Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON – The U.S. and South Korea disagree markedly in their approach to North Korea and do not seem likely to patch up their differences any time soon. The differences emerged sharply as the U.S. defense secretary, Jim Mattis, prepared to meet Korea’s defense minister Jeong Kyong-Doo for talks […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2018 Wake County Schools in North Carolina has proposed giving students the day off on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday marking the end of Ramadan, may be recognized as a teacher work day in Wake County Schools’ traditional calendar for 2020-21, the Raleigh News […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2018 Seven Syrians, all members of the same family, who had pledged allegiance online to Islamic State (ISIS) were arrested in Paris by French authorities despite liberalized laws on viewing jihadist Internet sites. Heavily armed police stormed the family’s residence in the Sablons district on Oct. 30, arresting seven members of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2018 Israel has launched an unprecedented push for closer ties with Gulf Arab states. Communications Minister Ayoub Kara, at an Oct. 30 telecommunications conference in Dubai, called for “peace and security in every state.” “Economic and scientific progress is what guarantees a future for the coming generations,” Kara said. Israel […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 A compilation of death threats on Twitter against President Donald Trump shows that 179 threats against the president’s life remain on the social media platform “without consequences,” a report said. “The threats range from simple commands for others to kill Trump, to stated desires to kill President Trump, to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2018 Taxpayers are shelling out about $70,000 for every illegal immigrant who enters the United States, a report said. For every one million illegal immigrants, the U.S. pays $69.6 billion, according to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). Deporting an illegal immigrant costs the U.S. $10,000, the report said. “The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2018 A student leader who was imprisoned for peaceful resistance to the socialist regime in Venezuela said he was brutally tortured and even witnessed other prisoners being crucified. Lorent Saleh said he spent four years in prison without being convicted of a crime or having ever stood before a judge. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2018 Amid an escalation of the China-U.S. trade war, China’s yuan currency on Oct. 30 hit a 10-year low against the U.S. dollar. The yuan sank past 6.97 to the dollar, its weakest level since May 2008. Bloomberg reported that the United States is preparing to announce tariffs on all […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 President Donald Trump’s agenda for the next two years will be at stake on Nov. 6 when Americans vote in the 2018 midterm elections. “The direction of the nation’s most contentious and consequential issues – health care, immigration, taxes, climate change, trade, gun control, ethics and campaign finance overhauls […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 Amid threats of resistance from the Left, Brazilians supporters of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro have a message for those who prefer a socialist government: Love Brazil or leave it … for Cuba. On Oct. 28, Bolsonaro, a 63-year-old former army captain, defeated socialist candidate Fernando Haddad with around 55 percent […]
