North Korea, in first, addresses whole world, vows to test H bomb in Pacific

North Korea, in first, addresses whole world, vows to test H bomb in Pacific

by WorldTribune Staff, September 22, 2017 In what is believed to be a first for a North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un on Sept. 22 directly issued a statement to the international community, saying that U.S. President Donald Trump will “pay dearly” for his threats to destroy North Korea. South Korea’s Unification Ministry said neither of […]

Reports: Trump leaning toward decertifying Iran nuclear deal

Reports: Trump leaning toward decertifying Iran nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump is said to be leaning toward decertification of the Iran nuclear deal, reports said. “I have decided,” Trump told journalists when asked about an Oct. 15 deadline to re-certify the agreement. “I’ll let you know what the decision is.” NBC News, citing four sources, reported […]

Trump backs up UN address; Executive order targets tech, ‘sources of revenue’ to N. Korea

Trump backs up UN address; Executive order targets tech, ‘sources of revenue’ to N. Korea

by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 21 signed an executive order that he said would “cut off sources of revenue” that fund North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. At a press conference, Trump said the new order enhances the Treasury Department’s authority to “target any individual or entity that conducts […]

‘Crime of the century’: Obama gambled that large-scale illegal surveillance would justify itself

‘Crime of the century’: Obama gambled that large-scale illegal surveillance would justify itself

by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2017 In casting its wide surveillance dragnet on team Trump, the Obama administration gambled that if it spied on enough “people long enough … something was bound to turn up,” an analyst said. “Desperate Obama cronies had figured out that they could bypass many of the limitations on the conventional […]

Tillerson: Trump sees same flaws in Iran nuclear deal of N. Korean agreements

Tillerson: Trump sees same flaws in Iran nuclear deal of N. Korean agreements

by WorldTribune Staff, September 20, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump “wants to redo” the Iran nuclear deal, assessing that the same “kick the can down the road” mistakes governments made with North Korea were made in negotiating the Iran deal, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sept. 19. “I think we’re all well familiar […]

Trump at UN: ‘ If the righteous many do not confront the wicked few, then evil will triumph’

Trump at UN: ‘ If the righteous many do not confront the wicked few, then evil will triumph’

Special to WorldTribune.com Following is the text of President Donald Trump’s address to the UN General Assembly today, Sept. 19. Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, world leaders, and distinguished delegates, welcome to New York. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city as a representative of the American people to address […]

Gorka: Nothing ‘hidden’ about the Deep State, it was ‘overt … in our faces’

Gorka: Nothing ‘hidden’ about the Deep State, it was ‘overt … in our faces’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2017 The sheer number of serious national security leaks in the Trump White House thus far is a shocking “seven times” the average number of leaks in previous administration, said Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump. In a Sept. 15 Judicial Watch panel discussion, “Exposing the Deep […]

Reports: Wiretapping of Manafort based on discredited Russian dossier

Reports: Wiretapping of Manafort based on discredited Russian dossier

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2017 U.S. officials investigating alleged Trump-Russia collusion obtained a FISA warrant to wiretap former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, before and after the election, based on the bogus dossier of ex-British spy Christopher Steele, reports say. Fox News’s Ed Henry reported that the warrant was obtained “after the FBI embraced […]

Imran Awan hid secret server, backed up Democrats’ data on Dropbox

Imran Awan hid secret server, backed up Democrats’ data on Dropbox

by WorldTribune Staff, September 17, 2017 Imran Awan, the former IT staffer for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, used a secret server and a file hosting service that congressional staffers are prohibited from using to store massive amounts of Democrats’ data, according to reports. Awan, who is under indictment for bank fraud, conspiracy and making false […]

As UN convenes, N. Korea is only one crisis: Consider China-backed Burma’s ethnic cleansing

As UN convenes, N. Korea is only one crisis: Consider China-backed Burma’s ethnic cleansing

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Amid the backdrop of global conflicts and humanitarian crises, presidents, prime ministers, and potentates from 193 member states have gathered in New York for the 72nd annual General Assembly of the United Nations. The Autumn Assembly comes at a time of renewed political and humanitarian […]