Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector
Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom...
Defense leaders meet amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine
Defense leaders gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany heard an impassioned plea for more aid Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they...
UNESCO seeks to prevent trafficking of looted Ukrainian art
The United Nations cultural organization is training law enforcement and judiciary officials from countries on Ukraine’s western borders, seeking to prevent the trafficking of...
Russia, China to hold naval drills off South Africa
Russia and China will conduct naval drills in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa next month in another indication of their...
Actor Julian Sands missing in Southern California mountains
Actor Julian Sands, star of several Oscar-nominated films including “A Room With a View,” has been missing for five days in the Southern California...
Israel and Palestinians clash at UN meeting as tensions rise
Israel’s U.N. ambassador accused the Palestinians on Wednesday of stabbing a knife into any chance for reconciliation by seeking an advisory opinion from the...
Strikes, protests test French plan to raise retirement age
Workers in many French cities took to the streets Thursday to reject proposed pension changes that would push back the retirement age, amid a...
Germany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration
Germany faced mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aired frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry as Western...
As US nears debt limit, political frictions raising alarms
The countdown toward a possible U.S. government default is in the offing — with frictions between President Joe Biden and House Republicans raising alarms about...
Reaction to Jacinda Ardern resigning as New Zealand leader
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shocked many with her announcement Thursday that she will leave office next month. She said every moment leading her country...