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TURKIYE

Steps taken against Meta over data sharing

Turkiye's competition authority imposed on Monday an interim measure on Meta Platforms Inc meant to hinder data sharing between the Instagram and Threads platforms as it investigates possible abuse of the company's dominant market position. In December, the authority launched an investigation into Facebook parent Meta over a possible violation of competition law by linking its social media platforms Instagram and the newer Threads. Separately, the Turkish authority fined Meta 4.8 million lira ($148,000) daily as part of a separate investigation over a notification message that the company sends users about the sharing of data.

COLOMBIA

Truce suspended with former FARC rebels

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday suspended a ceasefire with one of a handful of armed groups with which he hoped to negotiate peace accords, saying its fighters violated the truce by attacking an Indigenous community. The government said that starting on Wednesday it would resume military operations against Estado Mayor Central, a group of fighters who broke away from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, when it signed a peace pact in 2016. A report by a United Nations agency warned Friday that more than 8 million people in Colombia need humanitarian help.

AUSTRALIA

Plan to rebuild stadium for Olympics scrapped

Brisbane Olympics organizers have scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild an iconic cricket ground as the centerpiece of the 2032 Games while also rejecting a review panel's recommendation for a new stadium in city parklands. Queensland state's Premier Steven Miles instead announced Monday he had decided to upgrade an existing rugby stadium close to downtown Brisbane to host the opening and closing ceremonies. Miles called for an independent review of Olympic planning in January.

FRANCE

9 arrested for attack on police station

Nine people have been arrested over a firework attack on a police station near major venues for this summer's Paris Olympics, the French capital's top police official said on Monday. "Around 50 people attacked the police station in La Courneuve, mostly with firework mortar shots" late Sunday, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez told broadcaster TF1. Videos posted on social media showed groups of people firing a barrage of fireworks at the building's facade.

Agencies via Xinhua