BEIJING: China said on Thursday (Aug 1) that it had begun purchasing more US farm goods, addressing a key sticking point in efforts to resolve a drawn-out trade war between the two economic giants. US farm exports to China are estimated … Read More
A single miscalculation could plunge the Korean Peninsula into a conflagration with grave consequences for Japan, China, Russia—and the United States. AFP Contributor SEOUL—The defection on Thursday of a North Korean soldier weaving his way across the DMZ is the … Read More
Reports Tuesday credited Israel with earlier attacks on Iranian targets in Iraq ■ Israeli intelligence says Iran is providing Iraqi militias with missiles more accurate than Hezbollah’s, capable of hitting anywhere in Israel. Location of two reported Israeli strikes against … Read More
Border Patrol apprehends illegal aliens who have just crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico near McAllen, Texas, on April 18, 2019. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times) President Donald Trump took to Twitter on July 30 to again criticize the open border agenda … Read More
President Donald Trump welcomes first responders before signing H.R. 1327, an act ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money, in the Rose Garden of the White House. Monday, July 29, … Read More
~Moving Halloween permanently to the Sabbath~ Halloween, for as long as anyone can remember, has always been on Oct. 31, but a trade group focused on the Halloween industry is pushing hard to change that date—and it’s now taking that … Read More
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration on Friday in lifting a freeze backed by a lower court that had halted plans to use $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds for border wall construction. The decision, which split the bench along ideological lines, allows … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, There have been several important developments this week. One is the ascension of Boris Johnson to office of Prime Minister of the UK. The jury is still out on whether he’ll be able to extricate Britain from … Read More