Chinese businessman who fell to death in France may have known of influence bids

Chinese businessman who fell to death in France may have known of influence bids

by WorldTribune Staff, November 4, 2018 A prominent Chinese dissident, Guo Wengui, said he doubts the official explanation from the French government of the events surrounding the death of the co-chairman of Chinese conglomerate HNA, who he said was in the company of security guards who were members of China’s military. Earlier this year, HNA dropped […]

Rasmussen poll shock: Black approval numbers for Trump reach record 40 percent

Rasmussen poll shock: Black approval numbers for Trump reach record 40 percent

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 President Donald Trump’s approval rating among blacks has risen dramatically over the past year, according to a new Rasmussen poll. A record high 40 percent of black likely voters approve of the job Trump is doing, the daily Rasmussen poll released on Oct. 29 said. Conservative political commentators such as […]

Military building tent city on southern border: Trump says executive order coming

Military building tent city on southern border: Trump says executive order coming

by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2018 The United States has already begun building tent cities to house migrants from the caravan approaching the southern border, President Donald Trump said on Nov. 1. Trump also said he will issue an executive order “next week” to end the catch and release immigration policy, adding that it is authorized by […]

‘We have to have a wall of people’: Trump could send up to 15,000 troops; ‘No catch and release’

‘We have to have a wall of people’: Trump could send up to 15,000 troops; ‘No catch and release’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2018 President Donald Trump on Oct. 31 said he could deploy up to 15,000 troops to the U.S.’s southern border. “We have to have a wall of people,” the president told ABC News. “We’ll do up to anywhere between ten and 15,000 military personnel, on top of border patrol, ICE, […]

Israel launches diplomatic offensive in Gulf Arab states

Israel launches diplomatic offensive in Gulf Arab states

by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2018 Israel has launched an unprecedented push for closer ties with Gulf Arab states. Communications Minister Ayoub Kara, at an Oct. 30 telecommunications conference in Dubai, called for “peace and security in every state.” “Economic and scientific progress is what guarantees a future for the coming generations,” Kara said. Israel […]

Revolution: ‘Trump of the Tropics’ wins in Brazil: Opponent vows resistance

Revolution: ‘Trump of the Tropics’ wins in Brazil: Opponent vows resistance

by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2018 Conservative candidate Jair Bolsonaro – who survived an assassination attempt and was slammed for what critics called racist, homophobic, and sexist comments – was elected president of Brazil on Oct. 28. “We cannot continue flirting with socialism, communism, populism and the extremism of the Left,” Bolsonaro said in his […]

Oman defends Netanyahu’s visit: ‘Israel is a fact of life’

Oman defends Netanyahu’s visit: ‘Israel is a fact of life’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 28, 2018 Arab nations should consider Israel as an equal, Oman’s foreign minister said after the nation was highly criticized in the Arab world for hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We should consider giving equal treatment to Israel among the other countries in the Middle East. Jews are part of […]

Scalise to NY Times: Remove Trump assassination short story

Scalise to NY Times: Remove Trump assassination short story

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2018 Rep. Steve Scalise, who was shot last year at a congressional baseball practice by a Bernie Sanders supporter, is calling on The New York Times to remove a short story about the assassination of President Donald Trump. “The media needs to take accountability for the role they are playing […]

The Russians are coming: Indicted firm challenges Mueller, demands its day in court

The Russians are coming: Indicted firm challenges Mueller, demands its day in court

by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2018 A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ordered special counsel Robert Mueller’s team to prove that indicted Russian company it indicted actually meddled in the 2016 election. The Russian firm, Concord Management and Consulting, LLC., is one of three businesses indicted by Mueller in February – along with 13 […]

Gulf states join U.S.-led sanctions on Taliban sponsors; Iran accuses Saudis of Khashoggi distraction

Gulf states join U.S.-led sanctions on Taliban sponsors; Iran accuses Saudis of Khashoggi distraction

by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2018 Two Iranian military officers were among nine individuals tied to Afghanistan’s Taliban who have been blacklisted by an international organization set up to combat the financing of terrorism. The U.S. Treasury Department on Oct. 23 said the seven-nation Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) blacklisted the individuals in order to […]