France | Macron wastes no time: names PM, sees Merkel

On his first full day in office, French President Emmanuel Macron moved quickly yesterday on fronts both foreign and domestic, naming 46-year-old lawmaker Edouard Philippe as

This Day in History | 1943 – Germans crush Jewish uprising

All resistance in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw has ended after 28 days of fighting. In his operational report, the local SS commander, Brigadier

Offbeat | Looking for treats, black bear gets stuck in car, honks horn

The young black bear was probably looking for treats when he climbed inside a car in Virginia, but it managed to honk the horn. Roanoke police say the 200-pound

World briefs

HONG KONG Authorities have rejected asylum requests from a group of refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden four years ago, in what their lawyer said is retaliation for helping

The Buzz | Beyonce, Bruno Mars lead BET Awards nominations

Beyonce dominated last year’s BET Awards with “Lemonade,” but there’s more juice in her cup. The pop star is nominated for seven awards at the 2017 BET

Beautiful mind | Gov’t scientist from DC wins Miss USA title

McCullough, who represented the District of Columbia in the decades- old pageant, was born in Naples, Italy, and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She said she wants to

Ballad beats glitz as Portugal’s Salvador wins Eurovision

A gentle romantic ballad challenged the Eurovision Song Contest’s decades-long reputation for cheesy, glittery, unbridled excess — and won easily. Portugal’s Salvador Sobral sang his Amar

Trump says ‘fast decision’ possible on new FBI director 

President Donald Trump said Saturday that “we can make a fast decision” on a new FBI director, possibly by late next week, before he leaves on

France inaugurates new president: Emmanuel Macron, 39

Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated yesterday as France’s new president at the Elysee palace in Paris, and immediately launched into his mission to shake up French politics,

For Palestinians in Lebanon, 69 years of despair

Ahmad Dawoud recalls the day 10 years ago when a Lebanese soldier asked to search his taxi. Then 17, the Palestinian didn’t wait for the soldier to

Feature | Extortionists mount global hacking attack seeking ransom

Extortionist hackers who may be using leaked computer exploits from the U.S. National Security Agency infiltrated computers in dozens of countries in a fast-spreading attack that forced

This Day in History | 1974 – Dozens die as Israel retaliates for Ma’alot

Israeli planes have bombed seven Palestinian refugee camps and villages in southern Lebanon killing at least 27 people and leaving 138 injured. The attack was

Offbeat | Woman admits to defacing property on Hawaii mountain

A woman has confessed to writing graffiti on a Hawaii mountain area considered sacred by some natives. Hope Cermelj, 64, admitted to spray-painting words on asphalt,

World briefs

CHINESE President Xi Jinping called for closer cooperation among countries across Asia and Europe in areas from anti-terrorism to finance, as officials from dozens of governments met

Middle East | IS town fall ‘victory’ for Syria Kurdish partner

The capture of a key Syrian town and a nearby dam from Islamic State group militants by Syrian Kurdish-led forces undermines the IS’s ability to

USA | Flynn documents sought by Senate panel in Russia probe

The Senate intelligence committee yesterday subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to the panel’s investigation into Russia’s election

This Day in History | 1967 – Stansted to become London’s third airport

The British Government has given the green light to plans to convert Stansted into London’s third airport. President of the Board of Trade Douglas Jay

World briefs

CHINA’s plan to build a “new Silk Road” of ports, railways and roads to expand trade across Asia and Africa is stirring unease among other governments

Eurovision | Pop, politics and a dancing ape – but no Russia

Sprinkle the sequins, spark up the disco lights and get ready for battle — it’s time for the This week musical acts from more

USA | Trump defends Comey firing, says both parties will thank him

President Donald Trump defended his firing of FBI Director James Comey, asserting in a flurry of tweets yesterday that Republicans and Democrats “will be thanking me.” Trump

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