The Washington Post has conducted massive layoffs, in which nearly one-third of the company’s employees have been fired. This layoff was announced on February 4, 2026 and international reporting, sports department, local news and many other sections have been badly affected. The most shocking thing is that their correspondent Lizzie Johnson, who was reporting from the war zone in Ukraine, was also fired from her job during this period.

The job I was proud of was lost

Lizzie Johnson, who was posted in Kiev, wrote on social media, ‘I have just been fired by the Washington Post in the middle of a war zone. I have no words. I am extremely sad. She had previously posted about how difficult it was to work without electricity, heating and water, but she was proud to continue reporting there. Now his layoff has created a huge outcry in the world of journalism, because it shows that the company is reducing international coverage even in a crisis like war.

Bureaus of many countries including New Delhi closed

Executive editor Matt Murray told staff in a memo that the layoffs are to secure the company’s future. The company will now focus on areas like politics, national security, science, technology and business. International bureaus have been most affected. Several bureaus were closed or significantly downsized, such as:

• Asia editor’s post ends.
• Bureau chiefs of New Delhi, Sydney and Cairo laid off.
• The entire Middle East reporting team was fired.
• Reporters from China, Iran and Turkey were expelled.
• There is also confusion over Ukraine Bureau.

In addition, the sports department has been almost completely shuttered, the books section has been eliminated, the daily ‘Post Reports’ podcast has been canceled and deep cuts have been made to the Washington Metro desk. Reporter Caroline O’Donovan, who covered Amazon’s beat, was also fired, while company owner Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon.

Jeff Bezos bought Washington Post in 2013

The Washington Post suffered a loss of about $100 million in 2024. Former executive editor Marty Baron said that this decision was taken at the top level. The cancellation of the plan to give endorsement to Kamala Harris before the 2024 elections led to a huge decline in subscriptions. Some employees believe that this is not only an economic but also an ideological decision. The Washington Post Guild said its staff has dropped by about 400 people over the past three years. The guild appealed to Bezos that if he did not want to invest in the company, a new owner should be found.

Washington Post weak without international coverage

Marty Baron has described it as ‘one of the darkest days in the history of the world’s greatest news organization’. Former correspondent Ashley Parker said Washington coverage would be weakened without an international bureau. Ukraine bureau chief Siobhan O’Grady wrote that he risks his life to report on the war and that readers want such news.

This layoff is a sign of the American media’s retreat from international journalism. The world is becoming more global, but American media is focusing more on domestic issues. Many people are considering this as a big blow to journalism, because ground reporting from war zones will be reduced.

The Washington Post, one of the world’s leading media organizations, has announced mass layoffs on Wednesday (February 4, 2026). This organization of Jeff Bezos decided to close its existing sports desk and also cut down on international reporting. One-third of the company’s employees were affected by this layoff.

In an interview with Fox News, The Washington Post said, ‘Today we are taking many decisive steps for our future. We have taken this decision to provide specialized journalism and to further improve our position. This will give a distinct identity to our institute and attract our users.

Retired executive editor angry over retrenchment

Speaking to The Wrap, Mary Baron, retired executive editor of the Washington Post, said, ‘This decision is one of the darkest days in the history of this institution. This will seriously affect the mission of The Washington Post. This will further reduce the number of talented and courageous employees. People around the world will be deprived of our on-the-ground reporting, which is needed today more than ever.

Last week, The Washington Post employees appealed to Jeff Bezos to reconsider possible layoffs. The Washington Post Guild opposed further layoffs, saying it would weaken the newspaper. The guild said, ‘This move by the institute will alienate readers and harm its mission of holding power accountable.’

New Delhi Bureau Chief was also fired from the job

Pranshu Verma, New Delhi Bureau Chief of The Washington Post, is also among those who were fired from the job. He posted on X and wrote, ‘I am very sad to inform that I have been fired from The Washington Post. It feels very bad to know that many of my talented friends have also left. It was a privilege for me to work here for the last four years. It was an honor for me to work as the New Delhi Bureau Chief of the newspaper.

Employees covering international were fired

Ishaan Tharoor, global affairs columnist of The Washington Post, was also fired from his job. He said, ‘Today I have been fired from The Washington Post. Also, most of the international staff and many of my other wonderful colleagues were also laid off. I am deeply saddened for our newsroom and especially for the wonderful journalists who have worked for The Washington Post internationally. Editor and reporter who has been my friend and colleague for almost 12 years. It was an honor for me to work with him.

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The number of billionaires in the world is increasing and now their number has crossed 3000. An Oxfam report released just before the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos says that the number of billionaires around the world will reach a record level in 2025. Their total wealth has increased to 18.3 trillion dollars. The report said that for the first time in 2025, the number of billionaires across the world has crossed 3,000.

Their wealth outweighs half the world’s population

This charity organization said in its report that among these, the wealth of American billionaires has increased the fastest. In the rest of the world too, the wealth of billionaires has increased by double digits. This study by Oxfam is based on academic research and data sources ranging from World Inequality Database to Forbes Rich List.

