by WorldTribune Staff, June 10, 2019 More than one million people jammed the streets of Hong Kong on June 9 to protest the Chinese government’s proposed law that would allow the regime of supreme leader Xi Jinping to extradite people from Hong Kong to stand trial in the mainland. Organizers said it was the largest […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 9, 2019 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and His Ten Commandments were acknowledged in unrelated developments in California and Illinois Over the objections of the ACLU and 19 outspoken critics at a debate on the issue, the Bakersfield City Council on June 5 approved a proposal to add […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 9, 2019 Two former Republican state senators, one Oklahoma and another in Arkansas, were found dead from gunshot wounds in just over 24 hours. Police confirmed on June 6 that 53-year-old Jonathan Nichols was found dead at his property in west Norman, Oklahoma at about 8.44 p.m. on June 5. A […]
FPI / June 9, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com China has slowed down its military buildup in the South China Sea not because it has had a change of heart but because it believes its work is done, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Beijing clearly “walked away” from a commitment it made to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2019 The attack last month on four oil tankers off the UAE coast was a “sophisticated and coordinated” operation carried out by a “state actor,” officials for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Norway told the UN Security Council. On May 12, two Saudi oil tankers and a Norwegian ship were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The vision of a brave new world in China three decades ago was captivating, exhilarating proof at last that democracy could prevail in an outpouring of revulsion over Communist dictatorship. Alas, it was not to be. The hypnotic image of reform, of the forces of right defeating evil, yielded […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2019 Misinformation and disinformation in the form of “fake news” is a threat to U.S. national security, according to a Pew Research Center survey. A large majority of Americans (68 percent) believe fake news and information has a big impact on their trust in government, according to the survey. In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Trump rightly commemorated the sacrifices of American soldiers on the 75th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, U.S. forces, along with British and Canadian soldiers, launched an historic invasion of Nazi-occupied Western Europe on the beaches of Normandy, France. Their bravery and valor will live on forever, […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2019 Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Party funded Christopher Steele’s unverified anti-Trump dossier falsely portrayed candidate Donald Trump as a treasonous asset colluding with Russian President Vladimir Putin to hijack the U.S. election. The Mueller report confirmed that Trump did not collude with Russia. What Clinton and her team […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2019 In April, Reuters cited New Zealand police as saying they expected tens of thousands of guns to be surrendered after parliament passed tough new firearm laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shooting. The new legislation prohibits the circulation and use of most semi-automatic firearms, parts that convert […]
