Time for Taiwan to elevate its strategic role in northeast Asia

Time for Taiwan to elevate its strategic role in northeast Asia

Special to WorldTribune.com By Parris H. Chang President Tsai Ing-wen’s phone call with U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump last December and his questioning of the “one China” policy have angered Beijing. China’s foreign minister Wang Yi jeered at Tsai for playing a “petty trick;” her call, however, was planned weeks in advance and assisted by Trump’s […]

U.S. calls urgent UN Security Council meeting over Iran missile test

U.S. calls urgent UN Security Council meeting over Iran missile test

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The United Nations Security Council scheduled an urgent meeting for January 31 to discuss an Iranian ballistic missile test at the request of the United States. “In light of Iran’s January 29 launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, the United States has requested urgent consultations of […]

Trump to Sens. McCain and Graham: Stop trying to start World War III

Trump to Sens. McCain and Graham: Stop trying to start World War III

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2017 Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham released a joint statement accusing President Donald Trump of “hastily” issuing the executive order on immigration which the senators said would anger U.S. allies and hinder the war on terror. Trump wasted no time in letting the senators have it: “The joint […]

White House says Saudis agree on need for Syria, Yemen safe zones

White House says Saudis agree on need for Syria, Yemen safe zones

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The White House says President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman agreed to support safe zones in Syria and Yemen in an hour-long phone call. During his campaign, Trump had repeatedly called for Gulf states to pay for establishing safe zones to protect Syrian refugees. […]

Flashback: Jerry Brown, Biden and other Dems refused to accept Vietnamese refugees

Flashback: Jerry Brown, Biden and other Dems refused to accept Vietnamese refugees

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2017 Some liberal Democrats are fighting back tears when discussing President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Muslims from seven nations. But in 1975, leftist Dems went to great lengths to keep Vietnamese refugees (even orphans) out of the United States. Trump issued the order, the White House said, so that […]

Press erupts following immigration order; White Houses calls it a ‘massive success story’

Press erupts following immigration order; White Houses calls it a ‘massive success story’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2017 While the major media was playing up controversy and backlash surrounding President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, a White House official countered that the media should chill. From Politico’s Playbook e-letter: “Good morning, Mr. President – N.Y. Times – 5 of 6 stories about Trump http://nyti.ms/2jJaghe … Washington […]

In first official phone call, Trump and Putin agree to work together

In first official phone call, Trump and Putin agree to work together

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The White House said the first official phone call between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin “was a significant start to improving the relationship between the United States and Russia that is in need of repair.” The hour-long call on Jan. 28 was […]

Do the math: Use Mexican drug cash to pay for the wall

Do the math: Use Mexican drug cash to pay for the wall

Special to WorldTribune.com David Morgan, Asheville Tribune Mexico and the cartels without question are shipping tons of drugs into the US, through the southern border, and all the money is ending up back in Mexico. The Mexican government has no handle on it, cannot control it, and is dominated by the cartels. These drug kings […]

As some world leaders protest, Egypt enforces Trump’s ban on Muslims from 7 nations

As some world leaders protest, Egypt enforces Trump’s ban on Muslims from 7 nations

by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2017 While a slew of world leaders slammed President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the entry of citizens from seven Muslim countries to the United States, Egypt signaled its willingness to enforce the order. On Jan. 27, five Iraqis and one Yemeni passenger were stopped from boarding an EgyptAir jet […]

FYI: A look at the top Jewish officials so far in the Trump administration

FYI: A look at the top Jewish officials so far in the Trump administration

by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2017 President Donald Trump has won praise for bringing several Jewish officials into his administration after much media anxiety over his Cabinet choices, including a number of solid conservatives who have been branded extreme by left-leaning critics. Trump won 24 percent of the Jewish vote, with especially strong support in […]