It found that the wealth of global billionaires will jump by 16 percent to $18.3 trillion in 2025, which is 81 percent or $8.2 trillion more than in 2020. Oxfam has also said in its report that the 12 richest people in the world have more wealth than even half the world’s population i.e. 4 billion people.

AI-based companies also benefited

It was told in the study that this level of wealth of billionaires is the highest in history so far. The increasing valuations of artificial intelligence companies have brought even more profits, making investors richer. Oxfam said, “Last year the pace of growth from November 2024 was 16.2 percent, which is three times more than the average growth rate since 2020.”

10 richest people in the world

Name	company	net worth
elon musk	Tesla and SpaceX	779.6 billion dollars
larry page	Google	270 billion dollars
jeff bezos	amazon	249.8 billion
sergey brin	Google	249.1 billion
larry ellison	oracle	240.6 billion
mark zuckerberg	Facebook	212.8 billion dollars
Bernard Arnault and family	LVMH	182.4 billion dollars
Jensen Huang	NVIDIA (semiconductors)	161.7 billion dollars
warren buffett	Berkshire Hathaway	146.1 billion dollars
amancio ortega	Jara	143.1 billion dollars

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Amazon 10-Minute Delivery Service: Jeff Bezos’ company Amazon has launched its 10-minute delivery service. After the first launch in Bengaluru and Delhi, now its service was started in some parts of Mumbai. The company has said that in these three cities of the country, more than 100 micro-fulfillment centers have been set up for ultra-fast delivery. The company plans to build more centers by the end of the year. Along with this, now Amazon is delivered from grocery items to beauty products, electronic accessories, home appliances, baby items in just 10 minutes.

Great response found in Bengaluru

Sameer Kumar, Vice President and Country Manager of Amazon India, said, “We launched Amazon Now in Bangalore at the beginning of the year to deliver the needy things in just 10 minutes. We received a wonderful response. In the last few months, there has been a jump of 25 % in audiences. Since using Amazon Now, Prime members have increased their shopping three times more. Inspired by this success, we have set up more than 100 micro-film-film-fame centers and our plan is to build 100 more centers in Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai.

What are Micro-Fullfact Centers?

Let us know that micro-filming centers are small warehouses, in which goods are kept. These are made in different areas of the city. This is where the goods are packed and reaches your house. From now on, if you see the icon of ’10 MINS ‘while shopping on the Amazon app, then you will understand that this goods will be delivered within 10 minutes of ordering. The company says that these centers equipped with high-tech inventory systems will meet the needs of the people at the local level. They will get their needs in a few minutes.

Sem day delivery of more than 10 lakh products

On Amazon Now, you will find many more items from everyday things, including things from vegetables to stomach care. The delivery of some products will be done in 10 minutes. Apart from this, 40,000+ products will be delivered in a few hours, while more than 10 lakh products will be delivered on the same day and more than 40 lakh products will be delivered by the next day.

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Billionaires Networth: Due to the tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump, the US stock market, including Asian, suffered a lot of damage on the last day of the last week i.e. Friday. Weak employment data also disappointed investors. Similarly, on Monday, there was a huge decline in Wall Street. There was also lethargy in the Asian market. Its impact was seen on the wealth of the top rich of the world. In the last 24 hours, he suffered a loss of billions of dollars.

Jeff Bezos got a big shock

According to the Bloomberg Billioniers Index, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos suffered the most. He has suffered a loss of $ 17.2 billion (1.5 lakh crores) in a day. In this list, he is fourth with assets of $ 237 billion. After this, Larry Alison, chairman of Oracle, who finished second with a $ 295 billion assets in the list, has received a shock of $ 9.94 billion (about 87000 crores). Alan Musk, who was on top of the list, has lost $ 4.03 billion (about 35000 crores). With this, now his assets are $ 352 billion.

Bill Gates out of the list of top 10

In this list of Bloomberg, legendary investor Warren Buffett is at number ten, who has lost $ 896 million (about 7000 crores) in the last 24 hours. Bill Gates, who has been holding a long time in this list of Top-10, has also suffered a strong loss. With a loss of $ 1.09 billion (about 9000 crores), his net worth is now $ 122 billion and he is at number 12 in this list of rich people.

Adani loss, Ambani remained profitable

As far as Indian billionaires were concerned, two veteran business tycoon Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are also included in the list. However, Adani has gone out of the list of top-20 rich with a loss of $ 2.14 billion (about 18000 crores) and is still at number 21 with assets of $ 76.5 billion. At the same time, Mukesh Ambani is at 17th position with a profit of 306 million dollars (about 2000 crores). His assets are currently $ 100 billion.

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Jeff bezos and lauren sanchez wedding: Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and writer, helicopter pilot and Lauren Sanchez, who were a journalist from profession, are tied up with each other. Sanchez has shared an Instagram post, in which he posted some pictures of his wedding and informed his fans that both are now official married.

Dating started from 2018

Before marriage, some pictures went viral on social media on Friday, in which many high profile guests were seen getting out of luxury hotels. Both started dating each other from 2018. On July 14, 2019, after divorcing his first wife McKenzie Scott, Bezos spoke openly on her relationship with Sanchez. Billionaire businessman Bezos proposed Sanchez wearing a beautiful diamond ring in 2023, priced at $ 2.5 million.

