Shorouk Express A structure designed to prevent radioactive leakage at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine is no longer operational after Russian drones targeted it earlier this year, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog has found. The so-called new safe confinement was built as part of a €1.5 billion Europe-led initiative in 2019 to replace the…
Shorouk Express In pictures: Explosions seen over Gaza skyline after Netanyahu ordered ‘powerful strikes’ (AP) (AP) Harriette Boucher28 October 2025 21:10 Hamas delays return of hostage amid strikes Hamas delayed the hand over of another hostage on Tuesday after Israel revealed its plans to strike Gaza. Hamas’s armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, announced the postponement, citing…
Shorouk Express Zelensky thanks Britain and France for munitions Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Britain and France for their commitment to helping Kyiv fend off the invading Russian forces. Zelensky wrote on X on Sunday evening: “I want to express my particular gratitude to the United Kingdom and France: there is a decision from France…
Shorouk Express What is the situation with the Rafah crossing? The Rafah crossing has largely been shut since May 2024. The ceasefire deal also includes the ramping up of aid to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people were determined in August to be affected by famine, according to the IPC global hunger monitor. The…
Shorouk Express He crashed out in 2021 surrounded by scandal, but in 2025 he’s back with a vengeance. The 3 and 4 October parliamentary elections in Czech Republic saw former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO party come out on top with 34.51% of the vote (80 seats out of 200). Former Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s…
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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 Bus drivers are threatening a series of nationwide strikes in disputes over pay and conditions. Around 7,500 members of Unite the Union are…
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 UK has been hit by an earthquake amid a wave of seismic activity across the country over recent weeks. A 3.1 magnitude…
Shorouk Express How Melania Trump emerged as one of Zelensky’s key allies in the White House The first lady could be Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s unlikely ally in the White House, influencing Donald Trump’s recent tougher stance on Russia. “I go home, I tell the first lady, ‘I spoke to Vladimir today, we had a…
Shorouk Express The Israeli military said it struck 130 targets across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, in strikes that targeted Hamas command and control structures, storage facilities, weapons and launchers, according to the AP report. Netanyahu’s office announced late Saturday that an Israeli negotiating team would travel to Qatar on Sunday for ceasefire talks….
