Konstantin Rudnev, leader of Ashram Shambala. Argentine authorities have dismantled a notorious Russian cult, arresting 14 individuals in a joint operation across two airports that has exposed a sinister network of alleged human exploitation. Konstantin Rudnev, the 57-year-old founder of the Ash...
A general view of the destruction in Gaza seen from the border between Israel and Gaza on March 8, 2025. Ilia Yefimovichpicture allianceGetty ImagesFile CNN — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of the military’s operation in Gaza involving the seizure of la...
The president’s new tariffs hit economic allies and Arctic waterfowl, but not Russia for some reason President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Donald Trump’s obsession with t...
MA XUEJINGCHINA DAILY The elections in countries that call themselves liberal democracies seem never-ending. Regular or early elections, from presidential to parliamentary and local, create the illusion that "something is happening". But it is all merely a façade, a recycling of the same, visibly...
This was the fifth time she has presented the State Department's award. First lady Melania Trump honored women from around the world during an award ceremony at the State Department, calling the eight honorees' love "a powerful catalyst" for their work to fight injustice and advocate women and girl...
“We love the U.S. and the culture, but we just dislike the president,” said the administrator of a group calling for consumers in Denmark to avoid U.S. products and services. Protesters in front of the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sunday.Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg SOPA LightRocket...
Economists warn move could affect jobs and 'weaken' domestic competitiveness Workers sort avocados at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, on Nov 27. Experts predict avocado prices will rise in the event of tariffs on Mexican imports. ARMANDO SOLISAP Experts suggest that US consumers will bear th...
BEIJING -- China's lunar exploration program has made systematic advancements across scientific research, technological innovation, engineering development and international collaboration over the past two decades, Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, told Xinhua. Wu ...
Business activities tied to cults may support covert religious outreach Products affiliated with JMS Christian Gospel Mission and Guwonpa Salvation Sect flood TikTok. Products from a company run by the family of a senior official close to Jung Myung-seok, the leader of the JMS Christian Gospel M...
LOS ANGELES, March 31 Xinhua -- NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore said on Monday he should have asked more questions about Starliner to prevent subsequent issues, adding that both Boeing and NASA share responsibility for the challenges encountered. Wilmore and fellow NASA astronaut Suni Williams held th...
Gold bars are shown stacked in a vault at the United States Mint on July 22, 2014 in West Point, N.Y. AP PhotoMike Groll, File NEW YORK AP — Markets around the world continue to sink on fears about President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies, and investors keep plowing money into gold, ...
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’ Thousands demonstrate for science and research funding in Washington DC on 7 March 2025. Photograph: Allison BaileyNurPhotoREXShutterstock More than 1,900 members of the Natio...
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army has started inter-service combat exercises around Taiwan Island on Tuesday, according to its spokesman. Senior Colonel Shi Yi said in a statement that the command has deployed its ground, naval, air, rocket and other forces from multiple...
VCG The recent M7.7 earthquake in central Myanmar caused widespread destruction and claimed over a thousand lives. This tragic event raises important questions: Why was this earthquake so destructive? How should people prepare for such disasters? Let us examine the science behind this catastrophe...
A deep-sea robot is released onto the seafloor of the Mariana Trench, reaching a depth of 10,666 meters. [Photo provided to China Daily] A team of Chinese scientists has developed a miniature 2.7-kilogram deep-sea robot to explore the deepest natural frontier on Earth — the Mariana Trench in the ...