Turkish airstrikes take aim at both U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and ISIL in Syria

Turkish airstrikes take aim at both U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and ISIL in Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2016 Turkey confirmed its F-16s launched airstrikes on both Kurdish and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria on Aug. 27. Turkish security sources said the strikes targeted U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG militia, which makes up the majority of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Jarablus Military Council, […]

‘Dinner at her house’: Clinton sought to evade blatant ethics conflicts by involving aides

‘Dinner at her house’: Clinton sought to evade blatant ethics conflicts by involving aides

by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her top aides to circumvent ethics agreements, emails released on Aug. 23 reveal. The emails show Clinton aides Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills were in regular contact with Clinton Foundation officials on topics ranging from the programming at Clinton Global Initiative events to […]

Iran foreign minister in Havana kicks off tour of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Chile and Bolivia

Iran foreign minister in Havana kicks off tour of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Chile and Bolivia

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said in Havana his visit would open a new chapter in the Islamic Republic’s relations with Communist-ruled Cuba. “We will start a new chapter in the bilateral relations with Cuba on the basis of a big (business) delegation accompanying […]

Facebook feed pushed fake story on Colin Powell and Hillary Clinton’s email

Facebook feed pushed fake story on Colin Powell and Hillary Clinton’s email

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2016 In its “Trending Topics” section, Facebook made the false assertion that former Secretary of State Colin Powell recommended Hillary Clinton use private email during her tenure at the State Department. A headline in the section on Aug. 20 declared: “Colin Powell: Former Secretary of State Confirms He Recommended Using […]

Obama to hand over control of the Internet — created by the U.S. military — on Oct. 1

Obama to hand over control of the Internet — created by the U.S. military — on Oct. 1

by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2016 President Barack Obama is set to relinquish the last vestiges of U.S. control of the Internet. Barring “any significant impediment” the Department of Commerce will finalize the transition effective Oct. 1, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Lawrence Strickling said on Aug. 16. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded contracts as […]

The Obama legacy: 100,000 Iran-backed fighters now on the ground in Iraq

The Obama legacy: 100,000 Iran-backed fighters now on the ground in Iraq

by WorldTribune Staff, August 17, 2016 U.S. officials say that up to 100,000 Iranian-backed Shi’ite fighters are on the ground in Iraq, raising the specter that a defeated Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) will be replaced by another anti-American force. “The effect of the Obama administration’s policy has been to replace American boots […]

Russia launches first air strikes on Syria from air base in Iran

Russia launches first air strikes on Syria from air base in Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The Russian military has conducted air strikes in Syria using warplanes based in Iran for the first time, Russian state media are reporting. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the August 16 air strikes were carried out by Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Su-34 strike fighters that took off […]

Report: Obama administration cool with Iran plan to build two new nuclear plants

Report: Obama administration cool with Iran plan to build two new nuclear plants

by WorldTribune Staff, August 14, 2016 The Obama administration’s conclusion that Iran’s construction of two new nuclear power plants fall within the terms of last year’s nuclear agreement is “downright dangerous,” Sen. Ted Cruz charged. A State Department official told the Washington Free Beacon that Iran “is allowed to move forward with this venture under […]

Journalist maps the seamless, anti-Trump media narrative managed by tech giants

Journalist maps the seamless, anti-Trump media narrative managed by tech giants

by WorldTribune Staff, August 12, 2016 It’s no surprise to conservatives that the “usual suspects” of left-leaning media outlets are doing everything they can to boost Hillary Clinton and demonize Donald Trump. In 2016, however, “the propaganda skewing … runs much deeper than just the media,” journalist and political pundit Liz Crokin wrote for Observer.com on Aug. […]

Erdogan and Putin agree to get multi-billion ‘Turkish stream’ energy deal back on track

Erdogan and Putin agree to get multi-billion ‘Turkish stream’ energy deal back on track

by WorldTribune Staff, August 11, 2016 Turkey and Russia agreed to revive the multibillion-dollar “Turkish Stream” natural gas pipeline after a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Aug. 9. Putin had threatened to cancel the pipeline that would run from Russia to Turkey, and potentially the […]