Wedding photos shared on Instagram

In one of the pictures shared on Instagram, the newly married couple are seen smiling with their hands and many guests around them are seen applauding. In these pictures, Sanchez is looking very beautiful in white lace marmed gown. Bezos is also looking a lot in sharp, black tuxido. In an interview to Vogue, Sanchez said that her dress is inspired by the great Italian actress Sophia Lauren.

200 high profile guests included

Bezos and Sanchez called both of them ‘I do’ in a black-tie ceremony in San Georgio Maggore Island. In view of this ceremony, adequate security arrangements were made around San Georgio Maggore. It is being told that around 200 guests were involved in this grand wedding, which included celebrities like Opra Winfre, Chris Jenner, Cloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Elie Golding and Ivanka Trump.

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Jeff bezos wedding invitation: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is about to marry his fiance Lauren Sanchez. The wedding card of American businessman Bezos is becoming viral on social media. He was also trolled because of this. Bezos is currently 61 years old and his future wife Sanchez is 55 years old. Both of them will tie the knot in the city of Venice.

According to a report, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have been together for about 6 years and now they have decided to marry. There is a lot of discussion about their wedding card. They have been trolled on social media. A user named Elizabeth on X wrote, “Is it made of Microsoft Paint?” The user named Mar Mac wrote, “Class or test cannot be purchased with money.”

Who is Bezos’s wife Lauren Sanchez

Lauren Sanchez is a journalist by profession. He is a very popular news anchor. Sanchez and Bezos have been together for a long time. According to a report, Bezos proposed him in the year 2023. After this, both of them organized the Grand Ring Ceremony. Bezos proposed to Sanchez by wearing a $ 3-4 million platinum diamond ring. Now both are going to get married.

Guests will arrive from private jet at Bezos’ wedding

There is a lot of discussion about Bezos’ marriage. They will marry in Venice. 90 private jets and 30 water taxis have been prepared for Bezos’ wedding. According to the report, all the guests will reach the venue from this. Guests will be transported to the vending hall via the city river. Many eldition hotels have been booked for the guests to stop. This includes Grity Palace, St. Razis, Belmond Siknani and Hotel Danielie. There will be many more special arrangements for the guests.

Amazon investment in India: E-commerce company Amazon on Thursday announced an investment of over Rs 2500 crore in India this year. The company’s plan is to increase the scope of its network in the country so that their service can reach more and more people.

This is Amazon’s plan in India

The company said that through this investment, focus will be done on the scope of the network and its upgradation to ensure more trust and fast service for customers, technology and innovation are more advanced than before and the interests of employees can also be improved.

The company says that this investment will increase the processing capacity, the company’s operating network will be improved, the current facilities will be upgraded in the delivery network, which will provide better facilities to the customers than before.

India’s e-commerce market is growing fast

The company has announced the investment at a time when India’s e-commerce market is moving fast. Its market valuation stood at US $ 125 billion in 2024, while it is expected to reach US $ 550 billion by 2030.

It is getting support from the increasing number of Internet users in India. Apart from this, the youth population of the country has now started paying attention to e-commerce and online shopping compared to earlier, e-commerce is also getting promoted. Alam is that now e-commerce is spreading rapidly in small cities and rural areas.

Companies like Amazon, Flipkart and Jiomart are big players from e-commerce sector in India. In the last few years, by investing dollars in the rapidly growing e-commerce market in the country, India’s e-business landscape has been changed. However, this new investment of Amazon can prove to be a challenge for the current e-commerce platforms like Flipkart, Misho.

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Amazon relocation warning: The US has ordered thousands of its employees to reelocked in cities like Arlington, Virginia and Washington. This decree of reelocation has been pronounced to employees of different teams.

Now or not, employees will get just 30 days to decide whether it is to be reelocked. If the employees agreed to go to the company’s office in other cities, then it is fine. No, they will have to submit their resignation. Employees resigned will not get any serence payment i.e. compensation.

It will be difficult for employees to take decisions

Since, there are already reports of retrenchment in many companies, so the pressure on the employees has increased further. There are many people in the company who live with their family, there are children going to school at home, it will be very difficult for them to take this decision. Actually, during the time of Corona, Amazon gave the facility of work from home to its employees.

Then from January 2, 2025, the company asked the employees to come to office five days a week under their ‘Return to Office’ policy. Actually, the company wants to increase mutual cooperation between employees, teamwork should be encouraged. Amazon believes that working together promotes innovation, increases bonding among employees, work environment improves. In such a situation, if the employee is ready for reelination, then the process for this will start in the next 60 days.

Fear of pruning in employees

In recent times, many American companies like Microsoft to Meta, Walmart, IBM have been trimmed. Meanwhile, Amazon’s CEO Andy Jessie has told his employees that the company will reduce the number of employees due to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the next few years. Amazon is now adding more AI tools and agents in its operations. Due to all this, the pressure on employees to save their jobs has increased more than ever.

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