Shorouk Express If you’re just joining us: key dates 23 April: Pope Francis’ coffin was transferred to St Peter’s Basilica to lie in state for three days of public viewing. 25 April: A ceremony closing the coffin will take place in the evening. 26 April: The funeral service and a nine-day mourning period will begin….
Shorouk Express Trump and Prince William to be among funeral attendees A large array of world leaders, cardinals and hundreds of thousands of worshippers are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday. Those confirmed to be attending already include the Prince of Wales, on behalf of his father, King Charles. US president Donald Trump…
[ad_1] Aidan Gomez, the co-founder and CEO of generative AI startup Cohere, has joined the board of EV maker Rivian, according to a regulatory filing. The appointment is the latest sign that Rivian sees promises in applying AI to its own venture while positioning itself as a software leader — and even provider — within…
Shorouk Express Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine 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 Vladimir Putin has declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to pause fighting from 6pm today (4pm UK…
Shorouk Express Ukraine hits Chinese firms with sanctions More than 100 people were reported to have been injured in Russian strikes on Kharkiv. President Zelensky wrote on social media: “Today, we have expanded our Ukrainian sanctions against nearly a hundred more entities—natural and legal persons—most of whom are involved in the production of such missiles—Iskanders—like…
Shorouk Express What tariffs are already in place? But other relatively new duties remain in place. Here’s what exporters to the U.S currently face: A broad 10 per cent tariff on most exporters to the U.S, for all goods, unless tariffs already exist on those trading partners A 25 percent tariff on all goods from…
Shorouk Express Putin’s forces ‘refusing to engage with’ proposed ceasefire on energy facility attacks Vladimir Putin’s forces have resumed a more typical strike pattern since late March following a brief spike in the size of Russian long-range strike “packages” which began in mid-February, analysts have said. While Russian forces notably conducted no strikes against Ukraine…
Shorouk Express Nationalisation of British Steel should be long term outcome A Labour peer has said nationalising British Steel should be a long term outcome after MPs voted in an emergency bill to give the government control of the steelworks plant. Labour peer Lord Sikka said the Government was trying to avoid explicitly saying it…
Shorouk Express Trump’s envoy ‘tells him quickest way to end war is for Ukraine to cede four regions to Russia’ Shortly after dining with a Russian negotiator in Washington last week, Donald Trump’s envoy to Moscow is reported to have told the US president that the quickest way to end the war would be to…
[ad_1] Meta has announced the latest iteration of its open-source AI model family Llama 4, which the brand has developed while competition in the generative AI industry continues to intensify. The new AI family includes four models, and Meta detailed Llama 4 Scout, Llama 4 Maverick, and Llama 4 Behemoth. Meta detailed on its AI…
