by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2017 U.S. Amb. to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivered a scathing rebuke of what she said is “anti-Israel bias” at the UN and reiterated the U.S.’s “ironclad support” for the Jewish state. “I just put out to the members of the Security Council to help me understand: When we […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has arrived in Baghdad for a previously unannounced visit focusing on the effort to defeat Islamic State (ISIS) militants. Mattis’s arrival on Feb. 20 comes a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced a new phase in the operation […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2017 The White House’s liaison to House Republicans is calling for huge cuts to several agencies and a drastic reduction of the government workforce. Paul Teller, the former chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz said he believes the Trump administration can pursue a sweeping agenda in its first budget […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2017 The New York Post, in a Feb. 16 editorial, took its uptown rival The New York Times to task for “hostile, hysterical” coverage “based on anonymous leaks” and “no hard facts.” “Take a deep breath and realize how precious little substance there is in all the breathless reporting about […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2017 Recent highlights from President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed: Feb. 18 Don’t believe the main stream (fake news) media. The White House is running VERY WELL. I inherited a MESS and am in the process of fixing it. Feb. 17 “One of the most effective press conferences I’ve ever seen!” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — As a North Korean medium range Pukguksong missile arched across the sky landing menacingly in the Sea of Japan, the intended political target of the nuclear capable rocket was the visit of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the United States. The rash gambit by […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2017 In the wake of North Korea’s latest test of a nuclear-capable missile, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Feb. 16 vowed that Washington would defend Japan and South Korea with its full arsenal, including nuclear weapons. “The United States remains steadfast in its defense commitments to its allies, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2017 Military collaboration between the United States and Russia against Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria is unlikely anytime soon, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said. “We are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level. But our political leaders will engage and try to find […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2017 Overwhelmed by a surge in violent crime, police in Malmo, Sweden have appealed to the public for assistance. Much of the violence originates in the city’s Rosengard district, which has been labeled the “most notorious refugee ghetto” in Sweden. Over 80 percent of Rosengard’s residents are migrants and less […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 16, 2017 Immigrants in California planned to hold a “Day Without Immigrants Boycott” on Feb. 16 to show just how vital they believe they are to the United States and its economy. A flyer for the event proclaims: “Without us and our contribution this country is paralyzed … We might lose […]
