## Apple must pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, EU's top court rules

Authored by cnbc.com

Europe's top court ruled against Apple on Tuesday in the tech giant's 10-year court battle over its tax affairs in Ireland.

The case stems back to 2016 when the European Commission ordered Ireland to recover up to 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in back taxes from Apple.

The European Court of Justice's decision comes hours after the company unveiled new products to revitalize its iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPod lineups.

Apple said in a filing on Tuesday that it will incur a one-time income tax charge of about $10 billion in its fourth fiscal quarter ending Sept. 28, 2024.

The government noted it will now begin the process of transferring the assets in the escrow fund to Ireland.

"This case has never been about how much tax we pay, but which government we are required to pay it to.

We always pay all the taxes we owe wherever we operate and there has never been a special deal," an Apple spokesperson said. »

### South Africa attempting to defer deadline for giving evidence at ICJ - KAN

Authored by jpost.com

South Africa is attempting to postpone the deadline for which it would have to submit its evidence at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague due to a lack of evidence pointing to genocide in Gaza, according to KAN news on Tuesday.

South Africa is required to submit its evidence by October 28.

However, the report noted that it is now attempting to add a few more months to the timeline. »

### James Earl Jones Dies: Revered ‘Field Of Dreams’ Star, Darth Vader Voice & Broadway Regular Was 93

Authored by deadline.com

Jones has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Daytime Emmy, a spoken-word Grammy Award in 1977 and three Tony Awards.

James Earl Jones was the voice behind Darth Vader, who is unimpressed with Imperial colleague Admiral Motti in the original ‘Star Wars,’ telling him, “I find your lack of faith disturbing.”

James Earl Jones is unpleased about Kevin Costner’s intrusion in ‘Field of Dreams’ (1989) Universal/Everett Collection. »

### MAGA influencers are scrambling after the DOJ's Russia indictment

Authored by msnbc.com

Along with her husband, Chen co-founded a company, Tenet Media, that’s at the heart of the DOJ indictment.

Other MAGA influencers seem a bit nervous about what else may be coming down the pipe.

One can only imagine what the group chats are looking like in MAGA world these days. »

### Rebecca Cheptegei: Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says

Authored by cnn.com

The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained during the fatal attack on the Ugandan athlete, a hospital official said on Tuesday.

ET) on Monday, said Philip Kirwa, chief executive officer of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret in western Kenya where Marangach was being treated and where Cheptegei also died.

Globally, a woman is killed by someone in her own family every 11 minutes, according to a 2023 UN Women study. »

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