Block cuts about half its workforce — how to move forward after a mass layoff, career experts say
Gross profit was up 24% from the prior year to $2.87 billion. Block reported gross profit of $10.36 billion in 2025, up 17% year-over-year. Block projected $12.2 billion in gross profit with the adjusted EPS of $3.66 for 2026.
India's economy grows at faster-than-expected pace of 7.8% in December quarter
India's economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the last quarter of 2025. The Indian economy is now projected to grow 7.6 percent for the full fiscal year. The latest figures bring Modi closer to his goal of transforming India into a developed nation by 2047. Most analysts say would require the economy to record about 8 percent growth every year until then.
Jacinda Ardern living and working in Australia after move from US
Australia and New Zealand are close in many ways but we are still … different countries. New Zealand might have greener pastures but, financially, the land of Oz glows in Technicolor. It’s no surprise that so many Kiwis are leaving this behind for a nation with much larger capacity for embarrassment: Australia.
Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover
Paramount agrees to pay more for the right to use its content on Netflix. If approved, the deal would see the streaming service take over some of Paramount's content. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year. It would be the first time the two networks have worked together since 2004.
Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries
At least 17 African countries have signed deals with the US, collectively securing $11.3bn in health aid but raising concerns over concessions made in return. Most of the new US-African deals are not publicly available, although the Guardian has seen a draft template, and a handful of documents that appear to be final agreements.
Pakistan declares ‘open war’ against Afghanistan after cross-border attack – as it happened
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote on X that “Afghan Taliban defence targets” had been struck in Kabul, the southeastern Paktia province and southern Kandahar. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declared what he described as an ‘open war’ with the Taliban government.
Why Trump means the Cuban Revolution faces its biggest threat yet
The Cuban government has repeatedly described the policy as inhumane, cruel and illegal under international law. "What right does a world power have to deny fuel and the ability to function to a smaller nation?" said Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. On the US side, Cuba policy is largely being led by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage
Denmark will head to the polls March 24 after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called a snap parliamentary election. The move is widely viewed as an attempt to consolidate rising public support tied to her handling of tensions with President Donald Trump over Greenland. The past year presented a significant challenge for the Danish government, largely due to Mr Trump's pursuit of US control over Greenlan.
15 South Africans Duped Into Fighting for Russia in Ukraine Return Home
At least 55 Ghanaians have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ghana’s foreign minister says. Ghana adds to a growing list of African nations who have expressed concern about their citizens fighting in the war. “This is not our war and we cannot allow our youth to become human shields for others,” he says.
Shot in school uniform: BBC reveals police order led to Gen Z protest killings in Nepal
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Fact-check: In Trump’s Case for an Attack on Iran, False or Unproven Claims
Using the centrifuges Iran operated in the past, it would take just a few days to enrich one bomb’s worth of that highly enriched uranium to "weapons-grade" "While Iran has enriched uranium beyond what is needed for civilian purposes, any precise breakout timeline is murky," Rostker said.
Trump wants Iran to completely halt its enrichment of uranium and roll back its missile program. Iran has said it hasn’t enriched since June, but it has blocked IAEA inspectors from visiting the sites America bombed. Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium.
Trump called Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to ask for sanctions against the UAE. The UAE is accused of supporting rebels in the Sudanese civil war. A Saudi official said the crown prince asked Trump to place sanctions on the paramilitary group in question, not the UAE directly. Trump said he was not involved in the rift, but could become so.
It is unclear whether these relationships with Epstein were raised at any point. The sheer volume of records collected over several decades is both mind-boggling and tragic. Those close to the Clintons insist no one is panicking, but they admit they are losing sleep over the issue of Epstein's links with the Clintons.
Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ Against Taliban Regime
Pakistani forces struck Kabul and the provinces of Kandahar and Paktika but the casualty count remains unclear. Iran has offered to mediate, China has called for dialogue while foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Turkey have called for an end to hostilities. Several Pakistani ministers have praised the actions of their armed forces including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Trump Media in talks to spin off Truth Social from DJT into independent stock
Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) is trying to repackage its pending TAE Technologies merger into a second, more complex corporate restructuring. Under the contemplated sequence, TMTG would first complete its previously announced merger with TAE, the all-stock transaction previously disclosed at more than $6.0 billion.
North Korea’s ‘most beloved’ child: what the key congress revealed about Kim Jong-un’s succession plans
In the absence of official statements, a consensus has formed about Kim's future. The North Korean leader may be using his daughter as a ‘human shield’ for the time being, experts say. ‘The received wisdom is that he is grooming his daughter to be his successor,’ they say.
Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer
The Green Party won a special parliamentary election in England on Friday. The win is a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose center-left Labour Party was relegated to third place. The Green Party beat not just Labour, but the anti-immigration Reform UK, led by the veteran hard-right politician Nigel Farage.
