by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2018 Australia on June 28 passed legislation aimed at preventing interference by foreign governments in Canberra’s affairs. The new law, which mirrors similar rules in the United States, will require lobbyists for foreign countries to register, and makes them liable for criminal prosecution if they are deemed to be meddling […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is going through agonizing changes. Cancellation of joint U.S.-South Korean war games is not the only sign of the shifting U.S. military role. The USFK and the United Nations Command have just staged a colorful ceremony at Camp Humphreys, an expanding base that now […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 Six in 10 Americans are concerned about the threats of violence from anti-Trump advocates and nearly a third fear it will end in civil war, a new poll found. The survey from Rasmussen Reports found that 59 percent of all voters “are concerned that those opposed to President Trump’s […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 A dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America pulled off a major upset in the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th District. This has started an anxious internal debate among Democrat circles, but it also raises fundamental questions about the party’s increasingly anti-American character and whether socialism […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 The Senate intern who shouted “f–k you” at President Donald Trump in the Capitol Rotunda last week is getting off with a one-week suspension, reports say. The woman, 21-year-old Caitlin Marriott, is an intern for Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. Hassan’s office confirmed to Fox News that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 Anti-American souvenirs are being pulled from store shelves in North Korea, according to Western companies that offer guided tours of the reclusive country. Stamps, postcards and other U.S.-bashing items, which have been perennial bestsellers, have been disappearing from shops from the DMZ to Pyongyang. “They’re always very popular, not […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 “For years, if you wanted to call Europe, you had to call (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel. Now there’s been a change,” said Austrian parliament member Reinhold Lopatka. Spearheading that drive for change in Europe’s leadership hierarchy is Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. The 31-year-old Kurz has made halting Europe’s immigration […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has confirmed that an announcement will be made on June 28 regarding a planned summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. “There will be an announcement on that tomorrow simultaneously in Moscow and Washington on the date and the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 26, 2018 The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim nations. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that presidents have substantial power to regulate immigration and rejected challengers’ claims of anti-Muslim bias. “The text says nothing about religion,” Roberts wrote. The policy […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 26, 2018 Iranians swarmed the streets of Teheran on June 26 to protest a tanking economy that saw the nation’s currency value sink to an all-time low. Thousands flooded the main gate of the Grand Bazaar in Teheran as social media posts noted that demonstrators were chanting “the game is over” […]
