Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct By an 8-3 vote, the UK Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May’s government must have parliamentary approval to end the UK’s membership in the European Union (EU). The vote would be required for the government to invoke Article 50 of the European Charter, the process […]
Special to WorldTribune , January 24, 2017 By Michael Breen SEOUL — The vision of the new American president, Donald Trump to “put America first” captures the shift in the American role in the world that has been going on for the past 25 years. For all the policy nervousness it is causing here and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Chaos, Conflict and Crisis are some of the words describing the combustible global situation the new American President Donald J. Trump inherits from his predecessor. Far from a stable world order, Donald Trump is entering a complex foreign maze in which he must decipher, decode […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 13, 2017 The “dodgy” dossier on President-elect Donald Trump allegedly compiled by a former British agent reads more like a spy novel than an intelligence document, media critics said. The latest Trump “narrative” wasn’t that big of a secret. It had been shopped around to multiple news outlets including big names […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 6, 2017 The UK’s economy defied the gloom and doom predictions after the Brexit vote and ended the year with the strongest growth of the world’s advanced economies. Britain’s economy grew by 2.2 percent last year — more than the six other leading nations, including the United States, Germany and Japan. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 9, 2016 In a sign of its commitment to the UK after Brexit, McDonald’s Corp said on Dec. 8 it would move its international tax base to Britain from Luxembourg. The company, which said it would create over 5,000 jobs in Britain by the end of 2017, made the move after […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 8, 2016 While insisting she is “clear-eyed” about Iran’s threat to the region, British Prime Minister Theresa May told the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Dec. 7 that she supports Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers. The deal “was vitally important for regional security,” May said, according to The Wall Street Journal. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 2, 2016 British aircraft carriers will join freedom of navigation efforts in the South China Sea, the UK’s ambassador to the U.S. said on Dec. 1. “Certainly, as we bring our two new aircraft carriers onstream in 2020, and as we renew and update our defense forces, they will be seen […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 1, 2016 If you give a British vegan a new fiver it will likely be considered an insult. Many vegan Brits are outraged over the new plastic 5 pound notes being circulated throughout the UK. Not because the note features a carnivore (Winston Churchill), but because it contains tallow, which is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2016 British Independence Party leader and Brexit champion Nigel Farage “can’t go anywhere” these days without being physically threatened by angry leftists. The 52-year-old father of four, whose family was chased out of a pub and had their car attacked by protesters last year, said the “aggro” had become worse […]