White House drug czar is in Mexico following operation that killed powerful cartel leader. The operation follows President Trump repeatedly pressing the Mexican government to more aggressively target the country’s illegal drug trade. The US president has threatened to send US troops to take out cartels, if Mexico's government can’t.
Family of U.N. Expert Critical of Israel Sues Trump Over Sanctions
Family of UN's Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctions. 618 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the ceasefire. The cumulative toll is 72,082 killed since start of Israel's offensive. Israeli strikes have repeatedly disrupted the US-brokered ceasefire deal from 10 October.
How Israelis Feel About Another Potential War With Iran
Iran also hopes to avert war, but maintains it has the right to enrich uranium. The regime could survive a compromise on its nuclear program that is short of giving up on enrichment, but only if it delivers clear economic or strategic gains, says the analyst. But even if Iran is sincere in that declaration, enrichment provides it powerful strategic leverage as a nuclear threshold state.
Drone jammed near French aircraft carrier was probably Russian, says Sweden
Sweden says its armed forces spotted and jammed a drone near the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during a stopover in Malmo. Defence minister says the drone was ‘probably’ of Russian origin. Earlier, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said there was probably a "strong link" between the drone and a Russ.
OpenAI announces $110 billion funding round with backing from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank
Amazon will initially invest $15 billion, followed by another $35 billion in the coming months when certain conditions are met, OpenAI said. Amazon's investment is by far the largest amount the e-commerce giant has put into any company. OpenAI and Microsoft said their relationship was not changed by the latest investment round.
At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, minister says
The Secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War of Ukraine, Brigadier General Dmytro Usov, told a Ghanaian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, that 272 Ghanaians have been recruited into the Russian army over the past three years. He noted that recruits came from 36 African countries, including “Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Uganda, Burundi, Togo, Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Libya, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Somalia, Senegal, Benin, Cameroon, and Kenya”
Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso
Mara, a U.S. citizen, was working at the American Embassy in Ouagadougou at the time he carried out the offenses. Prosecutors said Mara exploited their circumstances over the course of about a year. Mara deliberately targeted the Burkinabé girls, who had previously formed a trusting relationship with the American family that occupied the residen.
Cuba says it killed heavily armed exiles who attacked from US-registered speedboat
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said it would pursue answers “through every legal and diplomatic channel available” “We’re going to figure out exactly what happened,” Sen. Rubio said. Cuba said it was “safeguarding its sovereignty and ensuring stability in the region”
Hillary Clinton Denies Knowing Epstein or His Crimes in a Tense Deposition
Clinton said she did not recall ever encountering Epstein and repeated that she had "nothing to add" beyond her sworn declaration in January. Pressed about photographs of her husband, former president Bill Clinton, with women referenced in Epstein files, she said his association with Epstein had ended years before the financier’s crimes became public.
Pakistan wants the Taliban to rein in armed groups such as the Pakistan Taliban. The TTP emerged in Pakistan in 2007 and is separate from the Taliban in Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban appear unwilling to seriously crack down on the TTP, partly due to prior affinities between the two groups.
They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.
The bill empowers victims of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes to sue creators, distributors, solicitors, and those who possess such material with intent to share. It fills in the gaps in US state laws, which have a patchwork of inconsistent protections for victims. The bill builds on the 2025 TAKE IT DOWN Act, which criminalizes distribution and mandates platforms to remove similarly sexually explicitDeepfakes.
BBC explains the Trump-related Epstein files the DOJ is accused of withholding
Three 2019 FBI interview summaries with a woman who had accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her are missing from the 'Epstein Files' The Justice Department will look into whether it improperly withheld FBI files that contained allegations against Trump in its release of millions of pages of investigative files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence
For many, the forced disappearance crisis is emblematic of the lack of justice and deep levels of corruption that continue to permeate Mexico. The fliers are woven into daily life in the heart of Mexico’s forced disappeared crisis: the state of Jalisco.Mexican authorities have been grappling with scrutiny over Guadalajara's ability to host World Cup soccer matches.
U.S. Birthrate Declines to an All-Time Low, but There’s a Story of Success
The SADC SRHR Strategy (2019 – 2030) serves as a policy and programmatic framework for Member States to ensure a healthy sexual and reproductive life. The joint United Nations Regional Programme, 2gether 4 SRHR, composed of UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO, has supported S ADC to develop, implement and monitor the SRHR strategy.
With Possible Iran Strike Looming, U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, and Urges Speed
Trump wants Iran to completely halt its enrichment of uranium and roll back its missile program. Iran has said it hasn’t enriched since June, but it has blocked IAEA inspectors from visiting the sites America bombed. Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium.
For CNN, a Takeover by Paramount Means a Suddenly Uncertain Future
The board deemed Paramount’s 11th bid to be “superior,” and suddenly Netflix folded. Hollywood is equally concerned that Paramount would be a dangerous steward for the cherished Warner Bros. assets, notably the cable news network CNN.Overall the Warner deal has driven massive anxiety within an already-careworn entertainment industry.
