by WorldTribune Staff, July 22, 2018 Widespread opioid abuse. Inner city violence. Half of all children born out of wedlock. College students lacking basic skills and high school students ranking below those from two dozen countries. The causes of these phenomena in the United States “are multiple and complex, but implicated in these and other […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 22, 2018 A government watchdog group is urging President Donald Trump to step in and declassify 412 pages of top-secret documents related to surveillance conducted against former Trump campaign chairman Carter Page. The documents revealed that the Department of Justice and FBI relied heavily on the Democrat-funded Steele dossier in the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 22, 2018 As renewed U.S. sanctions loom and Iran’s economy staggers, President Hassan Rouhani on July 22 warned President Donald Trump that the U.S. shouldn’t “play with the lion’s tail, this would only lead to regret.” “America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump has been much tougher on Russia than his predecessor, a think tank reported. Trump has made several anti-Russia moves both economically and militarily in the past two years, the Security Studies Group said. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, defended Russian President Vladimir Putin during the “reset” era, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 22, 2018 Production of U.S. crude oil and natural gas liquids hit record levels last month, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API). API reported that June production of crude oil in the U.S. hit 10.7 million barrels per day. Production of natural gas liquids hit 4.2 million barrels per day. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2018 China poses “the broadest, most challenging, most significant threat we face as a country,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said after a week of drama in Washington about the U.S.-Russia summit in Helsinki. FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks at the Aspen Security Forum. The U.S. is investigating economic espionage linked to China […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2018 As Venezuelans suffer and thousands flee an economic and humanitarian nightmare, the nation’s massive oil reserves allow Socialist President Nicolas Maduro and his top aides to remain safely in power in Caracas. “The Maduro regime, despite the crisis, is in a pretty strong political position right now,” Michael Shifter, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2018 Two ships transporting North Korean coal have entered South Korean ports several times since October of last year, including in the last two months, Voice of America (VOA) reported on July 19. Under UN Resolution 2371, North Korea is banned from exporting minerals, including coal. South Korea’s government said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy In 1983, Robert Irwin wrote a fantasy novel “The Arabian Nightmare” about a young Englishman who was dragged into a whirlwind of sinister and ridiculous events in Cairo. The Arabian nightmare he learned was like a disease or a curse. It was terrible and obscene and monotonous, yet fearful. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump is pressing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to “do something” to bring about the release of an American pastor jailed in Turkey on terrorism and spying charges. A Turkish court on July 18 dashed the hopes of Pastor Andrew Brunson’s immediate release. The court ordered […]
