News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing 3
Published: 1:01pm, 16 Sep 2026Updated: 2:34pm, 16 Sep 2026 An NBC local news helicopter crashed in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles on Tuesday...
Bessent to Meet With Chinese Official Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations in Washington on June 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. Treasury Secretary...
Japanese monks embrace material world to raise cash as donations shrink
Koukyo Yoneta, a fifth-generation Buddhist priest in a small town in Japan’s Hokkaido, was struggling to keep up with the maintenance needs of his...
‘Red line’: Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca with drone
Published: 12:06pm, 16 Sep 2026Updated: 12:37pm, 16 Sep 2026 The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis accused the rebels on Wednesday of targeting Islam’s holy...
Chinese scientists build world’s smallest CT scanner, weighing just 6kg
Chinese researchers have developed the world’s smallest CT scanner, a portable device designed to produce images of tiny fossils and archaeological relics. Built by...
Senior US Official Welcomes Solomon Islands Shift Away from Beijing
A senior U.S. State Department official has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of bullying Pacific Island nations, pointing to a submarine-launched ballistic missile...
Judge Blocks Trump Inscriptions at Kennedy Center
A federal judge on Sept. 15 blocked the Kennedy Center’s board from putting President Donald Trump’s name on the building’s facade or renaming its...
How will the Okinawa governor’s race result reshape China’s local messaging?
The leadership change in Okinawa could deal a quiet blow to Beijing’s attempts to leverage local opposition to remilitarisation and the US-Japan military alliance,...
India and Russia push to expand defence ties with more joint production
Published: 11:00am, 16 Sep 2026Updated: 11:01am, 16 Sep 2026 India and Russia are seeking to push one of Asia’s oldest defence relationships beyond arms...