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A passenger plane that crashed after it overshot the runway is seen at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, southern state of Kerala, India, August 7, 2020, in this still image…

BY MIMI NGUYEN LY President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the deadly explosion that killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, “looks like a terrible attack.”…

Falun Gong practitioners hold banners in front of ABC offices in Sydney, Australia on July 21, 2020. (Epoch Times) AUSTRALIA Practitioner who suffered torture in China ‘never dreamed’ persecution would…

BY OMID GHOREISHI Over 600 current and former lawmakers from 30 countries are calling on the Chinese regime to end the persecution of Falun Gong, saying the 21-year persecution campaign is one of…

By Mary Yamaguchi, The Epoch Times TOKYO—Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations Sunday…

A police officer raises his pepper spray handgun as he detains a man during a march against the national security law at the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China…

By Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russian society had shown unity by voting to back reforms allowing him to stay in power until 2036, and that Russians had…

By Reuters SEOUL—North Korea does not feel the need to have talks with the United States, which would be nothing more than “a political tool” for Washington, a senior North…

By Mimi Nguyen Ly President Donald Trump announced at Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day that he has signed an executive order to establish a vast outdoor park featuring statues of…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 25, 2020. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters) BY ZACHARY STIEBER The World Health Organization (WHO) now says…