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Microsoft executives Brad Smith, Satya Nadella and Amy Hood take questions from shareholders at the company's annual meeting in 2018.

Before the cutbacks, the company added a record 40,000 employees in its most recent fiscal year. As part of the belt-tightening, the company is also reportedly making cutbacks in its Modern Life Experiences (MLX) group. A report by the Wall Street Journal this morning says Microsoft is “asking teams across the company to rein in some employee expenses,” such as business travel and gatherings.

Ukraine news from August 10: Kyiv, which has not claimed an attack, announces losses for Russia in annexed Crimea.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reinforced a pledge that Washington and its allies will continue supplying military aid to Ukraine to help it repel ...

A Ukrainian attack in Crimea would be a dramatic escalation in the war, demonstrating an ability by Ukrainian forces to strike at Russia far from the front ...

That’s put them in Russian hands, along with significant amounts of other valuable energy and mineral deposits used for everything from aircraft parts to smartphones, according to an analysis for The Post. Russia appears set to resume ground offensives, with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu telling troops on Saturday to intensify attacks “in all operational sectors” of Ukraine. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. A total travel ban would mean denying entry to Russian dissidents and those who have criticized the war, as well as those who are persecuted for politics or sexual orientation, the official said. “We refuse to be dependent on Gazprom and finance Putin’s outrageous war!” one banner read, reported the AP. - Mali’s interim leader, Assimi Goïta, thanked Putin in a phone call for Russia’s “multifaceted support,” according to a Kremlin readout. According toReuters, Ukraine accused Russia of exploiting its position and control over the Zaporizhzhia power plant to target neighboring Dnipropetrovsk. - Russia has “almost certainly established a major new ground forces formation,” dubbed the 3rd Army Corps, to fight in Ukraine, made up of volunteer male troops up to 50 years old and incentivized with cash bonuses, Britain’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday in adaily intelligence update. - Tuesday’s Crimea demonstrated to the Russians that “they are not invincible anywhere,”saidAndriy Zagorodnyuk, a former Ukrainian defense minister who is now chairman of Ukraine’s Center for Defense Strategies, an independent think tank. Marina Ovsyannikova was detained and her home was raided, the lawyer wrote, adding that the charges relate to aphotograph she postedholding up an antiwar poster on July 15. - A Ukrainian attack in Crimea would mark a dramatic escalation in the war. The Ukrainian air force said in a separate statement that nine Russian aircraft were destroyed in the blast, without any claim of responsibility.

Russian forces have occupied the nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, since early March. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has meanwhile pledged to win ...

Guterres said on Tuesday that conditions there are "completely out of control." The group also estimated that attacks on health services led to at least 85 deaths and 101 injuries. At the moment, the plant is operating with only one production line, which is an extremely dangerous way of working," Petro Kotin, president of Energoatom, said on Ukrainian television. "Ukrainian staff operating the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant must be able to carry out their duties without threats or pressure. "Russian regional politicians have confirmed that potential 3 AC recruits are being offered lucrative cash bonuses once they deploy to Ukraine." He added that the vessels are carrying 57,000 tons of Ukrainian corn. "I would say every single child in Ukraine, their lives have been touched by this war. "Crops from Ukraine are sold around the world. The number of staff currently working there is unknown. Also, her husband is in the Ukrainian army. "The mood there is very sad. Ukrainian officials have not claimed responsibility for the attack.

At least 11 people were killed in Russian missile attacks overnight in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, not far from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant,

As of today, several casualties have already been recorded. At least 11 people were killed in Russian missile attacks overnight in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, not far from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, according to the local military. “A tragic night in the Nikopol area the Russian army killed 11 people and injured 13,’’ Valentyn Reznichenko, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk military administration, wrote on Telegram Wednesday.

We will not forget that the Russian war against Ukraine began with the occupation of Crimea. Russia has turned our peninsula, which has always been and will be ...

