In Harriet Clark’s debut novel, The Hill, a nun explains what it’s like for babies born in prison. “They don’t know that they are in prison,” she says, “but they know when we force them to leave.” The book’s child protagonist is Suzanna, whose mother has been serving a life sentence for as long as…
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares expressed concern about the ‘illegal detention’ of Saif Abukeshek and asserted that he was ‘kidnapped’. Madrid has demanded the release of a Spanish citizen who was arrested during a raid on a flotilla headed for Gaza and taken to Israel for “questioning”. Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Catalan radio station RAC1…
The last member of a transnational Colombian robbery crew in Miami was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his role in a series of robberies of and thefts from jewelry couriers that targeted high-end retailers and resulted in losses exceeding $5 million. Leroy Ortega, also known as “el Enano,” 43, of Miami, was…
A Danish-French national has been sentenced to six years in prison for terrorism-related offences by the District Court in Glostrup, following an investigation supported by Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC). A Europol specialist was called to testify during the court proceedings. This underscores the European Law Enforcement Agency’s role in supporting judicial authorities with…
Published on 27/04/2026 – 11:24 GMT+2 Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the ’60s girl group The Ronettes, has aged 80. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ross, who died at her home yesterday (Sunday 26 April), was one part of the seminal band with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett. The news of her death…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. The first-ever Solidarity Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) member countries will be held from November 23 to 26, 2025. The official opening of the forum will take place on November 24 at the Gulustan Palace in Baku, the Agency for State Support of…
Shorouk Express The announcement from the EU’s executive will now kick off fraught negotiations within the 27-nation bloc as countries are increasingly wary of volunteering to take people in. The bloc adopted a sweeping overhaul of its migration policies in 2024, which is soon to come into force. A key element is…
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 Norwegian prosecutors have charged a cargo ship’s second officer with negligent navigation after he allegedly fell asleep on duty and the vessel ran aground, narrowly missing crashing…
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 The two firefighters and member of the public who died in a huge blaze at a former RAF base in Oxfordshire have been…
Shorouk Express Many self-employed in Spain worry about tax bills and social security contributions, but few know that there’s a way to save on taxes that involves working with your spouse or another family member. Being self-employed in Spain can be a struggle at times. Whether it be the unpredictability of freelance life, the painfully…
