Google’s parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took “full responsibility” for the cuts, in an internal email. The cuts will affect…
CIA chief Burns meets Ukraine’s Zelensky in Kyiv as Washington ups support
CIA Director William Burns visited Kyiv last week to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a US official said Thursday, in the latest example of high-level contacts between the US and Ukraine. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity…
FG asks US to probe Nigerian don’s death
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has urged authorities in the United States to investigate the cause of death of a Nigerian professor, Marinus Iwuchukwu, who was found dead in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Allegheny County Police had received a distress call requesting…
Failed Republican candidate arrested for shootings at Democrats’ homes
A failed US Republican candidate who authorities said was angry over his defeat and made baseless claims the election last November was “rigged” against him was arrested in connection with a series of drive-by shootings targeting the homes of Democratic…
California shooting: Baby among 6 others killed in Goshen
Six people – including a 17-year-old mother and her six month old baby – have been killed in a shooting at a home in central California. Police were called to the Goshen property at about 03:30 (11:30 GMT) on Monday…
Ukraine war: Bakhmut defenders plea for Western tanks
As the UK and other European nations prepare to send tanks to Ukraine to help it liberate more territory from Russia, our correspondent Andrew Harding has been to visit members of a front-line Ukrainian tank unit already engaging Russian forces…
Biden declares disaster in California amid deadly storms
United States President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the state of California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems brought heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatened snowfalls of up to two metres (six…
More classified material found at Joe Biden’s Delaware home
An additional five pages of classified material has been found in US President Joe Biden’s family home in Delaware, the White House has said. Mr Biden’s lawyer Richard Sauber said he discovered the additional documents on Thursday which were immediately…
”Rust” shooting: District attorney to announce decision on charges this month
More than a year after a cinematographer was accidentally shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” in New Mexico, the local district attorney will decide whether to press criminal charges against anyone involved in the tragedy. The…
Trump Organization sentenced to maximum fine following tax fraud conviction
Former US President Donald Trump’s namesake family real estate firm was sentenced to the maximum allowable fine Friday in New York following its conviction on 17 counts, include a 13-year scheme to defraud. The company will pay a fine of…