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PARIS — On the eve of the Paris Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach has touted the games as a uniting force in a world of divisive and "deeply disturbing" trends. Bach told an audience that included French president Emmanuel Macron that "we are witnessing a new world order in the making." The IOC leader highlighted "narrow self-interests trumping the rule of law" among threats to the multilateralism that has shaped global affairs for almost 80 years. Bach says the Olympics is part of a global and multilateral world that still values cooperation and compromise. The Paris Olympics formally open Friday.
