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Google offers exit package to select GBO staff who are 'ready to move on'

Google's chief business officer, Philipp Schindler, emailed some teams saying employees who don't feel "all in" on the company's mission can opt to leave voluntarily with a severance package

Trump's repeal of climate finding could spark wave of lawsuits in US

The Environmental Protection Agency is set this week to repeal a 2009 scientific determination known as the endangerment finding, which has been the foundation for federal climate regulations

Iran's President apologises to 'all those affected' by protests, crackdown

Pezeshkian said he knew the "great sorrow" felt by people in the protests and crackdown, without directly acknowledging the hand Iranian security forces had in the bloodshed

USTR removes X post showing PoK, Aksai Chin part of Indian territory

The map had shown the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir, including PoK and Aksai Chin region as part of the Indian territory

Russia turns to India for workers as Ukraine war deepens labour shortage

In 2021, 5,000 work permits were approved for Indian nationals but last year, almost 72,000 permits were okayed for Indians

Handle differences strategically: China on talks between Misri, Ma Zhaoxu

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu held the India-China Strategic Dialogue, during which they discussed bilateral ties

Netanyahu to urge expanded Iran talks as Trump says Tehran wants a deal

The visit from Netanyahu - their seventh meeting in Trump's second term - comes as both Tehran and Washington are projecting cautious optimism after holding indirect talks in Oman

Trump's new bridge threat came after Lutnick met rival crossing owner

On Monday evening the president said on Truth Social he'd prevent the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening until Canada "fully compensated" the US, and said the US should own 50% of asset

Alphabet issues rare $11 billion 100-year bond to fund AI: What it means

Alphabet has raised over $11 billion through global bond sales, including a rare 100-year bond, as it ramps up spending on artificial intelligence and long-term technology investments

US imposes entry ban on Palau Senate chief, Marshall Islands ex-mayor

According to State Department, Palau's Senate chief was designated 'for his involvement in significant corruption on behalf of China-based actors'

India-Pak war could have been nuclear: Trump reiterates claim of ending war

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 last year, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians

Shootings at school, home in Canada leave 10 dead, including shooter

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people are injured, including two with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

Russia, Iran accuse Elon Musk's Starlink of violating international law

The Starlink service has become a key communication link for Ukrainians fighting against Russia's invasion, as well as Iranian opposition forces that took to the streets last month

Trump admin allows US oilfield contractors to work in Venezuelan fields

The license issued by the Treasury Department allows US firms to explore, develop and produce oil and natural gas in Venezuela under certain limited conditions

xAI co-founders Jimmy Ba, Tony Wu join exodus from Musk's AI startup

Wu announced his exit Monday in a post on X, without saying in the statement what he would be doing next. Ba followed a day later, saying it was his last day at xAI

YouTube lawyer sees no addiction from half hour of videos a day in trial

Kaley, from Chico, California, was presented by her lawyers at the start of the trial against Google and Meta Platforms Inc. as the face of a scourge that has allegedly poisoned millions of Americans

Bangladesh election tests Gen Z uprising, India-China power balance

Bangladesh's first election since Muhammad Yunus took charge as interim leader will test whether Gen Z-led protest movements can convert street momentum into stable, long-term political power

Trump 'kicked' Epstein out because he was a 'creep', says WH Press Secy

While addressing her press briefing, Leavitt asserted that the release of Epstein files now shows the transparency Trump has

Trump admin plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led states

Full details have not been released, including whether the states could take any steps to avoid losing the funding

US-Bangladesh trade agreement unlikely to dent India's auto exports

The US-Bangladesh reciprocal trade pact is unlikely to materially affect India's auto and auto component exports, analysts say, despite tariff concessions and wider market access for Dhaka