by WorldTribune Staff, February 27, 2020 Earlier this month, after refusing to restrict entry of Chinese travelers, South Korean President Moon Jae-In predicted that the coronavirus outbreak in the country would “disappear before long.” With less than 30 reported cases on Feb. 13, South Koreans were assured by Moon’s liberal government that it was OK […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 25, 2020 “Modi-Trump hug gets tighter”, ran a headline in the Times of India. U.S. President Donald Trump solidified the U.S.-India relationship this week during his first visit to the world’s most populous democracy which also represents Trump’s best counterweight to China in the region. Before a crowd of more than […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 24, 2020 U.S. health officials are preparing for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) to become a pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday. “We’re not seeing community spread here in the United States, yet, but it’s very possible, even likely, that it may eventually happen,” Dr. Nancy […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 23, 2020 Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping on Feb. 14 told an emergency meeting in Beijing that a national system to control biosecurity risks was needed “to protect the people’s health.” Xi called lab security a “national security issue.” While not actually admitting that the deadly coronavirus that is devastating large […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2020 A Chinese businessman has floated a $100 billion loan offer to the tiny Pacific island nation of Solomon Islands, a report said. The offer has raised concern over China’s major power grab in the region, especially since the funds represent an amount of money that is nearly 70 times […]
FPI / February 21, 2020 By Paul Crespo Ostracized and considered illegitimate by the United States and most of Latin America and Europe, Venezuela’s Maduro regime has had one constant supporter — Russia. This support has included everything from symbolic visits by Russian bombers to reported security assistance via Russian state-connected mercenaries from the Wagner […]
FPI / February 20, 2020 By Lee Cohen The Trump administration sees India as an important strategic ally in the region, particularly useful in pushing back against China’s Asian reach. While the past several years have yielded little significant progress in trade relations, the bilateral economic and defense relationships between the U.S. and India are […]
FPI / February 20, 2020 Post-Brexit Great Britain plans to close its borders to those who can’t speak English and to unskilled workers, reports say. The move is part of the administration of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s overhaul of immigration laws aimed at ending the era of cheap EU labor in the UK’s factories, warehouses, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2020 Is no one really above the law, as Democrats so often contend? Or is there indeed a two-tier system of justice favoring them? Consider the Logan Act, a federal law that prohibits unauthorized negotiations with foreign governments that are having a dispute with the United States. In 2017, Democrat […]
FPI / February 20, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed slashing the foreign aid budget by 21 percent in his 2021 budget proposal. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a review into how the UK’s £14.6 billion ($18.7 billion) foreign aid budget is spent. A new report from the World Bank provides justification […]
