DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Tariqul Islam lost his savings after setbacks in his clothing business about a year and a half ago and turned to ride-sharing on his motorbike to make ends meet. Until recently, he spent hours in fuel lines as supply disruptions linked to the war in Iran ripple into Bangladesh.
A sudden halt for technology stocks put the brakes on Wall Street's record-setting run. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% Tuesday from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7% from its own record. Oil prices meanwhile rose more than 3%.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Rescuers on Indonesia ‘s remote island of Halmahera found the bodies of two Singaporean hikers on Sunday, two days after they were caught in a volcanic eruption on Mount Dukono, officials said.
BEIJING (AP) – As Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump prepare for a highly anticipated summit, both China and the United States say their ties have been broadly stable in recent months – and they are planning on keeping it that way. But many issues are at stake in one of the world’s most consequential relationships, with no easy end in sight.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – More than 300 foreign nationals were arrested in a raid on an alleged online gambling operation in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, police said Saturday, in one of the country’s largest crackdowns on illegal digital betting networks.
LONDON (AP) – U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Tuesday that he has no intention of resigning as calls grew louder within his Labour Party for him to step down and some junior members of his government quit in protest. Starmer tried to shore up support within his Cabinet following hefty losses for the Labour Party in local elections.
CHENNAI, India (AP) – Urvil Patel hit a record-equaling 13-ball 50 in the Indian Premier League and Shivam Dube smashed two sixes in the final over of the match as Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets on Sunday.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
For 12 days this week, the eyes of the movie world will be on the Cannes Film Festival. The Cote d’Azur spectacular will play host – starting on Tuesday – to some of the most anticipated movies of the year in a constant parade of red carpets and megawatt premieres.