by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2017 A new Rasmussen Reports survey found that 57 percent of likely U.S. voters, including 82 percent of Republicans, support President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration. The survey was taken late last week, prior to the weekend protests against Trump’s executive orders imposing a four-month ban on all refugees […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2017 Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham released a joint statement accusing President Donald Trump of “hastily” issuing the executive order on immigration which the senators said would anger U.S. allies and hinder the war on terror. Trump wasted no time in letting the senators have it: “The joint […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The White House said the first official phone call between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin “was a significant start to improving the relationship between the United States and Russia that is in need of repair.” The hour-long call on Jan. 28 was […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2017 Administrators at a German high school backed Muslim students who protested an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event, a report said. The event was part of a global commemoration in which participants take selfies along with a sign saying “I Remember” or “We Remember.” Along with Muslim students protesting the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 27, 2017 The Palestinian Authority (PA) says it has received $221 million in aid from the U.S. authorized by Barack Obama in the last hours of his presidency despite the Trump administration’s claim that it had frozen the transfer of the funds. “We have already received the last sum assigned by […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 27, 2017 Hillary Clinton is laying the groundwork for a 2020 presidential campaign, seeking to stay relevant by possibly hosting her own TV talk show, sources say. “She thinks being the host of a popular TV show would energize the Democratic Party base and her tens of millions of fans,” a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 26, 2017 A payment of $221 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA) that was authorized in the final hours of Barack Obama’s presidency has been frozen by the Trump administration. U.S. officials informed PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Jan. 24 that the funds were not expected to be handed over […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 26, 2017 Hold the pickles. Hold the lettuce. Hold the $15 per hour worker? Meet the Big Mac ATM machine. McDonald’s and other quick service restaurants are answering the push led by Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders for a nationwide $15 minimum wage by installing automated kiosks instead of adding more humans […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 26, 2017 In the region that includes Taiz, Yemen, most families own a Kalashnikov rifle, but they are used primarily to fire off during celebrations such as weddings. When the Yemeni conflict spilled into the region in 2015, a Taiz shopkeeper named “Ahmed” took his Kalashnikov, and a pair of binoculars […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 25, 2017 Saying the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is “meaningless” without the United States, Japan on Jan. 25 rejected Australia’s effort to salvage the trade agreement. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had suggested China be brought in as a replacement for the U.S. after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the […]
