Five infant orangutans were rescued from a forest in Odisha's Balasore district on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, prompting a major international wildlife trafficking investigation. The critically endangered primates, which are not native to India, were spotted by local villagers huddled together in a casuarina plantation near the West Bengal border. 

Five baby orangutans found in Odisha, trafficking angle probed

Nicola Sturgeon is being grilled in a finances inquiry. Boris Johnson has resigned as MP over partygate. Donald Trump has been indicted in a classified documents probe. Why are so many former leaders in trouble? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Sturgeon, Trump & Johnson: Why are so many former leaders facing probes

At a time when billionaire Elon Musk is busy raising $44 billion to buy Twitter, the delayed disclosure of his initial stake in the social media company is being probed by US regulators, said a report by Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, citing sources. &nbsp;

Earlier, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was also probing the purchase of the initial 9% stake in the company, reported ‘The Information’.&nbsp; &nbsp;

On April 4, Tesla CEO had made the disclosure of 9.2% stake in the social media company to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). &nbsp;

In the disclosure, there was a delay of 10 days since surpassing the threshold given for revealing the shareholding, the report said. &nbsp;

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If an investor surpasses a 5% stake in any company, it is essential to inform the SEC within 10 days. It seems to be an early sign to stakeholders that a big investor may seek control of the firm. &nbsp;

Not just this, in his April 4 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk had also characterised his stake as passive.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

It means the billionaire did not want to influence management of Twitter or plan to take over it. &nbsp;

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At a time when billionaire Elon Musk is busy raising $44 billion to buy Twitter, the delayed disclosure of his initial stake in the social media company is being probed by US regulators, said a report by Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, citing sources.

At a time when billionaire Elon Musk is busy raising $44 billion to buy Twitter, the delayed disclosure of his initial stake in the social media company is being probed by US regulators, said a report by Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, citing sources. Earlier, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was also probing the purchase of the initial 9% stake in the company, reported ‘The Information’. On April 4, Tesla CEO had made the disclosure of 9.2% stake in the social media company to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the disclosure, there was a delay of 10 days since surpassing the threshold given for revealing the shareholding, the report said. Also Read: To end contempt order, US judge tells Trump to meet conditions, pay $110,000 If an investor surpasses a 5% stake in any company, it is essential to inform the SEC within 10 days. It seems to be an early sign to stakeholders that a big investor may seek control of the firm. Not just this, in his April 4 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk had also characterised his stake as passive. It means the billionaire did not want to influence management of Twitter or plan to take over it. Watch: Lockdowns take a toll on auto sales, Tesla's China sales dive 98% × But only the opposite happened. At first, SpaceX head was offered a position on Twitter’s board and later, he offered to buy it for $44 billion. At the end, the deal was also finalised. WATCH WION LIVE HERE (With inputs from agencies)

Now, SEC probes delayed disclosure of Elon Musk's initial stake in Twitter, says report

Iran opened a criminal investigation into an assault against East Azerbaijan province's new governor, a former brigadier in the Revolutionary Guards, during his inauguration ceremony, state media reported on Saturday.

Video of the assault circulated on social media, showing a man running on stage and slapping Governor Abedin Khoram just as he was about to deliver a speech in the presence of Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi.

Stewards then threw the attacker out of the meeting hall.

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IRNA said it was the 55-year-old's first public appearance since his appointment as governor by ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi last Sunday.

"According to some sources, the attacker was an employee of the (Guards') Ashura Corps with personal motives," it said.

Iran opened a criminal investigation into an assault against East Azerbaijan province's new governor, a former brigadier in the Revolutionary Guards, during his inauguration ceremony, state media reported on Saturday.

