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.
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records. The S&P 500 added 0.2% to its record set Friday. The Dow rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1% to its own record. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil climbed 2.9% to top $104.
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.
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Monday to prove the “doubters” in his own party and among the electorate as a whole wrong as he tries to fight off demands to step down after devastating local election results for his Labour Party.
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.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump, in his return to the White House, has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan, an approach that’s raising questions ahead of this week’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping about whether the U.S. leader could be open to dialing back support for the island democracy that Beijing views as its breakaway province.
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.
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