by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2016 In a move that was snubbed by Britain and France and called a “waste of time” by Hungary, a panicked European Union convened an emergency meeting on Nov. 13 to discuss Donald Trump’s U.S. victory. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who called the special summit on the eve […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. officials said on Nov. 10 that President-elect Donald Trump can devastate Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers by walking away from it as he has vowed to do. Their assessment contradicted Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s assertion on Nov. 9 that there is “no possibility” Trump […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct When those in London are not fixated on the U.S. presidential election, they are immersed in their own set of controversial political issues. In late October a Geostrategy Direct editor was in the city to chair a multilateral cyber security conference and to participate in a series […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Dmitry Treshchanin and Nick Shchetko, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty PRAGUE — An investigation by Current Time TV has determined that the Russian national accused by American officials of hacking U.S. targets and arrested earlier this month in the Czech capital is 29-year-old Moscow resident Yevgeny Nikulin. Czech authorities this […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Kurdish forces advance toward Mosul on Oct. 18. The European Union’s security commissioner has warned that the bloc should be prepared for an influx of militants if the Islamic State (IS) group is driven out of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Even a small number […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Iran’s economy has “rebounded strongly” over the first half of the year, while authorities are undertaking reforms to boost growth. In a statement issued on October 3 after a visit to Iran, IMF staff said oil production and exports “rebounded […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 16, 2016 A leaked memo from leftist billionaire George Soros’s Open Society Foundations (OSF) reveals the organization’s ultimate goal of influencing immigration policies and refers to the current refugee crisis in Europe as the “new normal.” The May 12 memo, titled “Migration Governance and Enforcement Portfolio Review,” states that Europe’s refugee crisis […]
Special to WorldTribune.com After the Brexit and recent attacks against migrants in Britain I can’t get rid of the deja vu feeling. I’ve already watched this movie, a quarter century ago. I know how its ends. By Alexander Maistrovoy In summer of 1989, the Lithuanian Sejm decided to withdraw from the Soviet Union and establish […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 26, 2016 Turkey will open its border and allow a wave of migrants to flood into Europe unless the European Union pays the entire balance it promised Ankara for taking in millions of refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “Ask them [the EU]. Did you pay? But Turkey still hosts […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2016 Turkey is arresting, firing or suspending scores of journalists, school teachers and university heads as some 13,000 people have now been ensnared in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup dragnet. Authorities issued detention warrants for 42 journalists, local media say, as part of an inquiry into the failed coup on […]
