Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world… and we start in the U.S.<br />Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before lawmakers in an attempt to shake off his firm's biggest privacy scandal to date. <br />For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram… <br />Aram…Zuckerberg is making his debut appearance in Congress… what's he been saying so far?<br /><br /> Well Semin… Zuckerberg is being grilled on a range of issues, including Facebook's handling of alleged Russian election meddling and hate speech.<br /> But the main and biggest issue by far is consumer privacy. <br />Most of the Senators questions have been focused on how personal data of 87 million users was harvested by the British consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica. <br />Cambridge Analytica was hired by President Trump during the campaign and is accused of using that data to influence voters - which it denies.<br />Zuckerberg started the hearing by apologizing for that incident…. <br /><br /> "We didn't take a broad enough view of our responsibility, and that was a big mistake. It was my mistake, and I'm sorry. I started Facebook, I run it, and I'm responsible for what happens here."<br /><br /> The Facebook chief has explained that an app developer, Aleksandr Kogan, got users' permission to use their data for a quiz app, but breached terms of service by selling that information to Cambridge Analytica.<br />Senator Bill Nelson asked why users were not notified of the sale of their data and this was Zuckerberg's answer…<br /><br /> "Senator, when we heard back from Cambridge Analytica that they had told us that they weren't using the data and had deleted it, we considered it a closed case. In retrospect, that was clearly a mistake. We shouldn't have taken their word for it and we've updated our policies in how we're going to operate the company to make sure that we don't make that mistake again."<br /><br /> Zuckerberg is not only trying to restore public trust in his company but also to fend off possible regulations that some lawmakers have floated.<br />He is scheduled to testify again on Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. <br />