Iran opened a criminal investigation into an assault against East Azerbaijan province's new governor, a former brigadier in the Revolutionary Guards, during his inauguration ceremony, state media reported on Saturday. Video of the assault circulated on social media, showing a man running on stage and slapping Governor Abedin Khoram just as he was about to deliver a speech in the presence of Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi. Stewards then threw the attacker out of the meeting hall. During the inauguration ceremony today of the new Governor of Eastern Azarbaijan Province in NW #Iran, Governor Abedin Khoram, a former IRGC commander was attacked and slapped in the face by a lower-ranking member of the IRGC "for personal reasons" according to state-run media.😆 pic.twitter.com/VXd2BeGHvx — Iran News Wire (@IranNW) October 23, 2021 × Also Read | Iran: Women bike riders will be 'definitively' dealt with, says traffic chief IRNA said it was the 55-year-old's first public appearance since his appointment as governor by ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi last Sunday. "According to some sources, the attacker was an employee of the (Guards') Ashura Corps with personal motives," it said.

Iran probes slapping of provincial governor

British privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica late Monday following reports that the company may have <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/facebook-suspends-trump-campaign-data-firm-cambridge-analytica-36332" target="_blank">improperly gained access</a> to data on 50 million Facebook users, according to a Channel 4 television report.

The move came as U.S. and European lawmakers demanded an explanation of how the consulting firm, which worked on President Donald Trump&#39;s election campaign, gained access to the data. In the U.S., members of Congress called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify about Facebook&#39;s actions.&nbsp;

Facebook said on Monday it had hired forensic auditors from the firm Stroz Friedberg to investigate and determine whether Cambridge Analytica still had the data.

&quot;Auditors from Stroz Friedberg were on site at Cambridge Analytic&#39;s London office this evening,&quot; the company said in a statement late Monday. &quot;At the request of the UK Information Commissioner&rsquo;s Office, which has announced it is pursuing a warrant to conduct its own on-site investigation, the Stroz Friedberg auditors stood down.&quot;

Facebook shares closed down nearly 7.0 percent on Monday, wiping nearly $40 billion off its market value as investors worried that new legislation could damage the company&#39;s advertising business.

&quot;The lid is being opened on the black box of Facebook data practices, and the picture is not pretty,&quot; said Frank Passable, a University of Maryland law professor who has written about Silicon Valley&#39;s use of data.

Also on Monday, a source said that Facebook head of security, Alex Stamos, plans to leave the company over disagreements about the company&#39;s policies on misinformation. He had been a strong advocate for an aggressive approach to alleged Russian activity on the platform aimed at manipulating elections. His departure was first reported by the New York Times. Facebook declined immediate comment.

In a tweet, Stamos did not deny he was leaving but said: &quot;Despite the rumours, I&#39;m still fully engaged with my work at Facebook. It&#39;s true that my role did change.&quot;

The criticism of Cambridge Analytica presents a new threat to Facebook&#39;s reputation, which is already under attack over Russia&#39;s alleged use of Facebook tools to sway U.S. voters with divisive and false news posts before and after the 2016 election.

London-based Cambridge Analytica said it strongly denied the media claims, and that it deleted all Facebook data it obtained from a third-party application in 2014 after learning the information did not adhere to data protection rules.

However, further allegations about the firm&#39;s tactics were reported late Monday by British broadcaster Channel 4 which said it secretly taped interviews with senior Cambridge Analytica executives in which they boasted of their ability to sway elections in countries around the world with digital manipulation and traditional political trickery.

Cambridge Analytica rejected the allegations, saying in a statement that the Channel 4 report &quot;is edited and scripted to grossly misrepresent the nature of those conversations and how the company conducts its business.&quot;

Facebook was already facing calls on Saturday for regulation from the U.S. Congress after the reports in the New York Times and London&#39;s Observer over the weekend.

Republican Senator John Kennedy called on Zuckerberg to testify before Congress, and Democratic Senator Ron Widen sent a letter to Zuckerberg asking about company policies for sharing user data with third parties.

Facebook usually sends lawyers to testify to Congress, or allows trade organizations to represent it and other technology companies in front of lawmakers.

