Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Consulting my crystal snow globe reveals a blizzard of events, many of them unpredictable which await us in the New Year. And after 2017’s roller coaster and often bizarre political events, it’s difficult to believe that 2018 may hold many unexpected surprises. UN Secretary General […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty An Iranian woman raises her fist amid the smoke of tear gas at the University of Teheran during a protest on Dec. 30. / AFP Iranian authorities have blocked popular social-media websites as protesters attempted to gather for a fourth day of anti-government demonstrations that have […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The USA and Israel suffered a nasty diplomatic slap when the 193 member UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the Trump Administration’s plan to move the American Embassy to Jerusalem. But while the mainstream media and the usual chorus of critics presented this lopsided […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 25, 2017 Christian conservatives overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, turning the tide in key swing states and delivering Trump to the White House, according to the author of the new book “The Day Christians Changed America”. “When all the hyperbole is stripped away, and the countless actors who […]
Special to WorldTribune , December 21, 2017 Yes: 128 No: 9 Abstain: 35 Y AFGHANISTAN Y DOMINICA Y LITHUANIA SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Y ALBANIA A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Y LUXEMBOURG Y SAUDI ARABIA Y ALGERIA Y ECUADOR Y MADAGASCAR Y SENEGAL Y ANDORRA Y EGYPT A MALAWI Y SERBIA Y ANGOLA EL SALVADOR Y MALAYSIA […]
Special to WorldTribune , December 19, 2017 Following is the full text of President Donald Trump speech, detailing a new national security strategy, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 18. We’re here today to discuss matters of vital importance to us all: America’s security, prosperity, and standing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Analysis by Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The initial fruits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 13-day, five-nation Asian tour in November 2017 were beginning to become apparent within a month. Mr. Trump’s consistently hostile media reception continued with the tour, indicating that nothing substantive had resulted from the visit […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 10, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 8 noted how his three predecessors in the White House all made promises on Jerusalem, but Trump was the only one to follow through. “I fulfilled my campaign promise – others didn’t!” Trump said in a tweet in which he posted a video […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 7, 2017 Democrats can be encouraged and Republicans have cause for concern in 2018 if millennials who identify as Democrats vote in the midterm elections. A poll released on Dec. 5 by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics found that 65 percent of those aged 18-29 favor Democrats, compared to 33 percent […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 5, 2017 Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon shifted into high gear upon leaving the White House and believes that his campaign backing President Donald Trump’s populist movement against the GOP establishment is “on the right side of history.” If that movement gets it right, “we will govern for 50 […]
