US President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated Qatar a major non-NATO ally, a largely symbolic honour but one that was meant to convey his administration’s gratitude for the tiny Persian Gulf nation’s assistance with evacuations from Afghanistan and in ending last year’s Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Biden announced the designation […]

Written by Marc Tracy The sudden hit Wordle, in which once a day players get six chances to guess a five-letter word, has been acquired by The New York Times Co. The purchase, announced by the Times on Monday, reflects the growing importance of games, like crosswords and Spelling Bee, […]

A US-backed Kurdish-led force said Monday that a prison overrun by the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria was now fully under its control, thwarting a dangerous plot by the extremists to launch further, multiple attacks across the volatile region. It also appealed for the international community’s help in taking […]