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Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media, as the social media giant faces pressure over the recent political shift of its boss Mark Zuckerberg towards US President Donald Trump. “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,” a Meta spokesperson said, confirming a story first reported in The Verge. “We recently conducted an investigation that resulted in roughly 20 employees being terminated for sharing confidential information outside the company, and we expect…
US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly disparaged NATO, said Thursday that he does support the alliance’s crucial Article 5 provision for mutual defense between members. “I support it,” he said at a press conference, adding, “I don’t think we’re going to have any reason for it.”
Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media, as the social media giant faces pressure over the recent political shift of its boss Mark Zuckerberg towards US President Donald Trump. “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,” a Meta spokesperson said, confirming a story first reported in The Verge. “We recently conducted an investigation that resulted in roughly 20 employees being terminated for sharing confidential information outside the company, and we expect…
US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly disparaged NATO, said Thursday that he does support the alliance’s crucial Article 5 provision for mutual defense between members. “I support it,” he said at a press conference, adding, “I don’t think we’re going to have any reason for it.”
Saudi Arabia on Friday opposed the formation of entities and parallel governments in Sudan, calling any such move “unlawful.” On Feb. 22, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied armed groups signed “a political charter” in Kenya to form a parallel government. The Sudanese government protested Kenya’s hosting of what it called a “conspiracy to establish a government” for the RSF. In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry affirmed the kingdom’s “rejection of any unlawful measures taken outside the framework of Sudan’s official institutions, including the formation of a parallel government.” It stressed that such actions “undermine Sudan’s unity…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal “must hold”, with just hours to go before an initial phase expires. His comments came after Palestinian resistance group Hamas called for international pressure on Israel to enter the next phase of the ceasefire, as negotiations were resuming in Cairo. The truce’s first phase is due to expire Saturday morning, after largely halting more than 15 months of bombardment and fighting in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. “The ceasefire and hostage release deal must hold. The coming days are critical. The parties must spare…
President Donald Trump on Friday warned Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine had to make a deal with the United States — or Washington would end its support since the Russian invasion. “Your people are very brave, but you’re either going to make a deal or we’re out, and if we’re out, you’ll fight it out,” Trump said in the White House in a dramatic verbal clash. “I don’t think it’s going to be pretty, but you’ll fight it out, but you don’t have the cards.”
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump openly clashed in the White House on Friday at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine’s mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia. “You’re not acting at all thankful. It’s not a nice thing,” the US president said. “It’s going to be very hard to do business like this,” he added.
Senate Democrats accused US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance of siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin after they berated Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky in an extraordinarily tense White House meeting on Friday. “Trump and Vance are doing Putin’s dirty work. Senate Democrats will never stop fighting for freedom and democracy,” Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer posted on social media.
Real Madrid were on Friday punished for the behaviour of their fans during the second leg of the Champions League play-off against Manchester City. In the decision, UEFA, the governing body of European football, found Real’s fans guilty of “discriminatory behaviour”. Neither the television footage nor journalists present reported any incidents during Madrid’s 3-1 home victory on February 19 over Manchester City that sent the reigning champions through to the last 16. The statement said the fans had violated article 14 of UEFA’s disciplinary regulations, which punishes “racism, other discriminatory behaviour and propaganda”. UEFA fined Real 30,000 euros (31,000 dollars)…