Bangladesh awaits installation of interim government after weeks of strife

Arab American community, major unions encouraged Harris's choice of Walz as running mate EAU CLAIRE, Wis.: Arab American communities and key union leaders across the Midwest said Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris made the right choice in choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in November. Some Michigan Democratic leaders have worried … Read more

New Zealand and Australia trade barbs over accent and language in row over Maori words

Arab American community, major unions encouraged Harris's choice of Walz as running mate EAU CLAIRE, Wis.: Arab American communities and key union leaders across the Midwest said Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris made the right choice in choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in November. Some Michigan Democratic leaders have worried … Read more

Macron tells Netanyahu to ‘avoid cycle of reprisals’

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to “avoid a vicious cycle of retaliation” in the Middle East, his office said, as fears of a regional war surge. Macron had earlier told his Iranian counterpart to “avoid a vicious cycle of retaliation that would endanger populations and regional stability”, … Read more

What is behind the UK’s summer of discontent and riots?

LONDON: Riots have gripped England and Northern Ireland over the past week amid a cloud of misinformation and perceived government failings. Commentators are divided, however, over the root causes beyond assertions of “far-right thuggery.” Not since 2011, when the police shooting of a black man sparked days of nationwide riots, has the UK witnessed scenes … Read more