The no-deal deal: Trump ready to talk to Rouhani after ending ‘ridiculous’ nuclear agreement

The no-deal deal: Trump ready to talk to Rouhani after ending ‘ridiculous’ nuclear agreement

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump on July 30 said he is willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions.” “If they want to meet, we’ll meet,” Trump said. “I’d meet with anybody. I believe in meetings.” Speaking at a news conference with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe […]

Investigation based on ‘dodgy’ Russian dossier in 3rd year with no end in sight

Investigation based on ‘dodgy’ Russian dossier in 3rd year with no end in sight

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 The FBI on July 31, 2016 launched its investigation into the Trump campaign, relying heavily on the infamous and unverified dossier authored by ex-British spy Christopher Steele. On July 31, 2018, there is still no end in sight to the probe. To date, no Trump associate has been charged […]

Analysts: Trump’s hard line on Russia, followed by charm offensive, is aimed at China

Analysts: Trump’s hard line on Russia, followed by charm offensive, is aimed at China

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump has taken actions that hit both Russian and Chinese interests hard, reinforcing his image abroad as a “master tactician,” analysts said. Now, Trump is warming to Moscow as part of a wider strategy to counter China. “Trump is trying to reach out to Putin and trying to detach Russia from […]

New York Times faults Israel’s assist for Syrian relief workers

New York Times faults Israel’s assist for Syrian relief workers

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 The New York Times has criticized Israel for its rescuing of hundreds of Syrian civilians because the Jewish state’s humanitarian actions are “creating friction” with Syrian President Bashar Assad, a columnist noted. “Even in a world where Israel is routinely blamed for a remarkable variety of problems, this one is […]

Euro judges seen intervening on behalf of notorious ‘Beatles’ ISIS terror cell

Euro judges seen intervening on behalf of notorious ‘Beatles’ ISIS terror cell

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2018 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is not only set to strike down the UK’s decision to waive the “no death penalty” assurance for two British-born members of the Islamic State (ISIS). It may also order the UK to pay damages to the alleged members of the terror […]

Nunes explores legal options against Twitter for ‘censoring’ conservatives

Nunes explores legal options against Twitter for ‘censoring’ conservatives

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2018 Rep. Devin Nunes said he is reviewing “legal remedies” against Twitter for what he said is the social media platform’s practice of “censoring” conservatives. “For several months, people have been contacting me saying that, ‘Hey I tried to find you on Twitter, I couldn’t find your account. Why is […]

Weak China? Abductions of quiet academic on national security grounds questioned

Weak China? Abductions of quiet academic on national security grounds questioned

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2018 In January of this year, for the second time in less than three years, academic and poet Gui Minhai, a Chinese-born Swedish citizen, was abducted. Gui “was riding a train from Shanghai to Beijing in the company of two Swedish diplomats” when “10 Chinese plainclothesmen stormed aboard, lifted him […]

Mattis: U.S. seeks behavioral (not regime) change by Iran

Mattis: U.S. seeks behavioral (not regime) change by Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2018 The United States aims to curtail what it sees as Iran’s threatening behavior in the Middle East, but is not pursuing regime change in the Islamic Republic, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. “We need them to change their behavior on a number of threats that they can pose with […]

How Devin Nunes found himself in Washington’s crosshairs

How Devin Nunes found himself in Washington’s crosshairs

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2018 In seeking answers on the FBI’s activity during the 2016 presidential election, Rep. Devin Nunes has “provoked extraordinary partisan and institutional fury in Washington,” a report said. Nunes’s efforts have put the chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence in the crosshairs in D.C. “across the aisle, in […]

Federal judge orders deposition of Clinton opposition research group in Russian’s libel suit

Federal judge orders deposition of Clinton opposition research group in Russian’s libel suit

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2018 A federal judge in Miami is requiring the firm which played a major role in distributing the unverified Trump dossier to undergo a deposition in a libel suit filed by a Russian entrepreneur against the news site which first published Christopher Steele’s December 2016 memo in full. Judge Ursula […]