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

PARIS: 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” achievement according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.The two-week sporting extravaganza that ended on Sunday prompted a security operation unlike any other in French history, with the mobilization … Read more

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

PARIS: 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” achievement according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.The two-week sporting extravaganza that ended on Sunday prompted a security operation unlike any other in French history, with the mobilization … Read more

Daesh attack in east DR Congo kills five

LONDON: Britain's approach to combating extremism has been criticized for being “double-edged”, with far-right attacks not treated as seriously as Islamist ones, according to a leading think tank. The Royal United Services Institute has raised concerns that far-right violence is often dismissed as “mere mischief” by politicians, prosecutors and security services, The Observer reported on … Read more

Palestinian gunmen kill Israeli in West Bank attack, Israeli military says

LONDON: More than 1 million children in the Gaza Strip are at risk of contracting poliovirus type 2, a highly infectious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death, as displacement and destruction of sanitation infrastructure leave the population vulnerable to disease. The World Health Organization has announced plans to send 1.2 million polio … Read more