by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2018 North Korean state media has adjusted its attitude toward U.S. President Donald Trump in its post-summit coverage. Previously, the U.S. president had been referred to only as “Trump”, with no honorifics or signs of respect, Associated Press Pyongyang bureau chief Eric Talmadge noted in a June 14 report. At […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2018 One of the top female chess players in India has withdrawn from the Asia Chess Championship in Iran over the Islamic Republic’s requirement that she wear a headscarf. Soumya Swaminathan, the No. 5 ranked female grandmaster in India, said the rule was a violation of her personal rights. “Under […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2018 A draft resolution by the UN which condemns Israel for Palestinian deaths in Gaza is “fundamentally imbalanced” and “ignores basic truths about the situation in Gaza,” U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said. The Arab-backed draft resolution condemns Israel’s use of “excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate force” against Palestinian […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Trump is on a roll. His summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un in Singapore represented a significant diplomatic and geopolitical victory for the United States — and the world. In fact, it was a masterful performance, a showcase of the art of the deal. During every step […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Powerful Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced an unexpected political alliance with pro-Iranian militia chief Hadi al-Amiri in a bid to lead Iraq over the next four years. The two blocs won first and second place in the country’s May 12 parliamentary election. By forming a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Donald Kirk SINGAPORE — The summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un wound up in a victory of style and image over real substance. Trump, hours after his historic meeting with Kim, defended the vague final declaration in a show of bluff and bluster in which he sought to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 12, 2018 North Carolina state House Speaker Tim Moore last night introduced a bill that could lead to an amendment to the state’s constitution that would require photo identification for voters. Currently, North Carolina is one of 18 states that do not require any form of Voter ID at the polls. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders There is a good deal of dangerously false thinking about results to be expected from the summit meeting between President Donald K. Trump and North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un. Kim presides over one of the world’s most cruel and inefficient regimes. North Korea now lives off the bounty […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 12, 2018 Several companies are building spacecraft to mine precious metals and other rare resources on asteroids. NASA estimates the value of these resources could be up to $700 quintillion – the equivalent of $100 billion for each person on Earth. Deep Space Industries, which hopes to cash in on asteroid […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 11, 2018 Truck drivers in several Chinese provinces clogged national highways and parking lots to protest what they say are higher operating costs, decreasing wages and police harassment, reports said. The drivers, some of whom were shouting “overthrow the CPC,” called for the strike via social media with an anonymous statement […]
