French police win plaudits after high-risk Olympics

BELFAST: A week of racism-fuelled disorder in Northern Ireland, fueled by unrest in English towns and cities, is proving difficult to end, with fears that sectarian divisions in the UK region are feeding into the violence.“They burned everything, there's nothing left inside, just ashes,” said Bashir, whose supermarket in Belfast was torched during a crackdown … Read more

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

Saint-Denis, France: To prove that topping Paris is not mission impossible, Los Angeles on Sunday took over the duties of hosting the 2028 Olympics from the French capital, with skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars. , which closed its 2024 Games as it began — with joy and panache.Paris was bringing … Read more

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

PARIS: The vaulting ambitions of the Paris Olympics made them risky and difficult to police, but French security forces kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe – a “gold medal” performance according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.The two-week sporting extravaganza, which ended on Sunday, led to a security operation unlike any other in … Read more

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

PARIS: The vaulting ambitions of the Paris Olympics made them risky and difficult to police, but French security forces kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe – a “gold medal” performance according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.The two-week sporting extravaganza, which ended on Sunday, led to a security operation unlike any other in … Read more

Hezbollah says two fighters killed in Israeli strike

LONDON: More than one million children in the Gaza Strip are at risk of contracting type 2 poliovirus, a highly contagious disease that can cause paralysis and even death, as displacement and the destruction of sanitation infrastructure leave the population vulnerable to the disease. The World Health Organization has announced plans to send 1.2 million … Read more

Northern Ireland violence shocks Muslims and stokes fears over sectarian divides

London: Britain's approach to fighting extremism has been criticized for being “two-tiered”, with far-right attacks not being treated as seriously as Islamists, according to a leading think tank. The Royal United Services Institute has expressed concern that right-wing violence is often dismissed as “mere hooliganism” by politicians, prosecutors and security services, The Observer reported on … Read more