by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2018 Flatiron Books, the publisher of former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming book, said the fired director explores “what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions.” A government watchdog group wants to know if Comey, who received a reported $2 million advance for “Higher Loyalty: Truth, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2018 First Lady Melania Trump insisted the White House be spiritually cleansed before she would move in, according to an evangelical pastor. The first lady reportedly said, “I’m not going to go into that White House unless it has been completely exorcised,” Pastor Paul Begley said during the Feb. 2 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2018 The last two members of a group of British jihadists who carried out torture and executions for Islamic State (ISIS) have been captured by Kurdish fighters in Syria, a report said. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group of four ISIS jihadists known as the “Beatles” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2018 A leading figure in the #MeToo movement in California has been accused of sexual misconduct. California Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, the head of the Legislative Women’s Caucus, “is accused of groping a male staffer from another lawmaker’s office,” The Associated Press reported on Feb. 8. Daniel Fierro told the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2018 As an all-female team of North Korean cheerleaders launched a Winter Olympics charm offensive down South, back at home dictator Kim Jong-Un was presiding over a massive military parade that rolled out the North’s ICBMs. In Washington, meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s request for a U.S. military parade was criticized […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2018 In written testimony to three congressional committees, an FBI informant said that, amid Moscow’s pursuit of the Uranium One deal, Russian nuclear officials earmarked millions of dollars for the Clinton Foundation around the same time then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was promising a U.S. “reset” with Russia, a report […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2018 George Soros is a top donor to a British group that is seeking to overturn Brexit, reports say. The leftist billionaire has through his Open Society Foundations funneled $550,000 to the Best for Britain campaign, which is seeking a second Brexit referendum, The Telegraph reported on Feb. 8. Soros […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2018 Egypt has warned Turkey not to infringe on gas exploration rights Cairo obtained in a deal with Greek Cyprus. “Any attempt to infringe or diminish Egypt’s rights in that area” will be confronted, Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid said on Feb. 6, Reuters reported. Turkish Foreign Minister […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 7, 2018 China has transformed several islands in the South China Sea into military fortresses, aerial photos obtained by a newspaper in the Philippines show. The photos, taken from 1,500 meters up in the last six months of 2017, show China constructed runways, helipads and observation towers on seven reefs in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 7, 2018 A September 2016 text message between FBI agents Lisa Page and Peter Strzok said that then-President Barack Obama wanted “to know everything we’re doing.” The message from Page to Strzok discussed talking points that were being prepared for then-FBI Director James Comey to give to Obama. The texts were […]
