SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says Microsoft owes the U.S. Treasury $28.9 billion in back taxes, plus penalties and interest, the company revealed Wednesday in a securities filing. That figure, which Microsoft disputes, stems from a long-running IRS probe into how Microsoft allocated its profits among countries and jurisdictions in the years
MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of betraying him just before the U.S. killed a top Iranian general in 2020, breaking from the Republican presidential primary field’s uniform support of Israel as it responds to Hamas’ deadly attack.Trump’s comments at a West Palm Beach, Florida, rally on
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has drawn up legislation to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers and plans to discuss measures to tackle migration with the opposition as it tries to defuse what has become a major political problem.Shelters for migrants and refugees have been filling up in recent months as significant numbers of asylum-seekers
NEW YORK (AP) — Within the past year, young journalists have produced investigations that led to the resignation of Stanford University’s president, the firing of Northwestern University’s football coach, and a school shooting graphic so striking that it led a veteran newsman to say, “I’ve never seen a better front page.”All while making sure to
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations has suspended and detained eight peacekeepers in eastern Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation, a U.N. official said.A statement from the U.N. on Wednesday said it has taken “strong measures in response to reports of serious misconduct by peacekeepers.” The peacekeepers have been confined pending further details and
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media reported that Israeli airstrikes on Thursday hit the international airports of the Syrian capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo, damaging their runways and putting them out of service.State news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying that no one was hurt in the attacks.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore low-cost airline Scoot said Thursday that one of its planes made a U-turn back to the city-state an hour after taking off for Perth due to a bomb threat and then landed safely.Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Group, said Flight TR16 departed at 4:11 p.m (0811 GMT) from
MADRID (AP) — Protestors booed Spanish acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the country’s National Day military parade Thursday, apparently disgruntled over his efforts to end Spain’s political limbo by seeking to strike a deal with separatist parties.Sánchez appeared on a raised platform at Madrid’s Neptune fountain alongside King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and Princess
Premijer Kosova Aljbin Kurti pozvao je danas Srbe da se u narednim danima oslone na kosovsku policiju, da sarađuju i da, kako je rekao, budu pažljivi i suzdržani od insceniranog i zlonamernog nasilja.On je izjavio da je pred očima sveta dokumentovano da su u napadu na Banjsku umešana najmanje četiri sloja srpske države, Predsedništvo, obaveštajne službe
Stranka slobode i pravde (SSP) uputila je danas otvoreno pismo ministru za rad, zapošljavanje, boračka i socijalna pitanja Nikoli Selakoviću u kom je ocenila da centrima za socijalni rad u Srbiji nedostaje više od 600 stručnih radnika a celokupnom sistemu socijalne zaštite “još oko 1.700”. SSP je upitala Selakovića da li zna da u Srbiji postoje centri
