by WorldTribune Staff, October 7, 2016 All geopolitics is local for billionaire George Soros who charged Russian President Vladimir Putin with “crimes against humanity” in Syria. “The world is witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe of historic proportions. It is happening in Syria. It is being perpetrated by the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in support of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — White smoke has emerged from the Security Council, where the powerful fifteen member body, has selected a new UN Secretary General from among a dozen declared candidates. Intense diplomatic deliberations among the powers, hectic lobbying among the candidates, and rife speculation in the international community […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2016 The dire predictions by the anti-Brexit crowd that a vote to leave the European Union would quickly send Britain’s economy crashing into the dark ages is looking like, well, rubbish. In fact, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) outlook for the UK’s immediate post-Brexit economy is upbeat. The UK will […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2016 In a turn of events that resembled Russia’s penchant for harassing American envoys during the Cold War, two U.S. diplomats who were in St. Petersburg for a UN event were slipped the date-rape drug, a report said. The U.S. diplomats, one male and one female, had their drinks spiked […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2016 The Pentagon is publicly challenging Russia’s motives for deploying an S-300 missile defense system to Syria. “Last I checked, the Russians said that their primary goal was to fight extremism, ISIL and Nusra, in Syria,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said, referring to Islamic State of Iraq and Levant and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2016 In a sign of warming ties between the two nations, the Egyptian and Russian parliaments on Oct. 4 said they were united in their stand against foreign powers who would seek to change Middle East regimes by force. “We decided that we should rally support among as many world […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her “three Brexiteers” – Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davis – have taken the first step toward implementing Britain’s exit from the European Union. May and the Brexiteers announced the “Great Repeal Bill” at the Oct. 2 Tory conference. The bill will […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 The Sudanese regime has disputed a report that it used chemical weapons in the Darfur region. A report by Amnesty International on Sept. 27 said that people in 32 villages in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur reported symptoms consistent with exposure to “blister agents” — a banned class […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 Iran will not recognize Israel as a precondition for normalizing relations with Germany, the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 2. “Ties between Iran and Germany are based on mutual respects and interests, and no precondition would be acceptable in this regard,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi, said. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 Pope Francis urged the faithful to fight against modern threats such as gender theory, which he referred to as “a great enemy of marriage today.” “Today the whole world is at war trying to destroy marriage,” Francis said on Oct. 1 in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, according to a […]
