Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning on Wednesday, as the company pares expenses and compensates for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday (local time) as a category five hurricane, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said in its latest advisory.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to “carry out powerful attacks” in Gaza after accusing the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire agreement in the Palestinian territory.

US forces have killed 14 people in strikes on four alleged drug boats in the Pacific, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says.

Instagram owner Meta (META.O), opens new tab and other social media firms said on Tuesday they will comply with a ban on users under the age of 16.

Virginia and Indiana were poised on Tuesday to become the latest battlegrounds in a rare and widening mid-decade redistricting war instigated by President Donald Trump.

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving ruler, secured an eighth term in office on Monday, election results showed, triggering clashes between security forces and opposition supporters who say the vote was rigged.

Air travel turmoil deepened with more than 4,300 flights delayed nationwide on Monday following more than 8,800 delays on Monday, with air traffic controller absences surging as the federal government shutdown reached its 27th day.

A slow-moving but deadly hurricane is inching towards Jamaica, threatening to unleash torrential rains and destructive winds on the Caribbean island.

King Charles was confronted by a protester during a visit to Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire on Monday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned Aotearoa New Zealand to urgently close the “alarming” gaps in measles immunisation, particularly among Māori and Pacific communities.