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French police win plaudits after high-risk Olympics

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BELFAST: A week of racist unrest in Northern Ireland that began with riots in English towns and cities continues, with concerns that sectarian divisions in the English region are spilling over into violence.“They burned everything down, there was nothing left inside, just ash,” said Bashir, whose supermarket in Belfast was torched in an attack on … Read more

Paris Olympics memorable moments: Simone Biles was the star but the spotlight reached many faces

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SAINT-DENIS, FRANCE: Proving that it’s not impossible to surpass Paris, Los Angeles mobilized skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday to hand over the 2028 Olympics to the French capital, which just as it began the 2024 Games, ended them with joy and pride.Paris brought the Olympics to a close … Read more

South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats

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PARIS: The sheer ambition of the Paris Olympics made it difficult to monitor and police, but French security forces kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe in what Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin called a “gold medal” achievement.The two-week sporting event, which ended on Sunday, was preceded by a security operation unprecedented in recent … Read more

How a young generation in Bangladesh forced out the leader who ruled for much of their lives

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PARIS: The sheer ambition of the Paris Olympics made it difficult to monitor and police, but French security forces kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe in what Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin called a “gold medal” achievement.The two-week sporting event, which ended on Sunday, was preceded by a security operation unprecedented in recent … Read more