Facebook and other social media companies including Twitter Inc &lt;TWTR.N&gt; and Alphabet Inc&#39;s &lt;GOOGL.O&gt; YouTube have taken voluntary steps to restrict possible foreign interference and combat false news, but they have not been forced by law or regulation to make changes and legislation on the issue has stalled.

Late on Monday, the Connecticut Attorney General said the office will initiate an inquiry into Facebook data policies.

The Senate was expected to move forward on Monday with a bill that would chip away at the internet industry&rsquo;s legal shield, a decades-old law known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, with a bill intended to address online sex trafficking. The measure has already passed the House and is expected to soon become law.

Facebook said on Friday it had learned in 2015 that a Cambridge University psychology professor lied to the company and violated its policies by passing data to Cambridge Analytica from a psychology testing application he had built.

Facebook said it suspended the firms and researchers involved and said the data had been misused but not stolen, because users gave permission.

Facebook shares fell 6.8 percent to $172.56, dragging the U.S. S&amp;P 500 technology sector index &lt;.SPLOTCH&gt; down 2.1 percent and broadly weighing on U.S. equities. Fears of increased regulation also weighed on shares of Twitter, Google parent Alphabet and Snapchat parent Snap Inc &lt;SNAP.N&gt;.

&quot;(Tech companies) are going to get a lot more scrutiny over what data they are collecting and how they are using it,&quot; said Shawn Cruz, senior trading specialist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.

&#39;VERY CONCERNING&#39;

European officials, who have been more willing to regulate Silicon Valley companies than their U.S. counterparts, were strident in criticism of Facebook.

The revelations about Cambridge Analytica were &quot;horrifying, if confirmed,&quot; said EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova. &quot;We don&#39;t want this in the EU and will take all possible legal measures&quot; including stricter rules under the bloc&#39;s General Data Protection Regulation that takes effect in May, she said.

A spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said the allegations were &quot;clearly very concerning.&quot;

The head of the European Parliament said EU lawmakers will investigate possible data misuse, calling the allegations an unacceptable violation of citizens&#39; privacy rights.

Facebook shares closed down nearly 7.0 percent on Monday, wiping nearly $40 billion off its market value as investors worried that new legislation could damage the company's advertising business

British privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica late Monday following reports that the company may have improperly gained access to data on 50 million Facebook users, according to a Channel 4 television report. The move came as U.S. and European lawmakers demanded an explanation of how the consulting firm, which worked on President Donald Trump's election campaign, gained access to the data. In the U.S., members of Congress called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify about Facebook's actions. Facebook said on Monday it had hired forensic auditors from the firm Stroz Friedberg to investigate and determine whether Cambridge Analytica still had the data. "Auditors from Stroz Friedberg were on site at Cambridge Analytic's London office this evening," the company said in a statement late Monday. "At the request of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, which has announced it is pursuing a warrant to conduct its own on-site investigation, the Stroz Friedberg auditors stood down." Facebook shares closed down nearly 7.0 percent on Monday, wiping nearly $40 billion off its market value as investors worried that new legislation could damage the company's advertising business. "The lid is being opened on the black box of Facebook data practices, and the picture is not pretty," said Frank Passable, a University of Maryland law professor who has written about Silicon Valley's use of data. Also on Monday, a source said that Facebook head of security, Alex Stamos, plans to leave the company over disagreements about the company's policies on misinformation. He had been a strong advocate for an aggressive approach to alleged Russian activity on the platform aimed at manipulating elections. His departure was first reported by the New York Times. Facebook declined immediate comment. In a tweet, Stamos did not deny he was leaving but said: "Despite the rumours, I'm still fully engaged with my work at Facebook. It's true that my role did change." The criticism of Cambridge Analytica presents a new threat to Facebook's reputation, which is already under attack over Russia's alleged use of Facebook tools to sway U.S. voters with divisive and false news posts before and after the 2016 election. London-based Cambridge Analytica said it strongly denied the media claims, and that it deleted all Facebook data it obtained from a third-party application in 2014 after learning the information did not adhere to data protection rules. However, further allegations about the firm's tactics were reported late Monday by British broadcaster Channel 4 which said it secretly taped interviews with senior Cambridge Analytica executives in which they boasted of their ability to sway elections in countries around the world with digital manipulation and traditional political trickery. Cambridge Analytica rejected the allegations, saying in a statement that the Channel 4 report "is edited and scripted to grossly misrepresent the nature of those conversations and how the company conducts its business." Facebook was already facing calls on Saturday for regulation from the U.S. Congress after the reports in the New York Times and London's Observer over the weekend. Republican Senator John Kennedy called on Zuckerberg to testify before Congress, and Democratic Senator Ron Widen sent a letter to Zuckerberg asking about company policies for sharing user data with third parties. Facebook usually sends lawyers to testify to Congress, or allows trade organizations to represent it and other technology companies in front of lawmakers. Facebook and other social media companies including Twitter Inc <TWTR.N> and Alphabet Inc's <GOOGL.O> YouTube have taken voluntary steps to restrict possible foreign interference and combat false news, but they have not been forced by law or regulation to make changes and legislation on the issue has stalled. Late on Monday, the Connecticut Attorney General said the office will initiate an inquiry into Facebook data policies. The Senate was expected to move forward on Monday with a bill that would chip away at the internet industry’s legal shield, a decades-old law known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, with a bill intended to address online sex trafficking. The measure has already passed the House and is expected to soon become law. Facebook said on Friday it had learned in 2015 that a Cambridge University psychology professor lied to the company and violated its policies by passing data to Cambridge Analytica from a psychology testing application he had built. Facebook said it suspended the firms and researchers involved and said the data had been misused but not stolen, because users gave permission. Facebook shares fell 6.8 percent to $172.56, dragging the U.S. S&P 500 technology sector index <.SPLOTCH> down 2.1 percent and broadly weighing on U.S. equities. Fears of increased regulation also weighed on shares of Twitter, Google parent Alphabet and Snapchat parent Snap Inc <SNAP.N>. "(Tech companies) are going to get a lot more scrutiny over what data they are collecting and how they are using it," said Shawn Cruz, senior trading specialist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago. 'VERY CONCERNING' European officials, who have been more willing to regulate Silicon Valley companies than their U.S. counterparts, were strident in criticism of Facebook. The revelations about Cambridge Analytica were "horrifying, if confirmed," said EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova. "We don't want this in the EU and will take all possible legal measures" including stricter rules under the bloc's General Data Protection Regulation that takes effect in May, she said. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said the allegations were "clearly very concerning." The head of the European Parliament said EU lawmakers will investigate possible data misuse, calling the allegations an unacceptable violation of citizens' privacy rights.

Facebook under pressure as US, EU urge probes of data practices

South Korea&#39;s anti-trust regulator conducted an inspection of Google&#39;s local headquarters to investigate whether the firm is engaged in anti-competitive behaviour over its Android operating system, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday. 
 
Yonhap, citing unnamed sources, said the Korea Fair Trade Commission conducted the inspection last week and was probing whether Google forced smartphone makers using Android on its devices to not sell products using other operating systems. 
 
Regulators began looking into the matter after the European Union brought charges against Google for anticompetitive behaviour earlier this year. 
 
Google and the Korea Fair Trade Commission declined to comment. 
 
(Reuters) 
 
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Authorities are investigating whether?Google forced smartphone makers using Android?to not sell products using other operating systems

South Korea's anti-trust regulator conducted an inspection of Google's local headquarters to investigate whether the firm is engaged in anti-competitive behaviour over its Android operating system, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday. Yonhap, citing unnamed sources, said the Korea Fair Trade Commission conducted the inspection last week and was probing whether Google forced smartphone makers using Android on its devices to not sell products using other operating systems. Regulators began looking into the matter after the European Union brought charges against Google for anticompetitive behaviour earlier this year. Google and the Korea Fair Trade Commission declined to comment. (Reuters)

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