(RNS) — A Chicago-area church led by bestselling author and pastor Dane Ortlund must pay $93,000 in back wages and damages to a former staffer after a judge ruled the church retaliated against her. Administrative Judge Azeema Akram of the Illinois Human Rights Commission ruled last week that Naperville Presbyterian Church’s firing of Emily Hyland…
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 President Donald Trump promised “serious retaliation” against ISIS after two U.S. Army soldiers and one civilian interpreter were killed and three other soldiers were injured in an…
Shorouk Express How Trump unleashed devastating ‘Midnight Hammer ‘ stealth strike on Iran using deception as key weapon Alexander Butler23 June 2025 01:30 US issues warning to Americans worldwide The U.S. State Department has issued a worldwide caution to Americans following the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The warning, issued late on Sunday on the…
Shorouk Express “The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight,” said Trump in the small hours of Sunday. “If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before.” He…
Shorouk Express As before, lowering duties on imported cars and the zero-for-zero mutual offer on industrial goods have not been taken off the table. Cooperating on China’s trade barriers and overproduction is another area where Brussels sees space for cooperation with Washington. However, EU diplomats caution that any offer will be tightly constrained by internal…
Shorouk Express Voices: Magaland is having its faith tested – maybe St Donald is only human after all Everyday Americans who voted for Trump to make them rich have had a rude awakening in his market-plunging tariffs, says Jon Sopel. Joe Sommerlad11 April 2025 16:20 Trump envoy Richard Grenell in ‘bizarre’ email exchange with Kennedy…
Shorouk Express In response, the European Commission on Wednesday said it would reimpose tariffs on iconic American products such as Harley-Davidson motorcycles, jeans and bourbon. Trump’s response arrived quickly as, the following day, he threatened to slap a 200 percent tariff on all “wines, champagne and alcoholic products” from France and other EU countries. Bayrou suggested…
Shorouk Express 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 Mexico and Canada both announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. after Donald Trump signed an order imposing sweeping levies against both nations. Mexican…
Shorouk Express Moscow threatened to retaliate after claiming to have downed eight U.S.-manufactured missiles fired from Ukraine toward Russia’s southwestern Belgorod region. “These actions by the Kyiv regime, which is supported by Western curators, will be met with retaliation,” the Russian defense ministry said in a statement on Telegram Saturday, without specifying what countermeasures it…
