Cultural totalitarianism of the Postmodern era did the impossible — it changed the very nature of man Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy In my correspondence regarding the events in Cologne, an editor of a Russian newspaper asked me a natural, but discouraging question; “Where were the German men?”, he inquired of me, perplexed. Indeed, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2016 President Barack Obama has warned of retaliatory measures, including sanctions, against Russia for its alleged interference in the presidential election. Obama, however, “has provided little documentation to back up” his accusations against Moscow and is being pressed by both Republicans and Democrats to do so, The Hill reported on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2016 Syria would be divided into zones of regional power and President Bashar Assad would be allowed to remain in control under a “compromise” agreement worked out by Russia, Turkey and Iran. Under the deal, the new federal structure in Syria would be controlled by Assad’s Alawite sect. Assad’s powers […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2016 Mass casualty terror attacks and high unemployment are driving French millennials toward a conservative party typically labeled ultra-right by the media. Marine Le Pen’s National Front is the political party with the most support among French citizens aged 18-34, according to a report released by polling organization Odoxa on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 22, 2016 The assassin who gunned down Russia’s ambassador to Turkey had served on security details to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan several times prior to the Dec. 19 assassination of Andrei Karlov. Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, served on police details backing up Erdogan’s personal body guards eight times since the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty A Russian court has found a former Moscow State University student guilty of trying to join the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and sentenced her to 4 1/2 years in prison. The Moscow Regional Military court convicted Aleksandra Ivanova — better known […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 21, 2016 By allowing more than one million refugees into the country, Chancellor Angela Merkel “exposed Germany, and others, to the risk of terrorism,” former U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton said on Dec. 20. On Dec. 19, a terrorist plowed a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave groups of Somalis comprehensive tours of secured areas in at least three major U.S. airports, according to newly released documents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The “community engagement tours,” which included security briefings, were held in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Columbus, Ohio. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 Cash-strapped Cuba has proposed paying off a large Cold War-era debt to the Czech Republic with rum. Cuba owes some $270 million to the former Czechoslovakia, Havana’s ally during the Cold War. There’s no word on whether the Czechs are going to take the deal. Czech Finance Ministry spokesman […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 “Immediate action” needs to be take to prevent genocide in South Sudan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Dec. 19. “If we fail to act, South Sudan will be on a trajectory towards mass atrocities,” Ban told UN Security Council. “The Security Council must take steps to stem the […]
