The Week in Pictures: May 17-24, 2024

From the death of the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and the trial surrounding the alleged far-right coup plot in Germany, to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and the historic victories in football by Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen,…

World Bank: Palestinian Authority risks fiscal collapse

The Palestinian Authority is facing the possibility of financial collapse, the World Bank said in a report Thursday, as revenue streams run dry and economic activity drops precipitously against the backdrop of the war on Gaza. “The fiscal situation of …