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Plane Crash Leaves at Least 68 Dead in Nepal: Officials

A plane crash killed at least 68 people after it went down while trying to land in the city of Pokhara on Sunday, officials said. In a news release, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft last made contact with the airport from near Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. before crashing. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Nepal’s…


Plane Crash in Nepal Leaves at Least 68 Dead: Officials

At least 68 people were killed in Nepal when a plane crashed into a river gorge in the city of Pokhara on Jan. 15, officials said. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, was flying to Pokhara from the capital, Kathmandu, a 27-minute flight. It was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals, and…


Ukraine Forces Retain Control of Soledar Despite Russian Claims, Governor Says

KYIV—Ukrainian forces are fighting to retain control of Soledar in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the regional governor said on Saturday, contradicting Russian claims that Moscow’s forces had captured the small town. Donetsk governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said the situation in the town was “difficult” and that Russian troops were advancing from various directions, adding that the…


WEF Elites Rate ‘Cost-of-Living Crisis’ as World’s Top Risk in 2 years

The “cost-of-living crisis” has replaced “extreme weather” to become the world’s most immediate and serious issue in the eyes of the globalist elites who are heading to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting. On Jan. 11, about a week before its members descend upon the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, the…


RUSADA Rules Figure Skater Valieva Did Not Commit Doping Offence: WADA

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test has ruled that the teenager was not guilty of any doping infraction, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday. WADA said in a statement that RUSADA had determined that although Valieva had committed an anti-doping rule violation, she bore “no…


RUSADA Rules Figure Skater Valieva Did Not Commit Doping Offense: WADA

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test has ruled that the teenager was not guilty of any doping infraction, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday. WADA said in a statement that RUSADA had determined that although Valieva had committed an anti-doping rule violation, she bore “no…


Cardinal George Pell: A Lifetime of Achievements

Commentary Given that permanent European settlement in Australia dates back just some 235 years, this country has had more than its fair share of extraordinary Catholics. Of course, we have St Mary of the Cross, better known as Mary MacKillop. As far as churchmen go, three giants spring to mind: the English Benedictine, Bede Polding,…


Russia Says It Took Soledar, Ukraine Denies Its Capture

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia claimed Friday that its forces captured the fiercely contested salt-mining town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities said the fight for the town continued. Since its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has prioritized taking full control of the Donbas—a region made up of the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces, where it has…


Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Visits NASA HQ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, joined by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other U.S. and Japanese officials, visit the NASA headquarters in Washington at 4:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Visits NASA HQ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, joined by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other U.S. and Japanese officials, visit the NASA headquarters in Washington at 4:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …