At 14:15 local time on 8 April 2026, Israel launched a massive wave of strikes against Lebanon – just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran to pause fighting in the Gulf region. Israel said it struck 100 targets in 10 minutes, dashing hopes in Lebanon that…
Shakira performed her greatest hits to a vast crowd at a free concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night. About two million people came to watch the Colombian pop-star perform, according to a social media post by Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere. However, BBC Verify analysis of a previous 2025…
For decades, a small program in the Environmental Protection Agency conducted the painstaking scientific work of assessing the toxicity of chemicals. The calculations done by scientists at IRIS, as it was commonly known, underpin vast numbers of chemical regulations, permits and other environmental rules in the U.S. and abroad. Now the Trump administration is suggesting…
For oil and gas companies, it has been a profitable war. The energy shock caused by the conflict in Iran, missile attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Persian Gulf and, most crucially, the halt on shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz have produced a spectacular bonanza as energy prices have soared. The…
Texas Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico waves to the crowd before speaking Mar. 4 in Austin. Talarico raised $27m in the first quarter of 2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several key Senate matchups. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Stay up to date with our…
Shorouk Express Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian port and oil tanker, Moscow says A Ukrainian drone attack set ablaze the Russian port of Tuapse and an oil tanker, the administration of Russia’s southern region of Krasnodar said today. “In the port of Tuapse, fragments of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) fell on an oil tanker,…
Shorouk Express A Russian drone attack struck an oil depot in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region on Wednesday morning (October 8), local governor Vyacheslav Chaus said in a statement posted on Facebook. Footage released on Wednesday (8 October) shows a huge fireball and pillars of black smoke rising into the air as emergency service workers try to…
Shorouk Express Zelensky warns Europe of drone attacks after ‘treacherous’ Ukraine strikes 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 Russia carried out its “biggest attack yet” on Ukrainian gas facilities on Friday, Ukraine’s largest national oil…
Shorouk Express Kirk Funeral: Steel Fences Go Up At Arizona Stadium As Trump Joins Thousands For Memorial Service Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Thousands of people have gathered at the…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson and attended by more than 110,000 people was marred by violence on Saturday, with officers…
