Flashback: N. Korea’s Kim Jong-Il shot 38 under par his 1st time out

Flashback: N. Korea’s Kim Jong-Il shot 38 under par his 1st time out

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct June 16, 2004 Editor’s Note: In commemoration of the historic June 12, 2018 summit in Singapore, we are republishing the following nonfiction report about Kim Jong-Un’s father. South Korea’s Pyeonghwa (Peace) Motors Corporation plans to stage an inter-Korean golf game next month in the North’s capital city of Pyongyang, company […]

U.S.-China deal ends sanctions against ZTE, levies $1 billion fine

U.S.-China deal ends sanctions against ZTE, levies $1 billion fine

by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2018 The United States has reached a deal to end sanctions against Chinese telecom ZTE, imposing a $1 billion fine in what Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross called “the strictest and largest settlement fine that has ever been brought by the Commerce Department against any violator of export controls.” The deal […]

Soros blows millions, strikes out in California

Soros blows millions, strikes out in California

by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2018 California’s voters thoroughly rebuked George Soros’s attempt to transform the criminal justice system in the Golden State. Incumbents in district attorney contests in Sacramento, San Diego and Alameda counties rolled to victories on June 5 over liberal candidates heavily funded by the leftist billionaire. In Sacramento County, District Attorney […]

Iran announces expansion of its uranium enrichment program

Iran announces expansion of its uranium enrichment program

by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2018 The head of Iran’s nuclear agency has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the Islamic Republic is opening a center for new centrifuges for uranium enrichment at its Natanz nuclear site. Ali Akbar Salehi, chief of the Iran Atomic Energy Organization, said the expansion does not violate […]

Report: Border region exploited by ISIS finally gets a wall

Report: Border region exploited by ISIS finally gets a wall

by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2018 A U.S.-Mexico border region where Islamic State (ISIS) cells are known to operate with the help of Juarez Cartel smugglers is getting a new wall, a government watchdog group said. A 20-mile section of border “is finally getting a wall to replace laughable ‘road barriers’ that, not surprisingly, have […]

Intel war? Mueller investigation eyes Trump ties to private sector network

Intel war? Mueller investigation eyes Trump ties to private sector network

by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2018 Special counsel Robert Mueller is focusing on a private network reportedly tied to Israel and the United Arab Emirates as his investigation expands from Russia to Middle East governments’ alleged attempts to influence U.S. politics, according to news reports. Mueller is investigating the private firm Wikistrat, the Wall Street […]

It’s that Bilderberg time of the year, and Euro-populism tops the agenda

It’s that Bilderberg time of the year, and Euro-populism tops the agenda

by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2018 Italy is the ironic host for this year’s Bilderberg meeting given that the subject topping the secretive group’s agenda is populism in Europe. The 66th Bilderberg Meeting is set for June 7-10 in Turin. Some 130 participants from 23 countries have confirmed their attendance. Italy’s new populist government, headed by […]

Ex-sailor pardoned by Trump plans lawsuit to expose ‘two-tier justice system’

Ex-sailor pardoned by Trump plans lawsuit to expose ‘two-tier justice system’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2018 A former U.S. Navy sailor, who used the Hillary Clinton defense after being charged with mishandling classified information, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump and now plans to sue former President Barack Obama and ex-FBI Director James Comey. A lawyer for Kristian Saucier said he will file the […]

Trump tariffs target friends first, China later?

Trump tariffs target friends first, China later?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In the midst of an expanding American economy, record low unemployment rates, and buoyant consumer confidence, the Trump Administration has inadvertently planted the seeds of a global commercial slowdown and political showdown. The steel and aluminum tariffs slapped on imports from our key Transatlantic trading […]

‘I’m a victim’: Suddenly, Bill Clinton and his China ties are back in the news

‘I’m a victim’: Suddenly, Bill Clinton and his China ties are back in the news

by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2018 Former President Bill Clinton, in a June 4 interview on NBC’s “Today”, portrayed himself as a victim and says he doesn’t owe Monica Lewinsky an apology. “A lot of the facts have been omitted to make the story work,” the former president said. He was backed up by longtime […]