Why India’s IT sector is shedding jobs
Avishek Das | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images India’s IT sector is shedding jobs, and it’s raising tough questions about what’s driving the cuts. While slowing global demand…
Texas Republicans threaten to arrest Democrats who left state to block redistricting bill
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Aug. 4, 202502:24 Severe weather impacting tens of millions across the country 01:44 Unexpected travel…
White House searches for a new BLS chief with ‘credibility’ and ‘experience’
WASHINGTON — White House officials began the week scrambling to find a permanent replacement after President Donald Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday following a…
Pam Bondi orders grand jury probe of Obama administration review of 2016 election
Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed Justice Department prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation of whether Obama administration officials committed federal crimes when they assessed Russia’s actions during the…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,258
Here are the key events on day 1,258 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Tuesday, August 5: Fighting Three people were killed in a Russian…
Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities on Monday strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that…
South Korea begins removing border propaganda speakers
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military said Monday it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing tensions. The speakers…
Pakistan resumes forced expulsions of 1.4 million Afghan refugees despite UN concerns
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Authorities in Pakistan have resumed the forced deportations of Afghan refugees after the federal government declined to extend a key deadline for their stay, officials said Monday.…
A year after a bloody uprising, Bangladesh is far from political stability
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Abdur Rahman Tarif was talking to his sister Meherunnesa over the phone when the voice on the other end of the call suddenly fell silent. In that…
Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says
ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday, adding it needed $539 million to help the country’s most vulnerable families. Almost…