Violence flared anew in and around the Persian Gulf on Monday, as the United Arab Emirates said Iran had fired missiles and drones at its territory and the U.S. military said it sunk several Iranian military boats, straining the fragile cease-fire in the Middle East. The Emirati authorities blamed Iran for attacks on a major…
A dashcam inside a delivery lorry shows the moment a United Airlines flight clipped the vehicle as it approached Newark Liberty International Airport outside of New York City. The flight from Venice, Italy landed safely with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew onboard. The lorry driver sustained minor injuries. The National Transportation…
On 30 April, the US embassy in Beirut suggested a meeting between Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would give Lebanon “the chance to secure concrete guarantees on full sovereignty, territorial integrity, secure borders, humanitarian and reconstruction support, and the complete restoration of Lebanese state authority over every inch of its…
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah declared on Monday that it would not lay down its weapons, a day after the authorities in Lebanon said 14 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Sunday, one of the deadliest days since a truce was declared this month. Naim Qassem, the leader of Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed group, said…
Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon on Sunday, and talks to end the war in Iran were in limbo, putting two Mideast truces on shaky ground. The Israeli military said that overnight it had attacked structures used across southern Lebanon by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group. The attacks were launched just days after the…
A court of appeal in Kenya on Friday struck down a ruling that had affirmed the right to an abortion, dealing a blow to reproductive rights in a country where thousands of women die each year from unsafe abortions. The decision, which is likely to be appealed to Kenya’s supreme court, holds that abortions deprive…
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…
