by WorldTribune Staff, January 27, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at UN challenged all nations to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela or admit they support tyranny. “Now it is time for every other nation to pick a side. No more delays, no more games. Either you stand with […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 25, 2019 President Donald Trump could cite his authority under the National Emergencies Act to declare a state of emergency at the U.S.’s southern border and free up $7 billion in federal funds for a border wall, a report said. Under the emergency declaration, Trump would order the Pentagon to immediately […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler BUENOS AIRES — Two of Latin America’s political heavyweights have put the squeeze on Venezuela’s increasingly authoritarian regime. In a meeting between Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his new Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsanaro, the leaders of the region’s two largest economies have stepped up pressures on Venezuela for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 24, 2019 North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song criticized what he called Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and, in an apparent shot at the U.S., blasted some permanent members of the UN Security Council for what he called a “double standard” attitude on the Israel-Palestinian issue. Song delivered […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 25, 2019 FBI agents stormed the home of Roger Stone in a pre-dawn raid on Jan. 25 and, unsurprisingly, CNN was on site to capture every moment of the former Trump adviser’s arrest. Video from CNN, which was the only network to be on the scene for the raid at Stone’s home […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 24, 2019 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 22 signed into law the Reproductive Health Act, which allows late-term abortion until the baby’s due date if it meets certain requirements. Meanwhile, a judge in Iowa on Jan. 22 struck down that state’s “heartbeat law,” which banned all abortions from the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 24, 2019 Operatives for the Hillary Clinton campaign approached the Department of Justice and pushed an unsubstantiated theory that a secret server at Trump Tower was directly tied to a Moscow bank linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to congressional testimony. Testimony from James Baker, the former FBI general counsel […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The revelation of another “undeclared” North Korean missile base should send shock waves through all those concerned about the safety and security of the region, notably South Korea. Actually, however, it’s hard to find ordinary people too worried about the latest report by esteemed experts at the Center for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 23, 2019 With support from the U.S., opposition leaders in Venezuela have sparked what they hope is the beginning of the end of the socialist regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Reports on the ground say smaller-scale demonstrations that began on Jan. 21 began to spread on Jan. 22 with protests erupting […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 23, 2019 Fuel is being illegally shipped from Iranian ports to Yemen to support the Houthi rebels in their war against the Yemeni government, the United Nations said. In an 85-page report to the UN Security Council on Jan. 18, a UN panel tasked with monitoring the Yemen conflict said it […]
