Category: 3. Middle East

Treasury aims to disrupt Cartel del Noreste’s leadership and financial networks tied to violence and drug trafficking.

The US Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions on assets of four individuals that it linked to Mexico-based Cartel…

(Reuters) -Lebanon’s cabinet has told the army to draw up a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms in a challenge to the Iran-backed Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah, which rejects calls to disarm.

WHY IS THERE A PUSH TO DISARM HEZBOLLAH…

UN rights chief Volker Turk says the violence resulted in ‘one of the largest documented death tolls’ despite a truce.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians, including 48 women and 19 children, last month in eastern Democratic…

Authorities say they have arrested suspect in shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia that injured at least five people.

Five soldiers were shot during an incident at the United States Army’s Fort Stewart in the southern US state of Georgia before…

Israeli authorities are moving forward with plans to dramatically expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite growing international condemnation and warnings that the move would destroy already moribund prospects for a two-state…

In an age of constant connection, why do we feel so isolated?

Connected and Alone dives into the hidden costs of our digital lives, revealing how social media hijacks our attention and…

Are US tariffs about to end the “add to cart” era? United States President Donald Trump’s move to end the de minimis exemption closes a loophole used by Shein, Temu and others to ship duty-free. With costs likely passed to shoppers,…

President Donald Trump has announced a $100bn increase in the amount of money the technology company Apple plans to invest in the United States.

At an Oval Office ceremony on Wednesday, Trump stood next to Apple CEO Tim Cook and credited the…

Israeli settlers attacked an aid convoy for the second time in days, delaying 30 trucks from Jordan on their way to Gaza. Video shows settlers chanting “May Palestine’s name be wiped out”. Jordan condemned the assault, accusing…

Southern Europe is battling deadly wildfires and extreme heat this week, with record temperatures and dry conditions forcing evacuations across France, Spain and Portugal.

An enormous wildfire in southern France’s Aude region has killed one…