EEOC Says Agencies Can Restrict Bathroom Use by Gender Identity
The EEOC argued that interpreting Title VII as allowing “trans-identifying” employees into bathrooms of their gender identity would be tantamount to doing away with single-sex facilities. The opinion retreated from the EEOC’s landmark finding a decade ago that another transgender Army employee had been discriminated against because her employer refused to use her preferred pronouns.
Federal Judge Accuses Trump Administration of Repeatedly Disobeying Orders
A chief judge warns Minnesota’s top prosecutor and ICE: Obey court orders or face contempt. U.S. attorney for Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, and ICE representatives were ordered to appear for a contempt hearing Tuesday over failures to comply with court orders for the return of detainees’ property. Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush.
U.S. and Iran wrap up 'most intense' nuclear talks with no deal — more negotiations ahead
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program. Hours of negotiation ended with no sign of a breakthrough that could avert potential U.S. strikes amid a massive military buildup. Iran's foreign minister said the talks were some of the country's "most intense and longest rounds of negotiations"
Bill Clinton testifies about ties to Jeffrey Epstein: ‘I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong’ – live
Former President Bill Clinton released a statement Friday on X with a caption that read: "As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, not only would I not have flown on his plane if I had any inkling of what he was doing" Clinton: "I would have turned him in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals"
World's largest sovereign wealth fund's bets on Big Tech and banking drive gains
Buffett also notes that AI's development can't be reversed once it's deployed. In the case of AI, Buffett is speaking as a citizen, not an investor. Buffett says many AI tools are harmful and there’s no way of undoing it, prompting him to compare the technology to nuclear weapons.
CoreWeave CEO defends spending plans, tries to combat debt narrative as stock plummets nearly 20%
CoreWeave CEO defends spending plans, tries to combat debt narrative as stock plummets nearly 20%. Wall Street analysts are bracing for a volatile road ahead for CoreWeave as its massive infrastructure ramp pressures margins and drives up costs. CEO Mike Intrator says the company has intentionally accelerated its infrastructure buildout to meet demand.
Russia Launches Big Strikes Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks in Geneva
Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that Iran was not currently enriching uranium. Rubio's statement directly contradicted the Trump administration’s main justification to attack Iran. Donald Trump insists he is trying to prevent Iran enricheding uranium in order to make a nuclear weapon. The president has threatened to launch a major military strike on Iran.
Iranians Cite Progress in Talks, but a Marathon Session Produces No Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump wants Iran to halt its enrichment of uranium. He also wants it to roll back its long-range missile program and support for armed groups. But Iran says it wants to continue enriching uranium and seek the lifting of sanctions. Iran has said it hasn't enriched since June, but it has ramped up its enrichment.
China Wants Germany in Its Corner. It’s Not That Easy.
As Europe's largest economy, Germany has been central to shaping the EU's de-risking strategy toward China. Berlin has reassessed its long-standing assumptions in response to China’s industrial ambitions, economic headwinds, and intensifying geopolitical competition. Under Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Berlin began more openly describing China as a rival.
Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza
“I’m sure that the Israeli side raised this issue more than once, but I don’t see, you know, the result on the ground,” Govrin said. “The Egyptian government suspects that the Ismaili government is behind this.” “Why do the Egyptians not cooperate effectively and prevent this kind of transfer, or transaction, of weapons and drugs?”
President Emmanuel Macron’s Cultural Legacy At Risk After Louvre Chief Resigns
Emmanuel Macron will lay out the country’s deterrence posture since his election in 2017. He has voiced concerns, voiced multiple times, about geopolitical and defense-technology shifts that threaten the security of France and its allies. Macron in 2020 said the “vital interests’ that France could defend with nuclear force don’t end at its borders.
What to Know About U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Amid Trump Threats
Iran says it has the right to enrich uranium. It rejects proposals to transfer it abroad and seeks the lifting of international sanctions. U.S. President Donald Trump wants Iran to halt its enrichment of uranium and roll back its long-range missile program. Some Iranian officials have spoken openly about the country's readiness to produce a bomb.
U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time
The number of dual American-Israeli nationals living in the West Bank is estimated to be in the tens of thousands. More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements across West Bank, home to 3 million Palestinians. Most settlements are small towns surrounded by fences and guarded by Israeli soldiers. There is no firm timeline for implementing those aspects of the agreement.
Thanks, Ukrainians Say, but Please Stop Calling Us Resilient
Bogdan fled to avoid the Russian draft. He will have a hearing in front of an immigration judge on March 21st. His lawyer says Bogdan has no criminal record, and if he is sent back to Russia he'll likely face jail time, or be sent to a war that's already inflicted well over a million casualties.
Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack
Oman’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, right, holds a meeting with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner, as part of the ongoing Iranian-American negotiations, in Geneva, Thursday Feb. 26, 2026.
