NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (CNS)—A Newport Beach pot dealer who gained fame by staging a daring escape from the Orange County jail while awaiting trial has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for kidnapping and torturing a marijuana dispensary owner who was sexually mutilated in the Mojave Desert. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregg […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The apparent forced confession of a Taiwanese businessman aired on Chinese state-run media has caused an uproar in Taiwan. The Taiwan government denounced the move as entrapment and political manipulation. 45-year-old businessman Lee Meng-chu, who also goes by the name Morrison Lee, apologized to his “motherland” during an Oct. 11 broadcast of the television […]

NEW YORK—More than 150 groups in some 90 cities around the world rallied in protest of the Chinese regime’s human rights abuses as it celebrated its 71st year of rule. The global coalition on Oct. 1—the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s takeover of China in 1949—was a diverse mix of Tibetans, Hongkongers, Taiwanese, ethnic […]

The Ontario legislature has cancelled an event to raise the flag of the People’s Republic of China. The event, scheduled for Sept. 30, was criticized due to the ongoing hostile attitude China has taken toward Canada, including the arrest of two Canadian citizens. Jackie Gordon, the sergeant-at-arms of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, said the […]

An illegal immigrant was charged with sexually assaulting a child in Cherokee County, North Carolina, law enforcement officials confirmed on Sept. 25. A release from Cherokee County Sheriff Derrick Palmer said that someone filed a complaint with investigators in January about an assault involving a child. The suspect was later identified as 39-year-old Benito Morales Mendez, officials […]

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) has introduced new legislation aimed at promoting internet freedom, in particular to counter internet censorship imposed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The bill, named the Free the Internet around the Globe to Hack Tyranny and Censorship Act (FIGHT Censorship Act), would establish a clear U.S. policy on internet freedom. The […]

In a new travel advisory, the British government has warned its citizens that foreigners should be aware of the risk of arbitrary detention in China. “China’s authorities have under certain circumstances detained foreigners citing ‘endangering national security,’” the British Foreign Office said in its latest advice on traveling to China. “National Security is interpreted broadly […]

A Hawaiian woman will forfeit $3 million after she pleaded guilty on Aug. 31 to violating U.S. lobbying laws as part of an attempt by a foreign national effort to get the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Trump administration to drop an investigation into the elaborate One Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) money-laundering scandal, and […]

President Donald Trump at a press conference late Monday weighed in when asked about Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen suspect who was arrested over the fatal shooting of two people amid riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. “Are you going to condemn the actions of vigilantes like Kyle Rittenhouse?” Trump was asked. “We’re looking at all of it, […]

A pro-gun group is fundraising for the 17-year-old accused of killing two people and wounding another in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The National Foundation for Gun Rights said in a recent statement that people can donate money for Kyle Rittenhouse’s legal defense. Dudley Brown, the group’s executive director, argued that Rittenhouse was attempting to peacefully protest on […]

The shootings that left two dead and another wounded this week in Kenosha may not have happened if people had obeyed the curfew put into place to try to contain civil unrest, the city’s police chief said. “Persons who were out after the curfew, became engaged in some type of disturbance. And persons were shot. […]

The two people killed during rioting in Kenosha on Tuesday night were identified by friends and acquaintances, as was a third who was struck by bullets but survived. A 17-year-old Illinois resident was arrested Wednesday for homicide. Law enforcement authorities said they’re not sure whether the teen, Kyle Rittenhouse, was involved in all of the […]

Federal authorities on Wednesday announced the crackdown of an alleged international video piracy ring that illegally distributed movies and television shows on the internet. The Justice Department (DOJ) unsealed indictments charging three members of the international piracy group, known as “Sparks Group,” whose members used specialized software to compromise the copyright protections on authentic DVDs and […]

HONG KONG—Hong Kong police arrested two opposition lawmakers on Wednesday over anti-government protests in July last year, one of whom they accused of rioting during an incident in which he was attacked by a mob. Police said Democratic Party lawmakers Lam Cheuk-ting and Ted Hui were among 16 people arrested. Lam was arrested on the […]

