N. Korean diplomatic talks in Sweden, Finland seen paving way for Trump-Kim summit

N. Korean diplomatic talks in Sweden, Finland seen paving way for Trump-Kim summit

by WorldTribune Staff, March 18, 2018 North Korea dispatched top diplomats separately to Sweden and Finland for what observers say were meetings to lay the groundwork for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Choe Kang-Il, deputy director-general for North American affairs at the North’s foreign ministry, headed to […]

DHS cites Russian cyberattacks on U.S. power grid, infrastructure since 2016

DHS cites Russian cyberattacks on U.S. power grid, infrastructure since 2016

by WorldTribune Staff, March 16, 2018 Russian government hackers have for at least two years attempted cyberattacks on the U.S. power grid, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. The attacks, beginning in March 2016 and possibly earlier, targeted multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, including energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation and manufacturing, according to […]

Mattis charges Iran ‘using money’ to influence Iraq elections

Mattis charges Iran ‘using money’ to influence Iraq elections

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has accused Iran of “mucking around” in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, in which Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is seeking another term in office in May. “Iran is following Russia’s example of mucking around in Iraq’s elections,” Mattis told reporters as he returned […]

Documents: Federal marshals took 4 hours to arrive after Justice Scalia’s death

Documents: Federal marshals took 4 hours to arrive after Justice Scalia’s death

by WorldTribune Staff, March 16, 2018 Federal agents were slow to respond to the Texas hunting ranch where Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead, according to documents obtained by a watchdog group. U.S. Marshals Service agents did not arrive on scene until 2:38 p.m., two hours after they were alerted by local sheriffs, […]

Pakistan says border wall built to keep out terrorists is ‘phenomenal’ success

Pakistan says border wall built to keep out terrorists is ‘phenomenal’ success

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2018 Pakistan’s border barrier along its 2,600-mile border with Afghanistan has been successful in stopping terrorists from slipping back and forth across the border, Pakistani officials say. Military spokesman, Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor said the barrier has “phenomenally reduced unchecked border crossings.” The Trump administration has pressed Pakistan to stop […]

Report: YouTube sponsors hijab-wearing 9/11 truther while cracking down on conservative channels

Report: YouTube sponsors hijab-wearing 9/11 truther while cracking down on conservative channels

by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2018 Amid a crackdown on conservative voices, YouTube is sponsoring a woman who has claimed the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S. were an “inside job” carried out by the American government, a report said. The 9/11 truther, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, is being sponsored by YouTube as part of […]

McCabe warned Priebus that damaging NY Times Russia story was ‘bulls—’

McCabe warned Priebus that damaging NY Times Russia story was ‘bulls—’

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2018 An article on alleged Russian intelligence communications with the Trump campaign that helped The New York Times win a top journalism award was complete “bulls—,” according to FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. The February 2017 report detailed how U.S. intelligence had acquired numerous intercepts and phone records of Trump campaign officials […]

Pedophile ring victimized 1,000 girls in British town over 4 decades

Pedophile ring victimized 1,000 girls in British town over 4 decades

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2018 “Grooming gangs” in the British town of Telford victimized up to 1,000 girls since the 1980s while whistleblowers who notified authorities of the brutal sex abuse gangs were silenced and punished, reports said. The girls were drugged, beaten and raped at the hands of the violent pedophiles. Three people […]

Report: Blanket media coverage of nationwide student walkout pushed 5 false assumptions

Report: Blanket media coverage of nationwide student walkout pushed 5 false assumptions

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2018 The March 14 nationwide student “walkout” to protest gun violence was not the authentic expression of outrage mainstream media made it out to be, an analysis said. Joel B. Pollak, senior editor-at-large at Breitbart News, noted “five lies” the MSM recycled throughout the day: 1. The walkout was staged […]

North Korean ‘regime change’? Give dreamers a chance

North Korean ‘regime change’? Give dreamers a chance

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk In the excitement over impending summits, we may have forgotten one other solution everyone was talking about, oh, just a month or two ago. Whatever happened to all the enthusiasm for forcing Kim Jong-Un out of his job by internal upheaval, external attack, or maybe just a plain old […]