source Russia claimed Friday to have captured a village in its intense, months long push toward the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut, as military analysts cautioned that tanks that may be sent by Kyiv's Western allies wouldn't be a magic wand in the almost 11-month war.Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov
Author: Associated Press
Google axes 12,000 jobs across tech sector
source 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 that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the parent company of Google, informed staff Friday at the Silicon Valley giant
New Zealand’s Ardern has many possibilities for a second act
When Jacinda Ardern announced this week she was stepping down as New Zealand's prime minister, speculation began almost immediately about what she might do for a second act.When she leaves, she will have accumulated 15 years experience as a lawmaker and five-and-a-half years as leader. She will also be just
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Defense leaders meet amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine
Defense leaders are gathering at Ramstein Air Base in Germany Friday to hammer out future military aid to Ukraine, amid ongoing dissent over who will provide the battle tanks that Ukrainian leaders say they desperately need to recapture territory from Russia. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Army Gen. Mark Milley,
New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in US
Nepal Plane Crash: Authorities sent data to France for analysis
Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and were sending the aircraft's data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country's deadliest air accident in 30 years.The flight plummeted into a gorge on Sunday while on approach
Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce
Amid Yemen's longest-ever pause in fighting - more than nine months - Saudi Arabia and its rival, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, have revived back-channel talks, hoping to strengthen the informal cease-fire and lay out a path for a negotiated end to the long civil war, according to Yemeni, Saudi and
Nations express ‘deep concern’ at Israeli punitive measure
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