by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2017 Arab states that have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar went too far when they blocked Qatari media outlets, a human rights group said. Human Rights Watch said that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates blocked Qatari media outlets, including Al Jazeera, while Egypt blocked 62 websites favorable to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2017 Israel continued its “natural gas revolution” on June 13 with the launching of the “Eastern Line” pipeline, which will boost the nation’s natural gas transmission system by 30 percent. “We are interconnecting the State of Israel lengthwise and widthwise, improving and expanding natural gas transmission throughout the country,” National […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017 The Trump administration’s plan to slash $4.5 million from Radio Free Asia’s budget came under fire for cuts to the pro-democracy Chinese language broadcasts at a time when Beijing has sharply increased its propaganda activities against U.S. interests and allies. “China’s propaganda and censorship efforts are growing, and now […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. Supreme Court has given the administration more time to present its case for reinstating President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries. The justices agreed to a request on June 13 from the U.S. Justice Department to address in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017 North Korea’s ongoing pursuit of weapons of mass destruction is a “clear and present danger to all,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. Because of the fast pace of its development of those weapons, the Kim Jong-Un regime represents the most urgent threat to peace and security in the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017 After speaking with President Donald Trump about the ongoing Russia investigation, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said special prosecutor Robert Mueller can’t be trusted and Congress “should now intervene and … abolish the independent counsel.” “In this kind of environment, I don’t give the benefit of the doubt to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017 Sports diplomacy is on display on two fronts in North Korea. Ex-basketball star Dennis Rodman is traveling to North Korea “as a private citizen” for another visit to the communist nation, a senior Trump administration official confirmed to Fox News. As Rodman headed to Pyongyang, South Korea’s liberal president […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017 Beset by violence that has seen 84 anti-government protesters killed since March and extreme poverty that could see inflation reach 1,500 percent by the end of the year, Venezuela looks more like hell on Earth than a socialist paradise. “Everything about Venezuela suggests this is a nation on the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Ileana Johnson, Fairfax Free Citizen Never has one American President been so vilified by the Left for doing so much good in America, in such a short period of time. He has given up so much wealth, luxury, comfort, and a good life in order to seek and win the Presidency […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy At a Party meeting the Party leader addresses the audience: “All of you will be hung tomorrow. Do you have questions? Silence. The Party leader: “I will repeat the question. Tomorrow you all will be hung. Does anybody want to say anything?” A timid voice is heard from the […]
