by WorldTribune Staff, June 2, 2019 The current president of Honduras has, since 2013, been one of the main targets of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation into “large-scale drug-trafficking and money laundering activities” related to the “importation of cocaine into the United States,” a court filing shows. The court document, filed on May […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 31, 2019 Bilderberg — good or evil? Only the ruling class knows for sure and they aren’t talking. A guest list of 130 people from Europe and North America have gathered in Switzerland for the annual, highly-secretive Bilderberg Meeting. The yearly event, which began in 1954, draws the likes of everyone […]
FPI / May 31, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com Iran has responded to mounting U.S. economic and military pressure by attempting to calm its Persian Gulf neighbors by hinting at improved relations. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, during a May 26 joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Ali Alhakim in Baghdad said that Iran “wants […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 30, 2019 Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas said the “Deal of the Century” can “go to hell.” Abbas also said the PA will not accept the upcoming economic workshop in Bahrain or its results, according to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). The Trump administration plans […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 29, 2019 A yoga instructor and 30 students in a forbidden co-ed class were arrested by Iranian authorities. Yoga classes are permitted in the Islamic Republic but are strictly regulated. Classes must be taught by authorized instructors and must be gender separate. Authorities said the arrested yoga instructor was not licensed […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 29, 2019 A petition on the South Korean Blue House Petition website which calls for the impeachment of liberal President Moon Jae-In has amassed 243,450 signatures, a report said. The petition was posted on April 30 and it will collect support until May 30, the East Asia Research Center reported. The […]
FPI / May 29, 2019 By David Isaac, World Israel News.com Israel struck a Syrian missile battery after it launched a missile at one of its fighter jets in Israeli airspace on Monday, the IDF said. The missile landed in Syrian territory after missing its target. “Earlier today, a Syrian anti-aircraft system fired at an […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2019 China and Russia have decided not to participate in next month’s workshop in Bahrain at which the United States plans to unveil the economic component of its Middle East peace plan dubbed the “Deal of the Century.” Senior Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian Authority (PA) official Saeb Erekat […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2019 “A new Europe is born,” Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini declared after his Lega Nord (League) Party surged to victory in Italy’s European Union vote. “I am proud that the League is participating in this new European renaissance,” Salvini said. The League’s triumph was one of many for nationalists […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2019 Memorial Day “is a time we remember” and those “whom we remember never leave us, and we tell their stories to keep them close,” wrote James S. Robbins in a May 27 column for USA Today. “Some years ago, I wrote a column about Frankie Sanchez, an Army Specialist-4 […]
