by WorldTribune Staff, June 21, 2017 In a move Washington observers see as an attempt to ensure the Trump-Russia investigation, which has yet to produce any evidence, drags on for many months, if not years, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said Democrats need more time to prepare their case. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 21, 2017 Campaign appearances in Georgia’s 6th House District by several high-profile Trump-bashing celebrities, plus a boatload of money, couldn’t save a “terrible candidate” in Democrat Jon Ossoff from sinking under the weight of the “Obama effect”, an analysis said. Republican Karen Handel, who spent about $30 million less on her […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 21, 2017 Parents are outraged that a North Carolina school district which faces a nearly $6 million budget shortfall is paying for so-called “equity training” for school staff which includes topics such as “structural racism” and “white privilege.” Rockingham County Schools is paying OpenSource Strategic Consulting a flat fee of $45,000 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said the presence of U.S. forces in Syria was “illegal.” The Pentagon said a U.S. F-15 aircraft flying over Syrian territory fired on the Shaheed 129 drone after it displayed hostile intent and advanced on coalition forces on June 20. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 21, 2017 Egyptian airstrikes on the stronghold of the Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in North Sinai killed 12 jihadists, the Egyptian military said on June 20. The strikes also destroyed several four-wheel-drive vehicles belonging to Sinai Province, which swore allegiance to ISIS in 2014. Egypt says Sinai Province is responsible for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2017 UK officials since 1999 had warned of the risks of using environmentally friendly exterior insulation on buildings, only to be ignored by environmentalists. A blog post by the Grenfell Action Group in November 2016 warned that “only a catastrophic event” would bring attention to the issue. That “catastrophic event” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2017 Students at Chinese academic institutions in the United States are getting a heavy course of political indoctrination along with their regular studies, a report said. The Chinese Confucius Institutes are “operating without oversight and promoting a dangerous political agenda,” the National Association of Scholars (NAS) said. NAS director of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2017 Iran’s mostly-errant missile launches at Islamic State (ISIS) targets were not just a retaliatory strike on the terror group but a warning to the United States and Saudi Arabia, an Iranian general said. “The Saudis and Americans are especially receivers of this message,” Gen. Ramazan Sharif of the Islamic […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2017 An institute that launched with $9 million in unspent funds from Sen. John McCain’s failed 2008 presidential campaign has been likened to the Clinton Global Initiative and linked to billionaire leftist George Soros. The McCain Institute for International Leadership, intended to serve as a “legacy” for McCain, says it […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi visited Saudi Arabia on June 19 in the first leg of a tour of the Persian Gulf region that will also include Iran and Kuwait, his office said. Abadi’s visit to Saudi Arabia aims to promote reconciliation between the Sunni Muslim […]
