Australia appoints social cohesion envoy to ease community tensions 

SYDNEY — Australia’s left-leaning government has appointed the country’s first special envoy for social cohesion amid tensions over Israel’s war in Gaza. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday that friction in the community was causing “a great deal” of concern. Australia’s special envoy for social cohesion is Peter Khalil, the son of Egyptian migrant parents and a governing Labor party lawmaker in Federal parliament. Khalil will report directly to the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about how to improve social cohesion.