by WorldTribune Staff, July 27, 2016 As Turkey increased pressure on the United States to extradite cleric Fethullah Gulen for engineering the July 15 coup attempt, Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. would consider the move only if Turkey submits “legitimate evidence” of Gulen’s involvement. “Turkish people are appalled at the U.S.’s insistence […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 26, 2016 The major U.S. media lauded the “passion and purpose” on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, with some even moved to tears by Michelle Obama’s “pitch perfect” speech. The contrast in coverage of the “dark” acceptance speech by Republican nominee Donald Trump was of the glass-half-full kind, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 26, 2016 Highlights from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s July 25 interview with democracynow.org: “It is important for there to be examples of accountability. The resignation (of Debbie Wasserman Schultz) was an example of that. Now, of course, Hillary Clinton has tried to immediately produce a counter-example by putting out a statement, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 26, 2016 Turkey will open its border and allow a wave of migrants to flood into Europe unless the European Union pays the entire balance it promised Ankara for taking in millions of refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “Ask them [the EU]. Did you pay? But Turkey still hosts […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2016 Iran has destroyed 100,000 satellite dishes and receivers that the government said were “morally harmful” to society. “The truth is that most satellite channels… deviate the society’s morality and culture,” Gen. Mohammad Reza Naghdi, the head of Iran’s Basij militia, was quoted as saying by Iranian state media. Owning […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2016 Iran accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of leaking details of a secret side deal in last year’s nuclear agreement that will lift restrictions on the Islamic republic’s nuclear program before the accord expires. Iran said on July 25 that it will lodge a formal protest with the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) on July 23 targeted a Shi’ite protest rally in Kabul, Afghanistan with twin bombings that killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 230. Thousands of Persian-speaking Hazara Shi’ites had been demonstrating against the route of a planned multi-million-dollar power line […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are once again naively banking on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s good faith in the U.S.’s latest proposal for cooperation against jihadist groups in Syria, critics said. U.S. military and intelligence officials said Obama and Kerry are being set up […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 The attack dogs of the leftist media were unleashed after Melania Trump was accused of plagiarizing Michelle Obama in a portion of Mrs. Trump’s speech to the Republican National Convention. When then-candidate Barack Obama was caught plagiarizing Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick during a speech in 2008, the same attack […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 North Carolina State University has agreed to revise its policy banning Christian students from discussing their faith with other students after a court ruled the university’s solicitation policy unconstitutional. NC State said it will no longer block the free speech rights of students after Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys […]
