Employees repair sections of the Darnytska combined heat and power plant, damaged by Russian airstrikes, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 4, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Roman PILIPEY/AFP/Getty

Ukraine's top negotiator Rustem Umerov confirmed Wednesday that a new round of trilateral peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. had begun in Abu Dhabi. The parties first met in the Emirati capital at the end of January, kicking off the first three-way negotiations since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago.

A U.S. official told CBS News that Wednesday's conversations "were productive, and will continue tomorrow morning."

U.S. officials labeled the first round "the most constructive of the war," and they do appear to have led to the recent "energy truce," with both sides halting attacks on each...More

When Pinterest and Dow announced layoffs last month, they attributed the job cuts in part to a shift to artificial intelligence — a sign that some employers are stepping up their investment in AI as they pare their payrolls.

Although economists have generally downplayed the impact to date of generative AI on the broader U.S. workforce, that may offer little comfort to the employees who suddenly find themselves out of work as companies tout their adoption of such tools.

In 2025, companies directly pointed to their use of AI in announcing 55,000 job cuts — more than 12 times the number of layoffs attributed to AI just two years earlier, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. Of those job losses, 51,000 were in tech, with most of the cuts concentrated in tech-heavy states such as California and Washington.

After years of pouring money into AI in a bid to...More

City beat Newcastle 3-1 on the day and will meet Arsenal in next month's final after a 5-1 win on aggregate


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As soon as the ball landed at the feet of a Manchester City attacker at any point during the first half against Newcastle United on Wednesday, there was a sense of inevitability. It did not matter exactly where the team's offense was positioned – near the halfway line, tucked behind several Newcastle defenders closer to goal or somewhere in between. There was always a pass to be played, an area to exploit, a chance to create frenzy amongst the opposition defense, a goal to be scored. As Pep Guardiola's side put three past Newcastle before the halftime break, boasting a 5-0 aggregate lead in the EFL Cup semifinals, vintage City made their long-awaited comeback.

They managed to do so without the one player who is a most natural...More

LaMonte McLemore of the 5th Dimension attends the grand opening of Catfish Alley Restaurant on April 14, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic via Getty Images

Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of vocal group The 5th Dimension, whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 90.

McLemore died Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas, surrounded by family, his representative Jeremy Westby said in a statement obtained by CBS News. He died of natural causes after having a stroke.

The 5th Dimension had broad crossover success and won six Grammy Awards , including record of the year twice, for 1967's "Up, Up and Away" and 1969's "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In." Both were also top 10 pop hits, with the latter, a mashup of songs from the musical "Hair," spending six weeks at No....More

France's navy seized over four tons of cocaine from a ship in the south Pacific and also intercepted a boat trafficking cocaine in the Caribbean Sea, the country's armed forces minister said on Thursday. France's High Commission in French Polynesia

France's navy seized over four tons of cocaine from a ship in the south Pacific and also intercepted a boat trafficking cocaine in the Caribbean Sea, the country's armed forces minister said on Thursday.

Catherine Vautrin wrote on X that 4.24 tons of cocaine was seized in the Pacific and a boat carrying 678 kilograms of cocaine was intercepted in the Caribbean and handed over to the Barbadian authorities.

The vessel in the Pacific, from Central America and believed bound for South Africa, was intercepted in French Polynesia, the country's high commission in the island territory said in a statement.

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The Greek coast guard performs a search and rescue operation following a migrant boat's collision with a coast guard vessel off the Aegean island of Chios, near Mersinidi, Greece, Feb. 4, 2026. Konstantinos Anagnostou/REUTERS

A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15 people, the coast guard said late Tuesday, while a search and rescue operation involving patrol boats, a helicopter and divers was underway for potentially missing people.

The bodies of 14 people — 11 men and three women — were recovered from the sea, the coast guard said, while another 25 migrants, including about 11 children, were rescued and transported to a hospital on Chios, as were two coast guard officers who were injured in the incident.

One of...More

Queen Maxima begins her training at the Royal Military Academy in Breda, on 4 February, 2025 Netherlands Ministry of Defense

The Netherlands' Queen Maxima has joined her country's army as a reservist, voicing concern about national security.

Maxima, 54, "has chosen to register now because our safety can no longer be taken for granted," according to a statement released Wednesday by the Dutch royal family, "and she, like many others, wants to contribute to that safety."

After training with the Royal Netherlands Army, the Argentinian-born Dutch queen will be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and "like other reservists, she will deploy where needed," the royal family's statement said.

Photographs released by the family show the queen taking part in "Mental Skills" training at the Dutch Royal Military Academy in Breda, in the south of the...More

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is seen during a news conference in Kobylka, Poland, Jan. 30, 2026. Kuba Stezycki/REUTERS

Poland's leader said Wednesday that the country would look into possible links between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence services, amid growing concern that the Epstein scandal may have implications beyond criminal justice that touch on national security for the European nation.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced in a video posted Wednesday on social media that the Polish government would create an analytical team to examine whether Polish children were abused via criminal networks connected to Epstein.

"We cannot allow any of the cases involving the abuse of the Polish children by a network of pedophiles and the organizer of this satanic circle, Mr. Epstein, to be treated lightly or ignored," he...More