by WorldTribune Staff, July 8, 2018 The United States will prioritize improving conditions in the Gaza Strip in order to bring the Palestinian Authority (PA) to the negotiating table with Israel and move President Donald Trump’s peace plan forward, a report said. The PA continues to boycott peace talks in protest of Trump’s recognition of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 8, 2018 The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered Marquette University to “immediately reinstate” a professor who was suspended after writing a blog post critical of another instructor who had told students not to question the propriety of gay marriage, a report said. “The undisputed facts show that the University breached its […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 8, 2018 An Israeli warplane launched an airstrike on Syrian army positions in the Golan Heights, reports say. The retaliatory strike came after an errant shell landed east of the fence between Israeli-controlled territory and mainland Syria. According to a statement by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the shell was launched during fighting between Syrian government forces […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2018 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on July 6 bearing gifts and a letter from President Donald Trump for discussions which included North Korea’s timeline to begin its commitment to denuclearization. A reporter accompanying Pompeo tweeted that the secretary held talks with Kim Yong-Chol, one of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2018 The U.S. economy gained 213,000 jobs last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report released on July 6. The jobs numbers were better than had been forecast. Democrats were not impressed. House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi called the Trump economy a “raw deal.” In a statement […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2018 A millennial New York socialist being touted by high-ranking Democrats as the future of the party displayed overt capitalist leanings in the not-too-distant past. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated 10-term incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley in New York’s 14th District, advocated for tax cuts when she was running a business of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2018 More than a third of China’s millionaires are itching to bolt from the communist People’s Paradise, a new survey found. And most of the rich who are weighing their options prefer the USA, according to a joint survey by China-based Hurun Research Institute and the immigration advisory firm Visas […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2018 Former House IT aide Imran Awan pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and will not be prosecuted for any crimes on Capitol Hill, an assistant U.S. attorney said on July 3. In a plea agreement reached with the former systems administrator for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2018 Special counsel Robert Mueller is expanding his investigation of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election by dipping into the Justice Department’s well of resources to hire more prosecutors, a report said. “As Mueller pursues his probe, he’s making more use of career prosecutors from the offices of U.S. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2018 It is “absolutely unacceptable” to deny Israel’s right to exist and to call for the Jewish state’s destruction, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said during a July 4 meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Kurz reiterated that Austria “is unconditionally committed to the security of Israel and its citizens.” Rouhani […]
