The White House on Tuesday urged the House to immediately pass a stalled bipartisan spending bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, which Republicans have refused to take up since the Senate passed it nearly a month ago. The request, in a memo sent to members of Congress by the White House’s budget office,…
In letters to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and all members of Parliament from the Toronto area, Cardinal Frank Leo asked that they “choose life and not death” and build a civilization that cares when voting on the Right to Recover Act. The measure, Bill C-218, proposes to amend Canada’s criminal code to permanently prohibit…
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday visited a remote prison in an often overlooked Central African nation known for human rights abuses, urging the inmates to use the privation of their conditions as an opportunity for personal growth. On a muggy afternoon in the simmering heat of Equatorial Guinea, the pope stepped inside the barbed-wire topped…
Equatorial Guinea’s prison conditions face scrutiny as Pope Leo pushes for humane treatment and reform during his visit. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 Pope Leo has visited one of Equatorial Guinea’s most notorious prisons, criticising conditions for inmates as his four-nation Africa tour headed towards a close. The head of the Catholic Church…
Nairobi — Former Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo has urged President William Ruto to forgo the 2027 presidential race and instead back his bid, arguing it would be a reciprocal gesture for his support in 2022. Speaking on Chamgei FM, Owalo said he is ready to serve a single term focused…
Shorouk Express Ukraine blows up Russian submarine in unprecedented underwater drone attack 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 Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Ukraine’s allies to show a united front against Russia at a crucial…
Shorouk Express Spain urged the EU to keep a 2035 ban on new petrol cars, a letter showed Friday, as Brussels looked set to replace it with a less ambitious 90-percent emission-reduction target. The European Commission is due to propose amendments to its landmark ban next week — having come under intense pressure to weaken…
Shorouk Express Spain’s PM on Thursday called on the international community to “raise its voice” to prevent the plight of Palestinians from being forgotten, during a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also repeated Madrid’s support for a two-state solution, describing it as “the only possible solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian…
Shorouk Express Brandishing slogans such as “enough is enough!” and “not another day!” Spain’s conservative opposition Popular Party rallied in Madrid on Sunday to demand Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez resign. The rally came days after Sanchez’s government suffered two setbacks in quick succession: the conviction of Spain’s Sanchez-backed attorney general over a judicial secrecy…
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Shorouk Express The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US If you’re dining at a restaurant in Aurora, Colorado, and notice you haven’t been given a glass…