But most of them have experience of state formation outside of Ukraine. Our state is native to peoples whose national cultures and aspirations were formed in Crimea. Therefore, when we are working for the liberation of the peninsula, we are fighting for the restoration of the territorial integrity of our state and for the return of home to the indigenous peoples of Ukraine. I believe that it will be so. I know that we will return to the Ukrainian Crimea. And I am grateful to all our partners and international organizations that help us in this. But we are constantly adding the necessary components to the formula of liberation of Crimea. Last summer, the fundamental law on indigenous peoples of Ukraine was adopted. The Crimean topic sounds on all international platforms where the Russian war against our state is discussed. The Black Sea region cannot be safe as long as Crimea is occupied.

Satellite images appear to show damaged planes at the Saki Air Base in Crimea. The U.N. Security Council could meet over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. Russia appears set to resume ground offensives, with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu telling troops on Saturday to intensify attacks “in all operational sectors” of Ukraine. Russia has used an array of weapons against Ukraine, some of which have drawn the attention and concern of analysts.

Satellite images show Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea; Moscow's military exports under strain ; Russia succeeds when it 'manages to divide us,' Ukrainian ...

The number of staff currently working there is unknown. Also, her husband is in the Ukrainian army. "The mood there is very sad. Russia has downplayed the possibility of a targeted attack, although analysts say the satellite imagery suggests just that. According to the commissioner, 316 children have been killed and 705 injured. Russia is defeated and backs down when it loses the initiative, and meets with coordinated resistance."

Russian forces “lost” nine combat aircraft in Crimea and one more in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Wednesday in his ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance usi.

4:51 a.m. Ukraine decides on a mandatory evacuation of people in the region around the eastern city of Donetsk, the scene of fierce fighting with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says. 8:19 a.m. The conflict in Ukraine does not warrant Russia's use of nuclear weapons, but Moscow could decide to use its nuclear arsenal in response to "direct aggression" by NATO countries over the invasion, Russia said on Tuesday at a nuclear nonproliferation conference. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington he was "deeply concerned" that the Zaporizhzhia plant -- the same one from March that Russia was firing shells close to -- was now being used as a military base to fire on Ukrainian forces. 4:38 a.m. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces up to $550 million in arms and equipment for Ukraine. This "includes more ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and 155mm artillery systems." 1:00 p.m. Russia wants a negotiated solution to the war in Ukraine and last month's agreement on grain shipments might offer a way forward, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin says. 9:30 a.m. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns on the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that a new arms race is accelerating and it is "totally unacceptable" for countries with nuclear weapons to even "admit the possibility" of using them. "The United Kingdom is now projected to enter recession from the fourth quarter of this year." "We are ready to discuss this topic, but within the framework of the channel that was agreed upon by presidents Putin and Biden," Lavrov said during a visit to Cambodia. "If the Americans decide to once again resort to public diplomacy ... that is their business, and I would even say that it is their problem." "I'm extremely concerned by the shelling yesterday at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which underlines the very real risk of a nuclear disaster that could threaten public health and the environment in Ukraine and beyond," Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a statement. Kyiv has appealed for the area to be demilitarized and for the International Atomic Energy Agency to be let in. Ukraine issued a statement in a heavily suggestive tone reminiscent of its response to unexplained blasts on Russian territory during the conflict. The shipper is now searching for a new buyer in Lebanon or elsewhere, according to the embassy.

The World Cup is just around the corner, with eight years of hard work to return to the global tournament leading to a tense couple of weeks Qatar.

(Bloomberg) -- Russian forces “lost” nine combat aircraft in Crimea and one more in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ...

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Ukrainian military officials say the wreckage resulted from an attack by Ukrainian forces and partisans.

Russia continues to downplay damage from explosions at a Russian air base in Crimea — while newly released satellite images show eight wrecked warplanes and three blast craters on the base’s runways. The latest in Crimea following Russian air base explosions Ukrainian military officials say the wreckage resulted from an attack by Ukrainian forces and partisans.