by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 Iran will not recognize Israel as a precondition for normalizing relations with Germany, the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 2. “Ties between Iran and Germany are based on mutual respects and interests, and no precondition would be acceptable in this regard,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi, said. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 Pope Francis urged the faithful to fight against modern threats such as gender theory, which he referred to as “a great enemy of marriage today.” “Today the whole world is at war trying to destroy marriage,” Francis said on Oct. 1 in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, according to a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 A frustrated U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told a group of Syrian civilians last week that he “lost the argument” within the Obama administration for the use of force against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. “I lost the argument. I’ve argued for the use of force. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 29, 2016 A Republican congressman called on Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen to explain how one of the allegedly non-partisan central bank’s governor’s coziness to Hillary Clinton is not a conflict of interest. Rep. Scott Garrett, New Jersey Republican, questioned Yellen on donations that Fed governor Lael Brainard has made to the Clinton […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 Egypt’s plan to build a glittering new capital city in the desert was written off by many as nothing more than a dream for a country with a struggling economy. That dream, however, appears headed for reality after China stepped in to bankroll much of the $45 billion project. China Fortune […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 In a web post titled “the October surprise that will end Trump,” the United Nations News Center tweeted a call for “8 million Americans abroad” to register to vote and get their friends to register in an effort to “stomp Trump.” The tweet, published at 9:14 p.m. on Sept. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 The attorney generals of four states have launched a last-minute effort to stop President Barack Obama’s handover of the Internet on Oct. 1. Both the Senate and House of Representatives, fearing the backlash from a potential government shutdown, opted against blocking the transition as part of a budget deal […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 29, 2016 The major media’s coverage and Democratic politicians’ description of the recent “protests” in Charlotte and what led up to them run counter to the actual facts on the ground, analysts say. The depiction of Charlotte as a racist southern town in which police gunned down a “peaceful” black man […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 The U.S.-led coalition now has 8,000 troops on the ground in Iraq. The U.S. said earlier this week it will send more advisers to assist the preparation for an assault on Mosul aimed at driving out Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). “The reason for the increase of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 A U.S. law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia will lead to “disastrous consequences,” the kingdom warned on Sept. 29. The House of Representatives approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) earlier this month. It was passed by the Senate […]
