US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign pledge and a long-cherished goal of some conservatives. Accusing the agency of “breath-taking …
Trump signs order to dismantle US education department Read More
Until just over a week ago, Artem Kariakin and his unit were making regular trips across Ukraine’s border into the Russian town of Sudzha. He shows me video taken with …
Ukraine’s ‘chaotic’ withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers’ words Read More
The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, military leaders have said. Video and photographs posted on social media and verified …
Sudan army recaptures presidential palace after two years of war Read More
After nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth’s …
Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth Read More
The UN says that one of its workers has been killed and others injured after a compound in Gaza was damaged on Wednesday, adding that the circumstances of the incident …
UN says worker killed in Gaza as Israeli air strikes resume Read More
Don’t judge a blob by its cover. Once dubbed the world’s ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week …
‘World’s ugliest animal’ is New Zealand’s fish of the year Read More
Debra Eichenbaum had not thought about the measles virus for 20 years when she got her two young children vaccinated against the highly contagious disease. But then cases across the …
As cases climb in the US, do you need another measles shot? Read More
The US government has released the final batch of documents on the assassination of President John F Kennedy (JFK) – a case that still inspires conspiracy theories more than 60 …
JFK experts scour newly unsealed assassination files Read More
Judging by some of the headlines today in Russia, Moscow believes that the latest telephone conversation between Presidents Putin and Trump went well – certainly for the Kremlin. “Putin and …
Rosenberg: Trump-Putin call seen as victory in Russia Read More
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of social messaging app Telegram, has been allowed to fly home to Dubai as French authorities continue their unprecedented case against him. The tech …
Telegram founder allowed to leave France following arrest Read More