeting, state media said Saturday (September 13, 2025).Since a failed summit with the United States in 2019, North Korea has repeatedly said it will never give up its nuclear weapons and declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear state.While visiting weapons research facilities this week, Mr. Kim said Pyongyang “would put forward the policy of simultaneously pushing forward the building of nuclear forces…