Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket to launch since the Saturn V rocket which was used in the 1970s. SpaceX, a private US aerospace manufacturer owned by Elon Musk, has successfully launched its new Falcon Heavy spacecraft, making it the world’s most powerful rocket. Below we answer some of the most asked questions about the launch. What is the Falcon […]

Police say the 19-year-old confessed to killing 17 people in one of the deadliest school shootings in US history. A 19-year-old man has confessed to the shooting at a Florida high school that resulted in the deaths of at least 17 people, including students and adults, police say.  Nikolas Cruz “stated that he was the gunman who entered the school […]

Probe launched into conduct of leader of main pro-Kurdish party over criticism of Turkey’s military offensive in Syria. Turkish authorities have arrested at least 666 people since the beginning of a major military operation in northern Syria. The detained are accused of spreading “terror propaganda”. The Turkish prosecutor has also launched a probe into the conduct of the leader of […]

Among the envoys is a high-ranking official and a diplomat in charge of relations between North Korea and the US. A delegation of high-ranking North Korean officials has entered South Korea on Sunday to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Among the delegates are Kim Yong-chol, a high-ranking party official, and Choe Kang-il, a diplomat in charge […]

The Duchess of Sussex, 37, who is six months pregnant, had been rumoured to be eyeing up a countryside birth in rural Surrey. She was believed to have her heart set on NHS Frimley Park Hospital for the birth of her and Prince Harry's first child. Her initially expected choice, near the Sussex's new Frogmore Cottage home in Windsor, Berks, was […]

Observers are saying a number of recent developments indicate that Israel is attempting to extend its jurisdiction over more occupied Palestinian land. Israeli government ministers have advanced a bill that would allow land disputes in the occupied West Bank to be settled by a district court, rather than being considered by the High Court. The proposed change in the law […]

The civil war has seen much of the population displaced, depriving 1.8 million children of school-going age of education. South Sudan has the world’s highest proportion of young children not getting an education. The civil war has seen thousands of people killed and millions displaced. It’s also had a major impact on education, with 1.8 million, or 70 percent of […]

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre is caring for a new northern seal pup they have dubbed “Mo.” Employees at Mowi salmon farm took action on Monday when they noticed Mo in distress, floating sideways and struggling to swim near the waters of Hardwicke Island. “She’s dehydrated and severely underweight, which indicates she is failing to thrive after being […]

People are sharing images on social media of homeless people bundled up in sleeping bags and covered in snow saying they are dead. It is unclear if anyone is dead in the photos, but many parts of country have been warned not to go outside due to the threat of frostbite in just minutes. Temperatures have plunged to -60C – […]

Washington: A defiant US President Donald Trump has declared that he has all but given up on negotiations with Congress over his border wall and will proceed without lawmakers even as he dismissed any suggestions of wrongdoing in the investigations that have ensnared his associates. In an interview in the Oval Office, Trump called the talks "a waste of time" and […]