‘A witch hunt’: Spain’s PM denies corruption in rowdy Senate hearing

‘A witch hunt’: Spain’s PM denies corruption in rowdy Senate hearing

Shorouk Express Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday testily denied alleged Socialist corruption before a rowdy Senate committee investigating a scandal that has rocked his government, calling the probe “a circus” and “a witch hunt”. Corruption investigations targeting former Socialist heavyweights and Sánchez’s relatives have embarrassed a leader who took office in 2018 pledging…

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Trump administration denies wanting war or regime change after attack on Iran

Trump administration denies wanting war or regime change after attack on Iran

Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Donald Trump’s administration “does not seek war” and is not trying to create regime change, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has claimed after the president authorised a…

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China denies Zelenskyy’s charge that it provides Russia with weapons

China denies Zelenskyy’s charge that it provides Russia with weapons

Shorouk Express Zelenskyy revealed Thursday that Ukraine’s intelligence and security services had provided information suggesting China has been covertly supplying weapons to Russia, including gunpowder and artillery. “I cannot say we’re surprised,” Zelenskyy said. “But we talked with the Chinese leader and he gave me his word that he won’t sell or give weapons to…

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