An aerial photo taken on May 2, 2026 shows Timmy, the rescued humpback whale, offshore near Skagen after being released from a barge. The whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on March 23 near the city of Lübeck before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times. Sebastian Peters/Getty Images hide caption…
When President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held — but just barely. If faced with the same tests today, those guardrails and the people who held the line would largely be missing, a ProPublica examination found. At least 75 career officials who once held roles at…
An operation to tow a Russian tanker adrift in the Mediterranean Sea failed on Wednesday, leaving the laden vessel unmoored about 120 nautical miles north of the city of Benghazi, Libya, according to the Libyan Ports and Maritime Transport Authority. Libya’s effort to tow the ship to safety failed when the towing cable snapped and…
Reporting Highlights Safeguards Destroyed: In advance of this year’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump has systematically demolished federal guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 election. Changing of Guard: At least 75 career staff are gone. Two dozen appointees, including many from the election denial movement, have been hired. Ten helped try to overturn…
Shorouk Express TIANJIN, China, September 1. Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon has urged the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to join efforts to enhance cooperation in addressing the challenges and threats of the modern world, Trend reports. Rahmon made the remarks during his speech at the “SCO Plus” summit, held under the motto…
Shorouk Express new video loaded: Inside Trump’s Effort on Russia and Ukraine By Maggie Haberman, Christina Shaman and John Pappas•August 20, 2025 President Trump has repeatedly bent other leaders to his will, simply by refusing to budge. But there is one person who refuses to budge even more than President Trump, and that is Vladimir…
Shorouk Express Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The UK has reduced funding to a global vaccine alliance that immunises millions of children by £400 million, amid a wider raft of foreign…
Shorouk Express Hiding underground The question lurking over the talks is how much mineral wealth Ukraine actually has. The country has about 5 percent of the world’s reserves of rare earths, according to the U.N. That includes lithium, beryllium, niobium, tantalum, titanium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and phosphate, elements crucial for the energy, tech and defense…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 5. Azerbaijan has begun insuring strawberry crops as part of its ongoing state-supported agricultural insurance program for fruit orchards and berry plantations, the Ministry of Agriculture told Trend. The process of agricultural insurance for strawberry fields has now been introduced across the country. In 2023, 313 hectares were planted with…
Shorouk Express Three years after 24 February 2022, the Europeans have still not grasped the full significance of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and its implications in Ukraine and far beyond. The Americans, aware of what is at stake in terms of global security in the Far East, are clinging to the illusion of an alliance…