A Mississippi Highway Patrol lieutenant was found shot to death over the weekend, and now three people are in police custody, officials said. Lt. Troy Morris, 58, was found dead at around 4:30 a.m. Aug. 8 in a U.S. Postal Service truck, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation confirmed in a news release on Aug. 7. […]

Britain is putting space at the heart of its defense in order to counter threats from China and Russia, according to UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. As part of a foreign, security, and defense policy review being conducted by the UK government, the Ministry of Defense is planning to pivot away from traditional defense and […]

The conglomerate Tomorrow Group responded on July 18 to Beijing’s announcement of takeovers of nine of its subsidiaries with an online version of a “solemn statement.” The Tomorrow Group was founded in 1999 by Xiao Jianhua, who has been suspected of being a “white glove” (money launderer) for certain high-ranking communist officials in China. Chinese […]

Malcolm Turnbull said that the country’s business and higher education sector needs to wake up to “bullying” and threats posed by the CCP.

Julian Assange was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to his role in one of the largest breaches of information in U.S. history, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday. The WikiLeaks founder was charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, and multiple counts […]

OTTAWA—A group of senators is calling on the Liberal government to impose sanctions on Chinese officials over China’s treatment of its Muslim minority, its increasing restriction of freedoms in Hong Kong, and its arrests of two Canadians. The 12 senators are mostly Conservatives but some were appointed on the advice of Liberal prime ministers, including […]

If it wasn’t for the pandemic, the Conservative Party would have had a new leader by this weekend. Instead, the race goes on with the final four candidates to be decided by mail-in ballots in August. Canadians witnessed both agreement and clash as the four leadership candidates had their first televised debates last week. The […]

Honest News Straight to Your Home. Try the Epoch Times yourself, and get a free gift. While a year has passed since Hong Kong’s anti-extradition campaign, the CCP is speeding up its push for the Hong Kong National Security Law. Meanwhile, the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen, has proposed a “Hong Kong Humanitarian Assistance Action […]

BEIJING—Chinese prosecutors said on Friday they have charged two detained Canadians for suspected espionage, indictments that could result in life imprisonment, in a case that has driven a diplomatic wedge between Ottawa and Beijing. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “very disappointed” and would keep pressing China to release the duo. Former diplomat […]

China has formally charged two Canadians with spying more than 18 months after they were first arrested, officials said June 19, in a move that has widely been viewed as politically motivated. The People’s Procuratorate of Beijing Municipality filed a prosecution against former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig on Friday for “spying on state secrets and intelligence.” Canadian businessman Michael Spavor was […]

The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann were told there is evidence that she has died, according to a German official. German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters told the Press Association news agency that a letter was written to Kate and Gerry McCann about the girl’s death. Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007 and has been the […]

Lawyers for Prince Andrew said their client offered several times to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors into their inquiry into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, claiming that American Justice Department officials were “perhaps seeking publicity” in claiming the British Royal Family member had provided “zero co-operation.” The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a statement on Monday disputing […]

The U.S. State Department has said intelligence-sharing with Canada will be reevaluated if Chinese telecom giant Huawei is allowed to take part in building the country’s 5G wireless network. Canada remains the only member of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance that has not yet taken a clear position on whether to block Huawei from its […]

Commentary To its credit, Australia, together with strong leadership from the United States, is leading the charge to conduct an inquiry into the origin of the novel coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousands and severely disrupted the lives of billions of the world’s people. This is a true David and Goliath story. China’s 1.4 […]

LONDON—The family of a British teenager killed when his motorcycle collided with a car allegedly driven by an American diplomat’s wife plan to take legal action against the UK foreign policy chief for his actions in the aftermath of the accident. The family of Harry Dunn say they will bring a private prosecution against Foreign […]

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the United States no longer considers Hong Kong autonomous from the Chinese regime. The declaration has huge implications for the United States and China. This came before China’s Thursday vote on a controversial security law for the former British colony. On top of recent U.S. sanctions, […]