Category: 2. World

Apple is planning to boost investments in its home country by another $100bn (£750m) as it comes under pressure from the Trump administration to do more manufacturing in the US.

The White House said the money would be used to encourage firms to…

A military base in the US state of Georgia is on lockdown as officials search for an active shooter.

A Facebook post from the military base said the site was locked down at 11:04 EST (16:04 GMT) and said “casualties have been reported”.

It is…

A group of 35 UN special rapporteurs has demanded the immediate dismantling of Israel’s US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

They described the so-called aid group that has cost the lives of hundreds of…

TEHRAN — An alleged humanitarian aid initiative backed by the United States and Israel — the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — is drawing sharp criticism from UN human rights experts, who say the program conceals military and political…

Ghana’s ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people, a government spokesperson says.

Chief of Staff Julius Debrah told a press conference that Defence…

Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has condemned the government’s decision to disarm it as a “grave sin,” warning that such a move would weaken the country against Israeli aggression. The group declared it…

China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Geng Shuang, spoke at an open meeting of the Security Council on the Palestine-Israel issue on Tuesday, calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, the implementation of the…

One person has died and another is missing after a massive wildfire swept through parts of southern France, destroying homes and forcing thousands to evacuate.

The blaze broke out on Tuesday near the village of La Ribaute in the Aude region, and…